Tonight, from 5 to 8 p.m., the kids can play with foam in the Little Artist Studio (upstairs) while you shop at Curious Kidstuff (downstairs). And you can make sure Santa's bag is loaded with goodies, because Curious Kidstuff's entire stock of toys and clothing is 25 percent off.

I love CK's collection of toys: lots of creative, open-ended playthings. Curious Kidstuff offer a great selection of cooperative board games, for the little ones (or adults) not yet ready to understand "losing."

So if you're in the neighborhood for new toys, tonight's the night to stock up.

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