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Under $25 Fun and Frugal Holiday Gifts
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No-Fold Reusable Bags by Flip & TumbleNo-Fold Reusable Bags by Flip & Tumble
Buy new: $10.95 - $12.95
$12 reusable shopping bag that folds into it's own inside pocket and fits at the bottom of your handbag. It is lightweight and hold up to 25 pounds!
PacSci Potato ClockPacSci Potato Clock
Buy new: $18.95
This is such a silly gift, but it really works and kids LOVE it. You would be surprised how excited they get when they realize that their clock is run on potato power!
Schylling Fruit Powered ClockSchylling Fruit Powered Clock
Buy new: $12.95
A spinoff of the potato clock. Also very cool and gets kids interested in the science behind the way it works.
iPod Building Block Speaker, BlackiPod Building Block Speaker, Black
This is SO cool! All you do is plug in your ipod to the top of the lego and play a song. The sound comes out of the lego speakers and is actually very good considering how small it is! The best part about this is that it is powered by your ipod so you never need batteries for it!!!!
SLIDEYZ MAGIC WORM - HOTTEST NEW MALL TOY 2008SLIDEYZ MAGIC WORM - HOTTEST NEW MALL TOY 2008
This is a fun little toy. It has a tiny (almost invisible) string that you hook to your pants button. Moving the string makes the worm look it's alive and like you are making it do tricks! This is not a toy that is super durable but will be fun while it lasts. It is perfect for anyone who likes to try their hand at magic tricks.
POTATO GUNPOTATO GUN
Buy new: $1.29
In my opinion, this is the best gift for $1.00 you can buy. You stick the gun into a potato to break off a tiny potato pellet. The trigger pushes out air and forces the pellet out with a "POP" noise and the tiny piece shoots about 6 feet. The potato pellets are harmless and 100% biodegradable! I put these out at a party and soon kids and adults were in an all out potato war!
Freeloader Fork - Extendable Grip ForkFreeloader Fork - Extendable Grip Fork
Buy new: $9.44
I bought my daughter one of these to take to a family dinner at my Aunt's house. You should have seen the look on my Aunt's face when my daughter extended the fork across the table and helped herself to my Aunt's plate! This is a very silly gift, but one that the family will be talking about for years to come.
Black & Decker EHC650 2-Speed Food Chopper with 3-Cup BowlBlack & Decker EHC650 2-Speed Food Chopper with 3-Cup Bowl
Buy new: $19.99
What a chopper!!!! This product is amazingly powerful for a little fella. It is perfect for chopping vegetables (especially onions) in a hurry. It is easy to clean and store and is a terrific value.
Ceaco Can You Find? - Trump's General StoreCeaco Can You Find? - Trump's General Store
Buy new: $11.99
This puzzle was created by artist Joan Steiner and is like no other puzzle I have ever seen! Nothing is as it appears! At first, it looks like a normal picture, but take a closer look, and the lamp turns out to be a salt shake and the stove is a hand grenade! It seems that most things in this picture are "undercover objects". This is a really fun puzzle to do as a family.
Whirley-Pop Stovetop Popcorn Popper with 1 Real Theater Popcorn Kit - Red PanWhirley-Pop Stovetop Popcorn Popper with 1 Real Theater Popcorn Kit - Red Pan
Buy new: $24.95
The Whirley Pop is a fun way to make a healthy treat. Kids love to help crank the handle and because they help make it, they want to eat it. It makes delicious popcorn and you can add as much or as little butter and salt as you deem healthy for your family. It's awesome!
Wee Little Garden Gnome (Running Press miniature editions)Wee Little Garden Gnome (Running Press miniature editions) by Alison Trulock
Buy new: $6.95 / Used from: $3.98
Ever since I saw the Foreign Film, Amelie, I have been in love with garden gnomes. This one is small enough to fit in a suitcase (or stocking) and fun to have in photos. It is a silly little thing but always makes me smile.
Quercetti 45-Piece Transparent Marble Run - Marble Run Construction ToyQuercetti 45-Piece Transparent Marble Run - Marble Run Construction Toy
Buy new: $22.95
How it works: you stack the plastic pieces together to make a maze for the marbles. Some pieces are tubes, some are ramps and some have a wheel that the marble spins around on to get to the next section of maze.
Miniature Robot Wind Up Toy [Toy] [Toy]Miniature Robot Wind Up Toy [Toy] [Toy]
A very cute wind-up! This little guy is very cute and will look great on a desk or as decoration. It only costs $5 and is built like it but it's so cute that I don't even mind. I do not recommend this for young children but it's great for teens/adults.
Rocket Balloon with PumpRocket Balloon with Pump
Buy new: $8.00
This toy is SO fun!!!! All you do is pump up the balloon and let them go. The way the balloons are made, they fly really far into the air and make a really funny noise when they fly! Make sure to only give your child 1 or 2 balloons at a time and have them chase them, if they have to chase the balloons in order to reuse them, they are getting a ton of exercise without even realizing it.
Look-Alikes Around the WorldLook-Alikes Around the World by Joan Steiner
Buy new: $10.87 / Used from: $3.80
Take a closer look at these pictures and you will see that things are not as they appear. The author/artist of this book created typically famous scenes and then recreated them with random objects. If you look closer, you will see that the towers are made of recorders and
The Ultimate Book of Optical IllusionsThe Ultimate Book of Optical Illusions by Al Seckel
Buy new: $10.76 / Used from: $5.32
This book of optical illusions is the best I have ever seen. You can look at each page for quite some time and all of the sudden your eye will see the illusion in a whole new way. This book is not only made of awesome tricks for the eye, the book itself is made on heavy, sturdy paper that will last a very long time... even on a coffee table.
Money Maze Bank PuzzleMoney Maze Bank Puzzle
Buy new: $9.59
If you are like me, giving gift cards seems to take to fun out of Christmas morning. This is an inexpensive way to shake things up a bit. Put the gift card or cash into the bank and they have to do the maze in order to get it out!
Set of Atomic Blaster Space GunsSet of Atomic Blaster Space Guns
You fit one of the rockets/bullets to the end of the gun and squeeze the air filled handle. When you squeeze, it forces the air out of the barrel and launches the foam rocket off and into "space". It tends to fly about 6 to 10 feet and is so light that it won't hurt anything or anyone.