⭐ Ralphie’s Christmas Stocking

A gentle bedtime story for toddlers. By Church House Collection Store. All Rights Reserved. ©

Little Ralphie Mouse was so excited.
Christmas was almost here, and this year…
he wanted to make his very own Christmas stocking.

Ralphie had never made one before.
But he had a big idea in his tiny mouse heart.

“I want it to be sparkly!” he giggled.
“Sparkly and red… and full of love!”

Mommy Mouse smiled.
Daddy Mouse smiled too.
They loved Ralphie’s big ideas.

So one chilly afternoon, Mommy and Daddy took Ralphie to the little store.

They bought:
✨ red felt
✨ shiny glitter
✨ soft little pom-poms
✨ and a tiny mouse-sized ribbon

Ralphie held the bag tight.
“It’s going to be the best stocking ever!” he said proudly.

When they got home, they all worked together at the kitchen table.
Mommy helped with the glue.
Daddy helped cut the shapes.
And Ralphie?
He sprinkled glitter everywhere.

A little on the stocking…
A little on the table…
A lot on himself!

Mommy laughed.
Daddy laughed.
Ralphie grinned big.

When the stocking was finally finished, it was beautiful.
Red and sparkly.
Soft and shiny.
Filled with love from Ralphie’s tiny paws.

“I love it,” Ralphie whispered.
“It looks happy.”

Mommy Mouse knelt down beside him.
“Do you know why it looks happy, Ralphie?”

Ralphie shook his head.

“Because,” she said softly,
“you made it with love.
And when we do things with love…
we show God’s love too.”

Daddy Mouse nodded.
“That’s right. God loves us so much, Ralphie.
And we can share His love with our hands,
our hearts, and even our glittery stockings.”

Ralphie felt warm inside.
Like someone had lit a cozy light in his chest.

He carried his special stocking to the fireplace.
With Mommy’s help, he hung it up high.

“There,” Daddy said. “Perfect.”

Ralphie looked at his stocking one more time.
It sparkled softly in the warm glow of the fire.

“I made that,” Ralphie whispered.
“And I made it with love…
just like God loves me.”

Mommy kissed his head.
Daddy tucked him close.

And Ralphie Mouse fell asleep that night
with a happy heart,
a warm cuddle,
and his sparkly stocking shining gently nearby.

The End.