When I was a little girl, my siblings and I never had Christmas stockings. There were plenty of presents under the tree, but not one stocking was ever found. Amazingly, I never felt cheated, probably because of all the presents we received, especially the boxes of chocolate.

This year, my little girl will have a stocking. There is no fire by which to hang her stocking, but she will never know the difference, considering she is only two. You can make your own personalized Christmas stocking too, thanks to the step by step instructions on wikiHow. You probably already have all the materials needed to make the Christmas stockings in your craft basket, so there is no excuse not to make them right away.

If you happen to be short on time, this project is simple and easy enough for the kids to pitch in and help glue the decorations on the stockings, making it truly personalized.