Are you shopping for a holiday gift for a special New York kid? Help instill a love of New York City during the important formative years with these special New York City gifts for kids. These gifts are fun ways to teach the littlest New Yorkers to appreciate all that the city has to offer.
This adorable little romper is a must for the fashionable New York baby. They come in both pink and white, with sizes to fit babies from 6 months to 24 months old. And an extra NY touch -- they're printed right across the bridge in Brooklyn.
Historian Leonard S. Marcus has created twenty walking tours of New York City based on children's literature. The tours feature more than 100 places that inspired writers including E. B. White, Maurice Sendak, Judy Blume, Madeleine L'Engle, and many more. Also included are recommendations on 200 of the best books about New York City ever written for young people.
It's family fun NYC-style with New York versions of the classic board game Monopoly. There's a standard NY version, in which players can buy and sell landmarks like the Empire State Building and Grand Central Terminal. Or you can choose special versions designed for fans of New York sports teams. The Giants, Jets, Yankees and Mets are all represented. Each game lets you assemble a dream team by buying and selling the best players, the greatest games, and more.
Kids love to play firefighter and these toy versions of FDNY fire engines and other vehicles will likely keep your little ones entertained for hours.
This beautiful musical snow globe makes a lovely NYC souvenir for your favorite little visitors. Inside the globe, kids can own tiny versions of Saks Fifth Avenue, St. Patrick's Cathedral, the Empire State Building, the Statue of Liberty, the Chrysler Building, and the Brooklyn Bridge.
It's two 500-piece puzzles in one box. One puzzle depicts the Manhattan skyline and the Brooklyn Bridge by day and one shows the same scene after dark. All of the pieces are mixed together to provide a little extra challenge for your favorite puzzle master.
This kit contains everything a creative kid needs for developing that very first fashion portfolio. Tim Gunn not included.
Do you have holiday gift recommendations you'd like to share with your fellow New Yorkers? Please let me know your top picks for gifts for New York kids.