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123 W. 10th St., New York, NY 10011
nr. Sixth Ave. See Map | Subway Directions Hopstop Popup
212-366-5436 Send to Phone

Reader Rating:
10.0 out of 10

1 Reviews | Write a Review
Products & Services: Baby Goods, Children's Furniture, Toys/Games

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Hours

Mon-Sat, 10am-7pm; Sun, 11am-6pm

Nearby Subway Stops

1 at Christopher St.-Sheridan Sq.; F, V at 14th St.

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American Express, MasterCard, Visa

Product Guide

Children

Baby Goods
Children's Furniture

Media & Hobbies

Toys/Games

Profile

The playthings here are certain to turn your children into creative, forward-thinking creatures with a sense of history and precision-tuned motor skills. Okay, so there are no guarantees. But when it comes to originality, selection, and quality—not to mention parental approval—this West Village toy shop gets raves on all counts. Toy stores today tend to diverge into two strains: so good for you they’re boring or so Disneyfied they’re depressing. Owner Lisa Mahar has assembled a collection that includes the cheap (a three-ball yo-yo with flashing lights), the handmade (individually knitted dolls), the classic (eighteenth-century blocks invented by Friedrich Froebel, the founder of kindergarten), and, this being New York, the ridiculously expensive (Italian oak puzzles). The store is as neat as a nunnery, owing to its adherence to the Montessori philosophy: A clean and inviting play space equals a buzzing brain lab.

Reader Ratings

10.0

An art gallery of children's toys

DavidW from 10014 | Posted on 12/20/04

Overall Reader Rating: 10 (Highly Recommended)


Quality:	10
Service:	10

Selection:	7

Value:	7

Went there for the first time on the weekend, and was bowled over by the layout, the products, and the service - this is an art gallery of children's toys. If you like 1950s furniture and modernist art, then this is...Read More