The Best Under-$50 Gifts for The Stylish Kiddos in Your Life

Nov 05, 2020

If there's one part of your holiday to-do list that should feel totally stress-free, it's shopping for all of the little darlings in your life — be it your own little ones, nieces and nephews, godchildren, etc. Not only are the 10 and under set incredibly enthusiastic gift recipients, but browsing through colorful, kid-friendly finds is just dang fun.

If the youngsters in your orbit haven't clued you in to what's on their wishlist yet, you might need a little help narrowing down where to shop. That's why we've curated 18 presents perfect for all of the kids in your life that are equal parts playful and trendy and will score you major points as the best gift-giver of all time. Don't say we didn't warn ya!

H&M Tulle-Ruffle Top $10

The power shoulder trend is cool for everyone this year — kids included. Gift this ruffle-accented blouse (complete with glittery metallic stars) to the one who isn't afraid of making a statement.

Mudpuppy Rainforest Animals 500-Piece Family Puzzle $14

Keep your young ones occupied with this animal-centric puzzle scene.

Kiko+ & gg* Wooden Camera $33

With a kaleidoscopic lens, children get a new view every time they peek through the viewfinder.

Vans Kids Classic Checkerboard Slip Ons $35

Got a budding sneaker fan in your life? Outfit them in these effortlessly cool slip ons.

H&M 2-piece Set and Accessories $35

Your young dapper friends will look adorable in this polished outfit that'll shine long after the holidays are over.

Meri Meri Pompom Unicorn Hair Clips $11

If you're short on stocking stuffer ideas look no further than this rainbow hair clip assortment.

Bombas Youth Stripe Dream Calm Sock 4-Pack $23

Give your kids the gift of stylish feet with these comfy socks that come with a good cause (every purchase is matched with a donation).

Super Smalls Backstage Rainbow Sunglasses $29

This whimsical accessory will brighten up any dreary winter day, and is super cute for playing dress up.

Crate & Barrel University Games Hanging Solar System $25

Take a trip to outer space with this glow-in-the-dark bedroom decor.

Making with MoMA: Collage Kit $25

Kids will learn how to experiment with pattern, layering, color, and design and make their own masterpiece with this hands-on kit.

Twee Carrie's Castle Sidewalk Chalk $35

This creative gift is best for those whose sidewalks are free from snow most of the year.

Meri Meri Sequin Flower Mesh Backpack $45

This stylish, multi-purpose bag is great for those packing up for any holiday trips or for ones who spend school days at their neighborhood learning pod.

Candylab Candy Cars $10

Upgrade your little car enthusiast's toy set with this blue speed racer to encourage a playful imagination.

Sozo DIY Whale Embroidery Kit $22

Share your love of crafting with this kid-friendly beginner's guide to embroidery.

Tender Leaf Toys Flower Bed $20

Just because it's winter doesn't mean you can't plant your own garden!

More Than Magic Press-On Nail Art Kit $10

This 50-piece set will get your young beauty lover all set for the holidays.

Melissa Masse Tie Dye Ribbed Beanie Hat $35

Tie dye is always in! This hat packs a colorful punch and will ensure your kiddo stays warm through winter.

Pottery Barn Retro Rainbow-Shaped Pillow $44

Brighten up bedtime with this adorable pillow.

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Dying Easter Eggs? This Slow Cooker Hack Will Keep Your Kitchen Totally Clean.

We're all about colorful Easter egg dye come spring, but if we're honest, we're not always thrilled with the cleanup. Whether you're dyeing with or without a kit, there are tons of bowls, spoons, and paper towels to scrub once your finished. And don't even get us started on what happens if you spill the dye!

If you want to dye eggs this year but are feeling hesitant about everything it entails, don't worry because this hack from Reynoldsis here to save the day. We like to hard boil our eggs before dyeing, but blown eggs work just as well. Then just grab your slow cooker and get dyeing!

An Easy + Clean Egg Dye Hack

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First, make some DIY slow cooker dividers with cardboard wrapped in aluminum foil.

Once your slow cooker is divided into four sections, line each section with saran wrap, plastic bags, or slow cooker liners. This will let you use more than one color, but still gives you enough space to dye multiple eggs at once!

Next, fill each section with water. Make sure that, while you want to fill them enough for multiple eggs to be submerged, you don't fill them too high. You don't want the water to overflow — that's definitely not mess-free!

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Add your Easter egg dye to each section. Pink, purple, and blue are classic shades!

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Gather your hard boiled or blown eggs to add to the water. You can use strips of tape or string to make all kinds of striped and dotted designs. Then all you have to do is just drop them in the water and wait! This is the perfect opportunity to make a colorful Easter cocktail ;).

The longer the eggs sit in the dye, the darker the color will turn out. So if you prefer pastel eggs, only leave them in for a few minutes.

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When you remove your eggs from the dye, let them dry on a cookie rack before you remove the tape and the string. Display them on a pretty plate along with your Easter desserts, or as a centerpiece!

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Voilà! A rainbow of colorful eggs, all boasting different designs. And the best part is, all you have to do to clean up is throw away the liners and the cardboard, then put your slow cooker back in your cabinet. We'll definitely be doing this from here on out.

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Marbled Nail Polish Eggs

If you're not too keen on buying food coloring that you'll only use every once in awhile, just use your nail polish! Instead of adding dye to the sections, pour in your polish. You can use a toothpick to swirl everything around and achieve that marbled look. Have some nail polish remover nearby because your fingers will get messy.

Mosaic Easter Eggs

This hack is a great option for using up hard boiled eggs because you have to peel one to make it! (AKA, you'll have a snack to accompany your DIY). After you peel an egg that you've already dyed, use a hot glue gun to attach the broken shell pieces to a second, plain egg. Easy-peasy.

Sharpie Tie Dye Eggs

This Easter egg design only takes ten minutes, which makes it perfect for busy evenings or for kids who can't sit still for too long. Fill your slow cooker sections with nail polish remover instead of water, then color your eggs with as many Sharpie colors as you want. Dunk them into the nail polish remover (or smear with a wet Q-tip) to give them that tie-dye look.

Housefront Easter Eggs

Paint your favorite TV characters' apartment building or your childhood home onto eggs for a fun and nostalgic DIY. Once you've drawn your design, you'll want to tape up the rest of the egg to make sure the dye stays where you want it. Paint the house with the egg dye, or submerge the whole egg in a slow cooker section. Set to dry.

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Chad Michael Murray Says He Wants "A Cinderella Story 2" Too

A Cinderella Story isn't just a movie — it's honestly a cultural moment. The costume montage, the spastic colons and synchronized swimming, the rain in this drought... even Gavin Degraw singing over the One Tree Hilltrailer on the DVD stand out! Everything about this film is iconically ingrained in our collective conscious, making Hilary Duff and Chad Michael Murray the Y2k blueprint for many of the "It" pairings we know and love today.

We last left our Princeton royalty preparing for their freshman year of college, dreaming of happily-ever-after — or at least graduation — and that was that! But in this era of reboots, I've often wondered what happened to our OG tortured poets after the credits rolled. Luckily, I'm not the only one! Chad Michael Murray just tee'd up a sequel, and yes that's me you hear squealing right now. Here's everything we know about what's to come for everyone's fave modern fairytale!

Is there a part two to a Cinderella story?

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There's Another Cinderella Story, starring Selena Gomez and Drew Seeley, but that's more so a part of a series of "Cinderella stories" rather than an actual sequel. So far, we haven't gotten a follow-up on our Princeton-bound faves.

Has "A Cinderella Story 2" been announced?

There's been no formal announcement yet, but that doesn't mean all hope is lost. During his press tour for Mother of the Bride, Chad Michael Murray told ETthat he's definitely interested in bringing Austin Ames back. He said that even his daughter told him, "You need to make another one of these, Daddy," after she watched A Cinderella Story for the first time.

His response to the idea? "Here you go, Hil. From me to you, let's do it!" — referring to Hilary Duff, of course! The timing couldn't be better either, given that Hilary just gave birth to her fourth child and could hypothetically be available to film in the coming months...just saying!

Again, there's no official information about this project yet, but with a main piece of the puzzle on board, we're one step closer to my own personal happily-ever-after — a real sequel to A Cinderella Story once and for all.

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The Best Easter Candy For Filling Everyone's Baskets

In addition to the colorful shoes, delicious recipes, and family time that come with Easter, we always look forward to the Easter candy! Come springtime, our favorite candy staples get a pastel upgrade with new wrappers, fun additions, and lots of limited-edition bunny and carrot motifs. Throughout the years, we've always enjoyed snacking on nostalgic Easter candy, and many of them are still around today. Keep reading to see if your favorite made the list!

Kit Kat Easter Miniatures

We already love Kit Kats as-is, but something about the mini bite size and pastel wrappers make us want to grab a whole handful! Snack on this Easter candy during the fam's annual egg hunt, or save a few for a midnight snack.

Williams-Sonoma Easter Jelly Beans

Whether you get your jelly beans at Williams-Sonoma or anywhere else, their springtime colors and flavors are arguably their most beloved. This bag makes for a fruity and colorful treat. Our love for these citrusy flavors has only grown with time!

Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs

The orange and brown Reese's wrappers are definitely iconic, but there is something extra springlike about rainbow tie dye ones! Pass the bowl of Easter candy full of this pick, please.

Cadbury Milk Chocolate Crème Eggs

Cadbury crème eggs are an Easter candy staple as far as we're concerned. They're so tasty and ooey-gooey, we wouldn't blame you if you finished the whole bowl by yourself.

Chocolove Easter Truffle Assortment

This gourmet box o' chocolates is the perfect Easter basket filler. With a mix of 10 sweet truffles from the likes of Coconut Ganache in White Chocolate and Lychee, Apricot & Passion Fruit Gelees in Ruby Chocolate (and more), this pick kicks the Easter candy game up a notch when it comes to quality and unique flavors! Of course, it's still chocolate, so we love it all the same.

Easter M&M's

This jumbo bag of pastel M&M's is the perfect thing to keep the living room candy dish stocked, or to just stash in your room. Both sound like good ideas to us!

Tony's Chocolonely Easter Egg Carton

This chocolatey Easter candy comes complete with eggs and a carton to hold 'em! In addition to your standard milk chocolate eggs, this medley also includes dark chocolate, caramel, hazelnut, almond, and sea salt. Yum!

Hershey's Polka Dot Cookies 'n Creme Eggs

Little bits of colorful cookie turn these chocolate eggs into an extra-festive treat that the Easter bunny himself would approve of! There's a good crunch and some creaminess, so each bite is balanced and super satisfying.

Hershey's Easter Kisses Milk Chocolate with Vanilla Frosting Crème

Add a little something extra to your regular Hershey's Kiss experience with these vanilla frosting-filled bites. These would also make excellent Easter cookie toppers!

Sour Patch Kids Bunnies

Swap your usual Sour Patch Kids for these cute bunny shapes instead. You'll get the same burst of flavor, just cuter shapes! The kids will also adore them and get a kick out of their sour, then sweet quality.

Skittles Original Easter Jellybeans

Skittles and jelly beans never disappoint, and when you put them together, you just get double the fruity goodness. This is such a cute Easter candy to have since it's shaped like eggs!

Lindt Easter Mini Carrot

We love that this box is filled with individually-wrapped chocolate candies you can share with the whole fam! Plus, the carrot packaging is just too cute!

SmartSweets Berry Bunnies Easter Candy

Indulge in your fave Easter gummies with these adorable SmartSweets gummy bunnies, which only have 3 grams of sugar in the entire bag! They have a delightfully juicy berry taste for fun snacking. Berry not your thing? They also have some egg-shaped Easter gummies with a tropical twist.

Peeps Easter Milk Chocolate Dipped Strawberry Delights Chicks

These are the Peeps you know and love, just dipped in chocolate. Yes, please. Snack on a few as-is, or use this pack to make our stellar Peeps S'mores!

Compartés Chocolate Dipped Easter Bunny Peeps

Alternatively, if you prefer, you can find bunny-shaped Peeps dipped in chocolate, too! These quintessential marshmallow Easter treats are smothered in milk and dark chocolates to switch things up.

Endangered Species Chocolate Hello Spring Mix

These adorable butterfly, tulip, and bee-shaped chocolates make the ultimate semi-sweet snack when it comes to Easter candy, They recall the spring season in the tastiest way ever!

Lindt Easter Milk Chocolate Gold Bunny

You can't forget the chocolate bunny at Easter! As kids, we were always excited that Easter was an excuse to eat more chocolate than normal, bunny ears and all. If the bunny is hollow, the better.

Hershey's Milk Chocolate Bunnies

If you prefer to eat your chocolate bunny in smaller portions, these miniature bunnies from Hershey's are just as tasty!

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21 Memorial Day Sales You Need To Shop For Insane Savings

Memorial Day weekend is nigh, and in the midst of planning your epic BBQ spread and a slew of themed cocktails, it's also time to start noting the Memorial Day sales you'll be shopping for a much-needed summer refresh. We've got the scoop on savings in just about every category – from beauty to home decor to fashion – so you know exactly when and where to save big.

Scroll on for the Memorial Day sales we're most excited about for 2024, and make sure to come back here for additional sale info!

Dyson V8 Cordless Vacuum

Target

What: Items up to 60% off

When: May 24-27

KitchenAid Artisan Series 5 Quart Tilt Head Stand Mixer

Amazon

What: Deals on everything from home goods to decor

When: Now through Memorial Day

Mila Mirror

Anthropologie Home

What: Savings on home goods

When: May 21-27

Peony Vase Thank You Card Set

Papier

What: 15% off stationery & photo books

When: May 22-29

Sherpa Deluxe Black Guarenteed On Board Soft Sided Dog & Cat Carrier

Petco

What: BOGO 50% off select summer products and 20% off select sherpa carriersWhen: May 24-27

Dallas IV Hat

Hood

What: 25% off sitewide with code USA25

When: May 23-27

CZ Crescent with Stars Necklace

Sterling Forever

What: 20% off sitewide with code SUMMER20

When: May 24-28

Stemless Wine Chiller Pair

VoChill

What: 20% off sitewide

When: May 17-27

The Coated Pan

Material Kitchen

What: 20% off (*promo excludes bundles and collaborations)

When: May 23-27

EOS Classic Organic Mattress

Naturepedic

What: 20% off sitewide with code MEMORIAL20

When: May 15-29

Pierrette Dress

SAYLOR

What: Extra 15% off sale styles with code MDAY24

When: May 27

Sea Green Pleated Tennis Skirt

Gold Hinge

What: 25% off sitewide with code MDAY25

When: May 23-27

Calista FAUXblo Thermal Blowout Brush

Calista

What: 20% off sitewide

When: May 24

CAROL Bike

What: Take $200 off sitewide on all CAROL bikes

When: May 24-30

Cartolina Louise Cover-Up

Cartolina

What: 30% off sitewide

When: May 22-28

Carve Designs Zella Mesh Pullover

Carve Designs

What: BOGO red, white, and blue swim; buy 1 swimsuit, get one swimsuit 50% off

When: May 23-27

Essentia Stratami Organic Mattress

Essentia

What: 25% off sitewide, plus receive free GOTS Certified Organic Cotton Sheets with qualifying mattress purchases

When: May 13-31

Harper Wilde Bliss Scoop Bralette

Harper Wilde

What: 20% off sitewide

When: May 24-27

MARLOWE. Soap Bar Discovery Gift Set

MARLOWE.

What: 20% off sitewide

When: May 27

Pura 4 Diffuser

Pura

What: 25% off sitewide through code only (subscriber early access: May 23-27), 25% off sitewide, plus subscribe to the Pura V4 and get a free car set

When: May 21-22

Vacation Classic Whip SPF 30

Vacation

What: 20% off sitewide, plus get a free boat keychain or pen on orders over $65 (while supplies last)

When: May 24-27

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Red, White, And Royal Blue Fans — We're Getting A Sequel!

Amazon's adaptation of Casey McQuiston’s famed Red, White & Royal Blueblew our minds with its perfectly extravagant and messy royal romance. Prince Henry and Alex Claremont-Diaz stole our hearts with their antics, proving that love isn't always as cookie cutter as we think it should be. Not only that, but it was the LGBT film we never knew we needed until it hit the big screen last year.

If you've been missing Prince Henry and Alex, you're in luck because a sequel to Red, White & Royal Blue is officially coming! Here's everything we know about the latest developments!

Is the main cast returning?

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I'm happy to share that Nicholas Galitzine and Taylor Zakhar Perez are returning! I honestly don't think the Red, White & Royal Blue sequel would be the same if they weren't.

However, no other cast information has been released! Hopefully we'll see Uma Thurman and Clifton Collins, Jr. reprise their roles!

What's the sequel going to be about?

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As of yet, Variety reports that not much has been confirmed about the sequel's plot or release date. My guess is that there the two lovebirds will have to juggle new responsibilities and mishaps.

What the original plot of "Red, White & Royal Blue?"

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The novel centers around the character of Alex Claremont-Diaz, a first son of the United States, and his romantic relationship with Prince Henry, British royalty.

Take a walk down memory lane with these behind-the-scenes pictures 👀

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Matthew López on Instagram: "“Yes, this is exactly how I always dreamed it would be. Locked in a cupboard with your elbow inside my rib cage.” #rwrbmovie"

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Nicholas Galitzine on Instagram: "The bois 📸 @aneeshtheactress"

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Matthew López on Instagram: "Spent the last two weeks rehearsing with @nicholasgalitzine and @taylorzakharperez It’s been a joy to watch Henry and Alex come to life in the room. Excited to make this movie with them. Here we go! #rwrbmovie @primevideo 📸: (the great Stephen Goldblatt)"

We cannot wait to see what new adventures are two lovebirds will cook up in Red, White & Royal Blue, but for now we’ll be rereading (and rereading) RWRB.

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