We have always made our kid's Christmas stockings a practical affair. Deodorant, toothbrushes, shampoo, and yes, even underwear and socks. When Travis and I were first married we really had very little money to spend on Christmas, so this tradition was born and just kind of stuck. We have added things like makeup and cologne. Nothing really fun or frilly, but the kids have always enjoyed going through them on Christmas morning just the same.
Even the dog...
One thing I have always done is to put an orange in the toe of the stocking. I actually heard my kids talking about it one year and they thought it was some German Christmas tradition. You should have seen the look on their faces when I told them it was simply to round out the end of the toe and keep the stocking looking "full".
I should have made up some story about oranges and Christmases of long ago...
One thing I have always done is to put an orange in the toe of the stocking. I actually heard my kids talking about it one year and they thought it was some German Christmas tradition. You should have seen the look on their faces when I told them it was simply to round out the end of the toe and keep the stocking looking "full".
I should have made up some story about oranges and Christmases of long ago...
