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All the middle of Lidl toy bargains landing on shelves within days with prices starting at £1.99

All the middle of Lidl toy bargains landing on shelves within days with prices starting at £1.99

The Sun27-06-2025
LIDL is selling a range of toys that are sure to entertain your youngsters for hours with prices starting at £1.99.
The budget supermarket's middle aisle will be brimming with new toy bargains in just days.
From Sunday, June 29, shoppers will be able to make some great summer savings for keeping your kids entertained.
For just £1.99 you can get your hands on the '5 Minute Dinosaur Stories' book.
Containing six original stories, each is designed to be read in five minutes.
It's perfect for snuggling up for story time and slotting it into busy routines.
Beautifully illustrated and with a dazzling foil cover it will look great on your bookshelf too.
What's more is there are two other books available, the '5 Minute I Love You Stories' and '5 Minute Unicorn Stories'.
Parents can also get of the 'Paw Patrol Pink Adventure Set' for £12.99 per pack.
The cool five-piece ensemble includes binoculars, a torch and a compass.
With batteries included, it also comes with walkie talkies with a range of up to 50 metres outdoors and a runtime of 14 hours.
But don't worry, this set of gadgets also comes in blue too.
If your kids love to get creative, there's also the 'Peppa Pig Mini Colouring Case' for £4.99.
The set includes eight mini coloured pencils, eight markers and four water colour paints.
But it doesn't end there as an eraser, brush, pencil, two paper clips and a colouring case are all included too.
And if they're not a fan of Peppa Pig, Lidl also do colouring sets with a Paw Patrol, Frozen and Stitch theme available.
If your kid is a super Spidey fan, then they will love this stainless steel bottle for those hot days this summer.
With a 500ml capacity, the 'Spidey Stainless Steel Bottle' is available for just £3.99.
As with the colouring sets, there are also Paw Patrol, Peppa Pig and Stitch bottles available.
The 'Stitch Undercover Sticker Set' can also be yours for as little as £2.99.
If they loved the new movie, they'll love this upcoming set with more than 500 fun stickers to choose from.
As always, Lidl have got you covered too with the Frozen, Peppa Pig and Paw Patrol stickers all available from June 29.
And if these toy bargains aren't for you, Lidl will have plenty more for you to choose from.
The supermarket will have a range of soft toys of all their favourite characters starting from £6.99.
They'll also be selling swish scooters with LED wheels for just £19.99 as well as play sets, games, slushy makers and more.
And if you're jetting off this summer, you can also get your hands on a kids suitcase or even a pair of crocs.
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