Best Cheap Amazon Toys 2018
Amazon Just Ranked the Top 100 Toys of 2018 — These Are All Under $25
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If you're starting to feel like all of the major stores have been releasing the big toy lists for the year, you're correct — retailers from Amazon to Target and Walmart have been placing bets on what the hot items will be this holiday season. And since Amazon released a whopping 100 toys, we decided to make the shopping even easier for you and narrow it down further. Looking for the It items without breaking the bank? Here are 36 of the best toys, all under $25.
1 Twisty Petz
2 The Original Tiny Hands Challenge Game
Get ready for some laughs when you play The Original Tiny Hands Challenge Game ($15, originally $20) at your next family game night.
3 Crayola Color Chemistry Set
4 Connect 4 Shots
Connect 4 Shots ($20) is the classic game with a twist — you have to bounce balls into the slots!
5 Battat Glitter Girls Bluebell Fashion Doll
The Battat Glitter Girls Bluebell Fashion Doll ($20) comes with trendy outfits and matching accessories!
6 Rescue Runts Husky Plush Dog
7 Klutz Lego Make Your Own Movie
This Klutz Lego Make Your Own Movie ($20) is the perfect gift for your budding filmmaker (especially if they love Lego!).
8 L.O.L. Surprise! Pets Series
Each of these L.O.L. Surprise! Pets Series ($20) has seven layers of surprise!
9 Watch Ya' Mouth Throwdown Edition Card Game
While playing Watch Ya' Mouth Throwdown Edition Card Game ($25), players must attempt to speak out phrases with cheek retractors in place.
10 Hairdorables Doll
How cool are these Hairdorables Dolls ($13), each with different hairstyles in different colors?
11 Bananas Collectibles
Yet another collectible blind surprise, Bananas Collectibles ($10), put a silly spin on the craze.
12 Pomsies Grumblies
Tremor the Pomsies Grumblies ($20) has over 40 reactions to kids poking, shaking, tilting, and rolling him.
13 Pie Face Cannon
The new classic game, Pie Face, gets an upgrade with Pie Face Cannon ($24).
14 Crystal Growing Experiment
This Crystal Growing Experiment ($12) has enough materials for seven different experiments!
15 Don't Lose Your Cool
Don't Lose Your Cool ($20) is a hilarious game for tweens and teens to play with their friends.
16 Crayola Fabulous Art Kit
This Crayola Fabulous Art Kit ($23) has everything your budding artist needs to create masterpieces.
17 Assorted Play-Doh
This 36-pack of Assorted Play-Doh ($25) is perfect for your child who loves to mold and create, but can also be split up into birthday goodie bags, Christmas stockings, and more!
18 Scientific Explorer My First Mind Blowing Science Kit
This 20-piece Scientific Explorer My First Mind Blowing Science Kit ($17, originally $24) allows your young scientist to explore and learn the basics of science.
19 Chow Crown
A truly unique game, Chow Crown ($20) requires players to eat the snacks off the forks before music stops playing.
20 Pimple Pete
Spin Master collaborated with Dr. Pimple Popper to create Pimple Pete ($20), a two-player Russian-roulette style game with water-filled "pimples."
21 Lil' Gleemerz
Lil' Gleemerz ($20) are interactive toys with fluffy tails and adorable, glowing eyes.
22 Pikmi Pops Jumbo Plush Llama
Inside the giant lollipop is a Pikmi Pops Jumbo Plush Llama ($20), a sweet coconut-scented furry friend!
23 Don't Step in It!
Engage in some blindfolded, poop-dodging fun with your kids by grabbing Don't Step in It! ($14, originally $20) to add to your family game night stash.
24 What's That Smell? The Party Game That Stinks
While playing What's That Smell? The Party Game That Stinks ($20) with your tweens and teens, you'll be tasked to guess at over 50 smells — some nice, some not so nice!
25 Exploding Kittens Card Game
The Exploding Kittens Card Game ($20) is a family-friendly strategy game for two to five players who love "kittens and explosions and laser beams and sometimes goats."
26 You've Got Crabs
The You've Got Crabs Card Game ($25) is a family-friendly game kids ages 7 and up.
27 Creativity For Kids Grow 'n Glow Terrarium
For your child with a green thumb, this Creativity For Kids Grow 'n Glow Terrarium ($13) is super cute!
28 Hatchimals CollEGGtibles Neon Nightglow 12-Pack Egg Carton
This surprise Hatchimals CollEGGtibles Neon Nightglow 12-Pack Egg Carton ($20) is an Amazon exclusive!
29 Hasbro Games Don't Step in It
Unicorns and poop are the main stars of Hasbro's Don't Step in It: Unicorn Edition ($20); it has us saying, "If you can't beat 'em (the kids who love the poop craze), join 'em."
30 Melissa & Doug Examine and Treat Vet Play Pet Set
This 24-piece Melissa & Doug Examine and Treat Vet Play Pet Set ($21, originally $30) allows your child to become a vet for the family pet and their stuffed animals right in their own living room.
31 Radio Flyer My 1st Wagon
This Radio Flyer My 1st Wagon ($20) will be forever a classic and makes a great gift.
32 Monopoly Cheaters Edition
The Monopoly Cheaters Edition ($20) lets players follow, bend, or break the rules to win.
33 The Incredibles 2 5-Pack Junior Supers Action Figures
Your kid can act out their favorite scenes from Incredibles 2 with these Junior Supers Action Figures ($15).
34 Pomsies Patches Plush Interactive Toy
Pomsies Patches Plush Interactive Toy ($15) will tell your child when they feel tired, cold, or hungry with adorable light-up eyes, purring, and cute sounds.
35 L.O.L. Surprise! Glam Glitter Series Doll
The L.O.L. Surprise! Glam Glitter Series Doll ($25) includes seven surprises: a secret message sticker, collectible stickers, a water bottle, shoes, an outfit, a fashion accessory, and an L.O.L. Surprise! glam glitter doll.
36 Little Live Scruff-A-Luvs
Little Live Scruff-A-Luvs ($20) arrive as a sad ball of matted fur, but once your child bathes them, dries them, brushes them, and loves them, they will discover what kind of pet they really are.
