It takes a special toy to stand the test of time. As technology and new toys have risen and fallen in popularity year after year, there are a few classics that have persisted for decades. They are simple, well-designed, and require that bit of magic that draws in children (and adults) from any generation: imagination. Here are some classic favorites that will make perfect gifts for creative kids or even for their nostalgic parents:
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To pull together our gift guides this year we're asking the experts: YOU! You know best what gifts your children have enjoyed at different stages of their lives. Share your wisdom with fellow parents, aunties, uncles, and grandparents. Dollhouses, scooters, play kitchens, cars? More

Last week I was thinking how many cute polka dotted things I had seen lately, but Lindsay beat me to the punch with a roundup. Since I like their linear counterpoint maybe even a little more, I've gathered 10 striped items that would make great gifts. More

To pull together our gift guides this year we're asking the experts: YOU! You know best what gifts your children have enjoyed at different stages of their lives. Share your wisdom with fellow parents, aunties, uncles, and grandparents. Push toys, ride-ons, blocks, dolls? More

For over a decade now, I've been a shopgirl. I've worked in flower shops, coffee shops, home goods and gift shops, a major organic grocery store, and the world's prettiest candy shop, and I've picked up a few holiday shopping lessons over the years… More

Many families have traditions that they grew up with and have enjoyed passing on these rituals to their children this time of year. One of my own family's traditions for the holidays is something I had never heard of before I married into my husband's family and I would love to share it with our readers. I learned about it the very first year we were married when a small package arrived in the mail after Thanksgiving. Inside were two small mice (of the stuffed variety, not live!) and a short note from my mother-in-law. More

To pull together our gift guides this year we're asking the experts: YOU! You know best what gifts your children have enjoyed at different stages of their lives. Share your wisdom with fellow parents, aunties, uncles, and grandparents. Rattles, books, something to chew on? More

Wouldn't it be sweet to eat breakfast under a cloud of warm holiday wishes? And wouldn't it be fun to see the streams of cards grow over the years, with lovely new cards added each winter? And wouldn't it be great to have gloriously high ceilings like this in the first place? More

We asked, and you answered. Inspired by the party-appropriate finds you hope to unwrap this holiday season, we pulled together a list of no-fail gifts that are hostess-approved. Here's what the entertainers among us want most: More

Every winter, my husband and I ask the same question: "why don't our friends put themselves in their holiday photos?" We get lots of photo cards, and inevitably, at least half of the pictures are of kids only. In some cases, we've never even met the kids; we know the parents from pre-children days, so we want to see them! Yes, your kids are cute, and we're happy to see a photo of them, but we want to see you in the picture, too. More