Macaroni KID Wheaton is making it a priority to shop local this holiday season. Your purchases make a much bigger difference to the local business owners who support our community, compared to big box stores! You will also find that your unique and thoughtful gifts will have much more meaning to the recipient. Here are a few of our favorite Wheaton-owned stores, attractions, and restaurants where we're planning on purchasing gifts! So we challenge everyone to find at least one local Wheaton, IL store to support this season!
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Shopping local this holiday season in Wheaton:
MOORE Toys & Gadgets
121 W Front St, Wheaton, IL 60187
Details: Opened in 2014, this locally owned and independent toy store has everything from board games, to gadgets, to books, to new baby items. Their staff is incredibly knowledgeable and can help you pick out the perfect gift for every kid on your list!
MK Gift Pick: The pocket sized joke books or 'Would You Rather' books - they fit perfectly in a stocking, or paired with a family board game.
Prairie Path Books
255 Town Square, Wheaton, IL 60189
Details: This is definitely a store that you can get lost in, browsing all the incredible titles so thoughtfully organized and arranged, and their children's section is amazing! But if you love the ease of online shopping in your pajamas, Prairie Path Books JUST launched their online affiliate store with Bookshop.org, which gives them a much more expansive online inventory, allows the ease of shipping anywhere, provides curated suggested book lists, and helps support indie bookstores around the world that have been at such great risk of closure due to places like Amazon.
MK Gift PIck: Cookbooks! They have a wide selection of beautiful hardcover cookbooks that fit anyone's style, skill level, and cuisine preference.
Maypole Bar + Restaurant
121 W Front St, Wheaton, IL 60187
Details: Gift cards to the newest family friendly restaurant in town from the creative minds behind Common Good Cocktail House in Glen Ellyn - enjoy a creative and delicious meal inspired by global flavors while the kids entertain themselves in the little play area in the corner of the dining room!
MK Gift PIck: Grab a to-go cocktail or mixer from Common Good (highly recommend the "Pear Thee Well") and pair it with a Maypole Gift card.
Mion Artisan Soap
121 W Front St, Wheaton, IL 60187
Details: Family owned with a very unique personal story that led them to create the magical concoctions at Mion - all made without the use of preservative, parabens, artificial colorings and perfumes. Instead, they use a variety of herbs that give the products their unique vibrant colors and are blended to maximize the beneficial effects of each ingredient. They have everything from skin care to home products, and even items for your pets!
MK Gift Pick: Reusable cotton & bamboo rounds set with bamboo storage container
A Baby Naturally
130 W Willow Ave, Wheaton, IL 60187
Details: They recently renovated and expanded their store to include SO much more -- baby clothing, gear, strollers, maternity, gifts, books, crafts, toys, and even toddler clothes now! The staff are incredible and will help you pick out the perfect gift for the children or mothers-to-be in your life!
MK Gift Pick: Indestructibles books! These books are inexpensive and truly indestructible for any drooling, rip-worthy little one.
My Half of the Sky
121 W Wesley St, Wheaton, IL 60187
Details: Not only is this a delicious coffee shop and cafe with co-working spaces and rentable meeting rooms, but the front half of the store is dedicated to stocking hand-crafted goods, jewel, and items that were made with only ethically sourced and fair trade practices. Their mission is inspiring, and works to help build up not only our immediate community, but communities around the world who may be suffereing or at-risk of poverty, domestic violence, homelessness, human trafficking, and more.
MK Gift Pick: Bag of loose leaf tea and a stoneware mug
Wheaton Nurseries
626 E Roosevelt Rd, Wheaton, IL 60187
Details: Each room of this gift shop has the most beautiful and unique plants, pots, and accessories for the plant lover in your life. Or if you're like me and can't keep a plant alive, then you're just there for the cute home decor and accessories. But either way, you will absolutely find something for everyone on your list.
MK Gift Pick: Wheaton tote bag and the strike anywhere match holder from Thankful Potter (another local business!!)
Quest Bookshop
306 W Geneva Rd, Wheaton, IL, 60187
Details: Do you have someone in your family who is fully focused on the mind, body, and spirit, and you're just always at a loss for what to get them? Or maybe they're just starting out on their spiritual journey? Definitely check out the bookstore attached to the Theosophical Society in Wheaton for candles, books, tarot cards, crystals, puppets & children's books, statues, decor, and more! The staff there can help guide you in the right direction!
MK Gift Pick: Mini crystal box sets - each one has three mini crystals that focus on a specific area of your life
These are just a few of our favorite local Wheaton, IL stores, but there are SO many more great local options! Are we missing your favorite? Do you own a local business and want to be part of our guide? Email us at MacKidWheaton@MacaroniKid.com!
