Oh, I have to chime in on this! I never hung a stocking as a child (we were lucky to have Christmas at all) but we have always done so for our children. Still do to this day, along with ones for the grands. My DH shops all year for odds (and I do mean odd) and ends to toss in the stockings - rubber snakes, whirlygigs, tiny puzzles - anything fun and unexpected. The year they all got those rubbery spiders you throw at the wall - they cling and then gradually "walk" down the wall - was fun. I, on the other hand, contribute toothbrushes, face wipes, brushes - little necessities. And occasionally something nice from James Avery for the girls. But the Christmas stockings are always a highlight of our day.