25 of the best Christmas stocking fillers for kids for under £5 including Primark, Tesco and B&M
STOCKING fillers are great fun for kids - but finding and buying the right ones might not be as enjoyable for parents.
So we’ve put together a round-up of the best children’s stocking fillers for under a fiver.
Remember that prices change - so before buying anything it’s always worth searching for cheaper prices on a shopping comparison site, like Google or Idealo.
Also factor in delivery costs. Here’s our round-up.
1. Football bath fizzer, £4.50, Next
Young footballers will love this bath fizzer which smells of lemon and lavender.
Perfect bathtime fun, especially after a muddy and cold match.
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There’s also a mermaid version.
2. Sainsbury's Fairy Lights Cupcake Kit, £2.75
Add egg, water and unsalted butter to this vanilla flavour sponge mix to make six cupcakes in red cases, with a string of little fairy lights on top.
Great for fuss-free baking with the kids after Christmas.
Sainsbury's also does a make and decorate chocolate ornament kit, consisting of milk chocolate buttons, with sugar sprinkles and a tube of icing, for more festive fun in the kitchen - .
3. Disney Minnie Floral Printed Heart Hair Clips, £4, Boots
This pack of six pretty hair clips will bring a smile to Minnie Mouse fans.
To continue the theme you could also throw in some scrunchies or hairbands - .
4. Colin's Greatest Bits, £5, in M&S stores or on Ocado
Kids who love M&S’ Colin the Caterpillar cake will be thrilled with getting his best bits all in one pack.
Creamy white chocolate boots, snackable Colin faces, milk chocolate discs of Colin’s belly and brightly coloured, candy-coated chocolate beans are all included - .
5. Disney’s Mickey Mouse Hair Detangler, £4, Primark
The perfect gift for kids who struggle with tangled hair.
It features bristles of varying lengths to help brush out the knots. Can be used on wet or dry hair.
6. Fizz Creations Virtual Pet, £5, Tesco
This little gadget lets kids select from 168 different pets and then care for it as it grows.
There are also dinosaur ones in blue and grey colours.
9. Reindeer Headband, £5, Very
10. Elf on the Shelf Foaming Bath Snow, £5, Boots
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11. Disney Princess Scrunchies, 5-pack, £2.49, Card Factory
This pack of five scrunchies is a perfect gift for a child who loves Disney - and who has long hair.
The pack contains one plain scrunchie, and four featuring different characters from classic, much-loved Disney movies.
12. Percy Pig slipper socks, £5, M&S
Kids who love Percy Pig will love these slipper socks, with grippy spots on the soles to stop them from falling down.
The two-pack features one pair with an all-over design, and another with ears and an embroidered face.
The 6-8.5 and 8.5-12 are £5, but larger sizes are £6 - .
13. Shakems - Ice Age Frozen Egg, £5, Poundland
Kids can mix the dinosaur toy and bones with water and the dye (included) in the egg, and then freeze it.
Once frozen, they use the tools to excavate the dinosaur and bones.
The product is reusable, so the fun can be extended by playing again.
14. Christmas 50 Piece Santa Jigsaw Puzzle, £2, The Works
This 50-piece Santa puzzle will make a great little Christmas Day challenge for kids aged four and over - .
15. Can You Find Santa’s Pants?, £2, The Works
16. Marvel Captain America Shield Disc Blaster, £4.99, B&M
Kids can imagine themselves defending the world with this Captain America disc blaster inspired by Marvel’s Avengers: Infinity War film.
Pressing a button releases the disc, like Captain America throwing his shield against evildoers like Thanos.
Also available in Spider-Man and Black Panther sets.
17. Disney Mickey & Friends Cosy Set, £5, B&M
19. Play Doh, four-packs, £4, Morrisons
Play Doh inevitably gets lumped together into one indeterminate colour - so fresh packs are always nice to have.
Boost the kids’ collection with this £4 four-pack - .
20. Rudolph Hot Chocolate Marshmallow Melt, £3.99, Lakeland
21. 3D Dinosaur Cookie Cutters, £4.99, Lakeland
Little bakers can use these 3D Dinosaur Cookie Cutters to cut out cookies, bake, leave to cool, ice and then slot together to stand them up.
The set includes a tyrannosaurus, stegosaurus, triceratops and brontosaurus, plus colour-coordinated feet cutters - .
22. Halfords kids bike windmill, £3, Halfords
23. Nerf Elite 2.0 dart refill pack, £3, Argos
For kids keen on their Nerf guns, a 20-pack of darts will never go amiss as they go missing all the time.
With this 20-dart refill set, you can reload Nerf Elite 2.0 blasters and keep on battling - .
24. Velcro Fabric Safety Dartboard Set, £3, Smyths
This dartboard doesn’t use actual darts so everyone in the family can play.
Includes include three velcro balls to aim at the target.
25. Light-Up Laser Sword, £4, Smyths
Kids can play being space warriors with this laser sword, which comes with lights and sound effects.
Connect two of them and they will form one 150cm long sword.
Two AAA batteries are required. You can't request a certain colour when buying online.
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