After getting my haircut on Saturday, I went for a bit of shopping in downtown Toronto. The West Queen West neighbourhood is one of my usual haunts but obviously I haven't gone into every single shop yet. Babies and pregnancies have been made "fashionable" in the last few years so by the rules of supply and demand, of course there are some pretty cool stores catering to hip moms with money to spend. Not being in that target demographic myself, I rarely ever set foot inside these too-precocious-for-words stores.
I was walking along Queen Street West, comtemplating on getting some fish 'n chips from Chippy's, when my attention was drawn to a window display full of bunny rabbits and cookie cutters. Window shopping is about taking in the beauty of pretty things so I went inside to take a closer look. I quickly found myself surrounded by many cutesy pastel things that can only mean I was inside a [gasp!] kids' store.
However, Polka Dot Kids is not just about being precocious. This store carries a large selection of cookie cutters made by german company Städter (check out their online catalogue). These are not run-of-the-mill cookie cutters. There are polar bears, penguin, squirel, castle, princess, ballet slippers, fork, spoon, knife, sheep, specialty Linzer cookie cutters, etc in sizes big and small. These cookie cutters are well-made in intricate shapes.
The best find of all was a set of customizable cookie stamp also made by the same company. This stamp set comes with a set of alphabets and numbers which I can mix and match to form different words on the mounting sleeve. The stamp can be used on rolled out cookie dough before baking. Can you imagine the possibilities of all the personalized cookies that I can made? I can include cookies with my own "Dessert By Candy" branding in my annual holiday cookie assortment. I can make cookies with my contact information ("Can I have your number?" "Sure! Here, have a cookie."). Oh oh, how about a box of cookies full of insults? I am so amused by all the ideas!
Polka Dot Kids
917 Queen Street West, Toronto, Ontario
