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Renée Carver is a stay-at-home mother of two and a freelance writer specializing in educational products and parenting issues. Using her degree in education to raise children who are active, thinking individuals, she is on the hunt for toys that are safe, fun, enriching and eco-friendly. Carver is also the Children's TV Feature Writer at Suite101.com. Contact her at ChicagoExaminerChildrensToys@gmail.com.
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Chicago parents searching for Black Friday sales do not have to rely on doorbuster deals from mass retailers for all of their shopping. Many local...
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Chicago kids can meet Santa and take a free photograph with the jolly old elf by attending the Annual Holiday Party at Bullfrogs & Butterflies in...
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During the Do-Division Holiday Walk, Chicago families can enjoy holiday cheer and get some holiday shopping done at local independent brick-and-mortar...
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Chicago families shopping for fun, educational toys for holiday presents can visit the After Thanksgiving Sale at Lakeshore Learning stores on Friday,...
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Through Sunday, November 22, 2009, Chicago families can visit the Chicago Toy & Game Fair 2009 at Navy Pier to enjoy family friendly fun and to...
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The Disney Store on Michigan Avenue has unveiled its new Princess and the Frog window display, a tableau specially designed to capture the feel of the...
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Families looking for fun Chicago kid activities for the weekend of Friday, November 20 to Sunday, November 22, 2009, have several fun events they can...
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To make holiday toy shopping easier for parents, many local Chicago toy stores have put together online gift guides and gift finders. Because these...
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Chicago shoppers that would like to preshop for holiday toys before traveling to a brick-and-mortar store can check out the My Favorite Toy Store...
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- 40th anniversary Sesame Street toys
- Dora Links Fashion Doll and Dora's Explorer Girls toys
- MEGA Brands Battle Strikers Turbo Tops
- Disney Netpal from ASUS
- Kota and Pals electronic dinosaur pets
- Tonka Chuck My Talking Truck
- Disney Princess and the Frog Princess Tiana toys
- Playskool Explore 'N Grow baby developmental toys
- Toy Story collection at The Disney Store
- LEGO electronics from Digital Blue
- Baby Alive Whoopsie Doo doll
- Pottery Barn Kids Holiday Traditions class (11/14)
- Geppetto's Toy Box fall and winter events
- November Chicago LEGO store events and deals
- Lakeshore Learning November free craft activities
- Five toys for the Animal Houses exhibit at The Morton Arboretum
- Family Days activities at Museum of Contemporary Art Chicago
- Lurie Garden Family Workshop events at Millennium Park
- Naper Settlement History Connection hands-on activity center
- Setting up Family Game Night
- Disney Pix Jr. Digital Camera
- PlasmaCar kid-powered riding toy
- HABA Terry Train
- HABA Cory Caterpillar Pulling Animal
- HABA Tony Tractor Pushing Vehicle
- Amazing Baby Pop-Up Activity Ball
- Guess How Much I Love You soft book baby toy
- Eric Carle Very Hungry Caterpillar Color Me Toy
- Snack and Play Travel Tray
- Calafant Carriage cardboard toy
- Crayola Crayon Town activity sets
- Citiblocs wooden building blocks
- Interlocking Blocks (toys like wooden LEGOs)
- HABA Sticki-Baustine Fit Together Blocks (toys like wooden LEGOs)
- Fisher-Price® Little People® 50th anniversary playsets
- Fisher-Price® Little People® Animalville sets
- Pink building sets for girls – MEGA Bloks and LEGO® Pink Brick Boxes
- Pink construction sets for girls – Wedgits and Superstructs pinklets
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- Art toys
- Baking supplies
- Board games
- Building blocks and building sets
- Cardboard toys
- Children's books
- Children's clothes and shoes
- Children's music
- Clay and play dough
- Craft toys
- Dolls
- Electronic toys and games
- Games
- Magnet toys
- Paper toys
- Playsets
- Pretend play accessories
- Pretend play spaces
- Room décor
- Toy models
- Toy play food
- Video games
- Big Toy Express (Bucktown)
- Building Blocks Toy Store (Lakeview & Wicker Park)
- Chicago Children’s Museum Store (River East at Navy Pier)
- Galt Toys + Galt Baby (Magnificent Mile)
- Gigi’s Dolls & Sherry’s Teddy Bears, Inc. (Norwood Park)
- giggle (Lincoln Park)
- green genes (Andersonville)
- Marbles: The Brain Store (Chicago, Lincoln Square, Skokie)
- MCA Store (Museum of Contemporary Art in the Magnificent Mile)
- nat & helens (Lakeview)
- Psycho Baby (Wicker Park)
- The Red Balloon Co. (Bucktown & Andersonville)
- Timeless Toys L.T.D. (Lincoln Square)
- Toys et Cetera (Andersonville, Hyde Park, Lincoln Park)
- Twinkle Twinkle Little One (Roscoe Village)
- Uncle Fun (Lakeview)
- Women and Children First (Uptown)
- Anderson’s Bookshop (Downers Grove & Naperville)
- Becky & Me (Glenview & Evanston)
- Berwyn’s Toy Trains & Models (Berwyn)
- Brilliant Sky Toys & Books (Lombard & Deer Park)
- DCM Explorer Store (DuPage Children’s Museum)
- Galt Toys (Northbrook)
- Geppetto’s Toy Box (Oak Park)
- KidSnips
- La La Land children's boutique (Elmhurst)
- The Magic Tree Bookstore (Oak Park)
- My Favorite Toy Store (Downers Grove & Evanston)
- My Sister Kate (Oak Brook)
- Oompa Retail Store (Middleton, WI)
- Red Wagons (River Forest)
- Toys et Cetera (Evanston)
- The Toy Station at Market Square (Lake Forest)
- Village Toy Shop (Winnetka)
- Y & Z Kids (La Grange)
- American Girl Place Chicago
- Babies R Us
- Baby GAP
- Borders
- Build-A-Bear Workshop
- Buy Buy Baby
- The Disney Store
- Land of Nod
- Learning Express Toys
- The LEGO Store (Magnificent Mile)
- The LEGO Store (Northbrook)
- The LEGO Store (Orland Park)
- The LEGO Store (Schaumburg)
- Pottery Barn Kids
- The Right Start (Lincoln Park)
- Sanrio stores (Hello Kitty toys and merchandise)
- Sears toy shops
- Target
- Toys R Us
- tree top kids (Hinsdale)
- Walmart
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