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Actual. Toy. Heaven!!…read more I'm a big kid at heart, and one of my favourite things about being a parent is getting to play with toys again yaaay!! Leeds City Centre is desperately lacking toy shops, so when it came to buying Xmas presents for the Mini MacDoos and their friends time around I found myself with little choice other than jumping on the bus and heading down to Birstall retail park to have a mooch round Toys R Us. When I got there and walked in I was completely overwhelmed. I had no idea where to start! I was very glad I hadn't taken the kids with me as I think they might have quite literally exploded with excitement. Which would have made a terrible mess. Aisle after aisle of the stuff of every kids wildest dreams. Action toys. Role playing toys. Educational toys. Cuddlies. Cars. Electronics. You name it, they've got it. There are sections for all the different characters of the moment, I almost peed mutants with excitement when I saw the Hello Kitty section!! Only downsides for me really are that it's not the cheapest place in the world for toys, but if you're not quite sure what you're after it's worth going there to get some inspiration. If you've got a smartphone it's easy enough to check online to see if you can get an item significantly cheaper elsewhere, and the experience of shopping there is so fab that for me it's worth paying an extra pound or so for an item. The other thing, obviously, is that it's not in the city centre, and if you don't drive, then Birstall retail park isn't the easiest or cheapest place to get to (however you can always compensate yourself for the inconvenience by heading over to the Krispy Kreme shop for a treat while you're there!) So all in all it gets a thumbs up from me. If you're young at heart, get yourself there and pretend you're Tom Hanks in Big!!

Toys R Us is a not just any old toy store its a toy mega store. It is very popular with my 3 year…read moreold who loves toys. I found myself queing outside this store on a cold December morning trying to get hold of the number 1 toy for Christmas 2009. I rang the night before and was told they were expecting a delivery the following day. When I arrived there was a small queue outside once the doors opened it was well organised and there was no pushing or shoving staff handed you the items you asked for. I was really pleased. This store has so many types of toys it is amazing I bet kids would be happy to spend the whole day there if you would let them.

I took my Mum here recently and she adored it! On second glance, I realised that I too was finding…read moretrinkets and treats galore in every corner. Whilst it's your standard gift shop, housing all kinds of clocks, jewellery, scented candles, and the like, the items inside are actually pretty unique and interesting. I remember being particularly enamoured of their clocks, so perhaps enough hints will get me one for Christmas... ! The main event on this occasion was the jewellery. My Mum needed to pick up some gifts for the girls at work and so spent a good deal of time deciding over a few of the items that were artfully displayed on this lovely fake tree. I ended up chatting with the lady about the tree and she gave me some suggestions of where to find one, as this would solve a myriad of problems in storing my many necklaces and earrings! In the end Mum opted for two of the bracelets, sort of chunky gemstone and shiny beaded ones, and she was really pleased. The lovely lady was really patient with us whilst we mulled over the options and all in all it was a really pleasant shopping experience. One to watch for Christmas goodies!

Ilkley, darling, has a higher caliber of people, I am told, therefore their gift shops meet the…read moreneeds of these - the middle aged, the higher-middle class and the higher-earning. Bluebell Gifts is one of a few gift shops in Ilkley, a nicer shop than anything you will find towards the city of Leeds, even in the Victoria Quarter or Chapel Allerton. It sells a large range of gifts that would come under the home-ware category. Many of these are of a designer and novelty kind. There are Alessi corkscrews and salt shakers, in the shape of people; Black Ginger chopping boards in silhouettes of cats; Cath Kidston and Emma Bridgewater china that you have probably seen in someone's kitchen at some point. All of this is luxury and would make a good gift for any home-owner. They also sell scented candles, soft toys, wedding gifts, and amazingly coloured tea pot and tea cup clocks. I loved these and would have impulse-bought one if they weren't about £50!

Cute little shop on the Morecambe promenade. They specialise…read morein doll's houses and furniture, they have a great range. I personally don't have a doll's house fetish, but my partner does. I do like to look at the highly-detailed quality items though. The shop also caters for childrens toys, board games and novelty gifts too. Worth a look inside, no matter how big a kid you are.

From the owner: Pinocchio's toy shop is a family run traditional toy shop specialising Doll houses and accessories,…read moreHornby trains,. Lego, Sylvanian families, Playmobil, airfix, Russian dolls, beach toys, kites, puppets,Orchard toys, Games and puzzles. If we don't have it we will try to find it for you. Always ready to help.

Its every child's dream going into a store full of Toys…read more This store is huge and is well stocked and has a section called Babies R Us. You can get hold of little stocking fillers to big bikes. It is situated in the Greyhound retail park with ample free parking. This store is open until late most evenings

A great place - the kids love going and we can spend hours just looking around in there, the little…read moreones can ride the bikes and things around! We once had to take back a TV/DVD combi, which the DVD part had broken on - we didnt have the box anymore and they just gave us a full refund as there was nothing there we wanted to replace it with :-)

Good old fashion toy shop. You don't see many of these about. An aladins cave, litraly.read more

This is a really nice old fashioned toy shop with very helpful and friendly staff. they always…read morehave lots of interesting things and keep up to date with the latest toys and games. They also have a nice card and gift wrap area. Highly recommend.

Hawkin's Bazaar is a really fun shop which sells toys and novelty items. There are often lots of…read morethings going on in the shop such as electronic animals walking accross the floor. It is a little expensive but a nice shop all the same.