Whether you're shopping for the holidays or have a birthday or other occasion to celebrate, these stores are filled with unique treasures that make it easy to find something unique to show that someone special just how much you care! Have another favorite store? Let us know - we'd love to add it to our list! nicolec@macaronikid.com.
6820 Olney Laytonsville Rd
Laytonsville, MD 20882
(240) 489-1463
The Family room has all your holiday shopping needs covered! They have special gifts for men and women, kids, Maryland Lovers, kitchen connoisseurs, readers and everything in between. Pick up some unique seasonal holiday decor to decorate your house while you’re at it. There’s a place for everyone at The Family Room.
36 Maryland Ave # H
Rockville, Maryland 20850
(301) 279-2422
This store is stocked with all kinds of goodies. You'll find anything from Vera Bradley handbags to handmade jewelry, candles, house ware items, stationary, stylish reading glasses & more. In fact, this gift shop carries the largest inventory of Vera Bradley products. If holiday decor is what you are looking for, The Cottage Monet is known for their Frasier Fir Candles and Vietri Ceramics from Italy and also carries a gorgeous assortment of tablecloths and linens.
12147 Darnestown Rd
Gaithersburg, MD 20878
(301) 990-3219
Artisans Gallery is that great place to shop whenever you need a special present or an adorable hostess gift. They have such a wide selection of items including jewelry, bath and body products, Scout handbags, and wedding, baby and children’s gifts, you will not walk out empty handed. Plus they offer complimentary gift wrapping to boot!
10253 Old Georgetown Rd
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 571-7333
This store is definitely worth the trip - even if you aren’t close by! The selection here is really special. Gifts, cards, jewelry, artisanal foods, a few select pieces of clothing, baby gifts and more are represented here. This season they’ll be offering a discount to customers who donate to local charities and including a card that outlines their donation with their gift.
7770 Woodmont Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814
(301) 656-6088
This little gem takes the stress out of holiday shopping. In addition to fun things like glassware and pillows representing each state, the store has more practical items, including cookbooks by local authors and unique baby clothes. They also offer curbside pickup, facetime shopping, free gift wrapping, and private shopping nights. There are so many goodies in here for housewarming gifts, baby gifts, birthday gifts… If you're at a loss for gift-giving ideas for a female friend, this is not a bad place to pop in!
10701 Rockville Pike
North Bethesda, MD
(301) 581-5175 20852
Located in The Mansion at Strathmore, this gift shop offers a trove of potential presents for crafty kids: kits for making puppets, haute coloring books (think animals or fairy-tale characters) and magnetic block sets. Or snag one of Areaware’s whimsical Cubebots, wooden robot figures that can be posed a zillion ways.
5536 Connecticut Ave NW
Washington DC 20015
(202) 244-3602
This store has rows and rows of toys. From Playmobil to books, games and dress up this place is as good as a toy store gets! It’s a great place to shop for a kid who has everything.
Henry’s Sweet Retreat & Bakery
4823 St Elmo Ave
Bethesda, MD 20814
(240) 483-0485
Stop by this little Bakery for a gift or a delicious snack while out out for a holiday shopping spree. Henry's feels like a neighborhood ice cream stores twenty years ago - pastel colors, walls lined with colorful candies, a selection of homemade fudge and all-American pastries, and tubs of creamy ice cream. They even have vintage candy, 1950’s penny candy as well as vegan chocolate bars. Seriously, this place has everything!
