Corporate Gift Baskets

The Little Traveler is here to make your corporate gift giving fast, easy, and stress free.   Giving business gifts couldn’t be easier or more delicious.

Birthday Gift Baskets

Is it your friend or colleague’s birthday? Start the party with a memorable personalized gourmet gift basket.  It’s the icing on the cake!

Thank You Gift Baskets

Send a gourmet gift basket to show your appreciation in the most delicious of ways.

Congratulations Gift Baskets

Celebrate a big achievement or accomplishment with a custom gift basket that shows how excited you are about their special moment.

Anniversary Gift Baskets

If you or someone you know is celebrating an anniversary, let The Little Traveler’s gift designers choose the perfect variety of gourmet products and accessories for a gift basket to recognize the special day.

Housewarming Gift Baskets

Greet them with a custom made housewarming gift basket. What a thoughtful way to say “Welcome.”

Sticky Fingers Bakeries makes the largest and arguably the tastiest selection of specialty  English Scone mixes.

Black Currant

Harney & Sons, Master Tea Blenders

Wedding: A Tea for Marriage: White Tea with Rosebuds Wedding Tea is an elegant blend crafted for that very special day. Beautiful pink rosebuds and petals capture the eye amidst Chinese Mutan white tea buds, creating the perfect wedding tea. The lemon and vanilla addition impart a wonderfully aromatic scent. A token of the years to come, it is a tea of pure bliss for a most noteworthy occasion.

Tower of London Blend: Chinese black tea with honey flavor.

Palace Gardens Chamomile: Chamomile with a hint of green apples.

Royal English Breakfast: A stout combination of Indian black teas makes a smooth, full-bodied brew. Royal English Breakfast is delicious when complimented with milk and sugar.

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Our gift basket experts have plenty of ideas for creating unique gift baskets—from chocolate and cookie baskets to wine gift baskets.  Throw in some gourmet ingredients and a Gooseberry Patch cookbook for the chef in your life.  Or wine, gourmet crackers, and fine chocolate for that friend with a sophisticated pallet.  Go nuts with a gift basket for your favorite sports nut.

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Let our gift basket designers work their artistic magic to create the finished product, all wrapped up in glistening cellophane and flowing bows. In a hurry?  No worries—we have numerous styles and sizes of gift baskets ready to go!  And we can ship your gift basket anywhere in the world!

Bobbe is a folk story-teller at heart who instead of writing, shares her keen sense of humor and creativity through drawing. Bobbe draws dozens of situations featuring unexpected characters before settling on the ones that will be brought to life by Jeff, who uses centuries old techniques and simple tools to carve his wife’s drawings in wood, adding shape and detail to make the final three-dimensional sculpture.  Williraye designs are influenced by classic folk art with an updated twist.

After the carving is complete, Bobbe adds depth and richness with paint.  The resulting  story will delight your family and friends for years to come, whether it’s told through the classic Williraye Christmas Nativity collection or the clever and original Williraye Halloween figurines.

To best capture the subtly of hand-carving without the resulting deterioration of real wood, the Williraye folk art collection is crafted in cold-cast resin and carefully hand-painted with strict adherence to the integrity of Bobbe and Jeff’s original work. Individually packaged, all Williraye Studio pieces arrive in four-color boxes to safely store off-season.

Destined to become a valued keepsake, we know you will be complete delighted with any choice you make from Williraye Studio. Watch a video on Williraye here:

• 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 challenging 84 piece Look & Find Puzzles!

• New! Kids love imitating adults and here’s a great way to start them out with their own laptop (just like Mommy and Daddy). These learning laptops feature up to 50 learning activities from letters to math, to music and more. So much fun starting at just $17!

• Children delight in the antics of the hyper-active “Olivia the Pig” through our adorable Musical Tea Set or Kaleidoscope.

• We’re exploding with dolls! Dolls that dance with you, laugh with you, and even dolls you can feed with a spoon. We also have dolls with matching outfits for your toddler. Stop in give them a hug!

• Light in the Night is the perfect bedtime buddy! Complete with storybook and plush animal featuring a night light in his tummy that will help chase away nighttime fears.

• We have plenty of racing fun with remote control cars and trucks: Mini Coopers, Toyota FJ Cruisers, Police cars and even some that do flips!Ages 5 & up.

Keep every one busy over the holidays with plenty of creative activities:
• Pick up a Knot-A-Quilt, Sewing Kits, Jewelry kits, fun wristlets and purses, and beaded watches for girls.

• Boys can spend hours constructing elaborate cars, helicopters and more with Erector sets.

You can always count on The Little Traveler for amazing games for ages 3 to 103:

• Ignite your mind with Solitaire Chess– 60 challenges based on the rules of Chess.

• Knot tying is a valuable life skill.  Knot So Fast is a knot tying race game.

• Dominoes are a game that has been around for many generations. Check out these dominoes with a twist: Bendomino and wild action Fundomino starting at just $12.

Meet our lush, plush, squeezable friends:
• Stuffed animals just for baby… princesses, caterpillars, monkeys and more including soft rattles and musical animals.
• Toddlers will enjoy hours of singing along with this musical rocking cow that’s big
enough to ride!
• Baby Blankies– part baby, part blankie and super soft. They are the perfect bedtime
companion. Great gift for baby’s first Christmas at $20.50.

Pembroke Bedding and Window Treatments by C&F

We love the linens from April Cornell! Her use of lively color and nature-based design can be found in both her signature linen collection as well as in our C&F quilted collection.  Ms. Cornell designs with women’s tastes in mind and she has definitely pleased us!

Brighten up your life with something from our vast collection of lighting.  Let table lamps, floor lamps and chandeliers become part of your accessory decor by adding texture, height and color.  You will find ceramic and metals as well as Quiozel stained glass and beautiful imports.

Artwork – think beyond the single piece and move on with more interesting groupings of four or more.  Mix and match mirrors, pictures and metal wall pieces for a fresh new look.  We have new hand-selected imports arriving in March!

Children's Towels from Kassatex

Our Bath Department brings us wonderful items from around the world:

• First stop, Australia, where Urban Rituelle products are created.  “Celebrating life’s simple pleasures and enhancing daily rituals” makes this perfect for today’s busy lifestyle.  Body balms, shower gels, eau de parfums and other items are available in a variety of fragrances such as Pomegranate, White Orchid and Lotus, Green Tea and Ginger Apple.

• The Provence area of France is our next destination with our fabulous Pres de Provence products.  All are made with centuries-old methods using the purest vegetable oils, rich shea butter, and the finest natural and organic ingredients.  Try the new bubble bath with coconut oil and vitamin B5 or the two new varieties of their wonderful quad-mulled soap in lime zest and gardenia.

• Crabtree and Evelyn, a long time favorite at the Traveler, brings us ingredients found in many an English garden – lavender, rose and lily of the valley. The lovely botanicals are infused into a variety of creams, lotions, soaps and perfumes. Citron, made with honey and coriander, is a brand new line featuring an age-defying hand remedy.

Avanti Greenleaf Embellished Terry Towel

• Shelley Kyle draws on her Southern United States roots and her European travels for inspiration in her signature bath products. One-of-a-kind scents, luxurious hand-made products and simple pure ingredients combine to make these products some of our new favorites.  Treat Mom to one of her unique combinations of fragrances such as gardenia and tuberose with blood orange, madonna lily, white nectarine and cashmere musk.

• 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!

Show someone you love that you care about their heart in every way.  Throughout February, you can receive the exclusive crystallized Swarovski pedometer as The Little Traveler’s gift to you with a $100 Swarovski purchase.

(Pedometers are while supplies last)

Christmas Mistletoe/Kissing Krystals — Sparkling gold and red mistletoe atop a large crystal pineapple comes in a gift box. $18.00

Snowman Bath Fizzers – Lavender bath bombs perfect for the hostess to relax after the big party. Three bath balls dressed as Santa. $13.75

Christmas Potpourri — Our most popular scent. A bag of this potpourri will get anyone in the mood for the holidays! Large $14.00

Ceramic Lighted Santa — He’ll light up your hostess’ holidays and best of all, he’s also available at our on-line store for only $15.95

Talk Turkey To Me — The entertaining Turkey and all the trimmings cookbook for the holidays and year round.  Also available at our on-line store for $19.95

The Berghoff Café Cookbook by Carlyn Berghoff and Nancy Ross Ryan brings the simple and satisfying fare from  Chicago’s Berhoff  Café right to your home.  The book’s eighty plus recipes and variations include classic recipes originated by Herman Berghoff more than a century ago, updated to require less time and fewer calories for today’s tastes. Insider’s recipes include selections from today’s café menu and customers’ very favorite soups, salads, sandwiches, pizzas, and desserts.  $24.99

The Berghoff Family Cookbook: From Our Table to Yours, Celebrating a Century of Entertaining is a must-have for any fan of The Berghoff.   Part cookbook, part history, part entertaining guide, this cookbook features Chicago’s renowned and beloved restaurant, including traditional Berghoff insider’s recipes (such asCreamed Spinach, German Potato Salad, Wiener Schnitzel, Sauerbraten, Apple Strudel, Black Forest Cake) and new interpretations, family history, color photos, entertaining tips, and much, much more. $29.95

Whether you are a novice in the kitchen or an experienced cook, you will find what you need to become an expert when you refer to Renee Ferguson’s Talk Turkey To Me.  Talk Turkey to Me is a spirited and playful guide  to prepare the perfect turkey or celebration dinner — no matter how you choose to cook it:  traditionally roast, brined, grilled, rotisserie, deep fried, convection oven, smoked, oven bag, up-side-down, or even from frozen (for those that didn’t thaw the bird). The cookbook contains detailed instructions for over twenty cooking methods and straightforward answers to common questions. You’ll find all the answers including how much to buy, how to thaw, knowing when your turkey is done, how to carve the bird and much more! The instructions are so simple that you’ll want to break out the turkey for celebratory feasts year-round.

In addition, you’ll find tried and true recipes for all the trimmings, including appetizers, side dish recipes, desserts and various accompaniments. Experienced cooks as well as novices who have never so much as picked up a cookbook before will enjoy trying out these recipes, as well as Renee Ferguson’s playful and entertaining style. Talk Turkey to Me is truly a cookbook with pizzazz and personality.

Our shelves and tables are overflowing with gourmet delicacies and accessories for you to include within your basket. Simply select what you want to include and the container, or let our gourmet food and wine associates assist you with the choices, then let our basket designers work their artistic magic to create the finished product, all wrapped up in glistening cellophane and flowing bows. In a hurry? No worries—we have numerous styles and sizes of gift baskets ready to go!  And we can ship your gift anywhere in the world!

• 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 FIREFIGHTING ROBOT.

• 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!

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.

Looking for beautiful wedding gifts for any upcoming nuptials? Look no further than The Little Traveler. We have a wonderful assortment of pre-wrapped gifts that let you grab and go on your way.