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.

The Toy Shop calls a spade a spade...i.e. it sells toys! For those of you who like jigsaws (I…read morecertainly do!) this seems to be The Toy Shop's favourite product as much of their shop is dedicated to quite a wide range of different jigsaws at reasonable prices. There are plenty of little fun trinkets that would be perfect party bag fillers as well as outdoor games, toy cars and trucks, some beading/ craft type sets and a few dollies among other items. This would be a good place to stock up on last minute birthday presents for the youngsters in your life as there is something to suit most ages and tastes. There isn't a huge range though, but bearing in mind it is a reasonably small market stall it covers most bases well.

In a market room packed and filled to the brim with shops selling useful things ranging from…read morehardware stalls to things related to clothing and hobbies or crafts, and of course foodstuffs, there is very little focus on children, other than stalls in hope of rotting their teeth with confectionary! Therefore, The Toy Shop is a great little store, and whilst it may not focus on the latest games and action figures plastered all over our television screens, there are still a lot of boxes and figurines to buy here. Toys that wont cost you the earth, but with keep the kids distracted for at least 5 minutes, and will satisfy them if you have dragged them out with you to go shopping!

a truly massive store, with a wide selection or toy, a very wide rangesread more

This is a seriously cute little children's toy shop situated in the heart of Ilkey. Nothing can be…read moremore fun for a young at heart adult like me than to have a good rummage in a toy shop and see what they've got. I don't know why really, it's not as if I can play with any of the things, but hey. It's fun to browse, and even more fun to buy something exciting to give to a young cousin/niece and so on. Secrets & Surprises certainly have the market cornered for children's items at any rate. They don't just sell toys, but gifts, clothes and furniture for the wee ones too. Nothing is more adorable than their little wicker seated chairs and their little child sized stools! What is it about mini things?! They also have little tables, presumably perfect to use for drawing, colouring, play doh-ing and more. There were little pink wellingtons, stuffed animals, toys and games - you name it and they probably had something even better. For a delightful browse, most especially if you've a little person to purchase for, this shop is just the bee's knees. Wonderful!

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 :-)

The Pink Zebra in Horsforth is most certainly packed with choice. I think primarily it is a toy…read morestore but there are a number of different bits and bobs, knick knacks and gift items on sale here too. At a glance you might be put off, since one of their windows has a huge metal grate over it, the doorway is quite small and it is massively cluttered. However, on closer inspection you will find a plethora of items to browse within. It is so full of shiny plastic exciting things I'd almost put an advisory to parents to shop sans the wee ones - you almost certainly won't be able to browse without having to purchase at least one thing for your child! It is a bit of a dream land for kids. From beads, soft toys, decorative items, games, books, puzzles, colouring pens, colouring booklets, bits and bobs of jewellery it really has all bases covered. Judging by their signage, they must be connected to the Pink Banana in Chapel Allerton, as the signage is virtually the same! And both are rather filled to burst toy and gift stores. Worth a browse if you dare wade through the masses!

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.