GiftBar is the first, highly curated gift card marketplace, featuring the best local merchants throughout Chicago. GiftBar allows you to search from a variety of categories including high-end boutiques for woman/men/kids, specialty retailers, spas, salons and restaurants. Simply decide on a merchant and the dollar amount to gift, and choose whether to have your gift card delivered via email, text or in the mail. GiftBar even allows you to create a registry to make gift giving easier for friends and family alike, or simply send our ‘GiftBar of Choice’ that easily lets your recipient visit our site and pick their own favorite merchant(s). GiftBar also keeps you up to date on all the latest sales, events and promotions going on at the best, local merchants in Chicago.
GiftBar features some amazing, local merchants like Sofia, Helen Yi, Haberdash Men, Little Threads, Charles Ifergan, City Soles, The Dailey Method, Lori’s Shoes, Ener Spa, Sarah’s Pastries & Candies and many, many more! GiftBar is a simple, fast and convenient way to now purchase gift cards for all your family and friends, and be able to support your local merchants at the same time.
For nine years, Belly Dance has been a part of Bucktown’s hip Damen Avenue corridor. With locations in Highland Park, Illinois, New York City’s West Village and online, Belly Dance is committed to celebrating pregnancy through smart, wearable, and chic designs and products. Watch our calendar for shopping nights and events at their Bucktown location!
Designer Carol W Sullivan started creating baby gear after having so much fun going overboard throwing a shower for a friend. Since then, she has been customizing clothing and accessories for infants, toddlers and shower events, which reflect her client’s individuality, taste and style. CW Designs always leaves a memorable and customized impression. Her work can be found on Facebook, Etsy and on her blog.
Galt Toys + Galt Baby has been offering unique and innovative products for over 30 years. With three Chicago-area locations and an extensive selection of strollers, baby gear, car seats, furniture and toys available, their incredibly educated staff can assist you with all of your baby and kid needs! In 2011 Bump Club and Beyond will partner with Galt Toys + Baby for many special events and discounts created just for you. Make sure you are checking our calendar for details!
Giggle isn’t just a baby store: it’s a new parent store. When stocking a nursery, there’s a lot to take into account, and the choices can be overwhelming. They strive to make your job a whole lot easier — not by offering everything out there, but by offering the best of everything out there. Through their color-coded evaluation process and criteria, they let you know what products they recommend. Stop into their store on Halsted in Lincoln Park, their registry service and personal attention to your needs can’t be beat!
Pixie is a Chicago based company specializing in unique, customized paper designs. In today’s world, where everything is done on the web, it is important to remember how intimate and wonderful a thoughtful card or note can be. Our goal is to bring back the personalized touch of a simple piece of mail, whether it be a handwritten thank you or an exquisitely crafted special occasion invitation.
Preggers Chicago is located in the 900 Shoppes on Michigan Avenue. Catering to the fashionable mom and her even more fashionable children, this store offers a wide variety of designer clothing and accessories. Owner Emily Raisher brings a boutique feel to the Magnificent Mile with her expertise and personal service. Check our calendar for Girls’ Night Out events and discounts at Preggers!
Started by two moms in 2003, this hip Bucktown store carries cool clothes, funky shoes, modern toys, classic books and rockin’ accessories for babies, toddlers, big kids and the parents who love them! Make sure to visit both their location on Damen Avenue, north of North Avenue AND online.
So Cute & Cozy is the place to go for fun, creative, personalized gifts for everyone on your list. Not only do they have some of the best and most unique baby gifts of any website out there, they also have extensive options for women, kids and the home.
The PaperDoll Store is a local Chicago-based stationery and invitation company started by a fellow “MOMpreneur.” With a fabulous line of preggie stationery, birth announcements, children’s stationery, gift stickers and more – we make it easy to celebrate you and your little ones in style!
Owned by Rachel Glasson, Twinkle Twinkle Little One is Chicago’s premiere, upscale baby and child boutique, committed to furnishing Windy City nurseries with unique, special and custom creations. Located in the trendy neighborhood of Roscoe Village, Twinkle Twinkle Little One boasts the best in baby and child care products. Watch our calendar for our Nursery Decorating 101 Seminar—where Rachel and her team close their doors to help you make your own ultimate nursery plans!
