60+ cool gifts for kids under $15 because breeders amirite

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Be sure to visit our 2020 Holiday Gift Guide posts and our 2021 Holiday Gift Guide posts for even more fabulous gift ideas
including 50+ cool gifts for kids and teens, all under $15

Winter Wonderland Sticker + Activity Set

For the plane, the car, or quiet unplugged time.

Personalized Rainbow Name Crayons

Upcycled, eco-friendly and awesome

Soft Sloth Baseball Cap

They’ll looooove this!

Candylab Food Vans

We love Candylab’s beautifully made  wooden cars and we LOVE LOVE LOVCE these new food vans!

Custom Photo Memory Game

The game that becomes a keepsake.

Baby Shark Plush Puppet

Sorry for the earworm, parents

Knitted Sweater Skull Mug

Throw in a pack of hot chocolate or two.

Holiday Cookie Cards

So many cute designs for all the cousins, nieces and nephews

A Gift Card to Donors Choose

Kids love giving. Let them pick a classroom and a project that calls to them — they’ll adore it.

Classic Lite Brite

Some toys are as awesome now as when we were kids.

Felt Food Milk & Cookies Playset

From one of our favorite play food makers on Etsy.

Crayola Fine Line Markers

So great, we use them too.

LEGO Hidden Side Kit and AR game

Okay so a little over $15, but so so cool!

Rainbow Bike Wheel Lights

Safety can be cool

The Snowy Day

If they don’t already own Ezra Jack Keats’s classic, this is the perfect opportunity

Swedish Slipper Mocs

Our kids love theirs

She Knew She Could….Kids Bracelets

Positive thinking for rough days. 
(Kristen does work for this company, and they are just lovely.)

Star Wars Ep IX Jannah Funko Pop

Of course any Ep IX Funko Pop will be a hit this year

Personalized Unicorn Ornament

Add a new one each year

JBuddies Kids Headphones

Because we don’t all need to hear every YouTube video on repeat

Black Superhero Kids Mug

Because every kid should see themselves as Iron Man, Captain America, Wonder Woman, or Batman. 

Holiday Bath Bomb Trio

Making bath time more festive (and less contentious)

Skip Hop Baby Avocado “Rockamole” Guitar

Rock is extra.

Holiday Hide n Seek Rock Painting Kit

For spreading random acts of holiday kindness

NHL Youth Beanies

We’re not picking favorites. (But go Flyers!)

Grl Pwr 3D iPhone Case

(item no longer available) 

Wh Rn Th Wrld?

Compact Gaming Keyboard for PC

Makes it a little easier to watch Minecraft over their shoulders.

K-Socks Korean Sock Box Subscription

K-socks no longer available but many other sock subscriptions are. A new box of adorableness each month.
(Note that they’re made for feet sizes W5 and up)

Worry Dolls

They brought so much calm when we were kids

Elf “Smiling’s My Favorite” T-Shirt

(item no longer available) 

So many Elf quotes, so little time to wear the t-shirts.

Hanukkah Tic Tac Toe Board

Playing for gelt, optional

Umbro Soccer Ball

In a color that’s very hard to lose

Pop Socket Supporting Wildlife Conservation Network

There are tons of “Poptivism” options, and one will surely support their favorite case.

Personalized Glitter Bolt Superhero Cape

Handmade from a favorite mom-run shop at incredible prices

Pictionary Air

We didn’t think they could improve on Pictionary…and then they did.

Sephora Frosted Face Mask Trio

Make every night feel like a sleepover

Goodnight Stories for Rebel Girls Activity Pack

To go with one of our favorite books. 

Electrodough STEM Kit by Tech Will Save Us

Fun with conductive dough!

Giant Printable Christmas Coloring Poster

A few designs to choose from, but we like this one which has characters from favorite Christmas movies hidden throughout.

Kid loose stuff. We all do. But the Tile Bluetooth-enabled tracking tags and now, Tile stickers, help you find lost items in seconds: A remote, your house keys, your kids’ bikes and scooters, a favorite lovey, a gamer control, your camera…you get the picture. 

Attach the tags or stickers to anything you don’t want to lose — say, some of those new holiday gifts you’re buying? — and use your phone to locate it by sound or see it on a map. Brilliant! And we use Tile ourselves, so we can totally vouch for how awesome they are.

Frozen II Elsa Funko Pop

Get it now, before they’re scalping them for a stupid sum of money

Hot Wheels ID 1970 Dodge Charger

Track sold separately

Christmas Wish Bracelet

Too sweet!

Robot Ice Pop Mold Set

Every season is a good season for robot ice pops

Sam Saves the Night by Shari Simpson

A little dark, a lot of fun, and they will think you’re super cool for discovering it.
(Also, Shari used to write for CMP so we know how amazing she is.)

Star Wars Yoda Watch

(item no longer available) 

Since Baby Yoda has rekindled every kid’s love of Yoda

Children’s Oven Mitt Set

Lots of patterns to choose from. (And of course, lots of cookie recipes to choose from.)

Cat’s Ear Earmuffs

(item no longer available) 

Warm and cuddly

Nintendo eShop Digital Gift Cards

If they have a Switch, they’ll already know just how to spend it

Spiderman PJs

For when it’s time for Friendly Neighborhood Bedtime

Faber Castell World Colors Eco-Pencil Set

Also named on our list of top gifts for 4-year olds, but they’re fabulous for any age. 

Travel Magnetic Dress-Up Sets

Hours of unplugged play

Mini Chocolate Nutcrackers

For eating, not playing. (Or, maybe both.)

Write On: My Story Journal

The perfect start for any journaler

Shark Socks

Remember when socks used to be an uncool gift? That’s all done now.

Robo Alive T-Rex

It chomps. It grows. It can be turned off when you prefer a quieter T-Rex play experience.

50-Pack of Stranger Things Decals

1984 A.V. Club 4-Ever

Handmade Rainbow Earrings

(item no longer available) 

Brightens up winter

Squishable Shark Plush

(shark no longer available but lots of other animals are)

They kind of are the squishiest. Our kids are big fans.

National Geographic Little Kids First Big Book of Science

Maybe to go with one of those plush animals?

Star Wars Destiny Game: Luke Skywalker Starter Set

Be ready for all your planes, trains, automobiles, and tie-fighters

Olaf Frozen 2 LEGO Set

It just makes sense.

Giving Bracelets

Perfect for a kid to give to all their BFFs — or for buying for a ton of cousins

Little Big Planet 3 for PS4

One of our all-time favorite collaborative video games for the whole family.

L.O.L. Surprise HairGoals Makeover Series

What can we say, our kids are totally obsessed with these.