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Jun 2011  |  By Liz Logan  |  Comments

Fresh: Kiddie Chic

When Catharina Maerklin moved to Evanston from Germany, other moms often complimented her on German-made kids’ gear.

That gave her the idea to start a children’s shop featuring high-quality German products, Leoleno in Winnetka. Kids can play and also learn at the store, which hosts a weekly story time led by a local librarian, music classes by the Music Institute of Chicago, preschooler art classes and parenting talks. Baby sign-language classes and German language classes for children coming soon.

Leoleno
976 Green Bay Rd.
Winnetka
847-446-1100
leoleno.com

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Liz Logan

Liz Logan recently earned her master's from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. Her writing credits include Time, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, Time Out Chicago, and Poets & Writers. When she's not writing about the arts and food, Liz bakes killer chocolate-cranberry-almond-pistachio biscotti and pumpkin-chocolate-chip muffins.

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