We're a real toy store located in Northport, Alabama!
The Toy Shoppe is the only specialty toy store in Tuscaloosa and we're dedicated to providing our customers and community both in store and online with quality toys, games, activities, books, and more that will last for years to come! We're owned and operated by a local family and small team and are happy to help make your child's special events and moments magical and perfect. Get to know us and our story, check out our services, and reach out through chat if you need anything at all!
Local Anders Hardware opens an old fashioned Toy Shoppe right next door to their Historic Downtown Northport location in their 100th year of operation.
Kate is hired to be the store manager and the doors officially open on Halloween 2009!
Kate and her family purchase Anders Toy Shoppe and reopen April 2013 as The Toy Shoppe! Our very first purchase was a classic Trapeze Monkey Toy!
Pictured is Kate and her brother Kendal on Christmas eve at the original location.
The Toy Shoppe moves to a new, larger location just three doors down and opens its doors March 2014. We're proud to call a beautiful, historic downtown Main Street our home in Northport, Alabama. Our new logo is released 2015, the colorful spinning top we know and love!
The online shop opens April 2020 and curbside, shipping, and non-local orders start to grow. We survive and grow through the pandemic with community support and commitment to excellence!
The store's floor is reconfigured for more product, we bring in more toys than ever, and release our very first full-color, 40+ page Holiday Catalog! 2021 was a big year!
Our storefront gets a beautiful facelift, floors are updated, and our team grows even larger to take care of our expanding community. Gift Concierge, our personalized shopping experience, is launched in 2022 with online gift registries available in 2023.
We create our own interactive surprise balls and dispenser in store for just $1 a piece and we begin our Birthday Club program!
We now offer more special services than ever! Free gift wrapping is standard, we deliver locally Monday-Friday, Gift Concierge is what we're known for, and we now provide in store Birthday Bucket experiences for little ones to make their own wish lists in store and online. Hundreds of local (and not) kids ages 14 and under receive our Birthday Club Cards, and we're thrilled to offer custom party favor and surprise balls for special events. Duck Hunts take place every first Saturday in store with giveaways and in store play more present than ever. Come play!
