Aldi vs Lidl wooden toys compared: where your Christmas budget goes furthest

Aldi and Lidl are both launching their wooden toy events on Thursday 8 October 2026, with prices starting at £3.99 at Aldi and just £1.79 at Lidl if you use Lidl Plus.

But the cheapest starting price doesn’t tell the whole story.

We compared some of the closest matches in the two ranges, as well as what shoppers can get for less than £5, £10 and around £35.

Lidl comes out cheaper on several similar toys, including a small play kitchen and toy till. Aldi is cheaper in another close comparison, while some of the larger toys are simply too different for a fair price match.

Aldi says its range contains more than 50 wooden toys and will be available in stores while stocks last. Lidl’s wooden-toy promotion also starts in stores on 8 October, with its Lidl Plus discount running until 14 October.

Toy	Aldi	Lidl	What we found
Cheapest wooden toy	£3.99 vehicle	£1.99 puzzle / £1.79 Lidl Plus	Lidl has the lower starting price, but they are different toys
Wooden vehicles	£3.99 each	£3.99 / £3.59 Lidl Plus for Farm Vehicle Set	Lidl’s three-vehicle set costs 40p less with Plus
Small play kitchen	£29.99	£24.99 / £22.49 Lidl Plus	Lidl up to £7.50 cheaper
Toy till	£12.99	£8.99 / £8.09 Lidl Plus	Lidl up to £4.90 cheaper
Larger pretend shop	£29.99	£24.99 / £22.49 Lidl Plus	Lidl cheaper, but toys have different features
Dressing table	£34.99	£39.99 / £35.99 Lidl Plus	Aldi £1 cheaper than Lidl Plus
Doll house/castle	£34.99	£29.99 / £26.99 Lidl Plus	Too different for a fair winner

There isn’t enough evidence to call one supermarket the cheapest for every wooden toy.

The better deal depends on your budget and what you actually want to buy.

Cheapest wooden toys under £5

If price is the main concern, Lidl has the lowest starting price.

Its wooden First Puzzles cost £1.99 normally or £1.79 with Lidl Plus during the event. They include train, fire engine and animal designs.

Lidl also has several more substantial options below £5.

Its 19-piece Farm First Train Set costs £4.99, reduced to £4.49 with Lidl Plus. It includes wooden track, a tractor and trailer, animals, a tree and other farm pieces.

At Aldi, the cheapest wooden toys are its Little Town Small Vehicles at £3.99 each, with choices including a fire engine, ambulance, tractor, plane and ice cream truck.

So if you simply want the lowest-priced wooden present, Lidl starts cheaper.

That doesn’t automatically make it better value because the toys are different.

Which has the cheaper wooden vehicles?

There is a closer comparison for children who like vehicles.

Aldi’s individual Small Vehicles cost £3.99 each.

Lidl’s Farm Vehicle Set also has a regular price of £3.99, but falls to £3.59 with Lidl Plus. The Lidl set contains a tractor, combine harvester and hay trailer.

The designs aren’t directly comparable, but Lidl gives you three farm vehicles for 40p less than one Aldi vehicle if you use Lidl Plus.

That makes it one of the strongest lower-cost options we found.

Best wooden toys under £10

Both supermarkets have much more choice once you have £10 to spend.

At Lidl, the 10% Lidl Plus saving brings a number of toys comfortably below this level.

Its wooden Maths Toy costs £6.99, or £6.29 with Lidl Plus, while its 27-piece Shop Till drops from £8.99 to £8.09.

Several wooden food sets are £4.99, or £4.49 with Lidl Plus, including fruit, vegetables, pizza and ice cream sets.

Aldi has products including its Wooden Musician Set for £8.99 and Play Cubes or Activity Board for £9.99, alongside other role-play and learning toys in this part of the range.

For shoppers spending below £10, Lidl’s extra 10% discount makes several of its toys particularly competitive.

Which supermarket has the cheaper play kitchen?

This is one of the fairest larger comparisons we found.

Aldi’s Little Town Wooden Modern Kitchen costs £29.99 and measures around 60cm wide, 32.6cm deep and 79cm high. It has an oven, sink and other pretend kitchen features.

Lidl’s seven-piece Play Kitchenette is similar in size at around 54.5cm wide, 28cm deep and 78cm high.

It costs £24.99, falling to £22.49 with Lidl Plus. It includes an oven, sink, cupboard, utensils and pot.

That makes Lidl’s Kitchenette £7.50 cheaper with Lidl Plus.

They don’t have exactly the same features, so it isn’t a perfect like-for-like comparison. However, they are close enough in size and purpose for the price difference to be useful.

Lidl also has a much larger Play Kitchen for £49.99, reduced to £44.99 with Lidl Plus.

We haven’t compared that directly with Aldi’s £29.99 kitchen because the Lidl version has far more features, including a fridge, microwave, dishwasher, lights and sounds.

Which has the cheaper toy till?

Lidl also comes out cheaper in one of the closest role-play comparisons.

Aldi’s Wooden Till costs £12.99. The Aldi product listing gives shoppers a choice between a Wooden Till and a separate Wooden Shopping Basket.

Lidl’s 27-piece Shop Till costs £8.99, reduced to £8.09 with Lidl Plus.

It has a scanner, card reader, play money and other shopping accessories.

That puts Lidl £4.90 cheaper with Lidl Plus.

Which supermarket has the cheaper pretend shop?

Aldi’s Wooden Aldi Supermarket costs £29.99 and includes a rotating conveyor belt, scanner, till, play cash and card-payment features.

Lidl’s 35-piece Play Shop costs £24.99, falling to £22.49 with Lidl Plus. It includes a shop counter, till, scales, shopping bag and pretend groceries.

That makes the Lidl option £7.50 cheaper with Lidl Plus.

However, the two play shops have different sizes and features, so we wouldn’t call this a straight Lidl win.

If you’re choosing between them, compare what comes with each one as well as the price.

What about doll houses?

Aldi’s Wooden Doll’s House costs £34.99.

Lidl has a Disney Princess Castle for £29.99, reduced to £26.99 with Lidl Plus. It has three play levels, three wooden figures and furniture.

On price alone Lidl is £8 cheaper with Lidl Plus.

However, we don’t think that is a fair enough comparison to declare Lidl the winner for doll houses.

One is a traditional wooden doll’s house and the other is a branded Disney Princess castle with different dimensions and contents.

Where does Aldi look cheaper?

Lidl isn’t cheaper in every comparison.

Aldi’s Wooden Vanity Table costs £34.99.

Lidl’s Dressing Table and Stool costs £39.99, falling to £35.99 with Lidl Plus. The Lidl set includes a stool and wooden beauty accessories.

That leaves Aldi £1 cheaper, even after Lidl’s 10% discount.

Again, they aren’t identical products, so shoppers should look at what is included as well as the £1 difference.

How much can Lidl Plus save?

Lidl Plus members can get 10% off participating wooden toys from 8 to 14 October 2026.

Lidl says the offer can be used multiple times unless stated otherwise, and the discount applies to each promotional item bought. Products remain subject to availability.

The biggest cash saving among the products we checked is £5 on Lidl’s £49.99 large Play Kitchen, bringing it down to £44.99.

If you’re shopping at Lidl, make sure you can access Lidl Plus before paying if you want the discounted price.

It is still worth comparing the final price rather than the size of the advertised discount. 

A loyalty offer can be a genuine saving without automatically making that product cheaper than an alternative elsewhere, something we’ve looked at previously in our guide to Aldi loyalty prices.

Does Aldi have a buying limit?

Aldi says a maximum purchase limit of two per product per person applies to certain lines in its wooden toy event.

It has not publicly said which individual wooden toys are affected.

Aldi’s press team told Skint Dad it is checking which products the restriction applies to and will come back with clarification.

Until Aldi clarifies this, shoppers shouldn’t assume the two-item limit applies to every wooden toy in the range.

Where can you buy the Aldi and Lidl wooden toys?

Both events are being promoted as in-store launches from Thursday 8 October.

Aldi’s products are Specialbuys and are available while stocks last. Aldi also warns that its online stock checker is only an estimate.

Lidl says its promotion is subject to availability. Some individual Lidl product pages also say products are available only in certain regions.

That means the exact range can vary by store.

If there is one particular larger toy you want, it is worth checking your local store information before making a special journey.

So, is Aldi or Lidl cheaper?

There isn’t one simple winner.

Below £5, Lidl has the lowest starting price, particularly with Lidl Plus.

Below £10, Lidl’s extra discount also makes several of its toys strong choices.

For the similar-sized play kitchens, Lidl is £7.50 cheaper with Lidl Plus.

For the toy tills we compared, Lidl is £4.90 cheaper with Lidl Plus.

Aldi does come out cheaper in the dressing-table comparison, at £34.99 compared with £35.99 at Lidl with Lidl Plus.

And for products such as doll houses and larger role-play toys, the ranges are different enough that choosing a winner simply by price would be misleading.

If you’re comparing supermarket toy offers more widely, Morrisons is also running a Christmas toy event with discounts of up to 50%.

Set your Christmas toy budget first, decide what sort of toy you’re looking for and then compare the closest match.

A lower price isn’t much of a saving if you end up buying something you didn’t plan to buy.

Prices, offers and availability checked on 7 October 2026.