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Alegria · Kate Spade

Stocking Stuffers?

greendiamond · Marc Jacobs

lip gloss or nail polish for the girlfriend.

General ideas or things I've gotten in the past from my in laws (my folks never really did stockings):

ornament

sd card or thumb drive

hot cocoa packets, small snacks, candy

coffeehouse gift card

those mitten/boot packets that get warm

lock de-icer

chapstick, small cosmetics

socks, mittens, gloves

candle

my MIL always puts an orange in the stocking. Some sort of old family tradition

XtinaStyles · Marc Jacobs

gloves

ear buds

itunes gift card

warm socks

lip gloss

nail polish

bangle bracelets

this brush

dvds (you can find some old favorites really cheap)

Boots · Gucci

If the 19 year olds drink coffee, a $5 GC to Dunkin Donuts or Starbucks would work.

Some movie theaters also sell GCs. A $10 one will pay for a whole movie.

Fun toothbrushes like the kind that spin (you need a new one every 3-4 months anyway!)

A small silly game/toy (check out the Dollar Store, they always have fun stupid things like pop guns or silly puddy or a slinky.)

Key ring

Lip balm (my brothers love the Carmex in the tin. It's a yellow tin, is only about $1.50 and doesn't look girly.)

If either of your sons likes cologne, you can always go to Sephora and have them make a sample of a new one for them to try.

relrel · Marc Jacobs

Things for the girlfriend:

warm socks
purse-sized hand moisturizer (unscented, just in case of allergies)
chapstick (I really like the Burt's Bees Beeswax)
little pre-made baking recipes (the kind where you just have to add eggs or milk or something like that), check a Williams Sonoma or similar place.

Things for the boys:

I love the idea of DVDs, there's always a $5 bin at Kmart.
Boys love candy and chocolate, right? That's always a good thing.
Ugh, boys are hard. I have no idea what to get boys!

Suasoria · Chanel

How about going to a 99 cent store and making it goofy and random? Playing cards with kittens on them, ugly mugs, boy band action figures, etc.?

KaffeeKlatsch · Marc Jacobs

Granted, my boy is only 8, but I'm with Suasoria! I hit up Target's dollar spot and dollar stores all year long and keep a little box handy full of small gifties to pull from. I usually find small toys and fidgets, and then try to put in something slightly useful.
Sizewise, stockings are the right size for chapsticks, keychains, mini-flashlights, lighters, etc...
Maybe look online...FredFlare or thinkgeek have lots of little items.