An All-Killer-No-Filler Stocking Stuffer Guide

Small but Mighty Items for Holiday 2025

Lizzie Mettler

Nov 18, 2025

It really is about the little things.

Matchbox Sleeve ($46+)

Retractable Phone Charger ($44)

Craighill Scissors ($39 with discount)

A classed-up pair of scissors that come in a range of colors.

Disco Inferno Bitters ($18)

For the spice lover in your life, a few drops can elevate any Dry January cocktail into something delightful and sippable (works well avec booze, too). Also unexpectedly great on an oyster.

Ignik Hand Warmers ($13 for 20)

A must for anyone venturing into colder climes this season.

Glass Ornaments ($9 and up…way up)

John Derian has an excellent assortment of ornaments. These look fantastic hanging off a stocking, and it’s fun to match the ornament to the person. Everything above is from John Derian, except The Kevin McAllister and Lobster Roll.

If you’re looking for glass-blown celebrity ornaments 👉 click here.

Piccobello Cleaning Scraper ($16)

Designed for glass stovetops, but useful on any non-porous surface. The OCD family member in your life will be thrilled.

Washi Tape ($5+)

This entire store is perfect for filling up a kid’s stocking, but especially—the tape.

Cash

The Penny may be officially dead, but two-dollar bills are still being printed. They’re great for tipping, and kids love the novelty. Your local bank will give them to you at face value if you ask for them (and they have them), but if you can’t find some ✌️’s at your local bank, you can hit up the U.S Mint, which also has bags and rolls of $1 coins (handy for parking meters) and quarter rolls like this Althea Gibson edition (though at a mark up 🤔).

Forever Stamp Sheet ($9.36)

Everyone needs stamps sometimes and the USPS always has at least one completely obscure sheet of forever stamps that I feel like I have to have. I got my Dad the Hank Aaron ones last year, and I know exactly one person (Zinzi Edmundson) who wants the Shaker Design stamps.

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