Happy Black Friday! Enjoy this guide to saving big on Black Friday and beyond.

The posts I’ve linked to here will help you discover when and where to shop for the best deals as well as which toys are worth your hard-earned cash.

Start with a few basic tips:

• Early Shopper’s Guide to Holiday Savings: Tips to Help You Save Big
• How to Pick Toys with Staying Power [and Avoid the Duds]
• This Year’s Top Toys: Are They Any Good?

Find out what to expect on BF:

• Black Friday Ad Prices for Top Toys
• Baby Gear Deals for Black Friday: Jumperoo, Nautilus and More
• Kids Clothes Deals on Black Friday and Cyber Monday
• How Amazon Does Black Friday [2011]

These posts should help you determine if you’ve found a good deal:

• “Buy it Now’ Prices for 50 Top Toys [Part 1]
• “Buy it Now” Prices for 50 Top Toys [Part 2]

And these posts should help if you just don’t know what to shop for.

You can find the best toys by age:

• Toys That Get Played With 2011: 5 to 6 Years
• Toys That Get Played with 2011: 4 to 5 years
• Toys That Get Played with 2011: 3 to 4 year
• Toys That Get Played With 2011: 25 to 36 Months
• Toys That Get Played With 2011: 13 to 24 months
• Toys that Get Played With 2011: 6 to 12 months

Or let your conscience be your guide:

• Top 10 Green Toys for Babies and Toddlers
• Top 10 Green Toys for Preschoolers ["Buy" Prices, Too]
• Etsy Faves and Craves: Toys for Gifting
• Red, White, Blue and For YOU: Top Toys Made in the USA

And these should help if you’re overwhelmed by the choices out there:

• Train Sets: 6 Top Picks
• 6 Play Kitchens for Small Homes

Whether you head out, or stay in on Black Friday, have fun! And remember, you can count on Baby Cheapskate to keep you informed about the best holiday shopping deals throughout the season!

Looking for deals on kid and baby clothes for Black Friday? Here are some highlights from what we know already:

All of the Black Friday deals below are in-store deals, though we may see some show up online as well. Check sites like BFads.net to see scans of the entire Black Friday ad.

Old Navy:

• $5 Basic Tops for kids & baby
• $10 kids and babies’ jeans
• $4 fleece gloves and hats
• $20 Frost-free jackets and $15 Frost free vests
• $5 performance fleece tops
• $9 performance fleece hoodies for kids and more.

Kohl’s:

• Carter’s 2-piece fleece sleepwear will be $16.99
• Carter’s 2-piece sets for newborns will be $10.99.
• Carter’s blanket sleepers will be $8.49 to $10.99,
• Character tees and sets for kids will be 60% off,
• Dress clothes for kids, toddlers and babies will be 50% off,
• Fashion Tops and Bottoms for kids and toddlers will be 60% off, and more.

Babies r Us:

• 2 pc sets will be 50% off on Friday and Saturday.
• Carter’s Sleepwear will be 50% off on Friday and Saturday.
• BRU brand sleepwear will be 60% offon Friday and Saturday.
• Koala Kids Denim Jeans will be $6 Friday 5 am to 1 pm

Gymboree.com and Crazy8.com:

• On NOW: Take 30% off with no coupon code needed through Friday at 3 pm online and until noon in-store. Then 25% off.

The Children’s Place:

• On NOW: 30% off everything with code TURKEY plus free shipping on all orders.

 

Other possible Black Friday deals (based on last year’s sales):

(These are ads we haven’t seen yet)

• Last year on Black Friday Gap reduced prices on everything in their stores by 50% until 10 am.

Know of any other great deals on kids clothes or shoes? Let us know in the comments!

See more Black Friday deals and info.

Now’s about the time when the whole Black Friday thing starts to seem overwhelming. Most of the ads are out. That’s a LOT of sale info to try to process. Sometimes you just want somebody to tell you where to find the best deals on the stuff you’re looking for.

In an effort to make it easier I looked at in-store BF ads for Kmart, Target, Walmart and Toys R Us for toys from BC’s Toys That Get Played With Lists and other toys readers are buzzing about.

After each toy you’ll see the price and where it’s being offered. Again, the prices here are for in-store deals. Some prices may be the same online, but you can’t assume that they will be. A few more tips:

• If you see something interesting, browse the ad (Google the store and “Black Friday Ad”) to find out exactly when it’s on sale. Some items in the BF ads are only available at the price for a limited time. They may be doorbusters or Saturday prices, for example.
• You can also check prices on this list against pre-Black Friday sale prices and discounts to see if you should wait or buy.
• Amazon doesn’t spill the beans about their Black Friday deals early, so they’re not on this list. There are sure to be some good deals, though. In case you missed it, find out what Amazon does for Black Friday here.

Educational Toys:

• LeapFrog Leapster 2: $24.99 (Toys R Us)
• LeapFrog Tag: $20 (Walmart)
• LeapFrog Tag books: $8 (Walmart)
• Assorted Leapfrog toys (incl. Text & Learn, Scribble & Write): $15 (Kmart)
• Vtech Tote n Go LapTop: $10 (Walmart)
• Vtech Learning Laptop: $14.99 (Toys R Us)

Kitchens & Playhouses

• My First Kenmore Wooden Kitchen: $99.99 (Kmart)
• Step2 Lifestyle Kitchen: $50 (Walmart)
• Disney Princess Royal Talking Princess Kitchen (Colors vary): $39.99 (Toys R Us)
• Step2 Neat & Tidy Cottage: $99.99 (Toys R Us)

Action Figures & Play Sets:

• HexBug Nano Habitat Set: $11.99 (Toys R Us)
• Transformers 2 Deluxe Figures – Entire Stock: Buy one get 2 free (Toys R Us)
• Playmobil Skull and Bones Pirate Ship: $17.49 (Toys R Us)
• Squinkies Cupcake Surprise Play Set: $10 (Walmart)

Fisher-Price Toys (Imaginext, Little People, Laugh & Learn, etc.)

• FP Laugh & Learn Toys: BOGO Free (Kmart)
• FP Laugh & Learn Kitchen: $39.99 (Kmart)
• FP Laugh & Learn Table: $26.99 (Target)
• FP Laugh & Learn Baby Grand Piano: $25 (Walmart)
• FP Little People Toys: BOGO 50% off (Kmart)
• FP Brilliant Basics Walker-to-Wagon: $12.49 (Toys R Us)
• FP Brilliant Basics: Dunk ‘n Cheer Basketball: $12.49 (Toys R Us)
• FP Go Baby Go! Crawl & Cruise Musical Jungle: $32.49, (Toys R Us)

• FP Imaginext TRex: $29.99 (Target)
• FP Imaginext Dragon World Fortress: $29.99 (Toys R Us)
• FP Imaginext Toys: BOGO 50% off (Kmart)

Ride Ons, Bikes, & Scooters:

• Razor A Scooter: $20 (Target)
• Razor S Scooter: $19.99 (Toys R Us)
• Step2 Push Buggy: $29.99 (Toys R Us)

Dolls & Dollhouses:

• Barbies (Princess or Shopper): $5 (Walmart)
• Fisher-Price Loving Family Grand Dollhouse: $59.99 Toys R Us

Building Toys

• Mega Bloks 80 pc bag: $10 (Target)
• Mega Bloks Lil’ Pony Ranch: $14.99 (Toys R Us)
• Duplo 200-Piece XXL Box: $30 (Walmart)

Arts & Crafts

• Fisher-Price Kid Tough Doodler: $10 (Target)
• Fisher-Price Doodle Pro: $9.99 (Toys R Us)
• Crayola Sit N Play Table: $9.99 (Target & Toys R Us)
• Play-Doh Sets: $6.49 to $8.49 (Toys R Us)

Trains, Cars & Trucks

• Tonka Chuck & Friends Rumblin’ Chuck Interactive Truck: $19.99 (Toys R Us)
• Tonka Truck Variety with Lights & Sounds: $10 (Walmart)
• 45-Piece Wooden Train & Activity Table with Storage Bin: $59 (Walmart)
• Imaginarium Train Set with Table – 45-Piece: $39.99 (Toys R Us)
• Thomas & Friends Wooden Railway Set – Thomas and Percy Starter Set: $17.99 (Toys R Us)

Other

• Disney Princess Musical Keyboard Vanity: $49.99 (Target)
• Paper Jamz Guitar: $10 (Target)
• FurReal Friends Puppy – Cookie My Playful Pup: $29.99 (Toys R Us)
• Vtech Kiddizoom Camera: $19.99 (Toys R Us)

Feel free to suggest deals I should  add to the list!

Related:

• “Buy it Now” Prices for 50 Top Toys [Part 1]
• “Buy it Now” Prices for 50 Top Toys [Part 2]
• See more Black Friday deals and info.