Santa Sale ideas

[eyes4eeyore]

Hi all!
I'm looking for some help and I KNOW this is the place to be. I'm coordinating my schools PTO Santa Shop this year. We don't hire a company and we don't sell homemade things. Gifts range from $1-$5 and we try to stay to the lower end of that spectrum. I could use some ideas for everyone but men and teens are exceptionally difficult to shop for. Any ideas? Thanks!

 

[radmom]

I am also in charge of this at my daughter's school. I have done it for 3 yrs. We usually get those snowscrapers that have the glove attached,tape measures and misc. tool things. Last year we found those LED keychain flashlights that you hold a button down to use, these were a huge hit. The kids loved them for dads and themselves. It is always surprising what the kids pick out. We have also sold big heavy snow gloves that we found clearanced. We have sold CD cases,mouse pads,desk and wall calendars,crossword books,magnifying glass,nicer pen sets and candy. We usually get some of that slime stuff that comes in little plastic containers,bouncy balls,parachute men,some kind of squeezy ball,and generic nerf type balls for the boys. Hope I have given you a few ideas, if you think of anything else, please post and share.

 

[momplus3]

Some ideas that our school Santa shop has used in the past:
date books, golf balls, tools (you can get these from Dollar tree and Dollar General), body spray (Dollar General has their own brand that retails for $1), work gloves, puzzle books.

 

[hffmnheidi]

Work gloves
Notepad/desk holders for the guys who work in offices
Date books/mini calendars
Tools
Keychains
Ice Scrapers
Green Army Men
Funky Pencils(sports theme, trains, ect...)
Plastic sports balls(footballs mainly)
Notepads w/pens
Calendars
Magnets
Bottle Openers(for bottle beer drinkers since you never have one when you need it)
Small Stationary Sets with pen