Tag Archives: Children

This Easter, deck out your boys with a complete 4-piece suit from The Little Traveler, featuring pants, jacket, pastel shirt and tie from Good Lad, apparel for children. Or set your boys up with spring sweaters and vests for your Easter celebration! Your girls will love the new oh-so-sophisticated selections of polka dots, plaid and … Continue reading

Cordy Roy plush corduroy stuffed animals by Jellycat are the latest rage among teens and pre-teens.  All you have to do is look at them to see why—you’ll fall in love immediately.  The only trouble will be choosing one—this Elephant is awfully cute.  Oh, but what about the Aarvark…or the Gator?  Hm, good thing that … Continue reading

• Pinkalicious & Goldilicious are pinkatastic!These enchanting Madame Alexander squeezable plush dolls are visiting the ToyDepartment waiting to go home with you. • Puzzles help children with problem solving. We have a great selection including Thomas & Friends in a tin lunch box (ages 3 & up). Kids ages 5 & up will love the … Continue reading

The sweater dress is back with a little updating. These are perfect for anything from casual to dressy in solids, stripes and patterns. And the best part… no ironing. Sizes 2T-6X. Skimps from LeTop A great way to dress your little one…leggings with colorful bubble-hem tops. Easy to care for and they always look good. … Continue reading

. . 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!  … Continue reading

• 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 … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

In our toy department especially for boys: • Ahoy, Matie! 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 … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

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. • … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

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 … Continue reading

• Geneva author David Algrim will read and sign purchased copies of: “Wake Up Papa Bear,” “Don’t Touch It’s Hot,” and “Oops-A-Daisy.” 10 a.m. Sat., Oct. 17. • Kids ages 3-8 are welcome to visit the Toy Department in their Halloween costumes from 10 a.m.-5:30 p.m. Sat., Oct. 31, and enter a drawing to win … Continue reading