8 Dollar Tree Items Parents Need To Buy Ahead of Christmas

There’s a not-so-secret hack that helps parents make the holidays less hectic and it’s a strategic Dollar Tree shopping run. From snack bags to stocking stuffers, parents can find and buy many items on their holiday wish list and save money.

Every item below sourced by GOBankingRates from Dollar Tree’s website costs $13.75 total: giving you back some extra cash if you’re on a $20 spending limit. See which eight items are worth it to shop for ahead of Christmas at Dollar Tree.

• Price: $1.25

Whether you’re packing up light presents to pass out at a community center or need an extra bag to store holiday groceries, add a Christmas House tote bag to your shopping cart.

These festive bags are available in four designs and are reusable so you can use them over and over again all season long. Each tote bag also comes with handles for added carrying ease.

• Price: $5

It’s worth it for parents to invest in a Christmas-themed rubber floor mat from Dollar Tree. 

Each mat is available for just $5 and comes in an assortment of six merry designs like snowmen, noel, joy and more. Place them outside your front door entrance or porch as a warm welcome to guests or add to areas in your home where there’s tons of foot traffic, like the sunroom, to encourage kiddos to wipe off their shoes before coming inside.

• Price: $1.25

Swap out a more expensive name-brand in cupcake liners for Christmas House holiday cupcake liners. Parents baking with kids will love how these affordable liners include small and large sizes for whipping up holiday treats of all kinds.

• Price: $1.25

GOBankingRates readers will recognize these holiday zip-seal snack bags from previous shopping recommendation roundups — and they’re getting another shoutout for being such a great deal. 

Each 30-count set of bags feature zipper seal locks to keep contents fresh and sealed into place. Fill them up with cookies, candy, brownies or other delicious holiday treats and bring them along to classroom parties, community events and fundraisers to pass out.

• Price: $1.25

Keep the kids busy and creative during winter break with Crafter’s Square Christmas decoration kits. 

Each kit includes a Christmas decoration with four markets in blue, green, red and yellow to DIY decorations. After you’re done, hang them up on the mantle or on the fridge, or give them as heartfelt presents to family members.

• Price: $1.25

While the kiddos are coloring their Crafter’s Square decorations, parents can squirrel away in their rooms wrapping presents. 

Save a little money on gift bags when you shop for Christmas House large gift bags. Each bag comes with handles, a tag to label “to” and “from,” and four stylish designs like a prancing reindeer, holly wreath, “Have Yourself a Merry Christmas” and “Joy.”

• Price: $1.25

Rave reviews from Dollar Tree shoppers landed the jumbo holiday coloring and activity book a spot in this listicle. 

These 128-page books are loaded with holiday pictures to color and activities to engage in. Positive five-star reviews highlight the quality of the coloring books and how they’re a wonderful gift for any child, including children who are preschool and kindergarten ages.

• Price: $1.25

Gotta add sweets to stockings! Slip a box of Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer gummies into stockings with delicious flavors like green apple, strawberry and blue raspberry shaped like the iconic Christmas classic characters.

Editor’s note: Pricing and availability may vary depending on location.