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$10 Budget | Frugal Birthday Gifts for Kids

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January 13, 2022 By Ann-Marie Leave a Comment

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On a budget? These frugal birthday gifts for kids will give you a ton of easy, fresh ideas for the next birthday party your child attends!
On a budget? These frugal birthday gifts for kids will give you a ton of easy, fresh ideas for the next birthday party your child attends!

If we’re honest, birthday parties for toddlers are a great excuse for the moms to get together and chat, and except for photos, the kiddo just isn’t going to remember much.

But as children enter the school-age years, invitations start to flood your mailbox (virtual or postal), and because no one wants to be racked with guilt, we over-invite, overspend and overindulge on birthday parties and gifts.

Here are 25 birthday gift ideas for kids, on a $10 budget.

  1. A bag of microwave popcorn, tucked inside a new tumbler from the dollar store, with a couple of candy or granola bars, and five Redbox movie codes.
  2. Makeup kit
  3. Two or three nice hardcover children’s books from Half Price Books and a cuddly throw
  4. Kids’ apron & chef hat – decorate using fabric paint!
  5. Gift cards for an experience, like a local ice cream shop, a bounce house or arcade, miniature golf, or a game of bowling.
  6. Hula hoop or Skipper ankle jumping thingy
  7. Craft kit from Michaels, JoAnn’s, or Five Below (where you could get two!)
  8. A Melissa and Doug sticker book
  9. A hand-made “coupon” book (examples to include: an overnight at your house, a bike ride together, painting each other’s nails, friend’s choice of games to play for one month, etc.)
  10. Oversized floor puzzles
  11. Devotions for Teen Girls and for Teen Boys
  12. Plushie!
  13. Stomp rocket (outside, puh-leeze!)
  14. Dress-up costume, purchased new after Halloween on clearance or check local consignment/thrift stores
  15. Trip to a park for geocaching (learn more here or find a location here)
  16. Over-the-door basketball hoop
  17. Markers or crayons and new oversized coloring/activity book
  18. Colored pencils, new erasers and blank sketch pad
  19. Magazine subscription (check here, sort by price low-high and use code CHAOSISBLISS for 20% off making a few $10.39).
  20. Personalized, or monogrammed notecards
  21. Doodle books
  22. Build-a-bear or American Girl Doll clothes/accessories, or gift card
  23. Basketball, Nerf football, or soccer ball
  24. Gardening tool set just for kids!
  25. Backyard Safari Mini-Lantern, Critter Shack or other camping and outdoor exploring gear from Backyard Safari

What would you add to the list? What are some other out-of-this-world frugal birthday gifts for kids that you’ve heard about?

On a budget? These frugal birthday gifts for kids will give you a ton of easy, fresh ideas for the next birthday party your child attends!

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This post has been updated and was originally published April 6, 2015.

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