A Pint-Sized Gift Guide

Buying gifts for the children in your life is the absolute best. I tend to steer away from plastic and commercial and gravitate towards classic and handmade. An extra dash of whimsy is always a plus, too! I would happily purchase any of these items for my classroom or my future kid's playroom.

Nerdy Bug Print; Dancing Bears Waltz; Wooden Elephant; Classic Cars; Tea & Crumpets Apron; Honeycomb Puzzle; Rainbow Stacker; Marquant Classic Ride-On Taxi

One Day...

  ...My children will have a room just like this: a beautifully designed personal library to house their massive picture book collection. Magical, yes?

This one belongs to the young sons of design-maven, Kelly Wearstler. You can read an interview detailing how she created the snazzy space right here.

Child's Own Studio

How cool is this? Submit a child's drawing and see it transformed into a custom stuffed toy! I cannot get over how great a gift this would make for the special little one in your life. Visit Child's Own Studio to learn more.

A Place to Go

 Roald Dahl's writing hut. I need this in my backyard. I'm convinced I'd get so much more accomplished.  It had me at "yellow door."

A Summer Afternoon

Simple equals beautiful. Visit A Summer Afternoon for more handcrafted and eco-friendly wooden toys. The Ferris Wheel is my absolute favorite.

My Secret Habit

Can we talk babies for a minute? Does anyone else feel sorely tempted to buy pint-sized presents for their not-yet-conceived offspring? We're not planning on having a baby for at least a couple of years but that doesn't stop me from doing some serious window shopping. I already have a huge storage closet full of kid stuff (hello, I teach nursery school!), yet something tells me I couldn't explain a newborn romper in quite the same way...

(handmade infant romper; gold trumpette baby moccasins)

Keep This In Mind

Back to school next week. I'll keep the above words in mind as the year kicks off. Poster available here for $17. There are several others in the collection, too: Wouldn't they serve as nice "life" reminders framed in the family foyer or a classroom?