The best holiday gifts for little ones

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Maple Leaf Sticker

Toronto-centric brand Crywolf, founded by OCAD grads Rose Chang and Stephanie Drabik, has made a retro decal that’s perfectly on-brand for Leafs loyalists who bleed blue and white. $4

Fidget Ring

These dino-tastic spinner rings by Sarnia’s Great Pretenders offer Jurassic stress relief at your kids’ fingertips. $5

String Theory

Spin circles round the schoolyard with this old-school, pro-grade yo-yo designed by Canadian champion Wayne Ngan. $21

Trash Panda Tee

What your semi-feral nibling doesn’t know they need: a lime green racoon T-shirt from Secret Planet, the Danforth’s hidden gem of a vibe. $25

Toronto FC Tee

Bring Elmo, Bert and Ernie to BMO Field with Peace Collective’s Sesame Street line. Pre-shrunk for pint-size future MVPs. $29

The Wizard’s Guide to Magical Experiments

From the Sheridan-educated creator of the bestselling Ology books, A.J. Wood’s latest turns kitchen science into spellcasting, zero cauldrons required. $32

Cat Nap

From Parisian label OMY, this inflatable tickled-pink kitty pillow is squishable, washable and paws-itively cherishable. $36

Plushie With a Purpose

Cuddle and Kind has helped provide more than 36 million meals for kids in need through partnerships with organizations like Breakfast Club of Canada. $51

Tame and Train Dragon

Bring the magic of How to Train Your Dragon home—minus the scorch marks. This interactive Toothless grows from wild to (mostly) house-trained in five moods, complete with flapping wings, glowing eyes and plasma blasts. $68

Giddy Up

Saddle up! This plush steed from Wild and Soft is hot to trot, because it’s never too early to start training for the hobby-horse circuit. $75

Game Changer

8BitDo’s controller is as colourful as it is customizable, with swappable buttons, drift-resistant tech, throwback vibes and next-gen precision. $80

Seasonal Sweats

Miles the Label’s sustainable Canadian-made kids’ sweatsuits, featuring groovy Santa giving the shakabrah, take holiday nostalgia on a tropical getaway. $50

Ski Cub

Jellycat’s beloved Bartholomew Bear hits the slopes in a snazzy new ski suit, ready to schuss his way straight into our collective hearts. $90

Wi-Fi Landline

The ’90s called—and they said, “Hey, that phone is super fly!” Tin Can’s Wi-Fi-enabled landline connects kids only to approved contacts. $99

Digital Microscope

STEM Adventures’ kid-friendly portable scope zooms 1,000x with built-in LEDs. Bugs, plants and random rocks from the park had better get ready for their close-ups. $125

Story Time

Listen—it’s the sound of children spellbound by the magic of storytelling, without a single screen in sight. This kids’ audio player also acts as a nightlight, a noise machine and an alarm. $135

Cuddle Suit

Toronto label Klok Kids’ fuzzy playsuit—made from vegan sherpa and a breathable bamboo-cotton blend—keeps kids cozy from couch forts to car seats. $160

Lego Wall Art

Follow the yellow brick road for instructions to build an Emerald City mural that defies gravity—and bare walls—just in time for Wicked: For Good. $200

E-reader for Kids

Built for beach days, bedtime and everything in between, the newest Kindle Paperwhite Kids is waterproof and comes with six months of Amazon Kids Plus, unlocking thousands of titles for readers ages three to 12. $215

Mini Sofa

Australian brand King opened their first Eastern Canadian showroom in Toronto this fall, and its 1977 sofa—undulating, sculptural, modular—now comes in mini, for the kid with a budding mid-century modern aesthetic. $1,088