Most people scramble for stocking stuffers at the last minute and the often uninspired little gifts of the season sit alongside the equally uninspired (or simply useless) party favors our kids collect at birthday parties throughout the year. 

But why not make your stocking stuffers count this year?  Take a look at our list of 10 gifts from our friends, Bonnie and Jill Spoon of Spoonsisters.com that we think are worthy of making it into the stockings of everyone on your list (even the family dog):   *Also, the spoonsisters are offering a 15% discount to all Parents Ask users -- simply use the code: paraskspoon)

This is the cutest little book for the crafty kid.  The kit contains everything you need to create flipbooks of a Rocket Ship blasting through space and a Robot that pops up and rides a skateboard! Also included are two blank frames to draw flipbooks of your own creation.   (buy this asap...they keep selling out!) 

2. Finger Printing Art Set

Your fingerprints are unique, and with this set you can turn them into creatures, flowers or whimsical characters. Use the tiny rubber stamps to add faces and features, and the colored pencils to embellish your mini-masterpieces. Great for creating personalized greeting cards too.   

3. Tattoo To Do Kit

If you have a forgetful kid at home (and who doesn't have at least one?), this is the perfect gift to help avoid saying the old, "If your head wasn't screwed on you'd forget it..." line.  This To Do tattoo list is practical and fun (how often do you tell your kids to stamp their hands willingly?) and at least in my house has really worked.  No more dance bags left at home or lunches left in the refrigerator -- at least not this week! 

4. Bird Notes

Your kids can take a momentary break from emails and text abbreviations with this throw back to a less  mechanized age, and this charming way to send a message. These small ceramic birds carry a piece of paper that’s rolled up and slipped through a tiny hole in the middle of the bird. Simply unroll the paper, write your note and send it -- or present it -- to the recipient. Birds come either painted, or unfinished to decorate yourself, or to give unfinished and let the recipient have the fun of coloring it.

5. Shoelaces made from Japanese fabric

No more dirty or shredded shoelaces!  Why not have an extra pair on hand and while you're at it, make a fashion statement!  The designs on these shoelaces were inspired by the fabrics used to make Japanese kimonos. Lace them up to add a unique, and colorful, touch to a favorite pair of sneakers or lace up boots. At 47 ½ inches long, there’s a lot of shoelace to work with and get creative. Sold as a set of two. So cute.

6. Mixed up carols magnets

Give these gifts in the morning and have fun through Christmas night and beyond.  With this clever kit, you can put together the familiar line, or mix the words and phrases to create your own hilarious holiday song….how about On the first day of jingle bells Rudolph gave to me, chestnuts in a one horse open sleigh. Keep these on the fridge and we guarantee everyone who enters your kitchen will be inspired to parody their favorite carol.

7. Optical illusion playing cards

Enjoy this collection of 54 eye-catching optical illusions while playing your favorite game of cards. These cards will appeal to the person who likes to solve puzzles or anyone who appreciates intricate design. 

8. Fling-A-Ma String Cat Toy

Believe us, if your cat had money, it would buy this! This battery operated barrel of laughs for felines, hangs on any standard door knob. An elastic band at the bottom of the toy pulls underneath the door to the other side. One of three loops on the band’s end secures it to the back door handle, keeping the toy pressed firmly enough against the (now closed) door so that playful cats can’t bang it around. A vertical flat conveyor belt, with a multicolored string attached, moves in a continuous loop, flinging the string out and onto the floor and then up again in a steady cycle -- when the cat catches the string, the movement stops until the cat releases. 

9. Humanga Stash Dog Toy

Now your dog can channel its inner Pancho Villa, Salavador Dali, or Mark Twain with Humunga Stache. Whether Fido wants to go indognito to the park or impress Polly the Poodle down the block, your canine is sure to generate howls of laughter with this durable rubber fetch toy that’s a hard ball with a mustache attached. Warning: only for dogs with a good sense of humor.

10. Paper Shaving Cream for dad/brother/grandpa

Just add water to this dissolving paper shaving cream...and lather up! SO much lighter than toting a can of shaving cream in your dobb kit. (Girls you might want a few leaves for shaving your legs). 30 single use sheets in a convenient plastic container.

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