If you're looking to give something unique and memorable this holiday season, a plush toy may not be at the top of your list. After all, stuffed animals are a dime a dozen, right? Well, we've scoured Etsy for some truly awesome handmade plush toys that are anything but boring. We think they're the perfect gifts for those creative and edgy kids on your holiday list.

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Wee Wonderfuls Dolls
• $39
• Land of Nod

Blogger and crafter Hillary Lang has been teaching people to make dolls for years and now she's teamed up to design ones you can buy. They definitely have that Wee Wonderfuls touch and signature yarn hair.

Bundle Babies
• $29
• Land of Nod

Designed by Mimi Kirchner, this is a terrific collaboration and an adorable doll. The swaddled baby appears asleep on one side and awake on the other.

SockBears & Bunnies
• $25
• Little Miss Loolies on Etsy

Upcycled from old socks and sweater sleeves, these little guys (or gals) are hard to resist. They are handmade and if you have a specific color combo in mind, you can request it.

Little wooden people are great toys. Their shape just barely suggests the human form, which actually gives kids more room to improvise their uses and roles, as opposed to specific figures with defined parameters. Interestingly enough, this basic shape also makes them a perfect candidate for a custom paint job and wardrobe makeover. More

EBKrobots
• $30
• EBKrobots

These soft robots in a rainbow of colors are modern and fun. Each is handmade and packaged in an eco-friendly cardboard box with a rope handle. If your kid is past the plushie stage, they also makes robot bags.

What if plush toys were as customizable as a Mr. Potato Head? That's the nifty concept behind a line of stuffed animals that allows kids to swap the arms of an elephant with the wings of a bat, or the ears of a bunny with those of a monkey, creating such cross-breeds as the "Elebat" or "Bunkey."
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Every time you go to pick your child up from daycare you notice he cannot get enough of a big Dora the Explorer plush doll. Obviously, the doll lives at daycare, so you figure you should probably get him one of his own. Then you remember you have considerable skills with the needle and thread and decide to make one. Then you remember that your little boy's first birthday is coming up, and the theme of the party is Star Wars, so instead of a Dora doll, you decide to make a Greedo doll instead. Let us just say this--we like the way you think. More

Do your kids go through clementines like mine do? They are the perfect snack: portable, easy to peel, sweet and healthy. So I end up with my share of clementine "crates." We've seen lots of ideas for repurposing these containers before, including Honey Bear's crate bed. But Heather Ross put together her own take on the clementine crate doll bed that is so adorable we couldn't pass it up. More

Specialty: Clothing and children's gifts with a focus on fair trade and organic products
Price Range: ($) Budget - ($$) Mid-Range

I saw this cute froggy at a thrift shop for $1 recently and, after snapping him up, I inspected the label to see who the maker was: Fair Indigo. I checked them out online when I got home and learned about the company's commitment to socially responsible products.
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