Every Caregiver wants to spoil their little one, but it’s not always easy when you don’t have too much money to spare. But thankfully, cute things are often cheap, and you can find plenty of things to gift to your littles at places like Dollar stores or Thrift Stores! Here’s a list of a few things that you can find that are all ten dollars or under that would bring a smile to even the most finicky little’s face!
🎀 Coloring books! These are between $1-$3, and come with so many different characters designs! If your little doesn’t like coloring, or if they want something more challenging, Wordfind books, Crosswords, and Sudoko can also be found for the same price.
🎀 Other art supplies! Packs of crayons, gel pens, sharpies, and other neat things are usually around $2 or $3. You can also get notebooks, sketchbooks, posterboards, stickers, and more! For $10 you could even get enough stuff to throw an art night for your little and spend hours making things together.
🎀 Socks/Panties! I personally got a pair of Jake the Dog socks for a dollar and I love them to death. You can get things like fuzzy socks, or sets of multiple pairs of socks with cute designs. And the same goes for panties! You can get cotton panties in packs by the dozen, either with colors/patterns, or plain white ones that your little can decorate themselves.
🎀 Fingernail polish! I see bottles of cute glittery pastel polishes all the time for a dollar each! You might could even buy several bottles, and have your little pick their favorite one, and then paint their fingers/toes for them.
🎀 Big bags of candy! It may not always be name brand candies, but if you’re looking to buy lots of candy at once, you can usually find super big bags of goodies for $6-$8, enough to give any little a tummy ache.
🎀 Accessories! Collars can be really expensive, but I found a couple of bracelets in a dollar store for only $1 that were studded and long enough to fit around my neck, and they were excellent makeshift collars before I had the money to drop on something more expensive. (I can share pictures of them later!) You can also buy cute hair-bows and hair-clips and ribbons for cheap too.
🎀 Outdoor toys! For littles who like to play outside, you can buy big bouncy balls, Frisbees, waterguns, and more for only $1 or $2! And in summer seasons, pool toys are a good option too! Goggles and water-wings and big noodles to help you float.
🎀 Stuffies! This is the absolute best place to get stuffies for little ones. If you’re worried they might be dirty, take a damp cloth with very light soap on it and gently wipe over the fur until it looks nice and clean. Generally thrift store stuffies are better made and nicer than the ones you can find in Dollar stores for the same price or cheaper. I bought a torchic plush for 50 cents from my local thrift shop and he stays on my bed every night!
🎀 Clothes! Winter is coming up, and I don’t know a single little out there that doesn’t enjoy a nice oversized sweater. Depending on the thrift store, sweaters cost between $1-$5. Some thrift stores also have amazing sales where you can purchase entire bags of clothes for around $5!!
🎀 Toys! Many thrift stores have sections full of donated dolls and action figures and things like that. They may be missing accessories or not be a full set, but a doll that would cost $20 in store can be purchased for only $2 or $3.
This is all I can think of for right now, but please feel free to add things if you know of anything else! Caregivers should all have the opportunity to spoil their little ones, no matter what sort of budget they have to work with.