2020 Shop-Local Gift Guide: Kids!

The neighborhood has the best shopping in town for the little ones: threads from France, toys from Denmark, scooters from Switzerland and some only-in-New-York items (think Beastie Boys).

BALOON SALLOON
133 W. Broadway at Duane
Stock up for the lockdown! (and yes, maybe these are more for big kids…)
••• Trump TP because S@#% happens and we are all wiped out from the last four years. $10
••• Teach your kids the value of a dollar with this money origami. $9
••• Puzzles for the nostalgic, including foods of the ’50s (yipes). You’ll love them to pieces. $25 each.

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BABESTA
56 Warren | West Broadway and Church
••• No Sleep Till Brooklyn: Every good Tribeca babe needs a Beastie Boys onesie: $44.
••• And to match, the hip hop alphabet board book, O is for Old School: $16
••• Your little Frenchette can pretend to create the next Tribeca hot spot with the Birds Nest Cafe: $120

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BOOMERANG TOYS
119 W. Broadway | Duane & Thomas
••• Never too young to rock: tiny animal themed Bluetooth speakers, $28 (get two for stereo)
••• Mario and Luigi, mano a mano: racing set, $130, for the young and middle aged
••• Baby’s first wheels: Mini Micro scooter with a unicorn head so it’s more of a steed, $95


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KOH’S KIDS
311 Greenwich | Reade and Chambers
••• Sometimes it’s all about the accessories. Glitter handbag, $49
••• Heads will turn at the playground when your fashionista shows up in this Stella McCartney faux fur coat: $275
••• And for all the Jeff Koons fans, start saving for your pandemic-free days with this piggy bank: $45

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EVERAFTER
349 Greenwich | Harrison and Jay
••• Your tween can still scroll with these fluffy furry fingerless gloves: $60
••• The retro parka every girl wants this season and that your mom still has in the attic: $390


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MY LITTLE SUNSHINE
145 Hudson at Hubert
••• We tried it ourselves and of course it fit: Feminist headband, $52.50
••• To get them off the screens for 15 minutes: rubber band-powered Boeing P-26, $17
••• The complete Oeuf ensemble for your little lamb: $69.50 for the hat; $58 for the scarf, $59 for the mittens

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JACADI
106 Reade | W. Broadway and Church
••• For fox sake: a sweater that the kid might not hate: $79
••• The smell of success: turns out the French gift every baby perfume at birth: $59
••• When your kid has better kicks than you: Carmen bootie, $139

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LIVLY
108 Reade | W. Broadway and Church
••• Wine & Cheese: A bottle for the parents and this Maileg rat that comes in its own cheese box, $49. Everyone is happy!
••• Then encase the baby’s head in faux fur: $42
••• And to honor your great-grandparents’ LES roots, a pushcart with an assortment of produce: $190 for the stand, $22 for each box of food

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MORE GIFT GUIDES:
For the Home I
For the Home II
For Kids!
For Kids II
Baubles!
Threads!
Threads II

 

1 Comment

  1. Thanks Pam for the shoutout! Lots of great things from all of our local boutiques! Tis the season to shop local! All of us really appreciate it!

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