December 1, 2008
Give and Let Give
2008 Holiday Gift Guide
Kiddo’s favorite hangouts may point the way to the winningest gifts. So get inspired by your tyke’s best-loved haunts.
Race cars down the rubber and wood Click Clack Track (de Young Museum Store, Golden Gate Park, 50 Hagiwara Tea Garden Drive; 415-750-3642) or build your own track: The Building Block Choo Choo packs two toys into one sweet package (Babystyle, 1319 Burlingame Avenue, Burlingame; 650-342-1534). 
Visit the fire station before hitting the playground: A walk to either is incomplete without a ride on a shiny red Classic Cruiser Fire Truck (Babystyle, 1319 Burlingame Avenue, Burlingame; 650-342-1534).
Your munchkin should revel in magic and wonder. Rev the imagination with Saviour Pirotta’s magical fold-out Fairy Tree House (Chronicle Books, 1846 Union Street; 415-345-8435). And keep curious hands happy with Pascale Estellon’s The Giant Play and Learn Book (SFMOMA MuseumStore, 151 3rd Street; 415-357-4035).
Gift hunting: It’s child’s play.
DONATE
San Francisco Firefighters Toy Program
What: The largest firefighter toy giveaway effort in the nation collects new toys and spreads good cheer to kids in need.
Why: Give and ye shall relieve.
When: Mon.-Dec. 24.
Where: Collection barrels at Westfield Centre, along the Embarcadero, and at your local fire station.
CLEAN
Noodle & Boo Hand Sanitizer
What: Drop-in-your-purse germ killer with a fresh nonalcohol scent.
Why: Germy planes, trains, and automobiles.
When: Holiday travel season.
Where: Online at noodleandboo.com.
SEE
Wooden and Wire Wonders
What: Free admission, a screening of William Wegman’s Fay’s Twelve Days of Christmas, and a sculpture workshop inspired by Martin Puryear.
Why: Do the twist.
When: Sun., 11 a.m.-3 p.m. Family tour, 1 p.m.; film, 2 p.m. (Also Dec. 21.)
Where: Koret Visitor Education Center, SFMOMA, 151 3rd St. (415-357-4000).
