Shop ICT 2016: A Wichita Holiday Shopping Guide

Shop ICT 2016: A Wichita Holiday Shopping Guide is a paid advertising opportunity. That said, we curated and sourced each gift included in this guide and included only local ideas, businesses and products. If it is in this guide, it is WMB tested and approved.

It’s the most wonderful time of the year! And we are thrilled to be bringing you our second annual, Shop ICT 2016: A Wichita Holiday Shopping Guide.

This mom-approved gift guide will simplify your busy life and provide you with unique gift ideas, while encouraging you to spend your holiday shopping dollars right here in our very own community.

This guide will run throughout the holiday season, and each brand or shop will also be sharing one of their featured gifts with a lucky winner through our Flash Giveaways on Facebook! 

SHOP ICT Holiday Shopping Guide

FOR THE LITTLES | THE ICT EXPERIENCE | GIFTS FOR HIM | GIFTS FOR HER | ICT LOVE

FOR THE LITTLES

Let’s be honest, we live vicariously through them during the holidays, and shopping for them is the best part. Check out these adorable gifts for the littles!

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Congratulations to our winner: Nicole B.

Avery & Grey

Avery & Grey is a local, mom-owned business selling accessories for babies, little girls and even moms. Everything owner {and fellow Wichita mama} Caroline sells is made by her from her own designs. She specializes in glitter bows, felt bows, flower crowns and unique clips. Inspired by her daughters, Caroline opened Avery & Grey to fulfill her desire for fun, stylish and high-quality hair accessories available locally. Caroline is happy to be able to spend her days with her daughters thanks to the support of so many moms!

Featured Holiday Gift (Giveaway): The holiday snap clip collection.

Special WMB Reader Discount: 20% off to WMB readers using the code SHOPICT20

Exploration Place Explore Store

Build a masterpiece with a set of 4 ½-inch long wooden planks. Create buildings, monuments and geometric forms. This set includes 200 pine planks and a 24 page full-color idea booklet with build-out instructions. These planks are featured in one of 11 exhibit areas at Exploration Place. Shop the Explore Store for KEVA and more – connecting you to science, educational toys and even funky fun. All purchases support Exploration Place. No admission needed to shop the store.

Featured Holiday Gift (Giveaway): KEVA Structures 200 Plank Set.

Matilda Jane Clothing/Sally Cavanaugh #918

Matilda Jane Clothing offers vibrant, original prints and beautiful designs. The fall collection ‘Once upon a time’ was inspired by vintage fairy stories and little girls wandering into the woods having tea parties with forest friends. Sally Cavanaugh is the Matilda Jane Trunk Keeper for the Wichita area, and loves sharing these incredible baby, girls, tween and women’s pieces with the women of Wichita. “It’s all about keeping a little girl…a little girl. Keeping her youthful. Keeping her spinning and twirling and carefree. And most importantly, bringing her happiness,”

Featured Holiday Gift (Giveaway): A gift certificate for $50 toward your Matilda Jane Clothing purchase.

Special WMB Reader Discount: free shipping for the month of November when you call to place your order and mention WMB. 

Sweet Cheeks

Our vision for Sweet Cheeks, is to build and nurture a community of families. We strive to support each other and our community in our desire to live gently on the Earth and to respect her resources. We work to be an advocate in the local community for gentle parenting, holistic living and the attachment parenting movement. In short, we provide natural solutions for modern families, but above all we’re here to support you on your parenting journey… Cloth diapers, Baby Carriers and Babywearing, Breastfeeding and Nursing Support and supplies are our particular specialty!”

Featured Holiday Gift (Giveaway): Ju-Ju-Be Be Set – Imperial Princess. You ready? Then get set to go wild over this fun ensemble of baglets. We just made up that word, but that’s what they are…three super cute little bags of different sizes that give you a head start when you’re racing off to the next event. Two fun straps included make this choice a real winner.

Special WMB Reader Discount: Mention WMB and receive 15% off one regularly priced item! (Some exclusions apply. See store for details!)

THE ICT EXPERIENCE

Some of the best gifts are the things are that aren’t really “things” at all – give the gift of experience this season!

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Congratulations to our winner: Leslie W.

Ballet Wichita - The Nutcracker

This December, Ballet Wichita will transport Wichita for three days into a magical world of dancing dolls, mischievous mice and sparkling snowflakes, in its 43rd Annual production of The Nutcracker Ballet.

With guest artists from Dance Theatre of Harlem and a cast of over 150 Ballet Wichita company dancers, experience the magic of Peter Tchaikovsky’s most treasured score, performed live by the Ballet Wichita Orchestra. Fashioned after the choreography of the great Russian master, Lev Ivanov, who created the first Nutcracker Ballet more than 100 years ago, Ballet Wichita’s production blends exceptional dancing, grand sets and elaborate, beautiful costumes. Don’t miss this holiday favorite and purchase tickets at the Century II Box Office or www.Wichitatix.com today!

Featured Holiday Gift (Giveaway): Two Best of House Tickets to your show of choice for Ballet Wichita’s performance of The NUTCRACKER at Century II December 16, 17, and 18th ($100 value)

City Arts

CityArts is a community arts center located in Old Town Square with a mission to provide education, information and artistic opportunities to all members of the community. Seasonal art classes, monthly gallery exhibitions and items for sale in the boutique feature local and regional artists. Get your creative on today!

Featured Holiday Gift (Giveaway): Get your creative on this spring! Enjoy a week’s worth of creative expression at CityArts’ Spring Break Art Camp! This gift certificate is good for youth ages 6-15. CityArts ties in educational elements (geography, science and history) into art projects to create a well-rounded, informative art camp experience. Camp runs Monday, March 20-Friday, March 24, 9 a.m.-4 p.m. daily. Campers should bring a sack lunch.

Seasonal Shopping Opportunity: Shop CityArts’ annual Gifts in the Gallery this holiday season – sale runs Monday, Nov. 28-Friday, Dec. 30 during regular business hours. 

Monart School of Art

Tired of getting mountains of plastic toys at Christmas? Then give the gift of an art experience! Art lessons are perfect for pre-schoolers, elementary aged kids, teens and adults. We have classes and workshops to match any budget or schedule. Students at the Monart School of Art are taught to draw and paint realistically using a patented guided method called Monart. When we say “We can teach anyone to draw,” we really mean it! No two artworks will look the same – we value creativity and individuality. Learn to use many types of professional grade materials including oil and chalk pastel, watercolor and wax resist, design markers, collage, colored pencil and more. If your child is creative, likes hand-on activities or needs to boost fine motor skills these are the classes for them!

Featured Holiday Gift (Giveaway): Have a fun evening of painting with your family! Our Mini Masterpieces Family Workshops are fun, relaxing and a unique art experience to share with your child. Workshops meet once a month on a Friday evening, each month is a different theme. Upcoming themes include: Bats, Day of the Dead, Christmas Trees, Cardinal and Birch Trees, Seahorse and Hot Air Balloon. Pizza dinner included in registration.

 

Wichita Art Museum

Are you in? Membership has its privileges. (Psst! Get access to unlimited cool discoveries!) Join the Wichita Art Museum and receive $20 off a Household or Household Plus Membership. By becoming a member, you make a strong statement that creative innovation is essential, and you allow WAM to continue to present amazing exhibitions and engaging programs that make us an artistic treasure for Wichita.

All WAM members receive:
 
• Unlimited free admission 
• 10% discount in Museum Store
• 10% discount in Museum Cafe
• Subscription to WAMViews, the members’ newsmagazine
• Free or discounted admission to educational programs
• Invitations and free admission to opening parties
• Tax-deductible benefit

Featured Holiday Gift (Giveaway): Museum store gift card to the Wichita Art Museum – be sure to use this link to apply the special WMB discount!

Special WMB Reader Discount: Save $20 on a WAM membership when you mention Wichita Moms Blog with your purchase.

GIFTS FOR HIM

Looking for something unique (and local) for your special guy? You’ve come to the right place! 

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Congratulations to our winner: Katie M.

Auburn Spirits

Auburn Spirits is a locally owned and operated liquor specialty store on Wichita’s far west side. We offer a wide selection of world class wine, distilled spirits, and local and craft beers. Our Sommeliers are here to assist you in procuring those hard to find bottles or pairing a meal to impress dinner guests. Attached to Auburn Spirits you will find Auburn Cigars has a great selection of the finest cigars in the world and is staffed by certified tobacco professionals.

Featured Holiday Gift (Giveaway): Whiskey Pairing featuring Riegers Kansas City Whiskey. A unique product from a local distillery, this would make a great holiday gift for any whiskey enthusiast. *Giveaway is $25 gift card to be used at Auburn Spirits.

Special WMB Reader Discount: Mention WMB and get a bottle of Riegers Kansas City Whiskey for only $29.99 and/or get 25% off any bottle of wine not already on sale from now until Christmas 2016 only.

Wichita Thunder Hockey

The Wichita Thunder Hockey team, an ECHL affiliate of the Ottawa Senators and powered by Toyota, are proud to call Wichita home for 25 years! Join us at Intrust Bank Arena as we celebrate our 25th anniversary this season.

Featured Holiday Gift (Giveaway): Let a special guy in your life be the feature celebrity of the game! 4 glass seats, 4 autographed team pucks, watch warm-ups from team bench, and participate in on-ice intermission contest, valued at $300.

Special WMB Reader Discount: Buy 1 Get 1 ticket to any regular season game using the code WMB – call Ashley at 316-264-4625!

GIFTS FOR HER

Looking for the perfect something for your own mom, sister, friend, hostess, or YOU?  This list gives the perfect run down for any gal in your life (including yourself)! 

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Congratulations to our winner: Angela B.

Burnell's Fine Jewelry and Design

At Burnell’s Fine Jewelry And Design, we bring modern designs and creativity to our craft with incredibly talented jewelers and gemologists. We provide uncommon personal service and create a fun and enlightening jewelry shopping experience for each of our customers.

Featured Holiday Gift (Giveaway): Burnell’s fashionable gift item features a Phillip Gabriel silver and black rhodium finish stretchable bracelet valued at $225.

Special WMB Reader Discount: Mention that you are a Wichita Mom’s Blog reader and receive 10% off an item of your choice. Some exclusions apply. See store for details.

Everyday Beaut

Everyday Beaut is a skincare boutique specializing in lash extensions, clean skincare and handcrafted goods. In addition to esthetic and makeup services we offer a wide variety of organic, natural and hand-crafted skin care products – home goods – jewelry. We also play host to local creatives, artists and makers desiring pop-up space for workshops, classes, pop-up shops or gatherings.

Featured Holiday Gift (Giveaway): A few of our favorite things and shop best sellers including oh-so-good-for-you Jojoba Oil, small-batch shea butter body cream and handcrafted druzy studs from our beloved Dallas girl, Shop Daisy Made.

Special WMB Reader Discount: Enjoy a 15% discount on all goods in store – Pop in, call the shop or order online.

Love of Character

Love of Character is where you shop to add character to your parties, gifts and life! This holiday season, come shop for your holiday party supplies, gift wrapping material and of course one of a kind gifts. We are now offering custom stationery, coasters, napkins and notepads. All are great gifts and have that special personalized touch, plus they are affordable! For this year’s giveaway, we are giving away a set of 50 custom letterpress coasters. Great for you, your next event or of course, a Christmas gift! Tons of designs and colors to choose from to give them the right touch.

Featured Holiday Gift (Giveaway): Custom Letterpress Coasters – Set of 50; $58 value

Sally Cavanaugh Photography

Sally Cavanaugh is a newborn, child and family photographer. Sally aims to embody real, true emotion and genuine connections during every session. It’s her goal to capture not only a portrait, but a snapshot into someone’s life. Sally doesn’t just want to be your photographer, she wants to be your storyteller.

Featured Holiday Gift (Giveaway): Family or Milestone Film Session

ICT LOVE

It’s no secret we love all things Wichita! And we love supporting local biz (hello SHOP ICT holiday shopping guide). Be sure to check out some of our local faves – perfect for stocking stuffers or gifts for anyone in your life!

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Congratulations to our winner: Jennifer W.

CoCoa Dolce Artisan Chocolates

We are Kansas’ only Chocolate Lounge. We specialize in hand-made confections using the highest quality ingredients from around the world. We also have a newly remodeled lounge where you can come and enjoy not only chocolates but also wine, beer, coffee, espresso-based drinks, gelato and pastries. We provide an atmosphere to stay and enjoy our delicious offerings.

Featured Holiday Gift (Giveaway): With 18 handcrafted chocolates, our Cocoa Lovers Collection gives you flavor to spare, whether you share with friends or enjoy them alone. Global flavors abound in this, our second largest collection of delights. Tempt the chocolate lover in your life with creamy caramels, toasted nuts and dark, rich chocolate ganache creations.

Cozy Leaf

We craft tea designed for wellness, delicious to sip. The Cozy Leaf collection of loose leaf teas are all our own recipes that are blended and packaged by hand with 100% organic ingredients and a passion to source as much as we can from US farmers. Cozy Leaf is a unique company with deep personal and business values that bring about the best possible product for our customers. We have an unwavering commitment to sourcing organic ingredients and getting to know our farmers as well as knowing their core values. Visit CozyLeaf.com to take your tea time to the next level of health and wellness.

Featured Holiday Gift (Giveaway): A collection of our seasonal favorites! Kansas Sunset Chai, Tiger Fire Chai, Winter Wonderland, and our brand new Country Chai Spice!

Special WMB Reader Discount: To treat all the Wichita Moms Blog followers, we are doing a special 20% off discount on our website to celebrate YOU and to celebrate FALL!!! Visit CozyLeaf.com and find the perfect tea to cozy up with this fall season! Coupon Code: WMBFALL20

Great Image Designs

Great Image Designs is a family owned garment decorating business specializing in custom embroidery and screen printing. We strive to be on the cutting edge in both design and technique. Creators of ShockOn Fanwear, licensed apparel for Wichita State University, our line of shocker products is designed and created in our downtown Wichita location. We are thrilled to provide this MADE IN ICT line of fanwear, and to support our shocker athletes with the sale of these products. From the traditional to the edgy our designs are unique. #GoShox #ShopLocal #MadeInICT

Featured Holiday Gift (Giveaway): Ladies WSU monogrammed cap and black/gold/white keyhole scarf. (Pair of items valued at $42)

Special WMB Reader Discount: Show us a Great Image Designs ad on your cell phone screen for 10% off your entire purchase – anytime through December 31, 2016.

Lutz Ranch Dressing

Lutz’s Ranch Dressing Mix is homemade ranch seasoning that is sure to spice up life! Lutz‘s perfected the recipe in 1999 and have been satisfying rumbly tummies ever since. Consider Lutz’s the new versatile tool in your culinary belt – mix together ranch dressing for your husband’s buffalo wings, your child’s baby carrots, or over your garden salad. Also, use to season fries, meats, pasta salads, popcorn, soups and more. Make Lutz‘s your perfect holiday gift! Lutz‘s takes pride in quality ingredients that are sugar and nut free. Convenient size and packaging options available. Visit www.lutzsranch.com and purchase this new staple for your kitchen today!

Featured Holiday Gift (Giveaway): One signature jar of Lutz Ranch mix and jar of oyster crackers.

 

Songbird Juice Co.

Wichita’s Original Cold-Press Juicery! Creating healthy food that tastes good too! From our juice, cold-pressed in house to our smoothies and acai bowls we provide a variety of items all made using clean, mindfully sourced ingredients that you can feel good as good about as we do. Eating well isn’t chore and here at Songbird we provide nutrient rich refreshment in a fun, funky, community friendly space.

Featured Holiday Gift (Giveaway): $100 gift card to be used toward anything in the shop

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