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Children & Toys Holiday Showcase: On Sale Thursday December 4, 2008 12 PM EST
Story by bethela
Published on December 1, 2008 in Etsy News 		Photo by

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One of our favorites in the series of Holiday Showcases is back: toys and gift ideas for children (and the kids in all of us).

We encourage sellers to add items that could would make great unique gifts for any child or toy collector this holiday season.  Think fun holiday gifts for kids of all ages.  In order to keep the Showcase on-point thematically, the tool will only pull items placed in the following categories:  Books & Zines  (e.g., top-level tag being "Books & Zines") Children, Holidays and Toys.

  • The Children & Toys Holiday Showcase goes on sale Thursday, December 4, 2008 12PM EST.
  • Go to the Showcase Gateway to purchase a spot.
  • This Showcase will run from Monday, December 8, 2008 12am EST Sunday, until December 14, 2008, 11:59pm EST.
  • For $15 USD, Etsy sellers can purchase a 24-hour spot, which will be linked from a prominent banner on Etsy's homepage.
  • Sellers determine which item will be featured in your Showcase slot. Sellers must use the tool in Your Etsy > Promote > Showcase. Learn more about this process here.

Future Showcases

If you are thinking about planning for other Showcases that may be more appropriate for your items, here is the last of the front page Showcases we will be highlighting for the holiday season:

  • Holidays: Gifts for Her: On sale Thursday, December 11, 2008; the Showcase will be live from Monday December 15, 2008 to Sunday December 21, 2008.
    • Think jewelry, accesories, clothing, artwork, bath & body for women of all ages
  • After that, we do a pairing of Southern and Northern hemispheres: Winter Wonderland - sellers' top clothing and home picks for winter and then, Sunshine: Summer and Vacation - sellers top summer and vacation holiday picks.

What is this Showcase thing? For a general introduction to Showcase, read Matt's Storque article 13.5 Questions about the Showcase, and for deeper thoughts on figuring out if Showcase is right for you, see Beth's Showcase Deconstructed article.

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Dec. 1, 2008 at 10:24 a.m. sweetshorn

So lovely!

Dec. 1, 2008 at 10:28 a.m. TwoSeasideBabes

How adorable! I especially love bubbletime's sheep! How cute!

Dec. 1, 2008 at 10:31 a.m. dogties

Yippy.... toys!
We love handmade toys.

Dec. 1, 2008 at 10:35 a.m. littlesaplingtoys

We'll be waiting in line!

Dec. 1, 2008 at 10:47 a.m. sweetestpea

Handmade toys are the best! :)
Thanks for the showcase theme.

Dec. 1, 2008 at 10:50 a.m. loulouandoscar

I love the sock bunny by Cuddlet.
Looking forward to this one!

Dec. 1, 2008 at 11:19 a.m. christinececelia

How cute!I love that sheep! and the hand made blocks are gorgous!

Dec. 1, 2008 at 11:25 a.m. flyingzoo

Great!!!....I'll be in line with my flying toys....

Dec. 1, 2008 at 11:30 a.m. ZestyB

such a great theme. I'll be checking it out for some gift ideas

Dec. 1, 2008 at 11:34 a.m. dmollison

Wonderful toys here! That sheep is adorable.

Dec. 1, 2008 at 12:02 p.m. jodieflowers

So many great things on Etsy for Kids!

Dec. 1, 2008 at 12:26 p.m. obiobi

Its so much better to get for the kids some cute handmade gifts, made by a happy person than plastic toys made in a remote place...

Dec. 1, 2008 at 12:40 p.m. punkinpieproductions

so cute. this is what i want my world to look like!

Dec. 1, 2008 at 1:02 p.m. JustFeltHungry

Great idea!

Dec. 1, 2008 at 1:23 p.m. CutieDynamite

How cute! I love the sheep!

Dec. 1, 2008 at 1:46 p.m. FeltFinesse

this is just too cute!

Dec. 1, 2008 at 2:08 p.m. whimdesign

These gifts are so much cuter than anything you would find in a store. How fun!

Dec. 1, 2008 at 2:09 p.m. EJPcreations

The tutu makes me wish I had a child!!!

Dec. 1, 2008 at 2:11 p.m. DoSiDough

Those blocks are fun!

Dec. 1, 2008 at 3:25 p.m. TutuCuteandMoore

These are definately "tutu" cute for the little ones!

Dec. 1, 2008 at 3:30 p.m. nfall2rt

thanks for the heads up! Cute pics:)

Dec. 1, 2008 at 4:17 p.m. 10oneworld

Great gift ideas! Thanks for sharing!!!

Dec. 1, 2008 at 5:56 p.m. oliverlane

oh yeah! great picks!

Dec. 1, 2008 at 7:43 p.m. BabbidgePatch

great stuff!!

Dec. 1, 2008 at 9:20 p.m. babycheeks

nice picks!

Dec. 1, 2008 at 9:29 p.m. Mimiandlola

Cute picks! Thanks for sharing.

Dec. 1, 2008 at 9:37 p.m. CountingBunnies

So much fun.

Dec. 1, 2008 at 10:12 p.m. candicenkatiesart

all the same colors I use painting kid items everyday! makes me smile!!!

Dec. 2, 2008 at 6:43 a.m. littleredbear

ohh the mod boots are so cute!!!

Dec. 2, 2008 at 9:46 a.m. AZCreativeStudio

So cute!!!

Dec. 2, 2008 at 10:24 a.m. 3cdKidStuff

love the finger puppets!

Dec. 2, 2008 at 6:31 p.m. michellekeller

Yea for toys!!

Dec. 2, 2008 at 6:35 p.m. kateendle

Discovered some Super cool things here- thanks!

Dec. 2, 2008 at 6:37 p.m. secondstorywindow

Awesome!

Dec. 2, 2008 at 6:40 p.m. IcingOnTheCupcake

Yummy pancakes!

Dec. 2, 2008 at 6:40 p.m. mykonos

love the toys!!

Dec. 2, 2008 at 6:41 p.m. bigmelittleworld

is 38 too old to LOVE toys...:0)

Dec. 2, 2008 at 6:44 p.m. recupefashion

GReat idea for those who are late on paying their bills

Dec. 2, 2008 at 6:54 p.m. BigHelmetHead

Everything is so cute and the baby apple booties are adorable! I wish my daughter was still a baby so she could wear them :(

Dec. 2, 2008 at 7:42 p.m. BeadedSocks

Very Cute Items! :)

Dec. 2, 2008 at 7:44 p.m. stonesofhealing

I love toys, too, so do my kids :) Especially all natural ones :)

Dec. 2, 2008 at 9:15 p.m. chalkydoodles

The felt booties made from a vintage pattern are just wonderful!

Dec. 2, 2008 at 10:19 p.m. roundabout

Yay! I'll have to try to snag a spot for my ribbon wands in the showcase.

Dec. 2, 2008 at 10:58 p.m. Buttonhedz

Great idea, who doesn't love toys!!?!

Dec. 2, 2008 at 11:12 p.m. sassmama

Awesome! Love the vintage map wooden blocks.

Dec. 2, 2008 at 11:21 p.m. tinyhouse

The map blocks are my favorite! I'll have to remember those for a future baby gift!

Dec. 3, 2008 at 12:56 a.m. BabbidgePatch

Love All the cute items~~ Great Etsy Pics!

Dec. 3, 2008 at 1:24 a.m. tallulahmoon

So sweet, inspiring and fun!!

Dec. 3, 2008 at 2:40 a.m. brownbunnybyiris

If my kids would be still young enough I would only buy handmade toys! It's lovely to see all this cute toys!
Great report Bethela!

Dec. 4, 2008 at 1:28 a.m. BeiTesoriBoutique

Cute stuff!!

Dec. 4, 2008 at 7:37 a.m. sineminugur

So cute:))

Dec. 4, 2008 at 8:51 p.m. BluCille

Neat items. I've got to get to work on Christmas presents! Free shipping in my shop with the purchase of any two or more items, no limit!

Dec. 6, 2008 at 2:10 p.m. kingofmythrone

I love home made toys! Especially Royal Bears.

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