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mary theresa wrote:
Aww! This is so cute!  And sounds so lovely too! |
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Ditto. This just touched my heart, Laura -- thanks for sharing. I think I'd like to start this tradition with hubby -- sounds sooo romantic   -- first we have to get stockings :D -- we only have stockings for the kids!
And I had to google those -- Nyokki, smencils, Flatsy... wow, I'm so clueless. 
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That does sound like such a neat idea. My dh would be flabbergasted if I brought out a special stocking for him after all the festivities.
I could fill his up with special food treats and he'd be thrilled.
Any other ideas for hubby stocking stuffers?
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We had smencils in all of our dd's shoes on St. Nicholaus day last year along with gum and gold coins and few other little things. They used them all school year and they're still around here somewhere.
One word of caution on dollar store silly string. We bought some for dd12's 11th bd party. It was awful. It stained the walls and was sporatically runny. It also smelled bad, too. A strong chemical smell. It might have just been a bad batch or maybe it was old, but I won't chance it anymore. It was too hard to clean up, and I've never had a problem with the real Silly String.
For St. Nicholas Day, we do the shoes....gold chocolate coins, cozy slipper socks, gum and one or two other small items. Then usually something big together like a DVD or somthing similar. One year we gave them a Playmobil Nativity set and they still look forward to it being brought out every year.
BTW, I'm still looking for the Little People Nativity for my two year old. Anyone know where I can find one?
In the stockings my children will get any combination of candy, gum, a beanie baby, hair accessories for the girls, little cars for my son, gum, hairbrush and toothbrush, new pencils and crayons, socks and little plastic sets (I think they are called toobs?) I used to love getting a stocking as a child. I saved it for the end, so I could take my time going through it.
I love the idea of exchanging stockings alone with my hubby. What a great idea!
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Tina wrote:
BTW, I'm still looking for the Little People Nativity for my two year old. Anyone know where I can find one?
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Tina,
I absolutely love our Little People Nativity set. I just took ours out this morning and my 2yo is so happy to play with it. She is noticing all the Christmas decorations out at stores and in the neighborhood. And has been asking questions about it all, since she has no memory of last Christmas. It's wonderful when it's all so new. Anyway, I love the way the toy nativity allows her to learn about and focus on the real meaning of Christmas amidst all the rest of the showy stuff.
I saw one the other day at Walmart. It even had a few extra pieces that my set does not have.
I just put it together today that you are in my area. If you cannot find a set, pm me because we actually have an extra one (new in the box) that was given to one of the girls a year or two ago. I'd be willing to sell it.
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SeaStar wrote:
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Maybe "coupons" for certain things that he likes -- like a 20 minute back rub, or a favorite meal that you never cook, or a movie that HE picks, or . . . there are lots of other fun things you could make coupons for . . .
I think I'm going to put a paperback book in my husband's stocking too (he wants the Bourne Identity)
hmmmm . . . I'm hoping someone else will have some ideas too.
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mary theresa wrote:
SeaStar wrote:
Any other ideas for hubby stocking stuffers? |
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Maybe "coupons" for certain things that he likes -- like a 20 minute back rub, or a favorite meal that you never cook, or a movie that HE picks, or . . . there are lots of other fun things you could make coupons for . . .
I think I'm going to put a paperback book in my husband's stocking too (he wants the Bourne Identity)
hmmmm . . . I'm hoping someone else will have some ideas too.
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I found fresh olives at the local farm and bought some for dh's stocking and then forgot to do it and gave them to him yesterday. Anyway, my dh loves olives and making things like sauerkraut; so, I thought he would like to try his hand at marinating olives. Not really universal, I guess, but it was a nice thought for us.
My mother gave my dh a real nutcracker years ago--so, I've also considered whole, mixed nuts to crack and eat. We used to get those a lot in our stockings. The nutcracker with the nuts could be fun if you don't already have one. Its kind of like a tool. I wish I understood the tools and things dh needs/wants better. Bits for drills, routers, etc... would make wonderful stocking stuffers.
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We do "shoes" on St Nicholas Day, stockings at Christmas.
For stockings we do give Candy, action type figures, socks, underpants, etc.... Besides books, and toys which I crochet, I can't sneak any pics on here, maybe I could sneak them on my blog after the dc are in bed. If anyone cared to see them.
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For dh's stocking I bought:
-- 2 Ravi Zaccharias Books(He is a Christian Apologist who answers atheists in universities--We love his program-Let My People Think),
--3 "Pick Jesus" guitar pics,
--3 kinds of chocolate,
--5 packs of socks--(good ones-his socks are awful),
--sonic toothbrush (braun),
--a Detroit Red Wings thingy you stick in the place you put your trailer hitch,
--a field guide for Alberta (for hunting/fishing)
For under the tree:
--binoculars he can use for hunting or astronomy ( I chickened out of getting him a telescope)
--Fishermen's Jacket
--Braun electric shaver
--a handsome man sweater
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