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Your sweetie-pies will look picture perfect in their new spring outfits. We have super fun coordinating fashions for brothers and sisters from favorites such as LeTop, Hartstrings, Baby Togs and Good Lad.
Girls will love the polka dots, plaid and pastel dresses and boys will be handsome in their ties, sweaters and vests! Girls 3mos-6x; boys 3mos-4T.
• Sing-A-Long Stuffed Animals – these are too cute to describe! Babies, children and adults will all delight in these animated bunnies and ducks moving to favorite songs such as “Splish-Splash,” “How Sweet it is to Be Loved By You” and “Rockin’ Bunny.”
• Stuffed eggs to color again and again. Musical ducks and warm fuzzy plush toys that chirp and cluck. Bunnies that grow and batons that glow… and everything else you need for your Easter baskets.
• Etch-A-Sketch® with a twist. Work your way through a maze and download more free mazes.
• Multi-colored Foamfetti air-dry sculpting mix for your little artists. Make a present for a friend, cover a frame, sculpt your name… the possibilities are endless.
• Yamslam - award-winning dice game that takes only 15 to minutes play. Fun for ages 8 and up.
• Hexbug - Six-legged creatures you control! Kids, adults and pets alike will love to watch them.
• Dogs that flip and dogs that yip - we have ones that wiggle and will make you giggle. (Pigs and monkeys too.) Adopt one today!
Our Toy Department staff has arranged two special storytime events for our young friends.
Saturday, March 27 at 10am: St. Charles children’s book author Nancy Knights will read “Gracie’s Hill,” her story about a golden retriever and how she spends her day. Nancy will be available to sign purchased copies of her book.
Saturday, April 24, at 10am: Storytime and book signing with St. Charles author Rachel Gies “A Foxy Tale” is a fantastic tale of ecology and a sprinkling of magic. While the characters are fictional, the parks and preserves actually exist in St. Charles, Illinois.
Local author David Algrim is known for interactive children’s books where kids have fun with such things as pull tabs and scratch-and-sniff to learn valuable lessons. They are the kind of books that children want to read over and over and are quickly becoming classics with titles like Wake Up Papa Bear, Oops-a-Daisy and his latest, Don’t Touch, It’s Hot. A desire to read these kinds of interactive, fun books with a lesson to his own children is what inspired him to write them. Lucky us!
David has lived his whole life in the Chicago area and has been a resident of Geneva, IL for four years. He loves the small community feel of Geneva and says that living here feels very natural. David is very active in the community and you can meet him at local book readings and signings. He’s a frequent and popular guest in The Little Traveler’s toy room. To keep updated on David’s activities and where he’ll be appearing next, be sure to sign up as a fan at his facebook page.
David’s collection of books along with many other children’s books can be found in our toy department. In addition, you can purchase any of David Algrim’s books at our on-line store.
In Wake Up, Papa Bear, toddlers get their chance to tickle Papa Bear’s toes, poke his nose and pull his ear when he falls asleep in Little Cub’s bed. How can they wake up the sleeping bear?
Oops-a-Daisy is an interactive lift-the-flap board book for toddlers that helps them out in social situations by letting them know it’s okay to have a clumsy day, or in the words of our heroine: “Oops-a-daisy!”
Don’t Touch, It’s Hot is an interactive children’s book filled with interesting textures to touch and scents to scratch-and-sniff. It’s a fun way to teach young children about what’s hot in the kitchen.
In our toy department especially for boys:
• Ahoy, Mati
e! Hours of fun for your buccaneer with pop-up PIRATE TENTS, GAMES, BOOKS and PUZZLES!
• Little handymen will have hours of fun with new TOOL SETS AND KITS incuding a TOOL BENCH!
• Facinating fun with robots, including a CORVETTE ROBOT, HUMMER ROBOT and a FIREFIGHTING ROBOT.
In our toy department especially for girls:
• Multiple tea sets in many shapes and sizes including a musical TIN TEA SET.
• MAGIC WISHING BRACELETS These beaded bracelets come with a secret code for online fun, including exploring magical worlds, creating your own princess and playing exciting games.
• Oh, Baby! The dolls are coming to life in our toy department with so many new dolls and strollers in a variety of sizes and styles. A favorite… LA BELLA BALLERINA literally dances with your little one when you attach the elastic band to her shoes.
• MADAME ALEXANDER. Our collection is one of the most extensive in the Chicago area. Stop by and see who’s new!
It’s the simple things in life that are most memorable… the joy on a child’s face upon opening a most valued toy…
We have filled our Toy Room with all the special toys, games and books sure to bring that excitement to your family. Make the most of this magical time with your children.
• ELF ON THE SHELF is an interactive book featuring a real elf who finds a new place to hide everyday and report back to Santa. Elf on the Shelf Activity book also available.
• Make the most of bathtime with WATER WHISTLES & FLUTES, SHAVING IN THE TUB, SPIN AND WASH, and TUB FASHIONS.
Crafts and games are great for building skills and spending time together. We stocked up on the best:
• PAINT YOUR OWN PORCELAIN PIECES, MAKE A RUFFLE RUG, SPIFFY SPA FOOT FUN, GIANT PAPER FLOWER and AIRPLANE KITS, LINK-A-LOOP SCARF KITS.
Games for young and old alike:
• Award-winning CONSENSUS for ages 12 & up and MOVIE EDITION CONSENSUS for ages 17 & up are exciting games where majority rules. Award-winning BLUNDERS makes learning manners fun. Also look for award-winning LOL TEXT MESSAGING GAME (great for adults to learn the new cellphone language), and DISNEY WHEEL OF FORTUNE.
NEW IN TOYS:
SHAINSWARE. Made with recycled materials, this jewelry for both boys and girls is 100% customizable. Create bracelets, key chains, hairbands and more.
Fabulous new collection of Wood Furniture and Play Sets, including Rocking Chairs, Bookshelves, Kitchen Sets, Tables and Chairs, and more!
K’s Kids brand toys for toddlers to strengthen the development of fine and gross motor skills through educational play.
We have a number of new toys just for 0-36 months.
Children ages 4-8 are invited to join us Sunday, December 13, at 1:00 pm in our Atrium Café to prepare for Santa’s arrival! Write and decorate a letter a letter to Santa and then mail it to the North Pole in our special mailbox. Afterwards we’ll create a unique care package for Santa that’s a departure from milk and cookies! $7 per person.
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Your little ones will love spending the morning with Mrs. Claus. Children ages 5 and up can get their last minute holiday lists to the North Pole by giving them to Santa’s better half. You and your children will share a yummy breakfast with Mrs. Claus and then learn all about the workshops at the North Pole. They will also get to see if they are on the Naughty or Nice List.
These merry festivities begin at 9am on December 12 and 19. $10 for children, $12 for parents includes the meal, program and a $5 coupon for the adults. Sign up by calling 630.232.4200 in after 10am on November 16.
Local Author Rick Moser debuts his newest book with us on Saturday, November 21, at 10:30am. The story is a fable about three geese that look very different from each other but discover on their journey that their hearts are very much alike. This story is a great way for parents and teachers to teach children about diversity.
Rick will be available after the reading to sign your purchase. $5 from each book will be donated to Lazarus House.
