Toys!

This season, look to Virginia’s toy stores to find playthings sure to delight even the hard-to-please child or the colleague who has everything. Bring back the childhood magic!

Shenandoah Valley | Central Virginia | Heart of Appalachia | Northern Virginia
Hampton Roads | Chesapeake Bay | Blue Ridge Highlands | Eastern Shore

Shenandoah Valley

Pufferbellies Toys & Books in Staunton is a family-owned store with fun for ages 0 to 12. Bring the kids with you - Sandy, a '50's kiddie ride, is sure to delight!

Elevnty-Seven Toy Shop has wooden toys from the past made in today's world. Toys made with a touch of magic.

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Central Virginia

Museums around the Commonwealth operate stores with diverse and unusual selections. The Shop 4 Science at the Science Museum of Virginia in Richmond stocks hard-to-find science-related toys and a collection of glow-in-the-dark items in a black room!

The Children’s Museum of Richmond’s Wizzywigs Store provides a variety of educational toys including construction kits, historical dolls and a large assortment of children’s books.

In Lynchburg you'll find the Kidz Warehouse Museum Shop with innovative toys, games, puzzles and books that seamlessly blend learning and fun.

Check out Alakazam Toys & Gifts in Charlottesville, specializing in creative imaginative play for all ages, or Train Town Toy & Hobby in Ashland, the area's largest retailer of Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway merchandise!

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Heart of Appalachia

Great gift shops can also be found at Virginia’s State Parks. The stores offer a changing assortment of natural toys, and are home to the cuddly Baxter the Bear whose shirt that says “I can’t bear to leave State Parks!”

Many state parks sponsor special holiday events and interpretive programs, too, such as the Southwest Virginia Museum Historical State Park Annual Festival of Trees, which includes more than 80 decorated trees.

The Historic Crab Orchard Museum gift shop in Tazewell is full of delightful toys produced in the Heart of Appalachia. "Little Scrappy Annie" dolls by artist Ica Smith delight doll lovers, young and old. Popguns, slingshots and wooden ball-and-cup toys, unique wooden puzzles and plenty of toys from $1-$5 make this a favorite place to shop for stocking stuffers and party favors.

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Northern Virginia

Virginia’s living museums also have a lot to offer for the holiday season. For presents with a historic touch, stop by the Claude Moore Colonial Farm in Fairfax County, the only privately operated national park in the United States.

Filled with old-fashioned playthings as well as distinctive gifts, the variety at an antique shop changes every day. Stroll along and enjoy the hunt for the ideal present for everyone on your list. A fun stop for the vintage fashionista on your list is Shop-A-Doodle-Doo in Bowling Green.

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Hampton Roads

Playthings similar to those used by young Virginians in Colonial times are available within the shops along Duke of Gloucester Street in Williamsburg. Stroll along the street decorated in holiday greenery, and stop in to see the special collections in each store.

Do not miss the Toymaker of Williamsburg. Tucked in the corner of Merchant’s Square, this two-story store displays a variety of hand-picked toys such as Madame Alexander dolls, puppets, musical instruments and children’s books. In addition to modern playthings such as Steiff and Gund stuffed animals, Brio trains and Seifert boats, the Toymaker has enough miniature army figures to please a collector of any age.

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Chesapeake Bay

Celebrate the season with others as you view the holiday exhibit at the Richmond County Museum. Remember the awe you felt as you stood before the holiday window displays of various stores? Stop by the museum to view a seasonal exhibit of things that have appeared in store windows for decades, such as tabletop trees, toys, trains and dolls.

Dilly Dally Emporium in Mathews is Virginia's largest gift shop! Nauticals, jewelry, toys, cards, candles, bath & body, home decor, quilted handbags & accessories, candy & gourmet, antiques and vintage treasures.... you name it - you can probably find it here!

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Blue Ridge Highlands

Snooper’s Antique and Craft Mall in Wythe County has antique toys that will delight a young child or bring back a nostalgic feeling for an older recipient. Featuring more than 100 different shops, you're sure to find that special gift here!

Christmas In The Meadows in Meadows of Dan has specialty ornaments, decorations, wreaths, garland, trees, nativity scenes, table linens, and gifts & toys for all ages.

A gift from Old Dominion Toy Shoppe in Stuart will reflect well on the giver, as it with surely be cherished and remembered for years to come.

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Eastern Shore

The Chincoteague Pony Center has ponies for sale, which is every child's dream, of course.

But, if you don't have room for a pony, there are plenty of copies of Misty of Chincoteague, the children's classic, at the gift shop.

Who wouldn't like a handmade teddy bear just from you? Visit Chincoteague Bear Factory to build your own bear or Misty of Chincoteague pony!

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