Kansas City and its suburbs certainly don’t lack for places to shop. And it’s not our intention to tell you about every shopping center in town. But we hope that you’ll check out some of the more unique places we’ve listed here. Many of them (most?) are locally owned and are super-kid-friendly. (We’ve listed a few major shopping malls/centers but only because they have some things for kids to do. Like the carousel at Oak Park Mall. And the fountains at the Plaza - which are a great way to empty the useless pennies from the bottom of your purse and the kids have a ball!) We’ve also listed some of our favorite kid-related services - like photographers and hair salons.

Seasonal Consignment Sales are becoming more and more popular. We’re all learning the benefit of recycling clothes! So, we’ve given them their own list. Check it out!

Please also take a few minutes to check out our Shopping/Services blog articles and reviews by using the drop-down menu on the left hand side of the page.

BABY GEAR
GoBug (Overland Park, KS)

BOOKS
Rainy Day Books (Fairway, KS)
Reading Reptile (Kansas City, MO)

CHILD CARE
KidsPark (Olathe, KS) - drop-in, hourly child care
Kidz Kabana (Lee’s Summit, MO) - drop-in, hourly child care

CLOTHING
Eber Jeeber (Leawood, KS)
Kids Sports City (2 locations in Overland Park, KS - 135th & Metcalf and Oak Park Mall)
Lillibelle (Kansas City, MO)
Once Upon A Child (Overland Park, KS- 95th & Antioch) -gently used and new clothing, toys and accessories

FURNITURE
Lauren Alexandra (Kansas City, MO and Northland) - unique furniture, bedding, baby clothes and more
Pippi and Dot (Overland Park, KS) - locally made, custom kids’ beds, loft beds and playhouses

HAIR
Shear Madness - Haircuts for Kids (Leawood, KS/Overland Park, KS/Northland)

HEALTH
Jenkins & LeBlanc Dentistry for Children (Overland Park, KS/Shawnee, KS)

Kansas City Allergy and Asthma Associates (Overland Park, KS/Olathe, KS/Shawnee Mission, KS/Independence, MO)

KIDS’ MUSIC
Dino O’Dell - click for performance locations
Funky Mama - take a look at her website for performances
Jim Cosgrove - Mr. Stinky Feet & the Hiccups - check out his website for performance locations

PHOTOGRAPHERS
DiMartino Photography (Overland Park, KS)
Paul Versluis Photography (Overland Park, KS)

SHOPPING CENTERS
Country Club Plaza (Kansas City, MO)
Oak Park Mall (Overland Park, KS)
Zona Rosa (Kansas City north, MO)

TOYS
Brookside Toy & Science (Kansas City, MO)
H.M.S. Beagle (Parkville, MO) - not exactly a toy store, they call themselves “The Ultimate Science Store”
Learning Tree (Prairie Village and Leawood, KS)
Moon Marble Company (Bonner Springs, KS)
U.S. Toy (Leawood, KS)