100+ Ideas for Stocking Stuffers for Teens

Diamond painting is a combination of cross-stitch and paint-by-numbers and has become the hottest quarantine activity taking the crafting world by storm. The Tiktok trending activity is also a favorite for celebrities include Alessandra Ambrosio, Cheryl Burke, Meghan King and Peta Murgatroyd. Who can blame them? This is an addictive fun screen-free activity. With each rhinestone placed individually, you can walk away at anytime without worrying about where you left off.... but once you start it's so hard to walk away.

The Diamond Art Club has so many designs there is sure to be one your teenager will love. When picking out a design, purchase some accessories too. They'll help your teen stay organized as they complete their Diamond paintings. The Diamond Art Club sent us two holiday-themed kits, one for Halloween and one for Christmas. I know they will be some of my favorite pieces of art in my home.

The Diamond painting kits come rolled up in a tube box making them easy to slide into a stocking for your teen. Wrapping is optional.

Your teens can create their own bracelets! The 100PercentBeads B.Y.O.B Kits come with everything a teen needs to make themself or someone else a gift. I found, with the sample kit sent to me, the cord was long enough to make 2 bracelets. So my preteen and I both made matching bracelets.

100PercentBeads has many DIY jewelry kits to choose from! All kits can be personalized with letters. They come in their own little bag that can slip easily into any stocking. Again, no wrapping needed!

Enhance your teenager's colloquy (conversation, dialogue) with a cavalcade (a dramatic sequence or procession: series) of new words to use in daily life.

365 Days of Amazing Trivia! delivers a fascinating factoid every day to trivia buffs and all lovers of unexpected and little-known knowledge.

From the author of the book series and founder of the website Never2Old4Games.com, 313 Games, Puzzles & Trivia Challenges to Keep Your Brain Young features a lively and unexpected mix of word puzzles, trivia challenges, picture games, tongue twisters, logic conundrums, and more, each specially designed to work one of six vital cognitive functions while providing a fun break in the daily routine.

From Nikoli, the Japanese company that invented the game, this bestselling calendar features puzzles that are exceptional for their elegance and perfect balance of toughness and solvability.

t’s mood-lifting, creativity-boosting, purpose-affirming instant motivation at a glance.

A fantastic gift for teens —You Are Doing a Freaking Great Job features gems of wisdom and inspiration illustrated with vibrant graphics. Quotes: “You may encounter many defeats, but you must not be defeated.”—Maya Angelou. Simple but powerful advice: Call, don’t text. Tear and Share notes to give to colleagues. Not to mention self-care tips, goal-setting prompts, Calm Balm de-stressing exercises, and much more. Gift your teen a dose of extra encouragement every day.

A celebration of pure positivity, Today Is Going to Be a Great Day! combines an affirmation, quote, or uplifting message with original art by one of over 30 contemporary illustrators. The full-color graphics and exquisite hand-lettering bring the words—No rain, no flowers; Enjoy where you are now; Strength in sensitivity—brilliantly to life. The pages are designed to be torn off and pinned to the wall, creating a gallery of inspiration and beauty.

Those wet noses, exuberantly wagging tails, pet me! expressions, and the loyalty and affection apparent with every nuzzle. 365 Dogs showcases America’s cutest: the winners of the 2020 Dog Calendar Contest.

It’s the superstar of cat calendars, and the superstar of all calendars.

Featuring the distinguished winners of the annual Cat Calendar Contest, 365 Cats has done it again! Here are America’s cutest, feistiest, and most photogenic felines in beautiful full color.

The calendar that will keep the entire family in stitches!

290 Bad Jokes & 75 Punderful Puns is packed with hundreds of eye-rollingly silly groaners, puns, riddles, and knock-knocks.

Here are flora, fauna, and phenomena from all corners of planet Earth, exquisitely captured by the world’s best nature photographers. Waterfalls cascade over tree-studded cliffs in Croatia’s Plitvice National Park. A trio of monkeys perch vigilantly on a limb in Ghana. A colorful Painted Bunting sings his song in an Oklahoma wildlife refuge. And a field of vivid poppies bloom under a cloud-dotted sky in Germany. This is nature at its most pristine and inspiring—and a fantastic gift for wildlife lovers.  

OMG!! With Stuffed Puffs, hot chocolate and s'mores will never be the same. They will be more YUMMY!

Stuffed Puffs sent us samples of 3 of their varieties of stuffed marshmallows: Classic stuffed with milk chocolate, Chocolate on Chocolate (chocolate inside a chocolate marshmallow), and Chocolate Peppermint Bark (chocolate marshmallows filled with a chewy pink peppermint center. My teens and I can not stop going for the marshmallow jar for more.

Roast them over a fire. Add them to your s'mores. Drop them in a cup of hot chocolate. Or just eat them individually. No matter which way your teen eats them, they will enjoy them!

Got a Kit Kat lover? Stuff their stocking with this giant gift box (2 pounds) of snack size Kit Kat Wafer Bars.

Is your teen nuts about Snickers? Stuff their stocking with a Snickers bar so large it needs to be sliced.

Here's one kiss your teen won't turn away from. This Hershey Kiss is creamy milk chocolate in the shape of iconic KISSES Milk Chocolate.

Maybe your teen is into more gummy snacks or strange and unusual candy. Consider the world's largest gummy worm.

Grab a sweet giant Hershey's bar for your sweetheart of a teenager.

Is your teen a sucker for lollipops? Have they been a part of your summer traditions at the Jersey Shore or boardwalk? Get one, two, or more.

Here's a unique and yummy stocking stuffer idea for your teenager. The Nestle Toll House Individual-Size Chocolate Chip Pizza Cookie Kit Includes 2.1 oz chocolate chip cookie mix & pizza cookie mini cast iron skillet. It's small enough to fit in a stocking but big on taste.

Maybe your teen prefers a treat with a bit more heat. Takis are for them. When I questioned moms what's their teens favorite snacks, Takis came up again and again. This variety pack will let your teen sample 6 different flavors.

Your teens can always snap into a Slim Jim when you stuff their stocking with one of these giant Slim Jims.

Spill the four T shapes out and challenge yourself to fit them back into a smaller frame - it’s harder than it sounds!

The Fifth Chair comes with a pocket-sized puzzle that must be manipulated to solve.

Rec-Tangle comes with a pocket-sized puzzle that must be manipulated to solve.

These 1 Tree Mission bracelets are beautiful and adjustable bracelets that will appeal to your teens, male or female. I could barely get my pictures taken before my 16 year old was trying to take off with some of the ones sent to us to review.

Each bracelet comes on an informational card that tells you about a particular tree, 1 Tree Mission is committed to, and what the individual beads represent.

1 Tree Mission® (www.1treemission.com) is dedicated to planting trees throughout local U.S.communities and forests, sub-Sahara Africa, Australia, Borneo and the Amazon rainforest. The effort is funded by sales of distinct, semi-precious stone bead bracelets, each one made by hand using both recycled cord and packaging. The design of each of the ten styles (most are unisex) is inspired by a different tree. Every bracelet purchased enables a new tree to be planted! 1 Bracelet = 1 Tree Planted! They carry a retail price of $19.99 each.

If your teen wears earrings, these classic cubic zirconia teardrop studs would make a great addition to their collection. For dressy occasions or casual outings, you can't go wrong with a beautiful pair of cubic zirconia earrings. I always say every earring collection should include a pair of stud earrings. These are 14K gold plated sterling silver with a 4-5 mm stone.

The Ridge Merino Wool Neck Gaiter will allow teens to look cool while protecting themselves and others. It's constructed with two-layers of 180g Merino jersey to provide a double-dose of warmth and protect the neck and face on cold, windy days. It’s lightweight, breathable and easily folds up to fit in a pocket (or a stocking). On the Ridge Merino website it's available in Deep Teal, Heather Gray, Black, or Port.

This, now this is awesome! Inspired by our creation of a gift guide of stocking stuffers for teens, RARA CLUB put together a TEEN QUEEN Bundle. It's everything a teen needs to feel their best every day!

• Unicorn Snot Glitter Sunscreen: This will add sparkle to your teen's day and make their skincare routine FUN! No more fights over wearing sunscreen. This will truly make their skin sparkle.

• Daydreamer Face Cleanser: For a bright start to your morning and uplifting start to your night!

• Meldown Acne Oil: To keep your skin clear!

• Big Balm, Lip Balm: For hydrtated lips and inspiration you can bring anywhere!

I love the smell of vanilla but I'm not a fan of strong fragrant perfume smells. I received this gift set from LAVANILA and immediately new it would be a winner for our Stocking Stuffers for Teens gift guide. The vanilla-infused perfumes offer your teen just a hint of perfume. With the roller ball application you don't need to worry about them applying too much.

Each fragrance is uniquely infused with carefully curated blends that awaken our connection to the elements and power within. The LAVANILA gift set of perfume features a botanical fragrance blend of essential oils, nature identical oils and botanically derived aromas packaged together in a nice gift box you can tuck right into a stocking. 

Your teens can bring out their inner radiance with this delicate illuminating powder, which provides a lasting glow to the face, neck and décolleté. Complete with a soft puff applicator.

Clean Age is a new brand launched by a 12-year-old who wanted a deodorant option that was good for the environment, smelled good but not overwhelming, and with sweet-looking packaging. Now there's a deodorant teens will like getting in their stocking!  This isn’t an afterthought of an adult product line. At home or on the go, Clean Age products are made to specifically meet the needs of pre-teens and teens.

There are 4 scents available. They can be purchased individually or in bundles.

Give your teen a luxurious shower experience with Spongellé’s giftable Body Wash Infused Butterfly Holiday Ornaments. Perfect to hang as an ornament or stuff in the stocking. These Body Wash Infused Buffer sponges will cleanse, exfoliate, massage and nourish. The hanging strap works for it to hang in the shower between uses too. Cruelty-free and vegan-friendly, there are 4 different Ornaments for a decadent shower experience. Choose from Love, Hope, Wish and Peace or get the set of all 4..

Vegan friendly and cruelty-free, these Nectar Bath Treats limited edition bath bombs make the perfect stocking stuffers. Each extra large bath bomb is made with moisturizing sweet almond oil and detoxifying Kaolin clay! Choose from a Glittering Christmas Tree, Candy Cane, Jolly Gingerbread Man, and Sparkling Snowflake.

Available in scents like Orange Blossom & Pistachio, Lavender & Honey, Rosemary & Lemon, Burt’s Bees shea butter hand cream is a luxurious, moisturizing cream that nourishes dry hands, especially hands that have gotten dried out from frequent sanitizing.

Nail polish that's good for you? Yes. Self care is more important than ever this holiday season, even for our teens, and Dr.’s REMEDY has just the prescription for your teenager. Dedicated to clean, non-toxic, hypo-allergenic nail polish enriched with organic ingredients, vitamins, wheat protein, tea tree oil, lavender, and garlic bulb extract, Dr.’s REMEDY Enriched Nail Care is 10-Free including 100% Paraben, Toluene and Cruelty Free, Vegan, and made in the USA.

Dr.s Remedy has enriched nail polish collections available on Amazon and their own website.

Sugar & Spice is a limited edition nail polish duo featuring a candy pink (Sugar) and a cinnamon red (Spice). The collection comes in an adorable cardboard handbag package that features Sasha Anne's inspiring story on the inside of how she overcame bullying and turned into a tiara-wearing superhero that empowers others.

Your teen can get all dolled up without needing a place to go. There's always Zoom, Instagram, Snapchat, and TikTok to look fabulous for. Bellefix sent us an amazing collection of hair scrunchies and headbands to try out. Most stunning from the collection is this Bellefixe Holiday Hair Bundle that comes nicely tucked into a soft gift bag, that you can tuck right into their stocking.

Visit the Bellefixe website to see the rest of their extensive collection of headbands, hair ties, scrunchies, and more. Whether your teens needs more of the basics or is looking for stylish pieces for more dressy occasions they would love to find Bellefix hair accessories in their stockings.

Bellefixe is a woman owned and managed company, local to New Jersey, based just outside of Philadelphia, PA. Their mission is to serve as the leader in the field of quality hair accessories – enabling their customers to feel better about themselves and the style they possess. They strive to provide stylish, accessible and affordable fashion and are committed to providing quality, on-trend pieces that inspire teens to accessorize their beauty – one clip, pin or headband at a time.

I have to admit when Bani Bands sent me this skinny, no-slip, adjustable headband I had my doubts. I've never had a skinny headband that stayed put. The Bani Band did. I wore it all day long going about my business, and it never moved. I never had to readjust it. Amazon has them available in 7 beautiful colors.

If your teen has a growing collection of scrunchies, headbands, or bracelets that they can't seem to keep track of they NEED this organizer. With 3 rods, your teen can use one for headbands, another for scrunchies, and the other one for bracelets. Or they can organize it however they like. No more, "Mom, where is my multicolor scrunchie?" Everything will be organized and easy to find.

It probably won't fit in the stocking but it's the perfect accessory for these accessories. Pictured in ours are Bellefixe hair accessories and 1 tree mission bracelets, both listed in this guide to Stocking Stuffers for Teens.

Has your teen discovered dry shampoo? It's the miracle product that lets your teen extend the time between hair washings in the shower. Many teens are strapped for time in the morning, whether going to school virtually or in person … so a bundle of fresh scented dry shampoos won’t go unappreciated. A little spray of this unicorn-scented dry shampoo, a quick massage around the scalp, brush it through and your teen is ready to go.

Zandra started her company 11 years ago when she was NINE years old. It is a social good company that educates + empowers girls & women across the globe via STEAM Education & Entrepreneurship. As a plant based, cruelty-free, eco friendly small business in Western New York, they are committed to sustainable practices with a priority on how gentle and sensitive skin can be. The mission is to create high quality, fun + fresh products that smell amazing but don't have all the unnecessary yucky stuff + chemicals.

Shop their line of skincare and haircare products for teens and .young women.

Zandra want you to feel good about your choice. Zandra is about girl's education and empowerment. The hope is to inspire youth to take action and make things happen for themselves and their communities. As an agent of change, up to 10% of all net profits are donated to support girls' education.

If this anti-frizz serum can work on my hair it can work on anybody's hair. John Frieda sent us a sample and we think, if your teen has frizzy hair, it's worth slipping some into her stocking. This John Frieda unique serum for frizzy, curly hair nourishes unmanageable hair and leaves locks with a silky, smooth finish.

Does your teen have a habit of dropping their phone or tablet into water? This rescue pouch from Absorbits can help. Never hassle with messy silica packets or other desiccant drying agents again, Absorbits moisture absorbing pouches are the perfect solution to moisture and humidity removal and prevention. Our patented Bone-Dri Technology allows for water and humidity extraction by utilizing materials that will wick away and compartmentalize moisture. These amazing materials are distributed evenly throughout the pouch to draw moisture from all sides of your belongings, and they can be used over and over again!

Quick note: While we received a sample of this product we have not tested it out fully considering the risk factors involved with subjecting our devices to water.

Airpod case covers they are one of the newer must have accessories to start showing some style. If your teen has their own airpods help them keep the airpods protected with one of these stylish airpod case covers.

Puraka Masks not only showed off their fun mask designs for teens by sending us samples they also sent them in a cute holiday pouch that can go right into any stocking. No gift wrapping required.

If you're shopping with Puraka Masks for new masks make your gift extra-special by having it sent in a beautiful, re-usable holiday pouch. Each mask will arrive packaged inside a drawstring bags, along with a packet of five of Puraka's premium filters.

Not an exciting stocking stuffer, but a necessary one. These mask filters add an electrostatic barrier to your teen's mask to reduce aerosolized nano-particles while also acting as a powerful physical barrier.

Puraka premium-quality padded mesh bag will help your teen's mask hold its shape in the wash, prevent the straps from snagging, and catch any errant ear-adjuster grommets that might slip off during the spin cycle. Embroidered mesh laundry bag perfectly sized for one or more fabric masks.

Give your teens a safe germ-free place to store their masks when they're not using them. Stick a reusable mask pouch in their stocking.

Another fun option for keeping those masks safe. Think about lunch time. Think about sports practice. If there are times when your teen is safely allowed to be without a mask they need a safe option for keeping it clean... and to prevent losing their mask.

These socks were provided by the Comedy Shop, the online shop of the National Comedy Center, the non-profit comedy museum in Jamestown, NY. The socks are available on Amazon as well as the Comedy Shop. The National Comedy Center works with local and national vendors to curate a collection of comical, laugh-worthy, and pop-culture items. Every purchase through The Comedy Shop supports the non-profit National Comedy Center.

These socks were provided by the Comedy Shop, the online shop of the National Comedy Center, the non-profit comedy museum in Jamestown, NY. The socks are available on Amazon as well as the Comedy Shop. The National Comedy Center works with local and national vendors to curate a collection of comical, laugh-worthy, and pop-culture items. Every purchase through The Comedy Shop supports the non-profit National Comedy Center.

Local New Jersey athleisure brand, A Cut Above Athletic Wear (ACA), has a wide variety of comfortable yet durable clothing, perfect for working out, hiking, camping or simply hanging out. One of my favorite products, that they sent me, is the A Cut Above Gameday DryFit Tee. It will be perfect for my teen athlete either during his gym class at school or afterschool sports practice.

The multi-purpose clothing line has products for both men and women of all sizes and shapes. Their mission aims to encourage those who wear the gear to find their true passions and provide a space for where determination meets comfort.

First time buyers CAN receive a 10% discount using “FALL2020” at checkout.

A gentle reminder in a t-shirt. I love the message behind this Just Breathe Tee from Ferrisbuilt. I have a feeling I'll be wearing my sample A LOT.

Created by Lindsey, a single mom, she creates apparel as a way to express things she feels strongly about. Check out her shop for this shirt and others with messages that might resonate with you or your teen.

A must have shirt for Elf fans or fans of dogs.

This t-shirt was provided by the Comedy Shop, the online shop of the National Comedy Center, the non-profit comedy museum in Jamestown, NY. The socks are available on Amazon as well as the Comedy Shop. The National Comedy Center works with local and national vendors to curate a collection of comical, laugh-worthy, and pop-culture items. Every purchase through The Comedy Shop supports the non-profit National Comedy Center.

20 of the best young adult fiction books of 2019 according to users of Goodreads.

Here's a list, compiled by us, of children's books on race that white kids should read to further the cause of empathy and respect for others. We include books for teens and young adults.

Got a teen always on the go? Does he/she forget to pack themselves a snack for extended trips away from home? I know mine do. If mom doesn't pack it they tend to forget about it. The FLPSDE makes it easier for teens not to forget. FLPSDE is a Dual Chamber Water Bottle that holds drinks and snacks – created last year by an action sports athlete who recognized the dire need for a multitasking water bottle that works for a teen's busy lifestyle. Available in 6 different colors. Get one for each teen whose stocking you need to stuff.

Does your teen like the idea of using reusable straws to help the environment, but just not found it convenient? These GoSili reusable silicone straws are the perfect solution. Each reusuable straw comes in its own tin container. Some come with a keychain attached. Strap it to a backpack. Drop it in a purse. Your teen will never be without it.

When they've used them, cleaning is easy. Each silicone straw is dishwasher safe. Even better straws come in regular length, extra tall, or wide. No matter what your teen likes to drink there is a reusable straw, from GoSili that will work. GoSili sent us quite the assortment and we've put them all to the test with great results.

If your teen is into camping, working out in the evening, or staying up late to read, this No Box Tape Light is a great stocking stuffer idea. It can also work well to light up a locker.

The Tape Light’s extendability can reach up to 18” in length with 30 individual LED lights in the cord. In order to help you illuminate your life, the compact design allows you to attach it anywhere using the attached rope. The tape light also features high and low light settings, making it more diverse for your on-the-go needs. These LED strip lights come with long-lasting rechargeable technology with up to 36 hours of duration run time, and to make things even brighter, the warm led strip lights to recharge in only 2 hours