Holiday Hours

We survived Christmas once again. I hope yours was merry and made better, in part, with toys purchased from us and given with love. We will be keeping short hours on New Years Eve - 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m. and we will be closed on New Years Day. We will be closed Sundays until sometime in the spring.

Top Toy Countdown

Everyone has their list of top toys, award-winners and so on. So it is with my 15 years of experience that I hereby proclaim the top toys at Toys for the Fun of It. As with all statistics, the results will be skewed in favor of what we have in stock this late in the game :)

1) BANANAGRAMS the fun, compact word game





2) DOINKIT DARTS the best magnetic, non lethal dart set for all ages





3) RODY HORSE this fun inflatable holds up to 300 lbs !






4) POWER POPPER rapid-fire fun for everyone










5) WEDGITS unique building blocks for ages 1 to 101

Extended Hours

In case you still need to do some shopping, we have extended hours to help:

Monday through Friday 10 am until 8 pm
Saturday 10 am until 7 pm
Sunday 10 am until 4 pm

Traffic during the evening hours tends to be light, but our customers are grateful and you will get more personal attention than during the peak of crazy times. See you soon!

Fantabulus Funtastic Friday Nights

The stores in the 500 block of Main Street have gotten together to host Friday night events in December. Most of the stores will be open until 9 p.m. so you can come down and get your shopping done and have dinner downtown. Enjoy the holiday atmosphere: the festive lights and holiday windows, along with special activities in the stores. Santa will be making appearances in the 500 block and at the 560 Salon on the corner of 6th & Colorado. Stop in at Kairos Children's Boutique and let the kids make an elf hat. Enjoy games and free food courtesy of Chris Brown at Brown's Cycles. Say "Hi" to Scott & Melinda at Amber Floral and treat yourself to a seated massage with massage therapist Catie Bucher from 5;30 - 7:30. Bring the kids down to enjoy the fun or drop them off at Creative Avenues on 5th Street, just around the corner from us and enjoy an adult evening from 6-9:30. Pre-registration is required for this. (use the linktastic link above). Wow, so, what's happening at the Toy Store? We'll have a Calico Critter craft and stickers to give away. Along with that is a free 2010 critter calendar with Critter purchase and a special Critter deal for mentioning the blog. Spend $200 in the store (must include calico critters) and get a Critters play table for $50 (retail $140). We will have our campfire set up outside to keep people warm while waiting for the free carraige rides. Warm drinks and treats will be offered at several locations. Bundle up and come downtown.

Made in USA

Just in: Imagibricks from Smart Monkey Toys. These are the heavy duty cardboard blocks that are large scale and will stand up to the toughest little customer. I remember them from the play room at church when I was a kid. We sold these a few years ago, but lost track of them when our supplier quit carrying them. The cardboard is coated for easy cleaning and the blocks are strong enough to stand on. They come flat and you have to fold them into blocks before you can play with them. They are made in the USA and are made of 50% recycled materials. What's not to love?
There aren't a lot of toys still made here in the US, but we carry those we can find that are a "fit" in our store.

Do-a-Dot paints and coloring books
Harrisville Designs potholder looms & loops
Green Toys tea sets, tool sets and sand toys
Taggies natural baby blankies
Fractiles magnetic design sets
Tedco gyroscopes
...& more

Big Weekend Ahead

Downtown will be full of excitement this weekend. Friday night is the Spirit of Christmas and First Friday Art event. Live entertainment, free carriage rides and a variety of special in-store activities are planned. Come down and have dinner, then stroll along beautifully decorated Main Street. Most of the stores should be open so you can do more than just "window" shop. We're open til 9.
Bring the kids down and let them make their Santa List and make crayon rubbings in our store, or drop them off at Creative Avenues and have a night to yourselves. (pre-registration is required; see link above).
Saturday, the 26th annual parade of lights kicks off at 5 p.m. If you are new to the area, this is the must-see event of the year. Bundle up and come on down.
JUST IN...NEW CALICO CRITTERS! We just received our "Sneak Peak" shipment of Calico Critters including the undeniably cute hedgehog and elephant families and the tree house complete with hot tub and all new country furnishings. There is also a new website devoted to the critters. It has games, crafts and you-tube videos for the kids. It seems to be geared to the pre-school crowd even though many critter lovers are older. Check it out if you like calico critters. See you downtown!