toys

Fidoodle Flip Doll

June 21, 2012
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I’ve flipped for these adorable dolls recently featured on the Marion House Book! They start as a little string-haired doll, then you turn them inside out to become a butterfly with beautiful monarch wings. Created in Toronto by artist and educator Jen Bulthuis, Fidoodle toys are hand-crafted using salvaged maple off-cuts, organic cotton, and industrial [...]

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Lego Angler Attack

April 15, 2011
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I know an adorable (almost) 8-year old who LOVES Lego! Building the sets as they should be is one thing, but rebuilding his own way is even better! His equally adorable 3-year old female cousin (all angelic ringlets) loves scary sea creatures (yep, even scary angler fish). This toy would be perfect for the two [...]

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Stuffed Jackalope

December 29, 2010
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I love coincidences! I had literally just shot off an email to the adorable kids boutique Advice from a Caterpillar asking if I could feature the stuffed jackalope toys they had in the holiday windows when the little critters appeared again, this time on Pinterest. Don’t you just love when that happens? These fuzzy, mythical [...]

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Tegu Building Blocks

December 17, 2010
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On a tiny, car-free lane in Toronto’s Yorkville lies the beautiful boutique Augustina and beside it the recently opened lil kiddie shop Auggie. At both you’ll find great gifts such as these natural, eco-friendly wood blocks. Tegu blocks feature hidden magnetic connections to allow kids to build super cool and towering sculptures. Tegu Magnetic Wooden [...]

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Flower Fairies

December 14, 2010
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My favourite little Tinker Bell just turned two and to celebrate I put together a little gift package of all things fairies for her.  I picked up most of the items (a fairy doll, fairy dust and fairy stickers) at Kol Kid but found the pièce de résistance – a copy of one of Flower [...]

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Melissa & Doug Sandwich Stacking Game

October 19, 2010
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Let them play with their food! Four bread-shaped gloves stick to 14 sandwich filling layers for tons of sarnie fun. Melissa & Doug Sandwich Stacking Game, $29.99 USD. Buy Now Similar gift ideas:Crazy Face MagnetibookFidoodle Flip DollStuffed JackalopeMother’s Day Gift Ideas!Nursery Super Heroes Mobile

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Oompa Green Dollhouse

July 6, 2010
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My friend Patricia told me one of her favourite gifts ever was a dollhouse her mother made for her complete with shag carpeting. While that housing style may have been all the rage back then, many current homes are designed with a much more modern and eco feel. So here’s a doll house for today’s [...]

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Kol Kid

June 8, 2010
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My (well not exactly mine) adorable little Romy turned one the other day and I turned to one of the best kids shops in Toronto – Kol Kid – for a couple cute gifts. This store focuses on timeless, well-made toys, books, clothing and decor for the coolest kids. Spinning Top, $10,95 Buy Now Psst…Happy [...]

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One of A Kind Finds

April 1, 2010
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Find hundreds of unique gifts all under one roof at the Spring One of a Kind Show in Toronto. Everything from animal shaped shortbread to wood and glass vases (above by Benoit Rover of Atelier L’Éclisse) is available at this excellent show. Atelier L’Éclisse Maple Burl and Glass Vases, from $129. Buy Now Similar gift [...]

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Giant Rocketship Playscape

January 11, 2010
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With three levels, more than 8 rooms and a working elevator these wooden play houses offer hours of fun for inquisitive minds. Super cool cubmarine also available. Giant Rocketship Playscape, $149.95 Buy Now Similar gift ideas:Stuffed JackalopeSuperhero KitFidoodle Flip DollJellycat Stuffed AnimalsThemis Mobile

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