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Stocking Stuffers for Everyone!  

 

Looking for stocking stuffers? You've come to the right place! Whole Earth has been a prime shopping spot for folks with Christmas stockings to fill for many years. Here are a few ideas that may be helpful in your search for fun and useful items to fill up those stockings.  

 

Small Gifts with a Big Impact:

Klean Kanteen 10mm Stainless Steel Straw 3-Pack

Plastic straws really are a problem. They can't be recycled. They just fall through the sorters and are swept up as trash and are eventually end up in a landfill. We can stop this chain of events now with the Klean Kanteen 10mm Stainless Steel Straw 3-Pack. Made of food grade stainless steel and silicone, the flexible silcone tip is removable and the straw can be put in the dishwasher. This 10mm width straw was made for smoothies and milkshakes. With a 3-pack, there's one for home, one for work and one for travel or one each for the kids and you!

 

 

Goal Zero Flip 36 Power Bank

The Goal Zero Flip 36 Power Bank is a great gift for the person whose phone always seems on the verge of entering the red zone and needing an immediate recharge. Other recipients include the person who, after the February storm, never wants to be without a charged phone again, and then there are the travelers. They never want their phones to run out of juice while on the road. Head off all these potential troubles with the gift of a Goal Zero Flip 36 Power Bank and keep those phones alive with this pocket-size, battery backup charger. It’s a small item that’s handy for traveling and to have stowed in a bag for everyday use when a cable gets left at home or there’s no safe outlet available for use. The Flip 36 can charge three smartphones or one tablet. Give the gift of peace of mind!

 

 

BioLite SunLight 100 Lantern

Here's a gift for a camper or someone who's spent time in the dark due to electrical outages. With the BioLite SunLight 100 Lantern, they'll be prepared for the next camping trip or winter or summer storm. It’s a 100 lumen dimmable light that can be charged with a USB cord or by the sun. The built-in solar panels include a sundial to position the lantern for optimal charging. With its small size it can be stashed in a pocket, carried as a flashlight, packed for a trip, or stored at home until needed. The stand and clip make it easy to direct light where you want it in a tent or at home.

 

 

Peter Pauper Press Falling Blossoms Jotter Mini Notebooks - Set of 3

Sometimes a pen and paper are the proper medium for recording your thoughts and impressions. The Peter Pauper Press Falling Blossoms Jotter Mini Notebooks are small, 3.5in by 5.5in, and have 64 lined pages, the perfect size to slip in your pack or purse, always ready when inspiration strikes. They can also be a source of paper when you need to leave a note, make a list or copy a recipe or directions. And the Falling Blossoms Jotters are also beautiful, a lovely and useful gift.

 

 

For fun and games:

Pendleton Backgammon: Travel-Ready Roll-Up Game

Here's an item that looks as if it were made to be a stocking stuffer. The Pendleton Backgammon: Travel-Ready Roll-Up Game measures 10in by 2in when ready for traveling. When laid out, it measures 10in by 14in. The board is made of canvas decorated with a beautiful Pendleton pattern. There are 30 silkscreened wooden game pieces, five wooden dice, instructions and a vegan leather carrying case for the loose pieces. The case is rolled up in the board and secured with vegan leather straps for traveling or storage.  

 

 

Night Sky Playing Cards by Jonathan Poppele

Here's a fun set of playing cards to take camping or to have at the ready for an impromptu game at home. The Night Sky Playing Cards by Jonathan Poppele are dual purpose. The cards are a standard 52 card deck ready for solitaire, go fish, poker or whatever the card game of choice might be. The back of each of the cards shows a constellation, hence the name "Playing with the Constellations." These cards can also be used as flashcards to help learn the names and celestial patterns of the constellations in our night sky.

 

 

Game On by Marley Byng

This book comes from Australia, but it would fit right in at a country home weekend across the pond or a gathering of friends and family here in the U.S. Game On: Ice Breakers, Memory Games, Wordplay and Everything in Between is a collection of more than 50 games, many classics, for which you may or may not actually remember the rules. The book is divided into sections on Ice Breakers, Dinner Party Games, Evening Games and Holiday Games. The games may occasionally call for pen, paper or dice, but otherwise all you need is group of fun-loving friends and family.

 

 

Fun for kids:

eeBoo Giant Shiny Dinosaur Dominoes

eeBoo, maker of artfully designed toys for kids, has created a winning combination of dinosaurs and dominoes. Alas, these dominoes are made of cardboard and will never be able to race around the room in Rube Goldberg fashion. But, young kids will love them nonetheless. Each shiny domino includes the images, names, pronunciation and footprints of two dinosaurs.  There are seven dinosaurs illustrated in the set. These colorful dominoes were made for small hands and have won the artist, Monica Forsberg, an Oppenheim Gold Best Toy Award. Is it time for the family to introduce the youngest members to the joy of dominoes?

 

 

Schylling Jacks

For those of us of a certain age, we have fond memories of playing jacks with friends on the playground or on tile or wooden floors. At home we practiced mastering tensies and other difficult scoops. Jacks is a game of dexterity and rhythm that helps to develop a child's coordination and sense of accomplishment. These Schylling Jacks are made of metal and come with a small rubber ball and a carrying pouch. Introduce a child to the game that's been played since the days of ancient Greece. Or get a set for yourself, practice, and get ready to teach them how to play! 

 

 

Ooly Radiant Writers Glitter Gel Pens

Really, what more do we need to say than glitter pens! At some deep level almost all of us are attracted to things that sparkle. The Ooly Radiant Writers Glitter Gel Pens are an excellent stocking stuffer for the budding artist or writer in the family or for that person who just loves office supplies (you know who they are!). These smooth writing gel pens can highlight an artwork, add emphasis to a journal entry or make even the most mundane grocery or chore list a little more fun and inviting.

 

 

Dream makers:

The Complete Guide to the National Parks of the USA by Fodor's Travel Guides

Give the gift of a dream. Hopefully, we'll all be able to travel in the coming year. How about a tour of some very special national parks? With so many to choose from, how do you decide which ones to visit? Add a copy of The Complete Guide to the National Parks of the USA by Fodor's Travel Guides to a Christmas stocking and let the dreaming begin. The book includes several itineraries for visiting multiple parks in one trip as well as information about the 63 national parks, including where to stay, what to see while you're there, and other places of interest close by.

 

 

Hiking Big Bend National Park by Laurence Parent

If you've never made out to Big Bend, perhaps it's time to plant that dream in someone's Christmas stocking. The park includes a large sweep of the Chihuahuan Desert with the Chisos Mountains rising like islands in a rocky sea. And then there's the Rio Grande cutting its way to the Gulf through Santa Elena Canyon. Hiking Big Bend National Park by Laurence Parent gives details about the many trails to be found throughout the park's 1200 square miles so you can start making a bucket list now. The guide also includes trails in the "nearby" Big Bend Ranch State Park.

 

 

Roll ups: 

The Landmark Project Unisex Enchanted Rock Tee

T-shirts are a great stocking stuffer for all ages. Lay them out, fold in the sides and sleeves, and roll it from the bottom up. Wrapping or tying is optional, but fun for the recipient. There are so many designs to choose from as well as short and long sleeves. We're partial to shirts designed to celebrate some of our favorite places like the Landmark Project Unisex Enchanted Rock Tee. It's a 50/50 soft Cotton Polyester blend that comes in a size run that includes both men and women, so be sure to take that into consideration when choosing the correct size. We have a good selection of t-shirts from Patagonia and Howler Brothers too, as well as, Life Is Good t-shirts for men, women and kids, including Grinch shirts for the holidays. And for the athlete on your list, consider a bamboo vicose technical t-shirt from tasc for workouts and hanging out.

 

 

Sock It to Me Women's Rawr-ler Rink Crew Socks

Okay, you may have already seen our tribute to this particular pair of socks, but we can't help it. A T-Rex on roller skates! What's not to love? And if you don't, well we have so many pairs of socks to choose from we bet you'll find socks for yourself and anyone else you're shopping for. Socks make a fun stocking stuffer. And whether you're heading in the direction of silliness or you're thinking about a new pair of running or hiking socks, you're going to find a great selection for men, women, kids, and socks for both men and women at Whole Earth.

 

 

So these are just a few ideas for stocking stuffers that you'll find in our stores and online. And if you're near a Whole Earth store, please stop by. We have lots of small items in store that you won't find on our website. Check it out and have fun filling those stockings!