24 Mini Stocking Stuffers for $5 and Under (So Trendy and So Cute!)

Lovable, huggable Squishmallows come in a bunch of different shapes and sizes, and these are the smallest of the bunch — perfect for a quick squeeze on a tough day when your kiddo needs a little love.

A quality squishy fidget is always a hit with my kids, and in our experience, NeeDoh makes the best (read: least likely to explode mid-squish) ones out there. This pack includes four different mini squishies, so you can break them up among multiple stockings or just make one kid super stoked.

These mini bobbleheads are as adorable as they are fun to play with. Great for blind box lovers and collectors alike.

Whether they’re for your kids’ dolls or to dangle from their own regular-sized backpack, these soft mini backpacks are supercute and perfect for stocking stuffing.

Another one for our blind box fans, especially if they happen to have a soft spot for Stitch. (Who doesn’t?) Each sphere comes packed with a glittery, squishable 3-inch Stitch that’s great for fidgeting, playing, or displaying.

Perfect for doll play or just a very cute desk moment, these mini desk lamps are only a few inches tall and really light up.

The ultimate handshake between Barbie lovers and mini lovers is this set right here: a 1.5-inch Cutie Reveal doll with her pet and a reusable tube to store them in.

It’s a toucan! It’s a fish! It’s a penguin! It is, in fact, all three in one super-fun LEGO set that’s sized for on-the-go enjoyment.

Whether you opt for Guess Who?, Connect 4, Trouble, or Sorry!, you’ll be giving big fun in a little package with one of these mini board games — a great choice for screen-free road trip entertainment.

Encourage your kids to paint a mini masterpiece with these tiny canvases, which come in packs of 10 and are great for whipping up art installations on rainy days.

You never know when creative genius might strike, so it pays to have a mini notebook on hand. These Hello Kitty journals, available in Pompompurin, Kuromi, and Hello Kitty herself, have 80 pages for your kid to fill with their jokes, poems, and doodles.

If you’re going to get the mini notebook, you might as well throw in some mini pens. This set has 14 glitter and pastel pens in a reusable case.

For coloring on the go, these mini crayons in their reusable case are absolutely perfect. Tuck a few in purses, backpacks, and the car, so you’ve always got a crayon when you need one.

These minis somehow make Tic Tacs even cuter. This giant Tic Tac box comes filled with 60 mini boxes, in Mr. Mint, Mr. Orange, Peachy Passionfruit, and Mrs. Spearmint flavors, so you can divvy up a few in each stocking and still have some left over for yourself.

In their poppable tube, Mini M&Ms are the ideal tiny treat for enjoying on the go (and maybe even sharing).

With a variety of flavors like dark chocolate, caramel, and almond to appease any type of sweet tooth, Tony’s Tiny Chocolates are a yummy choice for filling stockings.

These cute and portable pocket-sized brushes slide through tangled hair and include a mirror so you can peep the results. The pink, green, and purple brushes fold up neatly for storing in a purse or backpack.

Mini Burt’s Bees lip balms are a common sight on the restock videos my daughter and I watch, and I have to admit that I love the idea of actually finishing a tube of lip balm before I lose it or wash and dry it with the laundry.

I loved getting nail files, clippers, and polish in my stocking when I was a kid, so of course I have to keep the traditions alive. These mini pink nail files from Olive & June do the job beautifully.

You can always use a cute hand sanitizer, but the fancier ones can be a bit pricey. These are a great, affordable alternative, with 10 mini hand sanis in an array of botanical scents, like sweet pea and cherry blossom.

Popsicle is a company to know if you’re particular about the beauty products your kid uses. This eyeshadow is developed with kids in mind, so the ingredients are clean and gentle, and the hues are subtle but fun.

My 7-year-old can’t get enough of Sticki Rolls — wearable, shareable stickers that come with their own beaded bracelets. She asks to make special trips to Five Below just for them, so naturally I’ll be putting a Sticki Roll kit or two in her stocking.

Crafty kids will love painting these critters — which can be built as a cow, mouse, and pig or any wacky combination of the three — and enjoyed as wearable art. Paints and brushes included.

These mini claw clips in vibrant orange, pink, yellow, and clear are a sweet and stylish choice for accessorizing hair styles, and they come with a reusable tube-shaped storage case to keep them in.