Gifts for Little Ones

Watch your children's vocabulary, shapes and colors evolve with our wooden crocodile jigsaw puzzle. Promoting education through continuity, learning their alphabet and numbers will soon be a thing of the past. Assembly stimulates mental ability, fine motor skills, problem solving and it sparks creativity and imagination.

• Handmade in Sri Lanka
• Materials: sustainable rubber wood, non-toxic paint coatings compliant with US toy safety standards.
• Dimensions: 19 in. X 4.75 in. X 1 in.
• WARNING! not suitable for children under three years, choking hazard due to small parts

With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in Sri Lanka.

This educational wooden snail jigsaw helps children learn their colors and to count. They'll practice number sequence as they slot each interlocking piece of the puzzle together to form the snail. Assembly stimulates mental ability, fine motor skills, problem solving and it sparks creativity and imagination.

• Handmade in Sri Lanka
• Materials: sustainable rubber wood, non-toxic paint coatings compliant with US toy safety standards.
• Dimensions: 7 in. X 6 in X 1 in.
• WARNING! not suitable for children under three years, choking hazard due to small parts

This sweet 100% cotton baby hat in lovely bright stripes will snuggle your baby’s head. Flat stocking stitch is interchanged with the bobble of the garter stitch as well as a reverse stocking stitch in the hand knitting to make a lovely textured hat (6-12 months). The perfect accessory to complete their outfit!

• Handmade in Bangladesh
• Dimensions: head circumference is 7.1 inches
• Materials: 100% cotton
• Machine cold wash, tumble dry on a low setting

• Handmade in Bangladesh
• Dimensions: 7 in. tall X 2.2 in. wide
• Materials: 100% cotton with polyester fill
• Machine washable, tumble dry on a low setting

Let your child's imagination wander back to prehistoric times with this darling stegosaurus rattle. We think this unique rattle is bound to be your little one's favorite and will surely bring smiles to grown-ups as well.

• Handmade in Bangladesh
• Dimensions: 9 in. long (head to toe) X 3.5 in. wide
• Materials: 100% cotton with polyester fill
• Machine washable, tumble dried on a low setting

Who doesn't like a Stegosaurus? We think this unique rattle is bound to be your little one's favorite and will surely bring smiles to grown-ups as well.

• Handmade in Bangladesh
• Dimensions: 9 in. long (head to toe) X 3.5 in. wide
• Materials: 100% cotton with polyester fill
• Machine washable, tumble dried on a low setting

With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in Bangladesh.

Goodnight St. Louis was created to bring together the very best of St. Louis and to encourage residents and tourists alike to explore and experience the city firsthand, as well as through the pages of the book. Considered by many as the only guidebook you need for St. Louis, it has been used as everything from a city map to a childhood memory book. Add the Coloring companion for endless entertainment!

Authors: June Herman and Julie Dubray

Illustrated by Karen Heyse

Made in the USA

Always, Always, Always is a story of unconditional, parental love. The beautiful illustrations along with a sweet, poetic conversation between parent and child creates a special love story to share with your baby. No matter what each day brings, no matter what the sky will show, their love remains the same through the ever-changing seasons of life. Consider the Coloring & Activity Book companion ideal for pre-K littles.

About the Author

Reading age: baby - 5 years

32 pages

Dimensions: 8 in. x 0.25 in. x 8 in

Printed in the United States

Dan Killeen's newest book is based on a real adoption story. It's a heartfelt yet humorous look at two sisters getting ready to welcome a baby brother, Mikey. Follow their journey in St. Louis as the sisters make room for their baby brother.

This softcover book is Autographed by the Author. Written and illustrated by Dan Killeen

Printed in Canada

Teach kids about fair trade with this charming interactive book. Think Fair Trade First - follows Stella and Henry as they search for the perfect birthday gift for their mother.

By Ingrid Hess.

Printed in the United States of America

• Handmade in Peru
• Dimensions: 8.25 in. long X 2 in. wide

Cactus plant parts and small stones make "rain." This rainstick has all the interesting aspects of larger models, including the needles which are pounded through the shell and then clipped. The stones bounce off the needles to make the rain sound.

• Handmade in Chile
  
• Average dimensions: 10 in. L x 1.75 in. D
  

With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in Chile.

These fun, playful and colorful felted tooth fairies are every little girl's dream pillow! There is a pocket for a lost tooth (or money) on the back with the word DREAM. These face fairies are designed for your little one to relate to and empathize with. Check out our tooth monsters too!

• Handmade in Nepal
• Materials: 100% All Natural New Zealand Wool; azo-free dyes
• Average dimensions: 10 in. tall X 5.5 in. wide (with open arms)
  

With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in Nepal.

Fun, playful and colorful, these tooth monsters munch teeth in style! Each felt "monster" has a pocket for a lost tooth (or money) on the back with the word MUNCH. Did you see our tooth fairies?

• Handmade in Nepal
• Materials: 100% All Natural New Zealand Wool; azo-free dyes
• Average dimensions: 6-7 in. X 4-5 in.
  

With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in Nepal.

These fun, playful and colorful felted tooth fairies are every little girl's dream pillow! There is a pocket for a lost tooth (or money) on the back with the word DREAM. Choose from pictured options: pink dress, purple dress, teal dress. Check out our tooth monsters too!

• Handmade in Nepal
• Materials: 100% All Natural New Zealand Wool, azo-free dyes
• Average dimensions: 7.5 in. tall X 4.5 in. wide (with open arms)
  

With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in Nepal.

What could be cuter than a quilled onesie? Congratulate the new bundle of joy in your life with the handmade laundry line of love. Who could imagine paper could be twisted in so many unique shapes. The recipient will love it so much, they might want to put it in this frame!

• Handmade in Vietnam
• Dimensions: 6 in. X 6 in.
• Blank inside; coordinating envelope included
• Requires more than a normal letter stamp since it is square and not flat

With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in Vietnam.

Our “Baby Bicycle Congrats” card is lovingly handprinted in the Philippines by women survivors of sex trafficking. The card incorporates handmade recycled papers and is printed on a traditional letterpress. Blank inside, envelope included.

DIMENSIONS: 4.5 IN x 5.75 IN
MATERIALS: HANDMADE RECYCLED PAPERS

A little one that's on the way, an elephant to say hooray! Send big congratulations with this elephant family. Our 'Elephant Congrats' card is lovingly handcrafted in the Philippines by women who have escaped prostitution. The card incorporates a variety of handmade, recycled papers, making it environmentally sustainable, too. Blank inside, envelope included.

DIMENSIONS: 4.5 IN x 5.75 IN

MATERIALS: HANDMADE RECYCLED PAPERS

Our “Baby Bear Congrats” card is lovingly handcrafted in the Philippines by women survivors of sex trafficking. The card incorporates a variety of handmade, recycled papers, making it environmentally sustainable, too. Blank inside, envelope included.

DIMENSIONS: 4.5 IN x 5.75 IN
MATERIALS: HANDMADE RECYCLED PAPERS

For the girl who dreams of being a mermaid, and swishing through the sea, this cute rattle will soon become her favorite. It is hand-crocheted in soothing, blue tones, to help stimulate and entertain your child. With her big smile, and beautiful hair, she will be at home in any doll collection. Meet her friend Faith the Mermaid.

• Handmade in Bangladesh
• Dimensions: 7 inches tall (approx)
• Materials: 100% cotton with polyester fill
• Machine washable, tumble dried on a low setting

This hand crochet octopus rattle will likely bring a smile to any baby. He's so smiley and friendly and with eight perfectly sized legs there's plenty of choice for grabbing and chewing.

• Handmade in Bangladesh
• Dimensions: 6 inches "tall" x 7 inches when legs fully open
• Materials: 100% cotton with polyester fill
• Machine washable, tumble dried on a low setting

With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in Bangladesh.

• Handmade in Bangladesh
• Dimensions: 6 inches "tall" x 7 inches when legs fully open
• Materials: 100% cotton with polyester fill
• Machine washable, tumble dried on a low setting

This hand crochet octopus rattle will likely bring a smile to any baby! He's so smiley and friendly and with eight perfectly sized legs there's plenty of choice for grabbing and chewing.

• Handmade in Bangladesh
• Dimensions: 6 inches "tall" x 7 inches when legs fully open
• Materials: 100% cotton with polyester fill
• Machine washable, tumble dried on a low setting

With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to artisans in Bangladesh.

• Handmade in Bangladesh
• Dimensions: 12 inches (head to toe)
• Materials: 100% cotton with polyester fill
• Machine washable, tumble dried on a low setting

From the authors and illustrator of Goodnight St Louis, comes a uniquely whimsical coloring experience where the City is your canvas and imagination is your guide! Featuring more than 20 black and white illustrations, this coloring book offers a new way to explore and enjoy the Gateway City. 

Pages are perforated for easy removal. Back of each page features interesting facts about each landmark. It's sure to be a wonderful adult-child opportunity to spend time together!

Authors: June Herman and Julie Dubray

Illustrated by Karen Heyse

Made in the USA

A coloring and activity paperback book to accompany the children's book by the same name. The coloring pages and activities reflect the themes of unconditional love and the sky. As the message in Always, Always, Always is - no matter what the sky will show, unconditional love remains the same. Coloring pages are reminiscent of the images found in the original picture book. The activities are designed with little learners in mind, with challenging activities like, line & letter tracing, identifying shapes, patterns, numbers, colors, and counting.

About the author

34 pages

Dimensions: 8 in. x 10 in

Printed in the United States

Become the scribe, the sketch artist, and the conservationist all in the stroke of a pen with these fun, Eco-friendly notebooks. Each hardcover book is wirebound and elegantly adorned with beautiful wildlife art. Each contains about 30 unlined pages and they fit nicely in your pocket, purse, pouch or backpack.

• Handmade in Sri Lanka
• Dimensions: 4 in. X 3.5 in.
• Materials: acid-free, linen-like, papyrus-type paper (mixture of sanitized elephant dung and post consumer paper.)

Your purchase of this "Pachyderm Paper" item helps support efforts to save the Sri Lankan elephant while providing local, Fair Trade artisans with sustainable jobs.

Become the scribe, the sketch artist, and the conservationist all in the stroke of a pen with these fun, Eco-friendly notebooks. Each hardcover book is wirebound and elegantly adorned with beautiful wildlife art. Each contains about 30 unlined pages and they fit nicely in your pocket, purse, pouch or backpack.

• Handmade in Sri Lanka
• Dimensions: 4 in. X 3.5 in.
• Materials: acid-free, linen-like, papyrus-type paper (mixture of sanitized elephant dung and post consumer paper.)

Your purchase of this "Pachyderm Paper" item helps support efforts to save the Sri Lankan elephant while providing local, Fair Trade artisans with sustainable jobs.

Outfit your aspiring chef with a colorful apron as unique as they are! Each child-sized patchwork sari apron features upcycled denim accents with two front pockets and an adjustable strap. Please note colors and patterns will vary. Email us if you'd like to see a photo with options before shipping. Adult size also available

• Handmade in Bangladesh
• Materials: repurposed cotton sari, denim
• Dimensions: 24 in. H x 18 in. W, neck/waist strap measures 96 inches. One size fits most
• Care: machine wash cold, tumble dry low; do not bleach.

With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to women artisans in Bangladesh.

You know how toddlers LOVE to be included when cooking or baking and LOVE doing crafts? Let's face it- it gets messy, doesn't it? Kids also love that this print matches the grown-up version!

• Handmade in Ghana
• Dimensions: 18 in. wide x 20 in. long (front pocket 4 in. x 5 in.)
• 100% cotton, hand-batiked print, neck strap, ties at waist
• Wash cold with like colors, tumble dry low, do not bleach.

Please note all handmade products may have slight variations in print design placement.

With every product you purchase, you are helping provide employment, educational opportunities and medical care to women artisans in Ghana.

This cute Mama and Baby Elephant applique bib keeps your sweetie tidy and stylish! Cotton batik front with terry cloth back.  Colorfast and machine washable. Fabric may vary slightly from pictures. 

• Handmade by refugee women artisans living in St. Louis
• Dimensions: 9 in. wide X 11 in. high
• Snap closure