Hellobee Boards

$15. I like to gift games, so right now it's uno attack. $15 on amazon.

Also Zingo for the younger kids.

Yea I would be fine doing $15 or even a gift worth $15-$20 but found on sale/clearance for $10-15?

@oskarsmommy: We have a lot of birthday parties to attend these days, so last year, I started keeping a shelf in my closet reserved for gifts and when something cool is on sale, I buy multiples. I also have no shame and if one of my LOs receives really similar gifts (like two similar play sets or two similar games), I just keep one in the packaging and regift later at another birthday party in a different friend group. I only need so many vocabulary building board games, you know? But if it's a regift, I couple it with something else small, like new playdough or new sidewalk chalk.

I also buy packs of birthday cards and gift bags/paper when they are on sale (Michael's has sales or coupons all the time and I stock up). I keep it all on the same shelf in the closet. I use to find myself spending $20-30 on a gift, and then another $7-10 on a card and wrapping stuff. now I probably spend $20 total, including the wrapping.

$10-$15, but I really try to buy things on clearance and hide them in a closet. Like, right now Kohl's has a 30% coupon code for cardholders and a free shipping code, and I wait for those types of sales and look at the toys that are already on clearance/sale and snap them up for a much cheaper deal. I also keep a mental list of small toys my boys have LOVED and if I'm in a pinch, I know to grab those toys over and over again at Target, knowing they wont go over $15 dollars.

Cards - Dollar Tree, always.

I had been spending $30 and apparently that was the high end.

I buy a bunch of books at the beginning of the year and gift them for kids we don't see much or know well. I spend about $10. For close friends/family sometimes up to $50.

For a classmate I would do $10. The dollar section of Target is my go to cheap present destination. Seriously, $10 worth of junk is always a hit for kids

All of my son's friends were born within 3 months of each other so we're going to at least one party a weekend for a long stretch. I've been buying a $10 gift for those that my son isn't close with and maybe $15-$20 for those that we are. Right now for 5 yo, I've been buying science kits, these make your own pillow things, and legos. I tend to buy in bulk and pull when I need it.

Up to 20 for a classmate, more for a close friend. We also stock up on toys when we see them on sale. My husband bought 6-7 boxes of discounted Legos earlier this year and we have been gifting them at birthday parties.