The old-school felt board gets updated for today’s kid-on-the-go by the folks at Manhattan Toy. This 31-piece set includes four themes — royalty, under the sea, fairy garden, and family room — and all the floppy felt pieces pack into pockets of the handled case (which doubles as the feltboard itself).

$29.95 at Genius Babies. 

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Keep track of how quickly your kids are growing with this cute growth chart. This one comes with butterfly stickers to track progress. (If you need something more appropriate for a boy, check out this space one .)

$19.95 at Landofnod.com .

Need a gift for a young Sid or Nancy? This rockin’ T-shirt will make hip parents smile. Can’t you just hear it now? “But Siiiiiid! What about the farewell cookies?”

$15 at You Little Punks. 

Don’t know what to buy for the kid who already has everything? Check out our slideshow of 10 great gifts for preschoolers.

This was one of the longest-lived toys in our house and really helped my daughter with her fine motor skills.

$14.98 at Moolka.com.

I am not going to try and pronounce the name but Woollyhoodwinks are cuddly woodland creatures made lovably real in select woolen fabrics. These truly unique toys (they remind me of Ugly Dolls) are handmade and each one is therefore completely unique. And each one comes with it’s own tree and special surprises.

$29.95 at Elsewhares.com.

It’s not too late! If carving a pumpkin is not your idea of a good time this Pumpkin Decorating Set is your answer.

$4.99 at OrientalTrading.com .

Speaking of Halloween, check out our Last-Minute Halloween Costumes You Can Make for Your Kids .

Remember those origami fortune tellers you made as a kid, the ones that you could open and close with your fingertips? Cahootie is a way cooler version of those notebook-paper creations, with sturdy, reusable stickers instead of scribbled-on silliness, and questions much more interesting and clever than the ones you came up with in grade school. There are six smart versions available — from political trivia to birthday wishes — and they make a great gift for hard-to-buy-for tweens. They cost about $6 each and you can find them at many toy stores and online at Growing Tree Toys.

My daughter is four and is really getting into drawing and tracing and coloring and making me nuts with "Mommy can you draw me a really good elephant?" If you can’t draw a really good elephant - I can’t, apparently, draw any of the animals in the right way - these fun stencils are a great substitute.

$7.99 at Moolka.com .

Fall is here and your little girl’s hands need to stay warm. These gloves are fun in design and function — keep fingers free when it’s not too cold and cover them up with an attached mitten-like top when it’s colder.

$30 from LittleMissMatched.com.

I first came across these leg warmers when my daughter was just an infant. I thought they would go great under dresses. Now I see how wonderful they are to protect her knees when crawling and playing, and for potty training, which is looming on the horizon. Babylegs come in a HUGE selection of colors and patterns, and they have some in organic cotton, too (yummy!).

Mom 4 Life offers free shipping on BabyLegs and they start at $12.