Holidays get expensive fast. Between big gifts, wrapping supplies, and random items that end up in your cart “just in case,” it quickly adds up. Stocking stuffers are usually the one part that stays low-key — small, easy, a little fun. Dollar Tree thrives in this category, especially with all the new arrivals hitting shelves this season.
Here are 10 Dollar Tree stocking stuffers that cost less than $2 and will work for a cute mini gift for your family or friends.
Jot Decorative Magnetic Notepads

These funky notepads are perfect for the Type A person in your life, run about a dollar, and come with sixty sheets and a magnet on the back. They stick easily to the fridge and hold up fine for everyday lists. The paper isn’t thick, but it’s decent for quick notes and reminders.
Christmas Paddle Ball Set

For $1.50, you can buy a classic paddle-and-ball toy dressed up in Frosty the Snowman, Santa Claus, or other festive prints. This is easy and cheap entertainment for kids or anyone who likes small, active gifts that don’t need batteries.
Bluey Play With Stickers

Bluey Play With Stickers makes a solid stocking stuffer for younger kids. It’s a small activity book with pages of stickers and short games. It costs about a dollar and a half, takes no thought, and is guaranteed to make you the favorite.
Food-Themed Plush Toy

It’s a plush doughnut. These food-themed plush toys are, by all means, objectively unnecessary — which makes them a perfect gift. For $1.50, you can take it a step further and pair a plush burger with plush fries. It’s the only reasonable way to do it.
Memo Book 3D Holiday Pet Design With Pen

This one’s for the person who has a note for everything but can never find a pen. The memo book comes with a raised holiday cat or dog on the cover and a matching pen clipped to the side, which feels like a steal for a dollar.
Tin Prayer Box

This Tin Prayer Box makes a thoughtful stocking stuffer for someone who likes small keepsakes with meaning. Each metal tin is palm-sized and comes with small note cards inside. It’s made for writing short reflections or prayers, though it works just as well for daily notes.
Wooden House-Shaped Inbox

Here is another perfect gift for the Type As in your life: a Wooden House-Shaped Inbox.
It looks like decor but functions like an organizer, and is shaped like a house, made of light wood, and sized to fit mail, notes, or whatever gets left on the counter.
Greenbrier Kennel Club Ball With Launcher

For the dog-owner in your life who already has more sweaters than fetch toys, this launcher fits the bill. It’s a simple plastic ball-thrower, comes with a tennis ball, and sells for about a dollar fifty.
Christmas Pencils

A pack of pencils sounds like the most basic gift possible, but these have holiday prints — snowmen, trees, candy canes, the usual lineup. Sixteen come in a pack for a dollar, and they work for a cute trinket.
Pocket-sized LED Flashlight

This thin LED flashlight pops into a bag or glove compartment without getting in the way. It runs on regular batteries and gives off a steady, bright light that’s better than you’d expect for the price.
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