Don't expect to be invited in. Just walk through the big white door and into the room with a…read moreplastic looking curtain things. They will help you find what you need and ARE AMAZING at it. The piñatas are nice, very affordable and come in various sizes. Character piñatas (holds up to 10lbs of candy), smaller stars made with the plate of the character/theme as the focus/center piece (holds up to 5 lbs). The large stars have a myalr balloon on both sides of the piñata as the focus/Center piece ( these also hold up to 10lbs) They also sell candy. Lots of candy. This place is my new piñata spot.

Great selection -- for all ages, a good spectrum of price ranges. And lots of games, which I really…read moreappreciate for my game-loving nieces & nephews! Also the service is incredible! Today, I was looking for a specific version of a game for my niece's birthday and Simone went above and beyond over the phone to help me locate it.

Bad customer service, bad communication and bad employees they are rushing to get you out they have…read morea attitude no help at all and there wrapping gift is awful

Walked in today to explore goodie bag options for a party I'm having next month. What a quaint,…read morecharming little store. The owner couldn't have been more helpful or sweet.

I usually have to visit a place more than once before I review, but I had such a nice time at Dizzy…read moreCow today and was surprised to see so few comments on Yelp! This is a cute space with LOTS of nostalgic candy. I picked up several items I remember enjoying at my grandmother's house when I was a kid, including gummi rings, violet mints, wafer saucers, and more. The owner is a delight to talk to, and everything is very reasonably priced. Dizzy Cow also has small gifts (mostly for kids.) There are toys, lip balms, little craft kits... lots of things you'd want if you were on your way to a niece or nephew's house or a babysitting gig. I picked out an ice cream-shaped bath loofah for my sister, and the owner went WAY above and beyond, wrapping it with ribbon, a sticker, and a sweet little bubble blower for free. Wow! I heard Dizzy Cow does goodie bags. I will definitely be asking after them the next time I am tasked with hosting a party at my job. When I was done shopping, the owner also recommended a store down the block, which I went to and enjoyed. North Center's small business owners clearly know and love each other. :)

Such a cute busines!! from clothes for labubus to being able to make your own phone case for a good…read moreprice!! service was quick. will come back and recommend!!

The girl who was in the DYI room was very helpful when we needed help…read more Unfortunately at the shop where you pick the materials out the young guy at the front desk was not helpful at all. He was very rude amd needs serious customer service training which is just common sense. He could have told us that we didn't need 4 envelopes of glitter. I asked him if we had too much glitter or not enough and he looked me as if I had two heads. Sad. A little more direction needed.

Until very recently, this space held Toys Et Cetera, a 50-year-old local toy store that was justly…read morebeloved by all in the neighborhood. They had interesting and carefully curated toys and games, across a broad range of ages, interests, and price ranges, and an extremely helpful staff that provided excellent service in helping you pick out gifts, wrap, etc. Now the owner has retired and the enterprise has been purchased and taken over by *play, a local Chicago toy store chain. The good news is that they have kept the experienced and helpful staff, they still provide excellent service and gift wrapping, and so this remains a great place to pop in on the morning of a birthday party and get a nice little gift selected and wrapped. (With the caveat, which also applied to Toys Et Cetera, that there are only so many gifts to go around, and if 20 Hyde Park families all pop into the same toy store on their way to the same birthday party . . . a certain amount of duplication tends to ensue.) The bad news is that the selection of toys is much worse, much more limited, and more expensive. There are fewer good games, especially for older kids; there are no Legos; fewer gross motor toys; fewer really cheap things. And overall, if you bring in a kid with a little bit of allowance money odds are he will find nothing in here that is worth spending his cash on, and would vastly prefer to go to a Target instead. I understand that there are economic features of the toy business that probably lead us here -- (e.g., it is apparently hard for small retail to turn a profit on Legos) -- but whatever the reason, it's a real shame, and my kids will never love this place the way they loved its predecessor. Unless they make some real changes in their stock to try to fit into the neighborhood better.

My family and I love *play--I can't say enough about them. They offer an incredibly thoughtful…read moreselection of toys at a range of price points--including beautiful wooden options, soft and friendly stuffies, Chicago-themed toys (my daughter loves her replica CTA bus), cool bath toys, beautiful dolls, and great books and games. In the baby/toddler toy demographic, I am delighted to have a convenient and local place to buy favorites from PlanToys, Wee Gallery, Fat Brain, and other great brands. The space redesign is a huge upgrade from Toys Etc, which was a bit dark and crowded. The new shop is much easier to navigate with a stroller/young child. My daughter and I feel so welcome in this shop. She is delighted to push around their tiny shopping cart whenever we visit, the bathroom is set up conveniently with a changing table, and we never feel rushed while we're there. Their free gift wrapping is gorgeous, and the staff are so helpful and always point us in the right direction. Thank you, *play, for bringing your beautiful shop to Hyde Park! I hope our neighbors treasure this shop as much as we do. It is too bad they couldn't keep the LEGO account held by the previous shop owner, but that's not their fault! We'd also like to see them bring some Jellycats to Hyde Park in the future--I believe they stock them at other locations.

Ridiculous prices for African reproductions that are cracked, broken and faded. Thinks Americans…read morehave never been to Africa so they have no idea what these tourist pieces are really worth. She tried to charge me $200,000.00 American dollars for a painting I've seen in many African shops for $100.00. You can get better deals many other places.

The older black lady was initially welcoming. Then she stated we couldn't record and stated sign…read morewas outside the door. I politely walked out with my black dollars that I have planned on spending there! so hard to support on especially black are the

I have passed by the storefront and their life-size Willy Wonka artwork more than once and decided…read morethat this past Saturday was the day to open the door and actually go inside, especially before a 70MM showing of a long movie. Why get traditional candy when you can expand your horizons and try something new?! The store front is very organized and makes it fairly easy to find your favorites. The distracting part was looking at all of the options and seeing which ones you didn't know existed! I appreciated that the candy is pre-portioned in little bags so you can sanitarily grab one. I grabbed a bag of sour pickle flavored strips to give as a gift and a bag of red licorice scotty dogs for myself. (They were sold out of my favorite red shoestrings...sad day.) The employee, like, tells you about yourself based on what you are purchasing like a horoscope so it came up that the pickle strips were absolutely NOT for me, haha, and she took the time to add a lovely bow and put a branded sticker on it to make it more presentable--and at no charge, too! I posted them in my story and they were so quick to thank us for coming in--just above and beyond customer serivce! I look forward to visiting again when I am in the area and expanding my candy tastes!

This is the cutest store! I had to run and get some candy for a child's birthday and called…read moreCandyality ahead of time to confirm they had the specific type of candy that was requested by the birthday girl. The employee that answered the phone was very helpful. It's a treat exploring this store. There's some popular candy and some uncommon candy. I took my time looking around and even got myself a bag of candy. They have gummies, salt water taffy, chocolate, and even a large selection of black licorice. You can definitely find something you like here. As you check-out, you get a "personality" based on the type of candy you get, which is a sweet touch.

Such a cool place for Mexican spices, snacks, food items and other fun imported goods like piñatas,…read moredecorations, etc. It is a tight squeeze, so be prepared for that. But it is absolutely worth a visit! The owner was very friendly and helpful.

The COOLEST little Mexican artesania store ever!!! I've been…read moreto several of these stores in the Chicago area, most of which are usually overpriced or low quality. I can honestly say that this is hands down the BEST one!! This is a very small business on Cicero and Fullerton, you could almost miss it. Thankfully, they had a lot of their beautiful pots and arts sitting outside. I went in looking to buy a molcajete for a bridal shower, and came out wanting to buy the whole store. The amount of beautiful Mexican plates, pots, tortilla presses, piñatas, mugs, clothes, candies, cheeses, spices, snacks, catrinas is beyond overwhelming. I felt I was in Mexico! The owner is such a friendly, honest, hardworking man, and I hope his business and family continue to thrive! I purchased a cute pig molcajete for ALOT cheaper here than any of the other Mexican grocery stores in Chicago. I want to bring my whole family here and get a bunch of presents. You absolutely must visit this place. You won't regret it!!