MI
Gift Guide
FOR THE KIDDIES
FOR HER
Gift wrap her arm with
Anthropologie's unique and
exquisite Tie-Around Bracelet
($298; in nude), whose cotton
ribbon weaves through a
three-sided square of brass.
Area Anthropologie stores;
anthropologie.com;
(800-309-2500).
Give her the boot — in a good
way. Boden's Patent Biker
Boots ($224; in blue) will give
her street cred and waterproof
warmth with crinkle-patent
finished upper leather and a
faux fur lining. Bodenusa.com ;
(866-206-9508).
"My favorite smell is the first
smell of spring in New York,"
Andy Warhol once said. His
bursting-with-color Flowers
prints, created in his Union
Square studio, come to life
on Bond No. 9's collectible
Andy Warhol Union Square
eau de parfum ($160 for 1.7
oz.), with notes of Lily of
the Valley, green stem and
blue freesia. Fazio Salon and
Spa, 7130 Orchard Lake Rd.,
West Bloomfield (248-851-
5151) and Saks Fifth Avenue,
the Somerset Collection,
Troy (248-643-9000);
saksfifthavenue.com and
Let her (or him) decorate their dream house with the
markers, stickers and easy-to-assemble furniture,
punch-out dolls and more that come with
Creativity for Kids' sturdy corrugate Recycled
Cardboard Dollhouse ($29.99); or go "green" and
turn everyday items into awesome accessories (an
included illustrated guide shows you how). Toyology
West Bloomfield (toyologywb.com ; 248-562-7524)
and Warren Prescriptions, Farmington Hills
(warrenprescriptionstoys.com; 248-855-1177).
FOR HIM
The Land of Nod's Flower Nod Chair ($129) and Nod-
doman Ottoman ($49) makes every day a walk in the
park. Festooned with embroidered and appliquéd
flowers and birdies, the machine-washable cover
hides an easy-to-move frameless seat for kids. Per-
sonalization is available. Landofnod.com ;
His very own remote control — and so much
more! The Peel Universal Control hardware
($99.95), when used with the free Peel app,
can turn his iPhone, iPad or iPod Touch into a
personalized TV and entertainment system.
Say goodbye to long programming grids
and get fine-tuned TV suggestions based
on viewing history. Find a show you want to
watch in the iPhone app, tap "Watch it on TV"
and it appears on your home TV, no matter
the source. Area Apple stores; apple.com ;
(800-MY-APPLE).
(800- 933-9904).
For the guy who aspires to appear both well read
and mildly inappropriate wherever he goes,
this shirt puts the graphic in graphic tee. Plus,
purchasing the In Cold Blood tee ($28; from the
1970 book jacket of Truman Capote's account of
a small-town murder), or any of the "novel" takes
on the T-shirt from Out of Print clothing spurs the
donation of one book to a community in need
through the company's partner, Books For Africa.
Outofprintclothing.com ; (646) 789-5199.
Begun by two University of Southern California
buddies who became infatuated with "fixies"
(but couldn't understand why they were so
expensive), the pair trekked the globe to create
a well built, fun to ride and affordable bike. Voila
— Sole fixed-gear and single-gear bikes, like the
Crush ($310), are lightweight (you can lift them
with two fingers) and let you have total control.
Solebicycles.com .
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Your kid can tame a ferocious solid-wood T-Rex or
Triceratops with the press of an easy-to-use button.
Pottery Barn Kids' Remote Control Dinosaurs ($59)
can move forward, left or right, plus roar and bite.
Pottery Barn Kids, the Somerset Collection, Troy
(248-643-0172); potterybarnkids.com .
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