Stocking stuffers are my husband’s most dreaded thing to shop for and my favorite! A couple of years ago when we were out shopping for gifts with the kids, I pointed out a few great stocking stuffer gifts that I would love to hopefully help my husband out. In my stocking a few weeks later, I found a plethora of face and foot masks. I have loved and used them all! But I couldn’t help but giggle that he had focused on one of the suggestions I gave him and went to town. This year I’m hoping that this post of stocking stuffer ideas for spouses will help him and others out there who stress out about what to put in their loved one’s stockings!
More lists from recent years can be found linked at the end of this post.
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I love to grab my husband’s favorite treat in candy bar size. Or pick out some snacks I know he enjoys but doesn’t always get. Things like jerky, holiday peanut butter cups, or a bag of his favorite chips.
It might sound lame, but we always got a pack of razors, a toothbrush, extra chapstick, etc. in our stockings growing up. My toddlers think it’s so exciting to get a new toothbrush in their stockings, and I like to think my husband does too. I got really excited last year when I found a pack of his favorite chapstick online (we can never find it in stores anymore). And he was surprised to find so many sticks scattered throughout his stocking.
I love grabbing a few smaller value gift cards to my husband’s favorite restaurants to gift him to use for lunches out. I also think it’s a great idea to get a gift card or two that can be used for one of our date nights out. Think $5 gift cards to a donut store, ice cream shop, or their favorite place to grab a drink. Or get a $10-$15 gift card for their favorite lunch spot or somewhere they’d be happy to treat themselves.
I bet your spouse would really appreciate receiving a love note from you this holiday season. Whether or not your spouse’s love language is words of affirmation. You can make it fancy and decorate a card to write it in. Type it up on the computer, or grab any piece of paper you can find in the house and use that. What really matters are the words that you write on it. Bonus points if you fold it in a fun way like we all used to in junior high and high school.
I saw a wife share on a Facebook thread last year that her husband was consistently complaining about not being able to find any forks when he needed them. On Christmas morning, he found a brand new pack of forks (not the disposable kind) in his stocking. I thought it was a fun way to gift something useful that your spouse might not think about getting on their own. Or that might be a fun joke for years to come.
A couple of years ago, I got my husband this fun book of Dad Jokes. I stumbled across it online and knew it would be perfect. He has a special place in his heart for dad jokes and loved the book just as much as I thought he would.
Some years we put a can of hot chocolate in each other’s stockings. Or I’ll grab a bottle of one of my husband’s favorite sodas. Last year I got a gift card and an insulated mug from our favorite soda shop. I used it to surprise him with a few drinks at work on days when I know he was having a tough day.
I’m a big fan of any kind of gift that will strengthen their marriage. A piece of lingerie from our favorite company, Mentionables, would fit perfectly in your spouse’s stocking. And it makes a great gift for husbands or wives. They recently launched their new holiday collection with some fun and flirty pieces perfect for a stocking.
I also suggest checking out Coconu! It’s a great personal lubricant that is coconut oil or water-based, organic, and made with all-natural ingredients. They’d make a fun stocking stuffer!
I have loved getting face masks and bath bombs in my stocking in the past. For men, you could get something for grooming their beard or lotion. Something that doesn’t smell flowery or fruity and will keep their hands moisturized when it’s dry out.
Ties, socks, jewelry, scarves, and gloves make great stocking gifts. I think these are the classic stocking stuffer ideas for couples.
Whether your spouse has a scent that they enjoy or if they have a few different ones they wear and you add to their collection with something that you find on your own.
A couple of years ago, we got ourselves portable cell phone chargers. They’ve been one of the best purchases ever. We also like having a few extra charging cords hanging around for our phones. You can never have too many. I’m still in search of a good car charger and would love to find one of those in my stocking as well.
Is there a special treat or goodie that your spouse really enjoys? It can be something that you make or something that someone else in your life has made and they’ve raved about. Make a small batch yourself or commission your neighbor or family member to whip up a fresh batch. Package them up in a cute bag and put them on top of your spouse’s stocking.
I know not a lot of people buy physical copies of movies anymore, but I do. There are usually a few movies we’ve loved that come out around the holidays and each person in our family gets one in their stocking. This was always a favorite thing to get growing up. We’d get either a CD or a movie we were loving. And then we’d watch/listen to it all Christmas day, fighting over who got the TV first or whose music got to play throughout the house first.
In the past, I’ve loved making coupons for my husband for personal favors or dates. Those coupons usually center on things that I know he loves but that I don’t always enjoy doing. He’s gotten coupons for back scratches, dates to restaurants or activities that aren’t always my first choice, a day off of parenting duties or diaper duties, a night with the house completely to himself, a meal of his choice, etc.
Make sure to share this post with your spouse if they’re like mine and feel overwhelmed by the idea of purchasing stocking stuffers. If you’re not a Christmas stocking household, a lot of these stocking stuffer ideas would make great gifts for under the tree as well!
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What are your favorite stocking stuffer ideas for your spouse or what has been something good you’ve found in yours?
