2019 Best Black Friday Deals and Cyber Monday Guide for Parents

Are you ready for Black Friday deals and Cyber Monday deals? We have top toys for 2019, Instapot deals, best tablets for kids and so much more for Amazon, Target, Walmart shopping and more! Black Friday shopping tips—it’s the ultimate Black Friday list for homeschoolers and parents!

Before you get caught up in the Black Friday chaos, I want you to prepare.

Like, RIGHT NOW.

Promise?

(You’re here, so I’m assuming that’s what you’re doing . . .)

OK.

Before we get into all the Black Friday sales questions and info, let’s get right to it and give you our 2019 Black Friday / Best Cyber Monday deal picks for kids.

Ultimate Black Friday Tips: When To Buy What

OK, we’re going to let you in on a little secret: Did you know that the best deals now often happen before Black Friday?

Stores are trying to “one up” their competitors and get a larger piece of that revenue pie, so they are starting earlier and earlier.

This means you can probably start your holiday shopping now and still get big discounts!

Did you know that Thanksgiving through Cyber Monday accounts for 20% of all sales for the year?

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Early Black Friday Sales and Deals

These are the best dates to buy certain products for holiday shopping to get the best discounts:

• Buy electronics in early November. 
• Shop Christmas decor on November 22nd where products can be up to 25% off!
• Look for the best toy deals the day before Thanksgiving.
• Black Friday discounts and sales will start to slow the following Friday (after Cyber Monday).
• Amazon often has different daily deals the entire week prior to Black Friday, so keep your eye out.
• Green Monday, or the second Monday in December, also offers discounted shopping.
• The average store discount the week of Thanksgiving is 20% off. 
• Thanksgiving, Black Friday, and Saturday, the in-store deals often increase to an average of 37% off.
• Online sales are better on Thanksgiving Day than on Black Friday. (WHA?!?) The average discount was 24% off.
• Thanksgiving Day is the best day to shop online for sporting goods, video games, electronics, smart phones and accessories, and clothing / fashion.
• Shop Black Friday for deals on TVs and tablets.
• Cyber Monday is a great time to get deals on travel / vacation packages.

Resources: Balance.com, National Retail Foundation, Wall Street Journal, DigitalTrends.com

OK, onto the really good stuff!

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SNEAK PEEK: PREDICTIONS FOR HOT TOYS

BEST BLACK FRIDAY DEALS AND BEST OF CYBER MONDAY DEALS

We’re seeing some early 2019 HOT TOYS (and other products) released NOW, so start your planning!

Although we don’t know the exact sales or savings yet, it’s a safe guess that you’ll see great discounts on these new and popular toys.

FAIR WARNING: Hot Toys often sell out if they go viral and become the “Gotta have that!” toy for your kid. If you see something that is a MUST HAVE, you may want to consider purchasing it now so you don’t have worry about it being in stock during the holidays. I saw limited-time coupons on Amazon for some of these toys starting RIGHT NOW, so be sure to click on the coupon box when shopping to get the savings.

Here are the toys and hot products for this year you’ll want to keep an eye on (and they’re in no particular order):

1. Pinkfong Baby Shark Song Puppet with Tempo Control

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The Pinkfong Baby Shark Puppet has been released by some stores on their “Top Toy List.”

(If you’re wondering, yes it’s that Baby Shark. Doo doo doo doo.)

When you move the mouth of the soft, plush puppet, it sings the Baby Shark song. 

The song can go slower or faster based on how your move the puppet’s mouth.

There’s a Baby Shark puppet, Daddy Shark, and also a Mommy Shark.

2. Kindi Kids Snack Time Friends: Jessicake

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The Kindi Kids Snack Time Friends Jessicake is part of the Kindi Kids world. 

(Watch their adventures on YouTube!)

Jessicake comes with Magic Cupcake and Sprinkles that Jessicake “eats.”

SEE ALSO: Kindi Kids Marsha Mello

3. RYAN’S WORLD Giant Mystery Egg (Series 3)

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The Giant Mystery Egg series is based on Ryan Toys Review, “the most popular kids YouTube channel on the planet.”

(Ask your kids. They’ll probably know.)

Each egg is unique—no two eggs are the same!—and include items like:

• Ultra-rare figures
• Build-a-Ryan Figures
• Special putty
• Limited edition squishy
• Stickers
• Tattoos
•  & MORE

4. Wildluvs Juno My Baby Elephant with Interactive Moving Trunk 

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Wildluvs Juno My Baby Elephant is so cute!

It has an interactive moving trunk and over 150 sounds and movements.

She has a personality that grows and changes the more she is played with.

The elephant also comes with a peanut and toy mouse so you can teach her different games, dances, and more.

5. FurReal Cubby, The Curious Bear Interactive Plush Toy

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FurReal Cubby, The Curious Bear Interactive Plush Toy is another interactive toy that has “lifelike and interactive expressions” and is a HOT TOY PREDICTION for this year.

It has 100+ sound and motion combinations and comes with a treat, bottle, and comb for more interactive play.

6. Treasure X King’s Gold Treasure Tomb

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Treasure X King’s Gold Treasure Tomb is a playset where you “go on the Quest and solve the puzzles to conquer the treasure tomb and unlock the real gold dipped treasure from the vault.”

Kids get to smash glass, and dig, and solve secrets, and avoid traps.

They guarantee a “real gold dipped treasure in every treasure tomb Playset.”

(How awesome is that?!)

I’m going to quote this because it’s SO COOL:

Before kids can unlock the vault and find the treasures they must first solve a series of cause and effect puzzles. With traps and critters to avoid and keys to find, including the treasure sword which opens the King’s Tomb, it’s a unique experience not to be missed

After, they still have an amazing playset for imaginary play!

7. Avengers Articulated Electronic Fist

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The Avengers Marvel Legends Series Endgame Power Gauntlet Articulated Electronic Fist is from the Avengers movie. 

This movable “fist” is a fun imaginary roleplay item that kids can wear.

There are lights and pulsating movements and sounds and more!

ALSO KEEP AN EYE ON THESE ADDITIONAL HOT BLACK FRIDAY TOY DEALS:

• L.O.L. Surprise! O.M.G. Swag Fashion Doll
• Monster Jam, Official MEGA Grave Digger All-Terrain Remote Control Monster Truck
• Learning Resources Coding Critters
• Skyrocket Blume Doll – Add Water & See Who Grows
• Barbie Dreamtopia Brush ‘n Sparkle Unicorn
• Little Genius Starter Kit
• Treasure X Aliens Dissection Kit with Slime
• Candylocks
• Prank the Plumber! Plumber Pants Game
• Linkimals Smooth Moves Sloth
• Hatchimals Pixies

 
OK. 

Now that we’ve taken care of our BEST OF picks for Black Friday toy sales, let’s get into more about Black Friday versus Cyber Monday, answering some general shopping questions, and give you more Black Friday Deals / Cyber Monday Sales to watch.

Sound good?

What’s Black Friday?

When is Black Friday 2019?

Black Friday Day: Um, on a Friday (but I’m guessing you already know that)

2019 Black Friday Date: November 29, 2019 (the Friday after the Thursday of Thanksgiving)

What Are Black Friday Hours?

You will see some stores with Black Friday hours as early as 4 p.m. on Thanksgiving Day.

(Some are open all day on Thanksgiving.)

However, other stores wait until midnight to open or around 4-6 a.m. on Black Friday.

Check your local stores to see their hours because they vary widely.

Black Friday Amazon

HEAD’S UP: Amazon often starts their Black Friday deals early (and some deep discounts on their Amazon Deal of the Day).

Last year, Amazon started Black Friday sale on November 17th!

So, be sure to keep an eye on this post.

We’ll update it as soon as we hear the Amazon Black Friday sales date (and other early Black Friday ads info).

Since we’re talking about Amazon on Black Friday, this is a great place to talk about Prime Membership.

Is Amazon Prime Membership worth it for holiday shopping?

We’ve been Amazon Prime Members for a few years now and find it well worth it for our family. 

During the holidays, it is especially helpful because with Prime the shipping is FREE and FAST. 

(So it’s great for last minute ordering, too.)

During special times (like Prime Day, holidays, etc.), Prime Members often get additional discounts on some items, which is really helpful for times like Christmas when you’re spending a little more than usual.

Benefits of Becoming an Amazon Prime Member:

• Free 2-day shipping
• Free same day shipping
• Prime member exclusive discounts
• Free unlimited streaming of movies and TV episodes
• Free unlimited, ad-free access to hundreds of Prime Playlists and more than two million songs
• Discounted prime channels like HBO, SHOWTIME and STARZ without a subscription/cable commitment
• Discounts from Whole Foods Market
• Prime Wardrobe try before you buy on eligible clothing
• Prime Reading to borrow books, magazines, and more from the Prime Reading catalog and read them on your Fire tablet, Kindle e-reader, or the Kindle reading apps for iOS and Android
• Early access for members in the U.S. to download a new book for free every month from the Amazon First Reads picks & MORE!

Black friday sale discounts vary between stores. 

The average discount is around 25%, but may be (a lot) more or less depending on the store and the product.