Let’s face it…most of us enjoy shopping! While I am not a big fan of “the stores” and could go years without being in a mall, I do really enjoy shopping online. I can shop all by myself when the kids are in bed, I can take my time, I can comparison shop without running all over the place and I can sleep on it if I am trying to decide whether to buy something or not.

A relatively new line of products to shop for are adoption products. As more and more families choose to grow their families by adoption, more and more adoption related products become available. Today you can buy adoption books, adoption t-shirts, adoption music, adoption scrap booking and life book supplies and adoption jewelry, ranging from cute rubber bracelets to expensive gold and silver jewelry. There are also several companies that make these great “caricatures” of families that can then be put on stickers for your car, stationary, mailing labels, etc.

And along with all of the new adoption related products, there are also lots of multicultural products available. Parents and adoption professionals know that celebrating, embracing and learning about a child’s birth culture is essential, and now there are oodles of books, videos, dolls, t-shirts, CD’s, etc. available to help celebrate your child’s culture.

So, whether you are shopping for yourself, your children or someone special for mother’s day, here are some online stories that specialize in adoption/multicultural products to get you started. Happy shopping!

Adoption.com’s online store -everything from books, to dolls, to jewelry, to scrap booking supplies, to dolls, to CD’s, to educational materials…huge stock of adoption items

Culture for Kids- this is an awesome online store (and you can get a catalogue mailed to you) with books, videos, t-shirts, music, etc. representing all sorts of cultures and heritages. They also have books in many languages, including bilingual books.

Angel Covers- a wonderful organization that sells blankets and other great products, and also donates blankets to orphanages world wide and does other humanitarian work. Great website!

Tapestry Books- an online store of adoption books

Adopt Shoppe- a large online store with a great variety of adoption related products

Mandy’s Moon Personalized Multicultural Gifts -lots of great products for adoptive families,including the “My Family” products, which let you customize products with characters that resemble your family.

Heart and Seoul- Source for adoption t-shirts, jewelry, announcements and other products

Henimage- custom art work for adoptive and multicultural products

Bound by Love- adoption books and gifts, including great flag blankets