Food & Drink
2013 Holiday Gift Guide: For the Kids
By Seattle Mag November 25, 2013
This article originally appeared in the December 2013 issue of Seattle magazine.
!–paging_filter–pGive the teen (or tween) queen on your list a thrill with this deluxe 12-piece fashion-size set of Butter London nail color, $65 (a href=”http://www.butterlondon.com” target=”_blank”butterlondon.com/a). brimg src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/1213_butterlondon_giftguide.jpg” style=”vertical-align: middle; margin: 10px;” height=”265″ width=”400″brBuilding goes bold with award winning and creativity-inducing brightly painted beechwood Prismania blocks, $55, by Brinca Dāda (a href=”http://www.brincadada.com” target=”_blank”brincadada.com/a). brimg src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/1213_kidtoy_giftguide.jpg” style=”vertical-align: middle; margin: 10px;” height=”266″ width=”400″brExquisite handmade doll clothes—perfect for an American Girl doll or other 18-inch dolls—like this Mermaid costume, $50.95, and Scottie raincoat, $29.95, are lovingly made in Seattle by Bev Hikel. brimg src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/1213_mermaidcostume_giftguide.jpg” style=”vertical-align: middle; margin: 10px;” height=”265″ width=”400″brbrPop out Flipzels pirate puzzle pieces and make-believe goes 3-D, $19.95. Both available at Red Wagon Toys (Madison Park, 4218B E Madison St.; 206.453.5306;a href=”http://www.redwagonmadisonpark.com” target=”_blank” redwagonmadisonpark.com/a).brimg src=”/sites/default/files/newfiles/1213_pirateship_giftguide.jpg” style=”vertical-align: middle; margin: 10px;” height=”285″ width=”400″/p
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