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Zurich for kids
Are you looking for ethical children’s clothing, first aid for injured teddy bears or great-grandma’s toys? We lift the lid on what the city has to offer kids – from the old town to district 5.
Nepomuk
Babygros for newborns and birthday presents for young children: relatives and godparents will find exactly what they are looking for in this shop owned by Ulrike Eckardt and Laura Frey.
Klingenstrasse 23, 8005 Zurich
Spielzeugmuseum
Ruth Holzer’s passion for dolls, trains and other toys runs in the family: her grandfather Franz Carl Weber founded Zurich’s most famous toy store, while her mother was responsible for getting the much-visited Toy Museum off the ground. Ruth has been its director for more than forty years.
Fortunagasse 15, 8001 Zurich
Making Little Things
In their store, Clod Bernegger and Hanna Kawasaki sell items for children that you won’t find anywhere else in Zurich.
Badenerstrasse 177, 8003 Zurich
Mr. Pinocchio
Picture books, amusing wooden clocks, puzzles, science kits, craft sets, dolls and loads of little souvenirs... It’s not only children who are drawn to Mr. Pinocchio’s overflowing shop windows.
Oberdorfstrasse 3, 8001 Zurich
Meinrads Puppen- und Bärenklinik
Meinrad Röösli used to dance on ice, but he now repairs damaged dolls and teddies. The 70-year-old doll and teddy doctor always has his hands full – customers come to his workshop from around the world.
Neumarkt 12, 8001 Zurich