Handmade Holiday Gift Guide

Handmade presents always seem a little more special. So what if yours weren’t the hands involved? Less time knitting, whittling, and gluing, means more time baking, caroling, and decorating.

Hooray for cottage industries!

| Posted: 19 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

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• Octopus Finger Puppet

  

  You may have trouble getting him off your finger.

  $5 at Cheryl A Smith | Buy

  

  | Posted 19 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Funky Munchkins Hat

  

  The elves grow up so fast.

  $34 at Mad About Color | Buy

  

  | Posted 18 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Little Girl Cottage

  

  Every little girl should have her own house before she’s old enough to start asking for her own apartment.

  $40 at Too Cute | Buy

  

  | Posted 18 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• There’s a Monster In My Pocket

  

  Much more sophisticated than a piggy bank.

  $10 at Giggling Goldfish | Buy

  

  | Posted 18 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Train Crayon set

  

  You’ll want to make sure there’s paper under him when he tries to drive these on the hardwood floors.

  $7 at My Kangaroo | Buy

  

  | Posted 18 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Musical Felted Rattle

  

  Because the jingle bells alone are a choking hazard.

  $14 at Tactile Baby | Buy

  

  | Posted 18 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Lumpy The Coal Plushie

  

  Done. Now who makes felted switches?

  $8 at Magic Yam | Buy

  

  | Posted 17 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Bernard the Hoodie

  

  At last, a sweatshirt beloved enough to keep him from leaving it on the playground.

  $36 at Nissalisa | Buy

  

  | Posted 17 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• 12 Month Play Dough Subscription

  

  When the all the old dough is dried up in the fibers of your carpet, a new package arrives! Convenient.

  $27 at Do Si Dough | Buy

  

  | Posted 17 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Mini Button Book

  

  A tiny blank notebook shaped like a button.

  $2 at My Kangaroo | Buy

  

  | Posted 17 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Santa’s Li’l Helper

  

  Best job ever? Ballerina Santa Claus.

  $22 at Baby Makes Three | Buy

  

  | Posted 15 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Felt Stuffed Letters

  

  More entertaining than flash cards. For you, at least.

  $24 at MiChiMa | Buy

  

  | Posted 14 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Deluxe Make Your Own Shadow Puppet Set

  

  You know what this means. Shadow puppet plays every night for two weeks.

  $35 at Orange Moon Toys | Buy

  

  | Posted 14 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Flying Dragon Wooden Mobile

  

  A must if your kid is named Jack.

  $29 at Flying Zoo | Buy

  

  | Posted 14 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Secret Decoder

  

  Now you can send your kid secret messages. Though, “Clean up your room, sweetie” might be kind of anti-climactic.

  $8 at Wood Toy Shop | Buy

  

  | Posted 14 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Rubber Band Powered Race Boat

  

  Fill up the bathtub and grab a magazine.

  $14 at Wood Toy Shop | Buy

  

  | Posted 14 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Raoul

  

  Just right peaking out from the top of a stocking.

  $25 at Bixie | Buy

  

  | Posted 13 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Tic Tac Toe Magnetic Travel Game

  

  They know you’re letting them win.

  $13 at Button Boutique | Buy

  

  | Posted 13 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• ABC Learning Blocks

  

  So far, Sesame Street has been doing all the heavy lifting on the alphabet front. Your turn!

  $35 at Three Lady Bugz | Buy

  

  | Posted 13 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers

• Felted Wool Ball Hedgehog

  

  When the kids get tired of using theirs as a ball, you can use it as a pin cushion.

  $10 at Beneath the Rowan Tree | Buy

  

  | Posted 13 Nov, 2008 by Melissa Summers