Psychobaby holiday gift guide - toy and gift ideas for Chicago kids - Chicago Children's Toys

The Psychobaby holiday gift guide for 2010 provides Chicago families with a great selection of toy and gift ideas for babies, kids, and tweens.

To help local families shopping for Hanukkah, Christmas, or other special holiday occasions, the Chicago Children's Toys Examiner has invited some of the best local independent toy stores from around Chicagoland to put together collections of some of the best toys, games, and other gifts that they sell that would make great kids' presents. Each item on every list is available for purchase at that store.

Read below to discover which products Psychobaby in the Bucktown neighborhood of Chicago recommends for the holiday 2010 season.

Psychobaby Holiday Gift Guide

Psychobaby is a cool, crazy kids store full of funky and creative toys and unique clothing items for babies and kids. Their top toy and gift picks for boys and girls offer a small taste of the great selection of quality specialty toys, playful clothing items (many exclusively available at Psychobaby), and customizable products available in their brick and mortar store.

Toy gift guide ideas for boys and girls

Be Blocks Kits for kids ages 3 and up - This awesome wooden block kit made by a local Chicago designer both encourages creative self-expression and can be used for constructive play. Each smooth bamboo block (made of 100% natural materials) can be colored and decorated by boys and girls with the included non-toxic Be Block markers. Then finished blocks can be used to build anything kids can imagine.
Light Up Mic by Early Learning Center (ELC) for boys and girls ages 3 and up - This electronic microphone plays four different rhythms that boys and girls can sing along to, allows children to change their voice to sound like a cartoon or a robot, lets kids record and play back their voices, and comes with a button that can be pressed to play a round of applause. Available in red or pink.
Melissa and Doug Stacking Train for kids ages 2 and up - A classic wooden toy, this simple train has interlocking pieces that can be stacked to build the engine and cars and then pushed around during imaginative play.
Automoblox Mini Hot Rods 3 Pack for kids ages 3 and up - All Automoblox are toy vehicles that children can build from interchangeable wood and plastic parts and then race around. This set features cars styled to look like cool retro cars. The store carries several other styles.
Melissa and Doug Bake and Serve Brownies for kids ages 3 and up - One of the new wooden play food sets released by Melissa and Doug this year, this fun set of toy food helps children pretend to bake, decorate, and serve fancy brownies.
Jellycat Large Truffle Dog plush doll for kids of all ages - Jellycat makes some of the finest and most cuddly plush animal dolls around, and this large stuffed dog can be hugged or folded flat into a small mat. Online, families can shop for the regular-sized Jellycat Truffle Dog.
Guidecraft Princess Deluxe Rocking Chair for kids ages 3 and up - This lovely, striking, handpainted wooden rocking chair is designed to look like a throne for a princess, with a pink crown on its back and a purple velvet seat cushion.

Clothing gift guide ideas for boys and girls

Psychobaby holiday tummy tee designs for kids ages 2 to 6 - Available in a Christmas Tummy and a Hanukkah Tummy style, each tee features a ribcage and tummy full of cute pictures of items that fit the theme, like Christmas cookies and candy or a dreidel and a Star of David.
GUND Snowman Jacket for babies ages 3 months to 12 months - Perfect for a holiday photo session, appropriate for both boys and girls to wear, and season yet not Christmas or Hanukkah-specific, this cute jacket looks simply like a stylish jacket when viewed from the front but has a playful Santa face and top hat on display on the back of the hood. GUND also makes an adorable Santa Jacket.
Psychobaby Rose Necklace tee for kids ages 2 to 6 - Another exclusive Psychobaby style, this ruffled hot pink tee shirt is printed with a trendy black necklace and rose, making the shirt a festive piece of holiday clothing that is a fun and comfortable alternative to a fussy dress. The store notes that this shirt would look great paired with a little black skirt.
Psychobaby Custom Rockstar Hoodie for kids ages 3 months to 8 years - Another exclusive Psychobaby design, this cool hoodie for rockin' boys and girls sports a star on the back, can be customized with up to 10 letters, and is available in black or pink.

For more gift ideas for Chicago kids, check out the detailed Psychobaby Holiday Gift Guide on their website that offers present ideas grouped into categories like holiday goodies, gifts by price, gifts by theme, and stocking stuffer ideas.

Remember that local Chicago shoppers can order items off of their website and choose to have them shipped to the brick and mortar store for pickup, and that customers located within the Psychobaby local delivery area (bordered by Belmont Avenue, Lakeshore Drive, Congress Parkway, and Western Avenue) can have orders placed between 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. delivered to them that same day by messenger service for a $15 charge.

Visit Psychobaby at 1630 N. Damen Ave.

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Check out our 2010 Guide to Christmas in Chicago for more gift ideas, toy reviews, and information about places to shop for toys.