I kept with the tradition of doing themes for the kids' stockings. Last years themes got expensive because they were licensed themes, so this year I tried to go with a cheaper option. I realized (too late) that all themes are expensive. But I had fun and the kids liked everything.
I decided to go with their flavors/scents for their themes this year. After I bought everything, I realized it was a whole ton of sugar. Oh well, no one complained and no one asked for the chocolates in my stocking so I'm happy. It was much harder than I thought to find the right flavors and make sure everyone got similar items. They each got: a soda, a "main" gift, a scented pen, 3 smaller candies, a lollipop and a lip balm.
Nathan = root beer
root beer soda, root beer float fudge, root beer scented pen, root beer candy canes, root beer jelly beans, root beer hard candies, root beer lollipop, and root beer lip balm.
Michael = sour
lemon Gatorade, sour patch kids and war heads, lemon scented pen, war head spray, raspberry lemonade, sour apple juice pop, lemon lollipop and lemon head lip balm.
Katie = chocolate
chocolate soda (that I ordered on the internet), box of chocolates, choclate cookie dough scented pen, Twix, Kit Kat, chocolate santa, cookie dough lollipop, chocolate lip gloss.
Anna = bubble gum
bubble gum soda (yes, I found bubble gum soda!! I found it online and it was actually really yummy, even though it doesn't sound like it), bubble gum machine, bubble gum scented pen, big pack of bubble gum, ice cubes bubble gum, another pack of bubble gum, bubble gum lollipop, and bubble gum lip gloss.
Lydia = vanilla
vanilla cream soda, vanilla ice cream cones, vanilla scented pen, vanilla Ghiradelli squares, vanilla tootsie rolls, vanilla pudding, cherry vanilla lollipop, vanilla lip gloss. I had a HARD time finding vanilla stuff for her theme.
Elizabeth = chocolate
(I tried to be original with each kid, but Katie and Elizabeth both adore chocolate. I couldn't give one girl chocolate and not the other.)
chocolate soda, box of chocolates, mint chocolate scented pen, Dove, 3 Musketeers, chocolate Santa,mint chocolate lollipop, mint chocolate lip gloss.
Caleb = orange
(I have to say his was hard too because I had to find nut-free things. I even ordered him some orange chocolates from a nut-free company online and spent a fortune on shipping.)
orange soda, orange chocolates, orange scented pencil (couldn't find a pen anywhere, luckily he didn't notice or care), orange jelly beans, orange gum drops, orange tic tacs, orange lollipop, and I couldn't/didn't even try to find orange lip balm. Again, he didn't notice or care - thank goodness.
