Must-Have Stocking Stuffers
I have in my hot little hands three inexpensive stocking stuffers you absolutely must have. Not only are they all undeniably cool enough to elicit a “wow” from the kids, they are also super affordable. And, we all know it costs more than your mid-week grocery run to fill your car up with gas lately, so affordable gift ideas are all the rage.
Smencils
Smencils are gourmet scented pencils. They also happen to be made from 100% recycled newspapers, so they give a hip nod to the environment while maintaining every bit of their cool. The newspapers are rolled, so when you sharpen the pencil you can actually see the layering involved. The layers are scented, so sharpening a Smencil actually intensifies the smell. They sell in 10-packs and you get one of each scent — Chocolate, Orange, Cherry, Cotton Candy, Grape, Watermelon, Popcorn, Root beer, Very Berry, and Bubble Gum. If that’s not cool enough, each Smencil also comes in its own little tube.
Color Flames Colored Candles
I love trick candles that are hard to blow out, and novelty candles that announce your age. These candles, though, take the cake (pun absolutely intended!) Color Flames come in a 12-pack and you get two each of six different colored candles. The catch is that these candles have flames that are the same color as the candle itself. Light a red candle and you get a red flame. These are small 2″ candles that are appropriate for birthday cakes. My only regret it that these came in the mail exactly a week after my own birthday!
Insta Snow Fake Snow Powder
Coolest stocking stuffer EVER if you live in Florida. It doesn’t snow here. When my daughter and I went to West Virginia for Christmas last year, we took what we could get and stopped at a Maryland rest area to play in the dusting of snow that was on the ground. It was Gig’s first time ever in the snow and it was really quite a pitiful experience. Today, though, we went out n out Florida backyard and right alongside the ripening lemons, we made Insta Snow. We put a small amount of powder into a bowl, added 10 ounces of water and quite literally within a couple of seconds we had a bowl full of snow-like fun. The best part? It does not melt, is non-toxic, and will last for weeks.
Here, I took some pictures of Gigi mixing the Insta Snow and then playing with it. It rocks. If you only check into one of the items I’ve reviewed here, make it the Insta Snow. You’ll thank me.
And that’s it for my overview of stunningly cool stocking stuffers for Christmas 2007!
All of these items can be found at Vat19.com, where you can also find other cool giflt ideas like the Fotofalls Desktop.
How cute!
I want snow!
har har har…
Gigi is so cute! She must have really loved the insta-snow, has she ever seen real snow?
Ah, that Insta Snow stuff looks frigging awesome! And since we don’t really get snow here, it might be fun to by a bunch and cover our yard in it. It would really freak people out! XD
We loved the samples! I think the insta snow was the coolest thing, fun to make, just not sure what to do with it now!
I love the smencil, it smelled so good!