Lass & Laddie features unique modern, vintage, and handmade children and babies’ clothing and gifts. It’s hard to choose just one item, but we love this little poncho (that sold out last year!) for a cozy winter layer.

These modern wooden toys and therapy materials that reflect the diversity in our families and communities are handmade here in St. Louis.

Gift a monthly subscription pack featuring handpicked apparel, toys, and cool finds for the modern kid!

For the really special baby in your life, help them start a little library with a monthly board book subscription from local bookstore, EyeSeeMe! EyeSeeMe’s mission is to support parents, teachers, and families bring positive images and stories of African American culture and history into their homes and classrooms.

Featuring many of our favorite St. Louis landmarks, this onesie is the perfect gift for the tiny St. Louisan in your life!

Hape’s Walk-A-Long Snail is the perfect companion for little ones just getting into sorting shapes and learning about colors! The Walk-A-Long Snail is a googly-eyed snail with a block-holding shell which spins on the snail’s back when your little one pulls it along. Imagination Toys also offers free gift wrapping year-round, in case Santa needs a little help this year!

A cozy sweater personalized with baby’s name or monogram and featuring a back zipper – perfect for dressing squirmy little ones!

Is there anything sweeter than a fresh, clean baby in a hooded towel? Honeycomb has a selection of hooded bath towels made from 100% GOTS certified organic cotton – and, a lot of soft foam bath toys (read: do not absorb water, reducing mold and mildew) to go with them!

A classic Woman’s Exchange “cherry dress” or “cherry suit” makes a very special gift and keepsake for baby girls and boys.

J.A. Whitney has so many precious keepsake gifts for the new baby in your life, including this sweet piggy bank, personalized stuffed animals and lovies, name puzzle stools, and ornaments.

Left Bank Books has a wonderful and fun selection of children’s books. For the tiniest readers, we love Indestructible Books, made for how baby “reads.” Rip-proof and waterproof, they are perfect for little hands (and mouths!)

Husband and wife team, Chris and Steve Tini, opened Sweet Be’s Candy & Gifts in 2002, providing the St.Louis area with a unique concept for a gift store.

The shop is a treasure trove of assorted confections, gourmet chocolates, snack treats, retro candies, custom color M&M’s, Jelly Belly’s, adorable stuffed animals, personalized gifts, special candy bouquets and a variety of interesting and fun gifts.

John Hendrix lives in St. Louis, Missouri, with his wife and two children, and teaches illustration at Washington University. He has won numerous awards for his drawings, and his illustrations have been featured in the New Yorker, Rolling Stone, and the New York Times. This is his first children’s book that he has both written and illustrated