6 Best Five Below Items To Stock Up On for the Holidays

Christmas Day will be here before you know it, and this stage of holiday shopping is known for being fairly strategic. Whatever shoppers stock up on now needs to be budget-friendly and get used up quickly or be put toward reuse next year.

Luckily, there are six items for sale at Five Below that fit all of those needs and will be highly enjoyed by one and all come Christmas. From gift wrap to stocking stuffer treats, don’t forget to shop for and stock up on these Five Below items.

• Price: $5

Save some money without compromising great taste on Harry & David moose punch premium popcorn. 

While a 4.5-ounce bag of popcorn would set you back $6.99 at World Market, Five Below shoppers can grab a 10-ounce bag for just $5. Pick from your favorite flavors, including milk chocolate, classic caramel or dark chocolate. Or buy all three and pay $15.

• Price: $5

You can never have too many Happy Holidays butter cookies at Christmas. Each 16-ounce tin is full of traditional style cookies. Give them as a gift on Christmas Day or bring along to a holiday party to enjoy with others.

• Price: $4

There are three nice things about stocking up on extra Christmas string lights at Five Below. 

At $4 for a box of 70-count lights, you’re getting your money’s worth. There’s (usually) a spot somewhere in your home for them, whether that means dangling them across the mantle, adding another strand to the Christmas tree or decorating your bedroom. And once you’re done using them this holiday season, you can pack them up and reuse them all over again next year.

• Price: $1

We’re sold, literally, on buying Christmas gift wrapping paper at Five Below. The pricing is unbeatable at $1 per roll and comes in six festive designs, including nutcrackers, candy canes, snowflakes and more. 

Got any leftover gift wrap? Keep it in storage for use next year.

• Price: $1.50

Starbucks hot cocoa is an easy stocking stuffer to buy in bulk, especially since it qualifies for Five Below’s current buy four for $5 pricing. Get four, or more, so everyone on your wish list has hot cocoa come Christmas morning.

• Price: $5

Don’t forget to stock up on chocolates! Add a few bags of inexpensive Lindt Lindor chocolate truffles to your Five Below shopping cart. Each bag is filled with an assorted number of chocolate truffles, which may be added into stocking stuffers or snacked on during holiday parties. 

Editor’s note: Prices and availability are accurate as of Dec. 16, 2024, and are subject to change.