New Local Toy Store Delights Kids and Parents
Stellabella Toys started out in Cambridge, but recently opened its fourth store at Dedham's Legacy Place. I had a chance to drop by last Sunday and again today in search of a birthday party gift. We also took advantage of the $5 off coupon (click below to download and print).
It's a fun store--very different from the big box world of Toys R Us with prices as good or better. They have many $10-20 toys with quality products ranging from "snap bracelets" and bug jars to Magna Tiles, Razor scooters, and Skuut balance/coaster bikes. It reminds me of what toy stores were like before everything got so big.
The biggest challenge for me was to keep the kids from going wild and knocking things off the shelves.
stellabella toys
Legacy Place, near City Sports
Phone: (781) 329-6290
Hours: Monday - Saturday 10am-9pm
Sunday 11am-6pm
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Two other local toy stores
I have had good experiences with knowledgeable owner-buyers in these two local toy stores as well:
Blue Bunny Books and Toys
Dedham Square
http://www.bluebunnybooks.com/
Village Toy Shop
(Cobb's Corner next to Shaw's)
95 Washington St., Canton MA 02021
http://www.villagetoy.com
Blue Bunny is great for books and activities
I was going to run something separately about the Blue Bunny--they are a great resource for books (and perhaps autographed originals if Peter Reynolds in in the store) and for children's reading activities they run. StellaBella is all toy store and open on Sundays.