Raleigh NC Toy Stores That Are Fun For The Whole Family!

The best toy stores are the ones with a ton of fun products to mess with while you shop for the perfect toy, educational toy kit, or whatever it may be that you need! Luckily, we have a few super fun Raleigh, NC toy stores that parents love! 

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Three Engaging And Fun Raleigh, NC Toy Stores

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The Teach Me Store

An educational supply store for Raleigh parents, teachers, and more, The Teach Me Store is located at 3520 Spring Forest Road and offers over 18,000 products within their 12,000 square feet space. The Teach Me Store has been providing quality products for over 30 years, with a wide selection of products perfect for all ages from birth through high school! Their products include learning toys and games, plush animals and puppets, science and nature activities, math activities, language arts activities, craft kits, art supplies, puzzles, books, history and geography activities, fidget toys, and social/emotional tools. Even better, this store is wonderfully subdivided into categories, which just makes sense (plus they make it easier to find the products you’re looking for)!  

Collage of three photos of a one year old baby girl wearing a pink outfit and playing with a wooden toy

Collage of three photos of a cute one year old baby girl wearing a gray and white outfit and a pink bow.

Marbles Play Store

Located at 201 East Hargett Street, Marbles Play Store is a part of Raleigh’s Marbles Kids Museum. They opened in 2007 with a mission to encourage healthy and active lifestyles in children, encourage exploration, experimentation, innovation, and learning, as well as to connect families and community members together to unite each other. With a dedication to building intellectual, social, and emotional skills in children, Marbles Play Store offers a variety of innovative, educational, and whimsical children’s products. Their products perfectly complement the museum’s exhibits so your child can take home a piece of the museum while meeting their developmental needs through the power of play! A few items you can find here include:

  • Holiday-exclusive themed plushies
  • Children’s books
  • Puppets
  • Puzzles
  • Building kits
  • Art crafts
  • Problem-solving toys
  • Lego kits
  • Collectible knick-knacks! 

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Collage of photos of a dad playing with his baby girl, including holding her hands while she walks and flying her around like an airplane

Pop Shelf

With two Raleigh locations, Popshelf toy store is easy to access, meaning easy to shop at! Based on providing fun, on-trend products, Popshelf’s goal is to make it easy to find what you need while also providing a fun experience within their stores! Popshelf has a large selection of arts and crafts products, toys, and children’s seasonal items. 

Their categories and products include sports equipment, action figures, and sets, toy vehicles and sets, outdoor toys, toddler toys, craft toys, novelty toys, dolls, learning and educational toys, dress-up toys, pretend play products, games, puzzles, stuffed animals and plushes, kids arts and crafts, coloring books, activity sets, and so much more! But a few of their featured products include:

  • Magnetic drawing boards
  • Disney character products
  • Scented slime
  • Play-doh
  • Hot wheels classic cars.

Popshelf has everything you don’t even know you’re looking for! 

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Raleigh, NC Toy Stores

If they aren’t already, these fun Raleigh, NC toy stores need to be on your “go-to” list for the next holiday or birthday shopping trip! 

Sometimes finding that perfect toy to engage and entertain your little one is a challenge! So I hope these shops have just the thing to make them smile. In all honesty, capturing those smiles is one of my favorite parts of being a photographer! So check out more smiles and helpful Raleigh motherhood tips in the blog links below. Then reach out today to chat about your next session!