Our Top Christmas Stocking Fillers for Kids 2021
The traditional Christmas stocking is filled with little gifts for children to open on Christmas morning. Is there anything better than seeing children's faces light up with pure joy and excitement as they discover the goodies that Santa has left for them? Here at Oskar's Wooden Ark, we want to help you hold onto that magic all year long with high quality gifts that are made to last. Enjoy browsing our range of carefully selected stocking fillers for the whole family.
Let's start by asking one of our valued customers for her recommendations. Cina (@grow.and.play.together) has found some wonderful goodies for her boys' Christmas stockings this year and we are so grateful to her for sharing them with us. Have a look at what she has chosen for Xander (11 months old and Memphis (7 years old):
What's in Xander's stocking this year?
🎁 Goldon Mini Shaker & Claves:
Xander is well on his way to becoming a certified toddler, and has discovered his interest in exploring sounds, music and rhythm!
🎁 Grimm's Convertible Car:
Xander loves watching his older brother play with his cars, so we chose the Grimm's Convertible Car for him as it is the perfect size for little hands.
🎁 Grimm's Rolling Wheel - Mini:
With his love for music and movement, we know Xander will love shaking and rolling the Grimm's Rolling Wheel.
🎁 Mader Roly Poly Pear:
Xander loves to explore reaction as a result of movement, like seeing what will happen if he pushes the Roly Poly Pear, along with the discovery that it will return to the original position unlike the other toys he pushes over.
🎁 Sarah's Silk - Emerald:
Sarah's Silks are a huge hit in our household, with our boys loving to play dress-up, hide and seek, small worlds and our latest favourite - magic carpet rides!
Xander's musical & open-ended stocking of goodies!
What's in Memphis' stocking this year?
Memphis' creative & fun stocking of treats!
🎁 A selection of tools from Corvus Kids at Work:
Memphis is at the stage of wanting to help his Dad with DIY tasks, but has often struggled with the weight or size of the tools. When OWA brought out a range of kid-sized tools, we knew they'd be perfect. We have chosen a small selection for Memphis' stocking, and intend to add a few more each year.
🎁 BRIO Emergency Fire Truck:
Memphis has his Dad's BRIO set (over 25 years old) at his grandparents house, but he often can't find the trains to go with it, so we thought it was time to get some new ones. Memphis has become more aware of fire stations and trucks, as his Kinder is near the local fire station. He will often role-play being a fire fighter. He's going to love this!
🎁 Mader Flora Spinning Top & Mader Spaghetti Spinning Top:
The Mader Spinning Tops are a great way for Memphis to continue to develop his fine motor skills as he practices to spin each top.
🎁 Lukas Opaque Watercolours:
Memphis loves to paint, but often finds he needs to wait for me to set up the painting. The Lukas Watercolour Palette will allow Memphis more painting independence with the added benefit of this lovely set being portable.
Stocking Fillers by Category
Art and Craft
Fill your Picasso's studio with all of the tools needed to bring to life any masterpiece their artistic heart desires!
🎨 Lyra Ferby Short Pencils
🎨 Kitpas Medium Stick Crayons 16 Colours
🎨 Stockmar Wax Stick Crayons
🎨 Kitpas Bath Crayons
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DIY
If your little one's play style is more hands-on, well then look no further than some of these ingenious DIY crafts and activities to keep them busy!
✂️ Corvus Kids at Work tools and kits
✂️ From Jennifer Sewing Board
✂️ Grimm's 36 Coloured Beads 30mm
✂️ CLiCQUES DIY
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Dress Up
Will they be a superhero, a magical unicorn, or an enchanting fairy? With our range of dress ups, they can be something new everyday!
👗 Sarah's Silk Unicorn Headband
👗 Sarah's Silks Fairy Skirt Fall
👗 Sarah's Silks Rainbow Cape
👗 Sarah's Silks Wrist Streamers
Pretend Play
Kids love copying their parents and helping them out around the house, so give your child the toys to engage in endless fun with pretend play!
👑 Erzi Play Food
👑 Glueckskaefer kitchen utensils
👑 Olli Ella Dinkum Doll clothes and accessories
👑 VAH Swords and Shields
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Learning through Play
Counting, spelling, reading, writing - we have the tools for all of these and MORE to make learning time more fun and inventive!
👩🏻🏫 Learn and Grow Metal Counting Coins & Learn and Grow Magnetic Wand
👩🏻🏫 Waldorf Family Alphabet Cards
👩🏻🏫 From Jennifer Wooden Clock
👩🏻🏫 From Jennifer Ten Frame
Outdoor Play
Our collection of outdoor toys has grown a fair bit. Have a browse and find some lovely options for playing outdoors and exploring nature.
🪁 Kids at Work Rainbow Tail Ball
🪁 Mader Skipping Rope for all Children
🪁 Sow 'n Sow Flower Press Mini
🪁 Sarah's Silks Streamer
Photo: @exploringlifetogether_
Puzzles and Problem Solving
Put their problem-solving skills to the ultimate test with our range of puzzles - there is something for all ages!
🧩 Weizenkorn Pocket Puzzles
🧩 Grimm's Magnetic puzzle
🧩 Glueckskaefer Wooden Puzzle Fir Tree
🧩 BAJO Gruffalo Character Puzzle
Small World Play
Small world play is the ultimate way to engage in open-ended play! Let their imaginations run wild with an endless source of make-believe small worlds they can create with their toys!
🏰 Beck Traffic Signs
🏰 Grimm's Rainbow Small
🏰 Lubulona Vehicles and Stacking Trees
🏰 Maileg Mice
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Photo: @ourcountrytale
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Stocking Fillers by AGE
Whether you're looking for stocking fillers for your newest bundle of joy or for the adults in your family, here are our top picks by age:
Babies (0-12 months)
👶🏼 Nanchen Small Baby Rattle Ball
👶🏼 Sarah's Silks Silk and Wood Teether
👶🏼 Mader Roly Poly Pear Rainbow
👶🏼 Baby Senger cuddly animals
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Toddlers (12-36 months)
🖍 BAJO Vehicles
🖍 Erzi play food
🖍 Grapat Coloured Mates 6 Pieces
🖍 Grapat Rainbow Nins Tomten
Pre-Schoolers (3-6 years)
🧒🏻 BRIO trains and accessories
🧒🏻 BAJO The Gruffalo Figures
🧒🏻Waytoplay Road to Recovery
🧒🏻 Sarah's Silks Playsilks
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Primary Schoolers (6-12 years)
🍎 Marbles
🍎 Stockmar Watercolour Paint Set in Tin
🍎 Mader spinning tops, yoyos and other toys
🍎 Predan Animal Figures
Photo: Grimm's
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Older Kids & Adults (12+ years)
🎓 Waldorf Family Spring Note Paper Set
🎓 Sow 'n Sow: Gift of Seeds
🎓 KAPLA Challenge
🎓 Grapat Loose Parts
What's NEW this year?
Still looking for stocking filler inspiration? Here are some of the new brands we launched in 2021, each of which have some wonderful options for stocking fillers:
Ambrosius Flower Fairies
Enter a world of whimsical enchantment with the magical Ambrosius Flower Fairies. Beautiful, eco-friendly and hand-made. Which one will you choose?
Candylab
Wooden toy vehicles like you’ve never seen them before! From ultra-modern to vintage-cool, Candylab cars, trucks and vans are loved by kids and collectors alike.
Corvus Kids at Work
Corvus' extensive and carefully curated range of kid-sized tools allow children to make their first steps in areas of carving, woodworking and other DIY projects.
Maileg
Have a whimsical Christmas with the adorable Maileg range and explore the pure and simple wonder of imaginative play.
Sow 'n Sow
A delightful gift for any nature-loving green thumb. Experience and feel accomplished growing your own plants. Designed and made in Australia using environmentally-friendly materials which are compostable, recyclable and all free of plastic packaging. To top it off, each seedling packing is beautifully illustrated.
VAH Spielzeugmanufaktur
Give your little one the opportunity to explore role play in a new way with VAH. Just by putting on a gown, a helmet or hat and grabbing one of the many type of swords, daggers and shields, children can become King Arthur, Vikings, Robin Hood, Templars, pirates, Romans, princesses and many other historic characters.
