Christmas Stockings

Christmas stockings are an integral part of the holiday season. What would Xmas be without a few Christmas stockings hanging over the fireplace from the mantle? Speaking of Mickey Mantle, don't you think he had plenty of Christmas stockings hanging over his fireplace with a few beer cans sticking out?

Just like one cannot do without Christmas lights or a Christmas tree during the holiday season, one cannot do without Christmas stockings as well. But, just because Christmas stockings are mandatory doesn't mean they have to be boring.

For instance, instead of a typical red Christmas stocking with white trim this holiday, why not use sock puppets instead? Christmas sock puppets have a lot of character and you can buy or make them in all sorts of characters.

Also, when stocking the sock puppets with gifts why not try food items that the sock puppet may enjoy ingesting? For instance, a Christmas stocking that looks like a snake may like a few hard boiled eggs or two inserted inside him.

A Christmas stocking that looks like an elf may want small chocolate chip cookies inside his sock belly. And, a Christmas stocking that is made to look like a reindeer may wish to be filled with hay and grains.

No matter what your Christmas stockings look like this winter holiday season it is important to make them fun, interactive and highly entertaining. Why be boring when your Christmas stockings can jump to life? Why be average when you can strive for excellence?

Put some excellence into your Christmas stockings this season and see the joy that it will bring others.