This is like the teacher and educator's superstore. I can't even remember why I came here because I am not one, but did found some goodies that my kiddo likes. They have these little animals that she'd played with elsewhere and likes a lot. What I liked most here, though, is the art supplies they carry. I bought a roll of white paper for her to color and play on, as well as some foamy "paint" that she can play with outside. Service was friendly, and I appreciated that even though it's not a store I'll shop at frequently. read more

Great place for teachers to come and get anything they may need for their classroom. There's also a section for toys for children. Many things are pricy, however, but very good quality. They also had a sale when I went and I got a free tote bag for signing up for texts. read more

I do like this store. They have almost everything a teacher would need. However, they do charge extremely high pr 55tr read more

Lakeshore Learning Materials - Toy Stores Near Me - Palatine, Illinois

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My children received gift cards to Lakeshore for Christmas. We've never shopped with them before. Instead of ordering online I thought going to an actual location and having my kids pick out what they wanted would be fun for them and I'm so glad that's what we did. The Palatine location was the closest one to us, about a 25 min drive. The staff was super friendly and helpful. They had multiple toys on display for my children to interact with. Lots of really cool stuff, Not the typical things you would find at target which is refreshing. It's been a week and my kids are still playing with the items we purchased daily, they haven't gotten bored with them yet! Yay! read more

Two things I like about this place: --The laminator available for public use. I needed to laminate some things quickly, found out this store had a machine available, and rushed over. Easy! Loved it! It wasn't too expensive either. This might be the only reason I return if I ever need something laminated again. --Lots of options. Oh my, when I walk in this store, I am bombarded with brightly colored books and puzzles and games and displays and toys and counting materials and resource books and on and on! Two things I don't like about this place: --Too expensive. I just can't afford to get things here. Teachers aren't exactly earning a six-figure salary... --Honestly? Most of the stuff is kind of useless anyway. It's great to come here to get ideas, but then you can go home and make a lot of the stuff on your own for so much cheaper with recycled materials. read more

I came in here searching for a birthday bulletin board set. The task would have been very simple if I were searching for a more juvenile theme, but I needed something I could hang-up at the senior center where I work. Thankfully I found a set that was a little more adult in appearance, as well as bulletin board paper, trimmer and accents. I found Lakeshore's prices to be competitive compared to online prices. I even had part of the bulletin board set laminated for a whopping $.39/per sq. ft. I became a rewards member even though I'm not a teacher (maybe they offer this to everyone? Staff was very friendly and helpful; a big kudos to Karen for all of her assistance. Store was tidy and clean. Awesome parking lot, too. The store seems to offer lots of coupons, so that's a perk; especially for big ticket items. Will definitely return in the future for more supplies! read more

Cancelled an online order for Christmas gifts with no explanation, just a form letter/email.

This store is so fabulous. They have a huge variety of learning materials, and many are open and on display for you or your little one to try out. Today they had a water table open with some cups to scoop and pour into an activity funnel. There were fine motor magnetic puzzles, magnetic letters and magna tile blocks out, too. Just about every isle has a product open to look at. The cashiers are very helpful, and allow you to combine certain Lakeshore coupons. They also offer free seasonal crafts for children on Saturdays from 11-3pm. My daughter didn't want to leave! read more

They where rude when we ask the lady if they have pop it and she said just go look at the table and they where racits

Lakeshore has a ton of really cool teaching materials that my students love! I come here for inspiring idea on how to present new information on engaging ways. However, Lakeshore is fairly expensive and teachers do not make very much money. They do offer a teacher club card which gives teachers a discount everyday. I also come here to get laminating done that I cannot get done during the school day. For teachers, it only costs $0.29 a foot which is crazy cheap! read more

If you have kids, you will probably like this place. There are tons of learning materials here. A lot of them are almost indistinguishable from toys so my kids will spend a lot of time hanging out. On the weekends they have children's books read by the authors, little magic shows and stuff. My kids made hand prints in clay and then painted it at a little table they had set up inside. I think one time they had a table with bubbles and other toys out front. One thing I did notice....even though this place has the selection you can usually find the same items cheaper if you shop around a bit. read more

This place needs rules, regulations, and limits on the number of visits, items, and time allowed per teacher. I could spend the entirety of the day in this store, justifying the need to ultimately purchase every single item in the store for my classroom/school. This is the only time I am thankful I have a tight budget! read more

One of those places that has higher prices paired with near-constant sales and specials.

20% discount for checking in! Still quite pricey, though. However, they do have a lot of great sales and 15% off SELECT items for teachers. I can't believe magnetic building toys for a class could be over $100!! God bless my girlfriend who is a teacher... But I still enjoy buying her things from here :) read more

Very pricey. No one walking around to help or greet you. Very cool products but way too expensive.

If you're a teacher, you will get all the butterflies stepping into Lakeshore. They have a lot of different materials from stem science activities, bulletin board decor, flexible seating options, containers and more. Definitely on the more expensive side, but you pay for the quality of the materials. Can get discounts with a store card as well! read more

I visit the store often. They have the stickers, and supplies I need. They have good sales and send texts about the sales.

I use to come in here all the time. I live in Bartlett and drove 20 min in Sat just to go. I was excited and got a new teaching job and was ready to spend some money. I was dissapointed with how high materials were priced. Ex A. Watercolors were 2.87 amd I got them at Walmart .97. I wanted to be maybe 5 things. They had a Dr.Seuss event. The store was super crowded. I couldn't find anything and now one asked me if I needed anything. The person who was at the register was beyond rude. I was accused of cutting in line but I was behind the person the whole time. If I had by accident bc it was so crazy in their I'm sure the person behind would have said something by the time it was my turn. I felt very embarrassed about it. Dropped my basket and walked out. I tried to call to speak to the manager but was placed on HD for 10 min. I will not be coming back here and will now go to The Chalkboard or the teacher store on Roselle Road . I went to Walmart instead and spent $115 and accomplished my task and got everything significantly cheaper! read more