Prepare for Winter at Five Below, Dollar Tree and More

Despite its natural beauty, winter can be a rather tough season to get through — the freezing temperatures, the snowstorms, the ice, the dangerous roads and sidewalks, and the holiday shopping hustle-bustle can all contribute to wintertime stress. To help keep your winter both comfortable and safe, GOBankingRates has put together this shopping list.

Culled from such retailers as Five Below, Sam’s Club, Dollar Tree and Costco, GOBankingRates has assembled a shopping list of tools for clearing ice and snow, cold-weather clothing and more — all to aid you through the chilly winter months.

• Price: $5

These flip-top mittens are a must for keeping your hands warm and staying active on-the-go. The top flips open so you can quickly text or check devices as needed. Pick from white, black or brown styles.

• Price: $5.55

Slip on a pair of women’s suede slippers to warm up your feet on chilly days. 

These fluffy slippers may be worn indoors and outdoors, but they’re selling out of sizes fast. Shop women’s shoe sizes 6 to 11 in tan, black or cream before they’re gone.

• Price: $149.98

Shoveling snow is never a fun task, but this high-powered cordless snow shovel makes it as painless as possible. It’s lightweight but powerful — it only weighs 13 pounds so it is easy to maneuver, and it can remove up to 300 pounds of snow per minute.

• Price: $74.99 for 4 jugs

Stock up on ice melt for the season at Sam’s Club. This 40-pound case of magnesium chloride ice melt pellets effectively melts ice and snow in temperatures down to -15°F, and it’s safe for pets.

• Price: $1.50

You’re going to need a scarf to go along with that beanie hat, and you might as well make it festive. Dollar Tree has you covered. Snag one or more of these Christmas house red scarves for $1.50 to put some jolly in your step.

• Price: $1.25

If you’re planning on giving gifts this Christmas, you’ll need something to put them in. Dollar Tree has plenty of bags at affordable prices to help you save. You can find the Voila foil and holographic gift bags in a variety of holiday colors and sizes for just $1.25 each.

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• Price: $26.99

Now is the time to stock up on cold and flu medicine, before anyone in the home gets sick. Vicks DayQuil and NyQuil helps quickly relieve cold and flu symptoms, including coughing, stuffy nose, aches, sneezing, sinus pressure, sore throat, fever and more. The liquicaps are easy to take, and with this combo pack, you’ll have medicine on hand for both day and night.

• Price: $20.99

Once the heat is on, it’s all too easy for skin to dry out during the winter. This eight-pack of Burt’s Bees beeswax original and ultra-conditioning lip balm can help soothe and prevent chapped lips. It includes six regular beeswax lip balms, plus two ultra-conditioning moisturizing lip balms with kokum butter. With eight lip balms, retirees can leave some in a purse, in the car, on the nightstand and anywhere else they might need them.

• Price: $29.99

Now is the perfect time to stock up on skin moisturizer, and the CeraVe moisturizing cream multipack offers a great value to get seniors through the winter. This moisturizer helps lock in moisture and restore the protective skin barrier. It can be used on the face, hands and body to help prevent dry, flaky and chapped skin in the winter.

• Price: $179.99

Shoveling snow is strenuous and can be dangerous for retirees, and icy steps are hazardous. These HeatTrak heated melting mats can melt up to 2 inches of snow per hour, and they’re designed to be placed on your exterior stairs. These electrically powered mats can be connected together and plug into a standard 120-volt outlet, making them very easy to use.

Chris Adam, Paige Cerulli, Gabrielle Olya and Heather Taylor contributed to the reporting for this story.

Editor’s note: Prices and availability are accurate as of Dec. 18, 2025, and are subject to change.