1. Designed in Australia and sold at Totara in Madrona (1130 34th Ave.; 206.765.7581; totarakids.com), this supersoft, gray lumberjack onesie by Doodlebug ($27) starts a hipster baby off on a stylish foot.

2. Our small world just got smaller with Hindi character blocks from Uncle Goose ($41.95), available at Top Ten Toys (Greenwood, 120 N 85th St.; 206.782.0098; toptentoys.com). Made in Grand Rapids, Michigan, with nontoxic, child-safe ink for kiddos 2 and older, the blocks also come in Chinese, Norwegian, Braille and Maori.

3. Baby will jingle all day long with these sweet crochet rattles from Australia’s La De Dah Kids ($12.50), also at Totara. Choose between an elephant, a reindeer, a monkey and a whole menagerie of other animal friends.  

4. Expose the kids to contemporary Native American art and teach shape recognition at the same time with the Animal Journey shape sorter ($26.95) by Vancouver, British Columbia–based Native Northwest, available at Magpie Toys & Clothes (Central District, 2002 E Union St.; 206.860.6035; magpiekid.com).

5.The new journal from talented Olympia-based papercutting artist and mom Nikki McClure helps parents chronicle growing kids from toddlerhood to kindergarten in The Next 1000 Days ($15.95), available at The Elliott Bay Book Company (Capitol Hill, 1521 10th Ave.; 206.624.6600; elliottbaybook.com).