Cute shop on a cute street. Good selection of stuffed animals, puppets, marionettes, and the like for all ages. They also have a nice selection of board and card games, including games from Europe. It's a small shop but you can easily spend half an hour browsing and tinkering with all the little figures and toys on display.
My only complaint is that I wish they had more learning games/toys for older aged kids. They certainly have a few neat things in that category, but I guess their speciality is more in the age 0-4 bracket. Don't come here expecting the latest electronic toy or a huge selection to cover your wildest dreams. Come here if you want to remember how to delight in simple things, like you did as a kid.
Some very cool puppets from around the world over the register that relate to various countries' folk tales. Seriously not just a stop for kiddie gifts, you can find cool stuff for the adults on your shopping list here as well. As far as the kid stuff goes, I do find it a bit lacking for slightly older kids. My nephew is 6 and the books were below his reading level, IMO. I did like a lot of the paper mache figurines but again, more for me than for a 6 year old. I feel like the stuff here is either for young kids or for adults who are into cool stuff. Either way definitely a cool toy shop and a million times better than going to a steaming fluorescent lit hellhole like Toys'R'Us or the like.
306 E 9th St
(between 1st Ave & 2nd Ave)
New York, NY 10003
Neighborhood: East Village
(212) 473-5850
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