Loud and colourful designs distinguish this designer's work, many emblazoned with her trademark hearts and flowers. The childrenswear range is hugely popular, as is the homeware.

Madrid's first giant mall, and still the largest in the city, La Vaguada has around 350 outlets. There's a branch of El Corte Inglés, and the upper floor is given over to...

A welcome addition to one of the city's main transport hubs. Built into the shell of the old train station, the mall manages to pack in a deceptively large amount of shops and...

This shop specialises in board games for both kids and adults - as well as mah-jong, solitaire, Chinese chequers and chess, it specialises in Go.

Spain's biggest retail concern has blown all the rest of the competition out of the water. El Corte Inglés is the solution when all else fails for some, but the first choice...

Imaginarium is a standard solution when looking for challenging toys with imagination. Expect to find puppet theatres, modelling materials and shape-recognition, number and...

J&J is at once a relaxing little café (at ground-floor level) and a well-stocked second-hand bookshop (in the basement). Activities held here include open-mic sessions and...

Mar de Letras is a well-stocked bookshop specialising in kids' editions. Look out too for the English titles, regular English storytelling evenings and educational toys.

This shop is the junior version of Max Moda, across the street, and does a reasonable range of basic clothes for children from three months to 16 years.

The to-die-for togs from this French firm will guarantee that your offspring stand out from the crowd. About as far from traditional Spanish childrenswear as it's possible to...

The 'dolls' hospital' does indeed mend dolls, but also functions as the oldest toy shop in Madrid, full of parents gazing nostalgically at the old-school model cars, teddy...

Drop-dead designer shoes by names like Moschino and Kenzo for mini fashpack members.