December 22nd, 2011
Last Minute Stocking Stuffers
Presents are wrapped, turkey is ordered, and most importantly, the wine rack is stocked. But you need a few more bits to fill up the stockings!
For the tots…
Santoy’s wooden foods are non-toxic and made from renewable rubber wood trees, plus they look super cute. Stick a boiled egg, a piece of toast, a banana, or a bunch of grapes into your little one’s stockings. From $2.25 to $5.99 each at Dilly Dally Kids, 1161 Commercial Dr., Vancouver, 604-252-9727, www.dillydallykids.ca
For the lover of stuff…
Tools: Real Stuff for Future Classics is a limited edition publication by HUGE magazine’s new book label. It is a catalogue of stuff, featuring “tools” we use in our everyday life, outside and inside. $35 from Inventory Stockroom, 45 Powell St., Vancouver, 604-568-5889 www.stockroom.inventorymagazine.com
For the gourmande…
Ayala Moriel perfumes and Cocoanymph chocolates have teamed up to make these fragrant chocolate bars. Put a White Potion bar into a foodie’s stocking, it is made of tuberose, roasted almonds, and coconut and will be a feast for the senses. $12 from CocoaNymph Chocolates & Confections, 3739 W. 10th Ave., Vancouver, 604-222-4477, www.cocoanymph.com
For the fairest of them all…
You can never go wrong with beauty products in a stocking. For her, throw in a Too Faced Glamour To Go palette (with 8 shadows, blush, lip gloss, and bronzer), for him, Crown Shaving Company’s soothing after shave. Too Faced palette, $29 from Sephora, Pacific Centre, 701 W. Georgia St., Vancouver, 778-331-3942, www.sephora.com Aftershave, $18 from BeautyMark, 1268 Pacific Ave., Vancouver, 604-642-2294, www.beautymark.ca
For everyone…
A mandarin orange at the bottom of the stocking is a tradition at our house, and let’s face it, it may be the only piece of fruit you eat over the next few days. —Alexandra Suhner Isenberg
