15 Great Budget-Friendly Toys for Kids in 2020
BY NEW YORK FAMILY
The holidays may look different
this year but the holiday toys are still
here and they are more creative and
cool than ever, engaging kids who
may be spending lots of quality time
at home. Here are some of our favorite
budget-friendly toys for kids!
UNDER $5: LEGO® DOTS GO
TEAM! BRACELET KIT
LEGO® DOTS Go Team! Bracelet
kit gives kids a guide for how to
make their own jewelry and change
it to suit their outfi t, mood, or favorite
sport. These cool bracelet kits have
different themes and feature an adjustable
blue band that fi ts around bigger
and smaller wrists and 32 colorful
tiles. The set includes special tiles
decorated with sports-themed icons
for kids to design their own bracelet
toy, stretch their imaginations and
self-expressive play skills and create
something fun and unique. $4.99
UNDER $5: CATS VS. PICKLES
Children love the magic of Crayola
Color Wonder’s markers to paper
technology, and parents trust that
kids can explore their creativity mess
free. The compact Color Wonder Activity
Pads include 16 coloring/activity
pages and three mini Color Wonder
markers. The packaging provides
a perfect solution for on-the-go creativity
with built-in storage for the markers.
There are activity pads for Fancy
Nancy, Puppy Dog Pals, Baby Shark,
Princesses, and PAW Patrol.
UNDER $5: HEXBUG JUNKBOT
TASH BIN ASSORTMENT
HexBug JunkBot Tash Bin Assortment
is a fun, multilevel, unboxing
experience! Kids discover a unique
Junkbot to build, or mix and match
pieces to create new JunkBots fi gures.
The more you collect, the more
you can create. Trash-can packaging
doubles as a display stand. $4.99
UNDER $5: HOT WHEELS
DIECAST CARS FIVE PACK
Start or build on to your Hot Wheels
Collection with the Hot Wheels Diecast
Cars Five Pack. This race-ready pack
features fi ve vehicles with cool decorations
and themes like X-Raycers,
Track Builder, Track Stars, HW Hot
Trucks, HW Exotics, HW Flames, HW
Rescue, Batman, Nightburnerz, and
more. These packs make a great gift
for kids of all ages. $4.99
UNDER $10: 5 SURPRISE MINI
BRANDS SERIES 2
5 Surprise Mini Brands Series 2
BRONX TIMES R 46 EPORTER, DECEMBER 18-24, 2020 BTR
and 5 Surprise Mini Toys are a holiday
must-have for kids everywhere after
going viral on TikTok, amassing
over 600 million views. Now comes a
whole new series and set of your favorite
shopping brands that fi t in your
hand. There are over 100 new brands
to collect, including Heinz Ketchup,
Kool-Aid, Miracle Whip, and Jell-O,
and new shopping accessories as well.
Kids will love unboxing and hoping
to fi nd the rare Metallic and Glow in
the Dark minis, and the Super Rare
Golden Minis, too. Starting at $5..99
UNDER $10: L.O.L. SURPRISE! HOLIDAY
PRESENT SURPRISE DOLLS
Sparkle this season with L.O.L.
Surprise! Holiday Present Surprise
Dolls. This holiday edition of the fan
favorite includes a limited edition doll
with an adorable little elf. The limited
edition doll got an extreme makeover
holiday edition complete with glitter,
holiday fashions, and wintery accessories.
Each doll includes an enchanting
elf character in a present box. The ornament
ball can be used as a display
for your dolls or hung on the tree as an
ornament. $9.99
UNDER $10: RAVEL TALES
Ravel Tales takes the unboxing experience
and surprise reveal to the
next level! Kids start their journey by
unwinding their yarn ball and uncovering
12 fun surprises along the way.
A sweet, collectible, plush pet plus exciting
DIY activities bring tons of fun
and hours of activity in one toy. Children
can create three braided charm
bracelets, one braided pet collar, two
pom poms, and a pillow bed. Kids will
make so many adorable friends like
Knittens, Button Bears, Purl Ponies,
and Pom Pom Pups. They might even
uncover a Rare Raveller…look for the
special gold and sparkle details! $9.99
UNDER $15: HAIRDORABLES
HAIR ART SERIES
Hairdorables Hair Art Series
dolls come in a reusable plastic carrying
case and feature a fashion
forward look with tons of unique
accessories from two new themes:
Masquerade Through Time and
After School Fun. The Hairdorables
are showing off their most
creative looks yet and kids can customize
their “Big Hair Don’t Care”
attitudes with the name barrette
featuring a printed hair art extension.
Each doll lives up to the “Hairdorables”
name with a variety of
unique luxe hairstyles in vibrant
colors! $12.99
UNDER $15: VIP PETS
VIP Pets are the most fashionable
dogs around with super long
hair! There are six characters with
two different looks, all with their
own personalities and hobbies.
These fabulous pets come with nine
surprises to unbox and 12 inches of
super long hair to style! Kids unbox
six unique and personalized accessories
and once they’ve washed her
hair they will discover her unique
style. Plus, there is a special water
reveal on their face to showcase a
special face design! $12.99
UNDER $15: UNO SHOWDOWN
Uno Showdown is the matching
game you know but with new, unexpected
excitement. Wait for the
lights and sounds of the Showdown
unit to signal you it’s time to pull
off your speediest reaction. Try to
be fi rst to push the pedal; the quickest
player wins the draw and sends
extra cards fl ying at their opponent.
$12.99
UNDER $15: DRONE HOME
Drone Home is an “out of this
world” game! In this race to outer
space, players launch aliens down
the ramps, racing to land inside
the drone so they can fl y home. But
beware — there’s a delay once you
make it in, so others can knock you
out! If you stay in and your alien
escapes when the drone lifts off,
you’re one step closer to winning!
Get rid of all your aliens fi rst to
win! $14.99
This article fi rst appeared on our
sister publication, New York Family.
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