We love Henry Bear Park! It has a great little selection of toys, stuffed animals, and fidget toys…read more They host fun events for shoppers and the neighborhood too. Plus their window display is always adorable. All of the workers are so kind and give my dog treats.

05-25-24 I came to Providence from San Diego, CA to attend…read moremy son's graduation. While everyone took a nap from being exhausted because of traveling, I opted to take a stroll. When I saw this shop, I decided to enter. As I walked in, I saw Ashley, the manager, standing near the counter. I asked for her assistance and described to her what I needed. Ashley made some recommendations and showed me a variety of toys that were aged appropriate. She spent a lot of time helping me until I felt satisfied with my decision. I ended up with the 5+ Burger Truck (see pic). If you have small children, this place has everything: fun, educational and interactive. Also, I loved the fact that they have free gift wrap service and interactive toys for children to enjoy while waiting for their moms to shop. Enjoy shopping for your children Moms!

Excellent customer service, extraordinary selection especially Lego and games. prices competitive…read morewith major stores without compromising quality and bonus points, make sure to ask for your out of the box needs and requests for toys-they can most likely accommodate as they did for me! A local treasure.

Great selection, pleasant staff, very helpful! Be a kid…read moreagain and peruse the aisles! Was very happy with selection of model kits, as well as prices.

I recently went there today 01/03/2026 around 4:35ish PM and found a pokemon gatchapon that I liked…read morenear the front. I bought it and I didn't notice this until I got home, but the item I chose got swapped by the clerk since I looked down and was getting ready to pay on my phone. I got extremely disappointed after noticing the switch after opening the item that it made my day sad. Clerk was a long black-haired chick who tied her hair up, skinny, probably 5'4'' with glasses. I know this is petty, but I was really upset and disappointed. She clearly wanted the one I chose, but knew she couldn't buy until probably after the shift. To all the shoppers there, watch your boxes/gatchapon from the clerk who may switch it out. Mind you, this is my first time experiencing such a thing that happened and I've shopped there so many times, but nothing like that has ever happened.

They have a lot of stuff from pop mart and i dunno if they are affiliated or what but for the small…read morespace they have they have a whole wall of blind boxes, display of other figures, puzzles, phone cases, pencils, markers, pens, personal fans, stationary paper, notebooks and two claw machines. Looks like a neat store, aisles are a bit cramped but everyone makes do and shuffles along!

Toy Vault is a nice nostalgia trip. Funko Pops, baseball cards, action figures it's a nice trip…read moreback to childhood/early teens and even offers things for today's youth. I'm past the point in my life where they have anything that really interests me, but for when my grand niece and nephew get older I'm sure I'd be stopping here for something. The prices while on the higher side, are not absurd, and there's a nice variety. Even if you're not buying anything, its a nice to visit and browse and bring back some memories from yesteryear.

Store way over charges they get there inventory from ebay and amazon buying toys in bulk quantityread more

Hasbro gets five stars out of me for a toy line and property they acquired through their…read moreacquisition of Tonka in 1991: MASK. MASK was created and sold by Kenner. The white-and-blue Kenner logo and/or name was on the MASK toys, boxes, etc. Kenner became a subsidiary and division of Tonka in 1987. The MASK toy line ran from 1985 to 1988. So, for the majority of its production run, Kenner (or Kenner Parker Toys) was the main owner and manufacturer of the MASK toys. Not Tonka, not Hasbro. I was such a big fan of MASK that, when I was a kid, I wrote a letter to Kenner asking if they'd make new MASK toys. I got a letter back in the mail from Hasbro explaining how they had ultimately acquired Kenner and that there were no plans for new MASK toys. I was about nine then and I think that was my first exposure to mergers and acquisitions. Ha. MASK is one of the more obscure and forgotten franchises of the 80s. It's not surprising because they had to compete against juggernauts like GI Joe and Transformers (also Hasbro properties). MASK was like a hybrid of GI Joe and Transformers. You had good guys (MASK: Mobile Armored Strike Kommand) and bad guys (VENOM: Vicious Evil Network of Mayhem) who wore masks - each mask had a unique special power - and drove/piloted vehicles that transformed into battle machines. Pretty awesome. Like many toy lines from the 80s, MASK had a cartoon TV series to help sell the product. To this day, I remain impressed with the level of detail in the toy design, both in look and in function, as well as the wide variety of vehicle types. Every vehicle - from sports car to motorcycle to tanker truck to ATV to F1 race car to dune buggy (I could go on) - looked like a miniature version of its real-life counterpart. The little action figures, which could fit perfectly into the vehicle seats, resembled the characters on TV, complete with distinct masks that fit over their heads. However, most impressive was the ability for each vehicle to transform as depicted on the show. Some true engineering work went into these toys. I'd love to learn more about the history behind MASK, its creation by the folks at Kenner (now Hasbro), and where and how exactly the toys were made. As a diehard MASK fan, I have to admit that the show hasn't held up well over time. It was definitely made for kids in the 80s. The toys are something I still treasure. As the saying goes, I'm not sure Hasbro would make them the same way today if they were to ever release a new line for MASK. While curious, I probably wouldn't be into it. Obviously, nostalgia plays a role in my biased opinion. In the 80s and 90s, other Hasbro toy lines that I was a fan of, to varying degrees, included Battle Beasts, the aforementioned GI Joe and Transformers, GoBots, and the official WWF action figures. The Hasbro WWF Superstars were hilarious.

4/9/21 Does anyone…read moreremember Transformer from September 17, 1984 to November 11, 1987?  This would be the orginal not this Tranformers Beast Wars or any other version.  Do you remember GI Joe?, The Real Anerican  Heros? Or maybe a combination of GI Joe/Transformers? No?! Maybe you played Monopoly, Medical Monopoly  or Monopoly with credit cards instead of paper?  How about My Little Pony, Play-Doh, Power Rangers, Pokemon, Jem and The Holograms? Well they all were made by Hasbro and a whole lot more. You could shoot guns with water, guns with foam or guns with balls. Care for a Frisbee? Hasbro has you covered. All of these fun toys could be found at Toys R Us, Child's Play  or any other toy store. So many kids like me enjoyed playing with they GI Joe action figures or they My Little Pony. Watching GI Joe or My Little Pony on television would be the next big thing. Especially on a Saturday Morning. Its it's truly truly outrageous to miss those shows. I remember playing with my favorite GI Joe action figures Battle Android Troopers, Storrm Shadow ( I went through a lot of those), Zartan, Zarana and Tomax and Xamot Paoli. These were the coolest action figures to collect and play with.   I will say one of the first things to break on my action figures were the thumbs.  I had to use clay to hold the weapons in the toys palms. Eventually the rubber band holding the action figures would snap and I glued the action figures together with rubber cement.  More than once I gave one or two of my action figures a burial.  One of these figures is still buried in my backyard of my old house. One of my old friends did something similar,  but forgot where he buried his action figures. Back when Transformers cartoon came out, I knew just by the introduction theme song, The Gobots were going to hell.    Triple Changer was one of the coolest Decepticons out there. I liked Optimus Prime, but the Decepticons had cooler robots.  Soundwave had a number of additional robots inside him. Frenzy, Laserbeak, Ravage & Rumble were awesome.  When I watched Transformers,  I normally did not see Frenzy to offten, but he was my favorite.  The most infamous/annoying/humorous  is Starscream. His voice was just as annoying  as it was to see what the character would do next. When Transformers The Movie came out, Starscream annoyed/betrayed Megatron  for what seemed to be the last time.  Yet, you can't keep an annoying pest down forever. The fans had something to say about this too. Hasbro is responsible for entering many fans. Hasbro entertained use fans again when the live action versions of Transformers and GI Joe became Hollywood movies.  My Little Pony movie might be around the corner at some point.  Hell, Jem was made into a Hollywood movie....talk about truly outrageous..., but it happened. I learned today that Play-Doh was aquired by Hasbro in 1991.  Another amazing kids toy that I played with when I was a kid...and yes I tasted it too. It was very salty.  Hasbro has made a lot of kids happy and will continue to make kids happy while letting kids imagination run while all over the world.   Thank you Hasbro.

Arisu Anime is a fun store at Olde Mystic Village in Mystic, CT. The Totoro figurine outside…read moreimmediately caught my attention and when I walked in, there were life sized figurines of Naruto, Monkey D. Luffy, and Goku. There is a collection of anime, manga, origami kits, cloths, blind boxes, houseware, kitchenware, art and posters, figures, DIY kits, Funko pops, gatcha machines, and a plethora of other Japanese treasures. On the right of the store next to the outside deck with tables, there is a Japanese food market with authentic imported pre-packed Japanese foods like instant ramen, different kinds of Japanese noodles, Japanese grocery items, snacks and chips, sweets and candy and ice cream, Japanese drinks and anime theme drinks. By the registers, there are free arcade games to play. I took my time walking through the store and looking at everything. It could be overwhelming at first. I really liked looking at the Sanrio, The Studio Ghibli Collection, and Pokemon items. I learned after that Arisu means "Alice" in Japanese and it's a tribute to their first store "Alice in the Village" which is also located in Olde Mystic Village. If you're in Olde Mystic Village, definitely stop by and take a look at Arisu Anime and Alice in the Village.

If you're into anime, you've gotta check this place out. It's packed with figures, plushies, manga,…read moresnacks from Japan, and all kinds of cool collectibles. Last time I went, I grabbed some imported ramen and a cute pair of chopsticks. I'm planning to bring my kids next time since they're obsessed with anime and ramen. I thought it was cool that they have a little spot where you can make your ramen right there, and some people were even eating outside on the patio, it just adds to the whole vibe. I did notice that some stuff, like the Hello Kitty ramen I usually get at Target, was more expensive here, but honestly, the variety, the atmosphere, and how nice the staff is make it worth stopping by. We'll definitely be back, and I'll probably end up buying even more stuff next time.

Haven't been to a store like this in quite some time. It was nostalgic yes, but to share stories of…read morewhat I did as a kid with my friends to my children made it even more special. We ended up sitting down to try out their electronic chess set and walked out with a card game and a board game. The owner and the lady (perhaps daughter?) were both very helpful in answering my kids questions. Go support local. Even as a visitor, it is small businesses like this that make Coolidge Corner meaningful and valuable.

Really great selection of puzzles and toys; spent a long while trying to decide which jigsaw…read morepuzzles to get because of how many options there were. Pretty averagely priced for an independent puzzle shop, but the cashier was super nice and personable!

So I went today after being in the area for a birthday party and I'll start with the good since…read morethere isn't much good to be had here. The comic selection is pretty great like there's tons here that you could look for hours and there's also so many other things collectibles to find here So ends the good When I say this place is overpriced I'm not saying by a small amount this place is crazy OVERPRICED asking upwards of 10-15 dollars for non key Batman legends of the dark knight books even tho you can get almost the whole run for 2 dollars a book. The condition of the priced books is also Horrendous! 20$ keys were COVERED in spine ticks but had 60$ price tags on them "uncanny x men 138" for 60 dollars when it has more ticks than a stray dog is highway robbery Lastly they have a HUGE sign outside that clearly states "we buy sell trade comics, games, cards" yet when I asked the guy if he was interested in looked at the books I brought he said "sorry our guy only does business online". So put that on your sign then Just stay away from this place it puts scalpers to shame with its prices of beat up comics

I have been an action figure collector my whole life and this store was like heaven to me. Every…read morespace is covered top to bottom with rows and display cases of modern and vintage action figures and toys from various eras. The prices are reasonable and not egregious like some other stores I've been to. There are plenty of lose figures for really good deals and many are complete with their respective accessories. The staff I met were offered to get stuff from way up on the high shelves for me to look at and were patient even when I decided to put things back. I found a vintage Mighty Max figure from 1971 and one staff member helped me figure out what it was via a google lense search. If you are a collector of vintage or modern action figures/toys there's something here for you.

I adore Maziply Toys…read more Every time we visit, the staff is wonderful. One staffer has the same name as my 7 year old daughter, Elise. Elise has gone above and beyond for my Elise - even helping guide her through the mirror maze when she was trying that on her own. I was slightly hesitant to not join my daughter in the maze, both because of her age and that she's Autistic. I'm really proud of her for enjoying the mirror maze without Mom by her side. I personally find the mirror maze a bit overwhelming visually - but 40 year old mom isn't the target market for that experience. Our routine is now ride the ride on animal vehicles, mirror maze, and a small toy before we leave. The ride on animals are great! $10 but my daughter gets bored before her time is up. Mirror maze is $7. They have you wear plastic gloves so that you won't leave fingerprints if you touch a mirror. There's also lazer tag, but we haven't tried that yet. What makes this store unique is the caring staff and curated toys available. It's large enough to have everything you need and a lot of options, but not be overwhelming. You can find a gift for any kid here, even just the young at heart. Even just window shopping is a delight - with a Lego T Rex and Kenex ferris wheel. Definitely worth shopping here over a big box chain. They have a free rewards program too, that gives you discounts based on your lifetime purchase value.

I am really impressed with this business and the owner! (And I'm a small business owner myself so…read moreit sometimes hard to impress me! Haha) The owner is honest and friendly and went above and beyond to help me! These are the kind of businesses I like to support!!! Great value, fast and friendly service!