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Although fall has just started, wise and thrifty grandparents are already budgeting for the costly Christmas spending season — and mimis and papas, grans and pop-pops and abuelos and nanas across the country know that Dollar Tree lets them stretch those holiday budgets further than just about any other store in America.
If you’re a grandparent who wants to dazzle without destitution this Christmas, consider these affordable but awesome gift choices from Dollar Tree.
Puzzlebug Creative Puzzles
- Price: $1.25
Make your grandchildren’s Christmas one for the ages while fostering creativity and critical thinking skills with Dollar Tree’s Puzzlebug lineup.
The quartet of 500-piece jigsaw puzzles has thicker pieces for easier handling and includes one featuring cats and dogs, one of sea life, one of wildlife and one that comes together as an animated urban landscape. You can get all four for $5.
Battleship
- Price: $1.25
Milton Bradley released Battleship in 1967 and the game is based on World War I naval warfare — but even in 2024, it remains as timeless as ever. One of history’s ultimate family games, your grandkids can engage in this contest of strategy and deduction skills with each other, with you, or with friends or family members of any age in between.
Plush Toys and Stuffed Animals
- Price: $1.25 to $5
If cuddly and cozy is more your grandchildren’s speed, they can tuck in at night with more than 40 choices of plush toys from Dollar Tree. The options range from Disney-branded characters and farm animals to cute cupcakes and old-school Teddy bears. When you add in the store’s offerings of traditional stuffed animals, the varieties — most of which are $1.25 — creep toward triple digits.
Fashion Dolls and Accessories
- Price: $1.25
If your grandchild has a penchant for dolls — and for dressing them up and accessorizing them with no end — Dollar Tree has you covered. Its fashion doll lineup includes a range of styles, complexions and hairdos, and you can stock up on a variety of wardrobe changes and accessories, from clothing and kayaks to shoes and handbags.
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Hot Wheels and Matchbox Cars
- Price: $1.25
Toy cars have enthralled kids on Christmas morning for generations — and this generation is no different. Dollar Tree has offerings from the two biggest names in the tiny car business. Die-cast Matchbox cars are $1.25 each for larger 3.5-inch models or the same price for collections of smaller versions. You can also mix it up with individual models, sets of cars or even tracks from Hot Wheels.
Children’s Books
- Price: $1.25
Give the gift of imagination and education this Christmas with Dollar Tree’s vast offerings of dozens of children’s books for young readers of all ages. Titles are as varied as Bible-based kids’ books, Sesame Street, Disney, Star Wars, Bonney Press, Carson Dellosa Education, Hardy Boys and Landoll. There are also a variety of workbooks and learning books, coloring books, watercolor painting books, wipe-clean marker books and activity books.
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