NWA Locally Made Gift Guide

Dad Suggests bookstore (great selection of family board games)

Kindness & Joy Toys (kids can make a wishlist bucket there!)

Play Street Museum gift shop (has craft & learning activity kits they put together just for young kids, also the only place I’ve seen Playmobil brand items in store) 

Folklore toy & gift shop on the square (kids & baby toys, gifts, clothes) 

Educational rice sensory kit or play dough kits from Sensory Phonics  

Zeke Peña children’s books (My Papi Has a Motorcycle, Sundust ) purchased from locally owned bookshops like Dad Suggests or Pearls’ . Instead of ordering from Amazon, if these shops don’t have a specific book in, you can just order it from them & pick it up in the shop! You can also order on bookshop.org through your local shop of choice. 

The Serious Toy company’s wooden articulated dinosaurs (order online or find in person at the Amazeum gift shop or Hey! In Springdale) 

NWA Wood design wooden train set

I Heart Art art supplies bundles supporting Art Feeds  

Co-op gift section - eco friendly kids art supplies (beeswax crayons, upcycled paper, earth paint face paint)  & art tools as well as eco friendly bath paint, play dough & puzzles. 

Hey! -Located in Springdale for a unique selection of thoughtfully curated gifts and local makers’ items 

Aunt Bills vintage shop  -for unique gifts of all kinds & vintage clothes 

Other vintage clothing shops: Dirtbag vintage, Cheap Thrills, Gray Dog vintage boutique 

City supply - great for Arkansas gear & locally made food gift items

Hillfolk in Bentonville - lots of incredible gifts for the creative person in your life, as well as some apothecary & home items for gifting 

Natural Threads in south Fayetteville is a tshirt printing shop that just opened their general store filled with hats, shirts & locally made items. 

The co-op has a locally made section in their gift shop with candles, washcloths, mugs, & apothecary/ self care, as well as  tons of locally made food items throughout the shop (just ask someone to show you their curated “locally made” sections!) 

STACHE - locally owned gift shop 

Darcy Apparel - for women’s clothes, jewelry & shoes (check out their in house clothing line!) 

Fayetteville Mercantile (ask about their locally made items) 

Duncan & Stone memory books (find in store at City Supply or shop online) 

Natural Threads hat or shirt 

Kimly Mug + Onyx Coffee beans or Onyx drink mixes 

Kimberly Castrodale art piece 

Mel turns wood ornament, bottle stopper or pizza cutter paired with a locally made wine or pizza mix (find Mel’s thoughtfully crafted, unique wood turned items on Saturdays at the Fayetteville Farmers market) 

Zelli pasta or Aunt Susie’s granola paired with your own hand painted custom bowl made at the new Artistree pottery painting studio on the square! 

Kimly bowl paired with a War Eagle Mill food item  (war eagle mill products can be found in stores at city supply and the co-op) 

Redbud garden herbal soaps, balms & lotions paired with one of their hand knit hats or gloves (can be found at the Saturday Fayetteville Farmers market & some soaps found at the co-op) 

Pour your own candles at Heirloom candle shop (if you want to create a more one-of-a-kind item, thrift a unique vessel from Potters House thrift or from Aunt Bills Vintage then go pour it yourself with a custom scent from Heirloom) 

Thrift an entire outfit on a budget for the secondhand fashion enthusiast in your life from Haus Collective on the square or Beautiful Lives Boutique (these shops do not sacrifice style or quality but are offered at a more affordable price point since they are secondhand!) 

Locally authored book (like Seth Haines, Amber Haines or Eli Cranor) paired with a handmade book sleeve from Pearls books (offered in store) 

Outdoor gear from LIVSN

For the tea lover: tea from Fayetteville Tea House or Savoy & hand painted mug by you from Artistree (or find local pottery mugs at Fayetteville community Creative center gift shop) 

Locally made jewelry for the nature lover

Amazeum membership for kids 

Play street museum membership or punch card pass 

Let’s imagine gift pass   

Community Creative Center gift card for classes 

For the plant lover, gift card to local nurseries or plant shop  (white river nursery, Westwood gardens , pink fern for house plants )

Craft Classes at Hillfolk