‘Tis the season for Holiday Gift Giving! If you are stuck for last minute gift ideas, check out our list of local, Canadian businesses that are perfect for that special someone! We won’t bore you with long, drawn out intros. So let’s cut the chase and get to it!
For the Cartoon Lover:
Head over to YTV, Teletoon and Treehouse on STACKTV this holiday season to catch all your favourite cartoons with brand new specials and festive episodes featuring everyone’s favourite characters!
On YTV get festive with Merry Everything featuring movies like Rudolph and Frosty’s Christmas in July, The Loud House Christmas, Dr. Seuss’ The Grinch and specials such as 5 More Sleeps “Til Christmas and Trolls Holiday in Harmony.
Treehouse is celebrating HoliYAYS every Friday from 2:15pm to 4 pm beginning December 2 and all day from Dec 19 to 25. The holiday themed episodes include Bugs Bunny Builders, Batwheels, Blaze & The Monster Machines, Bubble Guppies and more, plus a special presentation of Bluey on Dec 25 at 9:55am, 2:40pm and 5:50pm
TELETOON is hosting HOLIDAY WEEK with an amazing block of festive episodes from all your favourites: Teen Titans Go!, We Bare Bears, The Amazing World of Gumball, Craig of the Creek, Powerpuff Girls, Beebo Saves Christmas, Looney Tunes Cartoons, Total Dramarama and more! Tune in Monday, December 19 to Friday, December 23 from 9am to 3pm, & 7pm to 9 pm and Saturday, December 24 from to Sunday, December 25 from 6am to 9pm.
For the Toy Lover:
Mega Bloks Paw Patrol Chase’s City Police Cruiser
Your little one is going to love building Chase’s City Police Cruiser inspired by PAW Patrol: The Movie. This building set comes with 1 poseable Chase figure and 30 mini building blocks including special pieces. Available at Mastermind Toys.
Bluey Skateboard Action Figure
Meet Bluey! A loveable, six-year-old Blue Heeler dog, whose everyday family life becomes a playful adventure. Now you can bring Bluey and her family into your own home with these cute poseable figure packs! These packs come with fun accessories to dress up the characters and are themed around different Bluey episodes! Take Bluey and her Dad, Bandit for a ride on their skateboard and try out some radical moves! Available at Walmart Canada
Thomas and Friends Launch & Loop Maintenance Yard
Young conductors can get ready for loops of Sodor adventures with the Thomas and Friends Launch and Loop Maintenance Yard train set from Fisher-Price. This epic track set features 16+ feet of track for little engineers to recreate the loop de loop featured in the show, Thomas and Friends All Engines Go! Kids can send the motorized Thomas engine through the loop, up two different hills, and then use Carly the Crane to complete the track and help Thomas make his delivery. Available at ToysRus Canada
Special Collector’s Edition Care Bear
Join Care Bears in celebrating their 40th Anniversary with an ALL-NEW friend: Care-a-Lot Bear! Care-a-Lot Bear is a beautiful, glittery new Bear plush with sweet eyes and a lovable smile. She is the very FIRST Bear to hail from the magical kingdom of Care-a-Lot, and is excited to share her message of kindness and love with you! She comes with a Certificate of Authenticity, an all-new belly badge, and has super soft huggable material! Available at Walmart Canada
For the Chocolate Lover:
The Grand Order of Divine Sweets
The Grand Order of Divine Sweets is a Toronto woman run bakery who not only survived the pandemic, but also convinced Hollywood to trust them with their multi million dollar brands to be exclusive license partners with Nickelodeon and Warner Bros. They make everything from custom printed cookies, signature cakes to out of this world chocolate masterpieces!
Check them out here: https://thegoodsweets.com/
For the Sock Lover:
Society Socks
Society Socks is a Canadian run company that for every pair of socks sold, they donate one pair to charities all across North America! You can sign up for monthly subscription boxes, or purchase pairs of socks.
Check them out here: https://mysocietysocks.com/
The Queer Shopping Network is a local, queer owned social enterprise, brand, shop and promotional source for online discoverability of queer and queer-positive products and services for anyone wanting to shop, support and and celebrate LGBTQ2SIA+ inclusivity.
Check them out here: https://www.thequeershoppingnetwork.com
For the Rainbow Lover:
Rainbow Love Water Bottle
Quench your thirst for a variety of beverages with this RAINBOW LOVE themed and coloured bottle. Keeps items warm or cold for upto 12 hours. Perfect for work, school or sporting needs!
Purchase here: Rainbow Love Waterbottle
Rainbow Apron
Show your pride in the kitchen or your messy activities with this graphic rainbow apron! One size for all, pairs well as a gift with the graphic rainbow kids apron.
Purchase here: Rainbow Apron Adult or Rainbow Apron Kids
Rainbow Leggings
These bestselling rainbow graphic youth leggings are comfort personified. They’re elastic, soft, and have vibrant colors that are made to last. Each pair is precision-cut and hand-sewn to ensure the perfect fit. Makes for the perfect outfit match to our collection of I LOVE MY RAINBOW FAMILY items!
Purchase here: Rainbow Leggings
For the Art Lover:
Personalized QR code paintings
Frankie Nelson Art designs and paints personalized QR code paintings to be directed to any website of choice! Perfect gift for anniversaries, birthdays, weddings, you name it! Not only is it art, but your piece is interactive!
Click here for more information and ordering: Frankie Nelson Art
Pet Portraits
Ian Collins creates beautiful portraits of your pet. His paintings would make the perfect gift for any pet lover in your family!
Click here for more information and ordering: Fetch Pet Portraits
Glass Making Workshops
Verbeek Glass studio, located in Leslieville in Toronto, provides glass making workshops to make beautiful pieces of art. Great way to spend the afternoon and learn about the glass making process!
Click here for more information: Verbeek Glass Studio
For the Book Lover:
Milo’s Adventures: A Story About Love
Told from Milo’s perspective, Milo’s Adventures is a story of surrogacy, love and becoming a family. The hoping, waiting, excitement, and love are universal experiences of a loving family but Milo’s story is unique as he has two daddies, a surrogate and a whole world who celebrates his birth on World Pride Weekend. We hope that this story helps everyone understand that Family is About Love!
Purchase here: Milo’s Adventures: A Story About Love
Milo’s Adventures: A Mermaid’s Tale
A Mermaid’s Tale is a story of a little boy’s love for toys and wanting to have fun! After being told that boys don’t play with dolls, we decided to make this a teachable moment and open up the dialogue around gender norms and stereotypes. In the end, toys are toys. Let kids be kids.
Purchase here: Milo’s Adventures: A Mermaid’s Tale
For the Hat Lover:
Love Cap, Daddy Cap, Papa Cap
This hat is structured with a fashioned curved bill and mid profile. The adjustable velcro strap closure makes it a comfortable, one-size-fits-most hat. Let everyone know that all families are made different and that Family Is About Love!
Purchase here: Family Is About Love Caps
