Chez Beeper Bebe: Etsy Handmade Toy Guide

Since it's black Friday and all, I just thought I would drop in with my own personal list of handmade favorites, all found in crazy labyrinth of shops Etsy has become. Tell me, does it not warm your heart though, just a little bit, to know that there is so much good handmade stuff for kids out there? It makes me all giddy just to look at this collage. Options for kids on Etsy have definitely improved over the last few years and what can be found goes far beyond plushies and custom outfits for Blythe dolls. Some of these shops were new to me, but many are also tried and true favorites of mine--like The Small Object (and yes, I will be buying the I Like to Draw pencils and drawing set for Beeper's stocking).

Some of my very favorites are the activity book from Belle and Boo (bought it some time ago and it is worth every one of its 9 dollars--so lovely and full of the sweetest variety of activities and crafts), the mohair bunny with all its adorable outfits and teeny weeny pastries from Man o' Mine, those simple wands with the colorful knitted handle from Green Mountain Wee Woolies, that funny little wool plushie from Sara Carr, and while this is not handmade--well, I had to slip in a vintage Fisher Price set in there (we already own this pop-up trailer and truck set--so brilliant the way it pops up, the little motorcycle that sits on the trailer, and the little boat on the top of the SUV). Oh, and that new cat design from Cotton Monster is killing me I love it so much and really just want it for myself.

So, go ahead, do a little browsing, click away and get a closer look at some of the items and support all the great artists and crafters out there making so much fantastic stuff. (the list runs from left to right, starting at the top--just in case you happen to follow the photos from right to left from the bottom or some other wonky way)

1. Multi-colored Natural Wooden Blocks from Imagination Kids $16

2. French Alphabet Cards $58 From Bibitty

3. Hand Turned Wooden Top from Urban Turn $4

4. Hellobaby Munchkin from Viola Studio $19

5. Little Tooth Teething Toy from Little Sapling Toys $12

6. Pogo Handstitched Woodland Friend from Pogo $44

7. Aada Bunny from Man O Mine $200

8. Bubbles Before Bed Book from Belle and Boo $10.75

9. The Little Lion Hat from SweetPeaToadTots $55

10. Tree Branch wands $5 rom Green Mountain Wee Woolies

11. Set of semi Trailers from Nin Design $38

12. Rainbow Alien Invasion Finger Puppet Set from Babus Toys $45