Henry Bear’s Park

I was underwhelmed with my recent experience. Working locally, I decided to buy local when I needed a baby gift. However, while the selection of what I was looking for was sorely lacking, I did end up settling on a doll. At checkout, I asked for some tissue and a gift card to wrap the doll in (it had no packaging itself so I just wanted to put it in a bag to give) and was told they did not supply tissue. I could buy a small gift card for $ 1.00. So I bought the card. The doll was placed in a yellow handle-​less bag and I asked if I could have one with handles as, again, I was giving it as a gift. And I was told they promote waste reduction and don’t give those bags to people but I could buy one for 50 cents. At that point I was over the nickel-​and-​diming and just left feeling like I might well have gone to Toys R Us.

The staff is wonderful, the location is great, the store looks wonderful, the selection is superb… I mean, really, what else can I say? It’s a classic New England toy store. I’m really just there for the LEGO, which they have AMPLE amounts of. They also have a «spend X amount and get a coupon» program; I can’t recall the exact amount, but it’s definitely netted me a few bucks over the years.
They’ve got a wonderful selection of educational toys, books, stuffed animals, little toys and treats, all sorts of stuff. If I was a kid I’d LOVE this place, heck, as an adult I love this place!
Also, they have great taste in music, but, I’ll admit, that one might be subjective!
The employees are always friendly and helpful; I’ve seen them offer amazing help to customers who have come in with just a vague idea of «needing a gift for a kid who’s some sort of age and likes stuff». Whatever this place is doing, they must be doing it right, because these employees don’t seem miserable!
Go! You won’t regret it!

Awesome Toy Store
Henry Bear’s Park is located right in Brookline Village. It specializes in toys for different ages of development and focuses on mostly education toys and games, building, counting, exploring, etc. The staff is fantastic and can make great recommendations for children of all ages. They have a superb selection of games, building toys, role-​playing toys, and plush toys. The staff can help with whether a particular toy is safe for a specific age group. The prices are reasonable and they have some excellent imported toys as well. It a great shop for browsing too. We love it here.

Henry Bear in Brookline Village is great! They have quite a large selection of toys (better than Magic Beans, which is also good, but better for younger baby items). Certain staff members are great with recommendations and the customer service is often worth the slighter higher prices, esp when buying for a child’s birthday partys!

I am so glad this adorable children’s toy store is a 1.3 mile-​walk away from my house because otherwise I would spend way too much money here and my daughter would be quite spoiled! This is such a community gem and packed with toys for kids of all ages. They have an entire wall of stuffed animals; oodles of puzzles; push toys for tots; baubles for babies; loads of bathtime fun; books galore; and planes, trains and automobiles! If Henry Bear’s Park doesn’t have it, it probably doesn’t exist. You and your little one (s) will have so much fun shopping, just try not to break the bank!

Great small toy mecca with enormous variety. Friendly staff but not — over bearing and that who follow you around asking can I help you–
Fun spaces for children to hang out and play AND FUN extras Posted are magic shows sing alongs etc!
My favorite Is Jamming with Jeff every Thurs 11:00 very relaxed peppy friendly young man who includes dancing be bopping etc during the sing along. Many babies and toddlers have a ball being silly with jeff’s fun songs.
As I taught school and am a doting grandmother It is obvious this is a kid friendly musician !! Adorable children having fun

I really want to like this toy store, it does have great educational toys, but I find I really have to get pushy to get help from the staff. Many of them know very little about the actual games they sell and that is really frustrating, plus they spend a lot of time talking to each other. I’ve been coming to this store since it was No Kidding, and I really miss the customer friendly help I got there? I probably will continue to go to this store because it is so convenient to where I live, but customer service could be better.

I’ve bought toys here for my friends’ kids and love that they have so many interesting choices. The big toy stores have gotten overwhelmed with flashing, noisy plastic things and this store takes it back to simple wonderful choices. Everything I’ve gotten has been good quality. I thought the prices were reasonable and there was a wide range of products. The staff was wonderfully helpful and kind.

It’s a great place that lets kids play with some of the toys and a great escape from bad weather. The toys are a bit pricey but I buy stuff to support local and keep the place open.

Henry Bear’s is just a few doors away from Vizio Optic in Brookline Village and I go there all the time to buy toys as well as gifts for our friend’s children. If you are looking for a one-​stop-​shop for kids’ gifts then I highly recommend this store. The selection is really wide and there are manifold toys for all ages and interests. The staff is really nice and the you can even brings kids here to play.

Yes it’s mostly full retail priced toys but:
1. The selection is eclectic so gifts from here are well received
2. They wrap the toys for you at no charge (Free!)
Staff is helpful, not pushy. On the day Lego’s released their Indiana Jones collection, Henry Bear’s Park had them. I bought one set for a birthday boy (8yrs) and he completely ignored all other gifts! Score one point for the perfect gift.
On another occasion I bought a 3yr old girl some Melissa and Doug items from here. Again, wrapped to perfection and something she hadn’t seen before and couldn’t put down. Score another point.
TIPS: There is occasionally a section in the back of discounted items. You can get on their mailing list and if you spend ~$ 200 in one year you get some sort of discount. Also you might occassionally get a coupon in the mail. Play area for kids if you need it!

Wow! I liked this place. As the babysitter of a small baby I am always into checking out new toy stores in hopes of finding something that will enthrall the babysitter — that is, I mean, the baby. This store has tons of toys for the infant-​toddler age child, maybe not as much for older kids. It did look like there were lots of games and some educational stuff. I liked that they have train sets out and kids are allowed to play with them.