The holiday season is known for doing damage to our bank accounts, and each year, the cost of toys seemingly rises higher and higher. Trust us, we feel the pain, too! But before you start pawing at your tissue box or selling your valuables on eBay, our Toy Insider Mom Laurie Schacht is here to show us all that we can get plenty of this season’s hottest toys on the shelves for less than 20 dollars!

Check out the above video of her appearance at WFAA Dallas and be sure to scroll down to see the full list of toys under 20 dollars.

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First Builders Fast Tracks Raceway (Mega Bloks)

  • Your little race car driver can build with blocks and tracks and mix and match the race cars for endless play and racing!
  • Includes two mix-and-match fully buildable cars for lots of raceway fun.
  • 50 pieces, including new easy-to-build tracks and three building plates.
  • Fun sticker sheet to customize your little racer’s blocks and cars.
  • Compatible with all Mega Bloks First Builders sets for endless building possibilities and family fun.
  • Ages: 1+
  • MSRP: $19.99
  • Available now

FisherPriceSgettiScatterFisher-Price S’getti Scatter Game (TCG)

  • This fun game promotes learning through play.
  • Kids must try to remove the s’getti strands without letting the meatballs fall and causing the bowl to topple over.
  • Features two levels of play to challenge kids as they get older.
  • Encourages thinking, problem solving, sharing, and cooperation.
  • Includes a wobbling dish and base, 16 strands of s’getti, three meatballs, and a parent guide with extended play and learning ideas.
  • Ages: 3+
  • MSRP: $14.99
  • Available now

AssemblyPowerBuilds1Power Builds (Maisto)

  • These motorized model kits are easy and quick for kids to build.
  • Simply snap the parts together, apply the stickers, and insert two AAA batteries (not included).
  • Parts are pre-colored and no tools or glue are needed to assemble.
  • Wheeled vehicles are speedy; tracked vehicles move slowly, but have a moving arm.
  • Forward-off-reverse switch on the bottom controls the movement.
  • Six styles, two colors each.
  • Ages: 5+
  • MSRP: $14.99
  • Available now

SpruKitsLevel2_ASprüKits (Bandai America)

  • These highly detailed action figure model kits are available in a wide variety of characters from DC Comics, Microsoft’s Halo, and TV Tokyo’s mega hit LBX franchise.
  • SpruKits are designed to snap together with no need for glue, paint, or scissors.
  • Each kit contains 70 to 90 pieces that create 5-inch figures.
  • Estimated time for kids to build is 60 to 90 minutes.
  • Three different construction levels for beginners to more experienced builders.
  • Ages: 8+
  • MSRP: $19.99
  • Available now

DohvinciMemoryMasterpieceDohVinci Memory Masterpiece Kit (Hasbro)

  • Kids can design and decorate beautiful ribbon board in 3-D and then display it anywhere they like.
  • DohVinci design kits let kids decorate and personalize their worlds in so many colorful ways. Add dots, zigzag lines, and other fancy details in a snap—just simply aim, squeeze, and design.
  • Includes a 2-piece board with ribbon, a Styler, a design tip, 4 Deco Pop tubes, additional add-on pieces, and an inspiration guide.
  • Ages: 6+
  • MSRP: $12.99
  • Available now

About the author

Deanna Atkins

Deanna Atkins

Deanna Atkins is the editorial assistant at Adventure Publishing Group. She helps the editorial team on leading trade magazines The Toy Book and The Licensing Book, and contributes online at toybook.com, licensingbook.com, and thebigtoybook.com. When she’s not trying to keep up with Toy Insider Mom Laurie Schacht, she can be found reviewing kids’ CDs, DVDs, and books while daydreaming about the upcoming How to Train Your Dragon sequel and reading the dictionary. Follow her on Twitter @Deeeannuh and keep up with her bi-weekly, sometimes funny commentaries on toybook.com.

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