Dollar Tree’s 8 Best New Arrivals for Your Money in December

If you’re (mostly) done with holiday shopping and have enough money left in your budget to shop a few new arrivals at Dollar Tree this month, what should you buy before it sells out?

GOBankingRates reviewed the top new arrivals this December in departments such as beauty, seasonal and more and rounded up eight favorites. Don’t wait to shop for these Dollar Tree items.

• Price: $5

Still need an inexpensive Christmas present for the kiddos? Shop the Toy Box magnetic drawing board and choose from two color styles. Each drawing board comes with three stamps and a magnetic drawing pen for hours of imaginative fun.

• Price: $1.25

Swap out a pricey name-brand mascara for the affordable Ioni black mascara. This new arrival at Dollar Tree is available in two styles: dramatic mascara and lengthening with fiber.

“For me, the perfect mascara is one that doesn’t transfer. Most mascara winds up under my eye. The Ioni mascara doesn’t do this,” wrote Cisco333 in a five-star review. “I’ve been wearing it for almost five months now and it is my favorite.”

• Price: $1.25

Keep your skin exfoliated during the dry winter months without spending a fortune when you shop Dermasil AHA glycolic acid toning solution. 

Each four-ounce bottle contains glycolic acid to help unclog pores, witch hazel to tone your skin and rose water for gentle hydration.

• Price: $5

These woven straw baskets recently made our list of the best home items to shop for at Dollar Tree in December, and they’re also landing a place in this list of the best new arrivals for your money this month. 

Each basket measures 11.8 by 11.8 inches and is available in cream, gray and black designs. Add one to each room in your home to better organize loose essentials like keys, remote controls and bathroom items.

• Price: $1.25

Crafters rejoice because this December, Dollar Tree has tons of new colors of the Premier Just Chenille brand yarn in stock. 

Our recommendation is the iris shade, which measures 65 yards and has a lot of knitting versatility for holiday apparel and for any upcoming knitting you’re working on for Valentine’s Day. Remember that this yarn is available in store only. Check your local Dollar Tree for this color’s availability.

• Price: $1.25

Time to shop for Valentine’s Day already?! Yep! Dollar Tree has tons of Valentine’s Day goodies ready to shop this December and savvy shoppers planning parties will want to stock up on Palmer’s Valentine double crisp chocolate hearts. 

Each 4.5-ounce bag is loaded with individually wrapped chocolate hearts. This Dollar Tree fan favorite is perfect to bring along to classroom Valentine’s Day parties, add to a Valentine-themed charcuterie board or take to the office to share the love with everyone.

• Price: $3

Whether you’re planning a romantic dinner or want to set up cute table decorations for the kids, add the Valentine’s Day table runner to your Dollar Tree shopping cart this month. Each runner is 12 inches by 72 inches and comes in an assortment of heart colors, including solid reds and multi-colored red, white and pink hearts.

Wrote K2004 in a five-star review: “Bought a few weeks ago and absolutely love it! Have it on my table as soon as you walk into my entryway. I got the multi-color one & couldn’t be happier!”

• Price: $5

Fill your space with love when you decorate with the Valentine’s Day heart rose wreath. 

Available in white, red and pink, these wreaths may be hung on front doors, back doors and office doors and used as window displays or wall decorations. As a bonus, careful use of these wreaths means Dollar Tree shoppers can save them again for continued reuse in the months and years to come.

Editor’s note: Prices and availability are accurate as of Dec. 2, 2024, and subject to change.