Gift Guides

Play Kitchen

The cutest play kitchen for under $100. I'd cook here...

Cozy Nike Blanket

For your Nike enthusiast who also likes to be warm and cozy (i.e. my 12 year old son).

Construction Plate Set

Charlie loved this a lot when he was a toddler and made meal times far more fun for all.

Whoopee Cushion

Don't buy this for your kid unless you love to laugh a lot. NEVER GETS OLD.

Blinger Hair Gems

It's all the rage (Shark Tank, folks). Hair gems and comes in a lot of colors. Tweens + teens (and me?).

STEM Bristle Blocks

Old school and still so fun. Bristle blocks tickle their creative + engineering brain in one.

Wood Bow & Arrows

If you are like me and don't love weapons, this is so fun (and so harmless).

Cordless Table Lamp

Both my kids said, "Yes, I want that for my room." Which felt like a lot of lamp enthusiasm for kids.

Oh So Kind! (An oh joy! Book)

My friend, Joy’s book is so sweet and I’m so proud of her for using her time and design skills to put such a great series into the world.

Squishmallows

Anything Squishmallow - whatever secret magical formula these companies have created makes the kids go nuts. It's like cat nip for kids. Be careful.

Toybox 3D Printer

They got this 3D printer years ago and it’s been a VERY huge hit - highly recommend it based on our kids (and their friends) frequent use and love of it.

Crosley Record Player

This is the record player we had in our play attic at the Mountain House. The kids loved it and could easily navigate it Comes in a ton of colors!

Flying Orb Ball Toys

This is a dumb toy that both my kids love a lot (you throw it up and it lights up and floats around, etc)

Claw Machine

Listen, its a lot of plastic, but Elliot and her friends LOVE IT. This one comes better rated than ours and has dinosaur, bunny or unicorns.

Yoto Mini

We have the first version of this - people with younger kids RAVE about the stories, the music, the screen free play.

3D Puzzle Maze Cube

My kids can’t walk past this maze box without doing it - they've played with it for 5+ years.

Moe’s Prank Phone

Calling all 9-14 year olds. Charlie and Elliot love this and so do their friends. A real hit with the tween cohort. (It's the Simpsons.)

Honest History Subscription

A magazine subscription! We found that it's an awesome monthly surprise. Our kids used to dive right in and we'd do all the activities together.

Magic Kit

We have bought MANY magic kits over the years–this small one from Justin Wilman (the best magician out there) is really really good, clever, and SOLID.

Razor Crazy Cart

The Razor Go Cart was a HUGE hit in 2023 (Charlie’s big present) and he and his friends still love playing with it.

Kids Nat Geo Subscription

A magazine subscription! We found that it's an awesome monthly surprise. Our kids used to dive right in and we'd do all the activities together.

Tiger Tribe Amazing Artist Kit

Elliot LOVES this art kit – it makes her feel really grown up and like a serious artist.

UGG Ultra Mini Slippers

Marlee's teen sister's fave slippers that her and all her friends have (and yes they wear them to school, even in the rain!)

POSCA Paint Markers

Elliot loves these paint markers (from her favorite crafting influencer, WILD, but they are legit great markers).