Full disclosure: Sometimes we visit
Blackbird without any intention of actually shopping for fantastically hip clothes for our wee ones. The back room of this locally owned shop is designed as a little play hut, stocked with enough toys to keep the kiddos occupied while we exhale for a few minutes. Funny thing about this routine, though: Blackbird is stocked with so many T-shirts, dresses, pants, hats, books, shoes and other items-a lot of which are locally made-that we almost always end up walking away with something. Thank goodness the store recently started a barely used section-it makes our frequent trips to play a little friendlier on our budget.
Blackbird Kid Shop: 525 S. Higgins; 543-2899
FINALISTS:
2. Whippersnappers:
127 N. Higgins;
728-7400;
www.whippersnappersmt.com
3. Target:
2420 N. Reserve;
543-4000;
www.target.com