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WELCOME TO THE TOY BOX!
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Monday - Saturday: 10am-6pm
Sunday: 11am-5pm
Waldo celebrated his 21st birthday this year -
Yet another good reason to CELEBRATE!
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We currently have a limited selection of toys pictured online.
Please call us at: 413-256-TOYS (8697) to enjoy Personal Shopping
over the phone with real LIVE people!
We will help you choose the perfect toy, game, dress-up, whatever ...
we will wrap it for you ... and have it ready awaiting your pick up!
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The GREATEST Thing!
Not ONLY Game of the Year (awarded at Toy Fair) but NOW ... TOY OF THE YEAR!!
BANANAGRAMS: 
Bananagrams is the best game around! A fast-paced, addictive word game, Bananagram's simple, simultaneous play lets each member of the family play at their own level, using their tiles to form individual crosswords. The resulting race to grab more tiles and rearrange already-laid letters into new words is fun and addictive. A bright yellow banana bag holds the tiles and rules, making it perfect for building vocabulary and practicing spelling skills at a restaurant, camping or at the kitchen table during impromptu marathon sessions. 2 to 8 players. Ages 7 to adult. NOW available in Spanish and the party sized Double Bananagrams! Check out The Boston Globe's fabulous write-up about the founding of Bananagrams ... www.boston.com/ae/games/articles/2009/12/05/ri_grandfathers_bananagrams_is_the_game_of_the_year/
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AMAZING NEW CRAFT KITS! Made in USA (Wisconsin to be exact), these Artterro kits contain the most beautiful materials and clear instructions for learning about storycrafting to wire beading to felt painting techniques. You MUST see these exceptional kits!
Paint With Wool Portrait Kit - Needle felting is so cool! Very satisfying and easy to do, simply poke colorful roving wool into the base shape with a felting needle to paint pictures of anything you can imagine. No glue or sewing required. Create four 4-inch masterpieces!
Bookmaking Kit - Make four small single-signature books with luxurious handmade paper. Use as journals, portfolios or scrapbooks. A customer favorite! Includes needles and craft thread.
Wire and Bead Art Kit - Twist colorful wire into large mobiles adorned with glass beads, make many small ornaments or even construct a unique sculpture. Includes a large variety of beautiful beads, marbles, thin and thick jewelry wire.
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AND .. there's more!
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THEY'RE ALL HERE, THEY'RE ONLY ONE DOLLAR, AND THEY'RE AMAZING!!!
Zillions of Iwako Japanese Erasers! The hottest little $1 craze we've ever seen!! They're puzzles too!
Collect them ALL!
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THE BIG THINGS:
The Green Dollhouse's energy efficient design includes a wind turbine, a solar cell panel and electric inverter for generating electricity, a rain barrel for collecting rain, a biofacade, which uses the natural cycle of plant growth to provide shading, and a blind that can adjust the amount of sunlight and air circulation. Recycling bins are also constructed on the side of the house. Includes a set of Plan Toys' Green Furniture.
The Green Dollhouse is designed to help children learn how to live in harmony with nature. Children will learn how appliances in the Green Dollhouse assist their daily life without damaging the environment. They will also learn how electricity can be generated from alternative natural sources such as the sun and wind. The dollhouse is divided into several rooms which children can customize with furniture and accessories. Children can act out stories about a family living in the Green Dollhouse. Through role playing, they can show the important roles and relationships of each family member.
The Green Furniture Set is made of eco-friendly rubberwood and vetiver grass board. The set consists of 5 rooms: Living Room, Kitchen, Bathroom, Children's Bedroom, and Master Bedroom.
- Dollhouse Measures: 21.6 x 17.3 x 24.2 inches
- Furniture Included
- Ages 3 Years +
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The Chalet dollhouse is made up of 2 units that can be arranged together in various ways. The large unit features 3 spacious levels while the small unit has 2 levels. This magnificent dollhouse has house skylight roofing and comes with 2 movable staircases. It is designed to be accessible from every side.
- Ages: 3+ years
- Furniture sold separately
- 30.7 in. x 14.2 in. x 23.6 in.
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THE LITTLE THINGS:
WHAT'ZIT: 
This wooden multi-colored fidget is strung together with elastic. Just twist or turn to create multiple shapes.
POP TOOB: 
This addictive, funny-sounding, accordian-folding toob expands from 8" - 32" and is great for auditory and tactile stimulation as well as bilateral coordination. Pulling a Pop Toob apart helps to strengthen finger, hand, arm, and shoulder muscles, and compressing a Pop Toob helps to strengthen fine motor skills. Connect more than one together for even more fun!
WIKKI STIX: 
Made from a unique patented wax formula and yarn, Wikki Stix provide creative hands-on fun alone or with other materials. Non-toxic Wikki Stix adhere to almost any smooth surface with just fingertip pressure and can be easily lifted off and re-used again and again. No right or wrong way to play.
WIND UPS: 
Besides being great for building fine motor skills, their mouths open and close, they flip over, they spin around, they even swim in the tub! Choose from dozens of different kinds. The most durable, long lasting, best quality plastic wind-up toys that we have ever found. Cannot be over-wound!
HI BOUNCE GLITTER BALL: 
The 2" Glitter Ball is filled with glitter and water. Set the ball down and watch the glitter settle at the bottom, bounce it and watch the glitter swirl around.
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Qwirkle is the HIT OF THE YEAR!! While Qwirkle is as simple as matching colors and shapes, it is a game that also requires tactical maneuvers and well-planned strategy. The game consists of 108 wooden blocks with six different shapes in six colors. Using the blocks, players attempt to score the most points by building lines that share a common attribute - either color or shape. Qwirkle is a quick game to learn, but you'll soon discover that you'll need to think strategically in order to score the most points.
WE LOVE BOOCHIE!!! Get ready for this action-packed family game that will have you tossing, kicking, bowling, throwing like never before and laughing, laughing, laughing! First toss out the soft foam Boochie target and then try to land your ball and hoop as close to it as possible. Keep score on a special wrist tracker that gives you a different outrageous throwing challenge every round. You may have to toss between your legs, behind your back, or even with your eyes closed! The player with the most points wins. Play Boochie... Have a ball! For 2 to 4 players, ages 8 and up.
Try to SHUT THE DOUBLE BOX!
Double Shutter is an enticing and irresistible game that combines tactical choices, luck and fun for the whole family. Roll two dice, add the dots and find the best combination of numbers to shut two rows of nine tiles. This game is very addictive, always remember to play in moderation!
DADO CUBES AND SQUARES
Combine art and science as your child explores architectural principles . . . proportion, balance, structure and color. A new twist on classic building blocks, Dado engages your imagination as the slits on each cube are interlocked to create an unlimited number of three-dimensional structures. Constructed horizontally, vertically or nested together, Dado invites visual spatial development and problem solving through design-centered, attention-grabbing fun!
* Loaded with educational benefits
* Each Cube Set features 10 cubes, scaled from 1 inch to 5 inches, capable of building structures over 32 inches high!
* Each Squares Set features 35, 3" squares and can be used to create structures over 3' high!
* Durable, heavy gauge plastic construction
* Developed, manufactured, and assembled right here in the USA!
They're BIG, they're GREAT BIG, they're GORGEOUS GREAT BIG, they're GUND! These are the Oversized Stuffed Animals that the rest of them try to copy, only these are made by Gund - they're the BEST!
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As always, we enjoy your comments and welcome any product suggestions. We are only a part of the community, you are the whole. Please bring your ideas to any of our team at The TOY BOX. We'll be more that happy to do the necessary research to find what you're looking for.
Please check out our products page - but remember, it's only a very small sampling of the great selection in the store - we are PACKED to the gills with toys and games and challenges for all age children and adults alike. The best way to shop is to walk in our door. Our toy experts are incredibly helpful and knowledgable - enjoy yourself at The TOY BOX!
we're all fun and games, ba-dum-bum!
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