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Hammer and Jacks is located in Southeast Foster in Portland, OR. You can find a wide range of toys and books for every age. Hammer and Jack also have Story Time every Friday in their store.

Portland Toy Stores

Kids and adults alike will have a blast at these fun-filled Portland toy stores.

Updated Nov. 21, 2024 5 min read

Emilly Prado

Emilly Prado is a writer, award-winning journalist and consultant living in Portland. Read More

Portland toy stores are filled with vintage treasures, indie board games and handcrafted puzzles, as well as more traditional finds. Delight the children (and the young at heart) in your life with this guide to our favorite independent toy shops.

Toy Stores For Kids

SpielWerk Toys

Located on bustling N. Williams Avenue, cozy SpielWerk Toys is emblematic of Portland’s artisan spirit. Specializing in toys that encourage imaginative play, the shop stocks local and European-made products, including many wooden toys and puzzles. Be sure to chat with the friendly and knowledgeable staff while the kids entertain themselves in a charming play area.

Hammer and Jacks

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An ever-changing window display evokes whimsy before you even open the door of Hammer and Jacks in the Foster-Powell neighborhood. This family-owned toy store always greets you with a smile, welcoming you into a colorful store and community hub. As you look around this well-curated toy store, you’ll be hard pressed to not leave with something, from the softest stuffies, woolen finger puppets, games, crafts and experiments, to classic and eco-conscious toys for children of all ages. In addition to a balloon delivery service for the Portland area, they have a giant retro TV stage and a colorful community events space known as the REC ROOM, which hosts music shows, story times, puppet shows, creative workshops, and more community events for families.

Kids at Heart Toys

This double-storefront toy store hosts a large collection of stuffed animals, puppets, costumes, and books. Kids at Heart Toys is a Hawthorne shopping staple. It’s a great place to grab a gift or spoil your inner child — and actual children — with figurines and small trinkets that will bring a smile to every face.

Oodles 4 Kids

Another Sellwood staple, Oodles 4 Kids joined the neighborhood in 2012 and has been warmly received by locals and visitors alike. After merging with another neighborhood children’s store fixture, the Bull & the Bee in 2024, it opened in a new, bright space known for its lively community events. The store stocks a variety of products that cater to kids of all ages, including a bountiful assortment of scientific and educational games at all price points.

MudPuddles Toys and Books

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Rediscover the feeling of pure joy that toys can bring at MudPuddles Toys and Books, a beloved Alphabet District toy store dedicated to helping children learn through play. Alongside giant stuffed animals and pint-sized sporting equipment, you’ll find educational games in niche fields like archaeology and music composition.

Grasshopper

Located on Alberta Street, Grasshopper is a posh children’s boutique with a careful selection of trendy clothing, non-toxic toys, books and more for your little ones.

Thinker Toys

Kids love visiting Thinker Toys in Multnomah Village, where they can enjoy hands-on playtime with the latest creations by Playmobil, Webkinz, Haba and Ravensburger, plus Calico Critters.

Books and Crafts

In addition to dedicated toy stores, Portland is full of wonderful independent bookstores dedicated to children’s literature and art and craft supply stores designed for family-friendly shopping.

Collage

Collage is an independently owned arts and crafts store with unique, high-quality supplies. It first opened in 2004 on Alberta Street and became famous for its “wall of washi,” a floor-to-ceiling rainbow-colored wall of decorative paper tape. The friendly shop can now be found in additional locations on Division and in Sellwood.

Green Bean Books

Tucked into a friendly red house in the Alberta Arts District, Green Bean Books sells new and used books for readers of all ages. It also offers vintage coin-operated vending machines, science kits, toys, craft stations and story times.

A Children’s Place

A Children’s Place Bookstore is Portland’s oldest independent children’s bookstore and has been serving young readers for over 50 years. Located in a cozy Sabin shopfront, this woman-owned store offers books and audiobooks, storytime and crafting.

For the Young at Heart

For older kids or adults who are young at heart, Portland offers excellent independent options for retro toy shopping, buying anime figurines and plushies, or shopping for board games and collectible card games.

Billy Galaxy Toys

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Take a nostalgic trip down memory lane at Billy Galaxy Toys , Portland’s dream destination for vintage toy collectors since 1995. Build your classic comic collection with ease, and uncover all the hard-to-find 1980s He-Man action figurines, Pac-Man cereal boxes and Super Mario Bros. coloring books that you were sorely missing. While the shop boasts a robust eBay presence, visitors to the brick-and-mortar location on the edge of downtown and the Pearl District enjoy a larger inventory and better prices.

Cloud Cap Games

Sellwood’s Cloud Cap Games invites folks of all ages and interests into the world of tabletop games. Serious and budding gamers will find new favorite board games, card games and puzzles in the spacious shop, which feels more like a home than a store. Try out your picks in their cozy game room or partake in a community gaming night.

Stumptown Otaku

Stumptown Otaku, in Portland’s Old Town Chinatown neighborhood, is a gift shop specializing in Japanese toys, anime figurines and a large selection of plushies, plus Pokemon cards and gachapon machines. Look for the huge Totoro out front and stop to take a photo!

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