Five Little Monkeys

Love this toy shop, for my new addition to the fam. I’m now officially a «GiGi» (Grandma, but that sounded old, and I’m way to hip for that). So now this GiGi stops by and drops some change here to buy wonderful little toys for baby boy! Yeah it’s probably more expensive than those big boxers, but it has lovely choices and is convenient. And I do like to patron local shops. So I’ll be back, again and again. You can never have enough toys.

Great staff, great selection of toys!

Great toy shop for kids! They have some items that are not easy to find and they do a great job with the gift wrapping options. At first I thought the prices were high until I sourced a few opyions… they are actually priced right. Great to have a non big box store like this… keeps Walnut Creek feeling unique.

It’s like Toy’s R Us’, except smaller and with much more unique toys.
I want to give a shout out to the two girls who helped me out today. Eh helped me out at the register. Typically a simple task, however her friendly attitude and her great smile made even checking out better. It’s always going to be a great experience when the people working can have friendly interaction with their customers.
I also want to thank Amelia, who wrapped the present that I purchased. She did it with a smile as well, and even though she seemed to have just the tiniest, minuscule issue wrapping one side, she did it with a smile as well, and like her co-​worker she was friendly.
Great toys at a great price, with great customer service.

Just as the other reviews have stated, this store has more educational toys/​games than Target or Toys R’ Us. That is always a plus for me as it is refreshing to have toys that encourage creative thinking and play. My children enjoy playing with the toys in the back of the store and the only set back to this is trying to get them out of the store.
There is everything from boardgames to crafting to dress up and more. The store seems to focus on younger children aged 0 — 10 yrs old or the young at heart.
If you are in the area and are looking for an educational/​fun gift for a child, this is a great option.

Perfect toy store to pick up a birthday or just because gift for kids. Store is set up by themes is it’s easy to group together a few items for a perfect gift. Free gift wrapping is always great!

What a fun store where a kid can be a kid (or an adult can wish that he was a kid again). First off, finding the place is not hard, but parking in Walnut Creek is tough. Park in one of the garages and walk to it. Street parking is such a pain. The place itself is moderate in size, but stuffed with toys and games. There is always stuff out to try, so your kid can be occupied for hours. You will always find something new or interesting, which is part of the fun of visiting the store. The toys and games here are a great alternative to the big box stores. Prices are not the cheapest, but not out of character for the area. Staff is very friendly and really want to help out whenever they can. Gift wrapping is free and they do a pretty good job at it. Great place to visit whenever you are in area.

Actually I give them a 3.5 Stars. 3 is not enough and 4 is too much. It was my first time in the store. Staff was friendly, helpful. Selection of toys were shelved in an organized manner.
I found the prices to be on the higher end, but then they are a specially store.
They offer gift wrapped, huge plus. Overall, my experience was good. I would recommend Five Little Monkeys.
Parking is well, Walnut Creek!

I love this store! I always come here for kids birthday gifts, there’s always such great choices, great quality toys, and free gift wrap!
Today I was looking for a gift for my friend’s 4 year old son, who is a whiz at puzzles and loves games. I chose a 200 piece pirate puzzle and a small game. I also added a few pirate stickers (who doesn’t love stickers!?) Everything was awesomely wrapped in robot wrapping paper.
Meghan and Audrey are my two favorite people there, but everyone that works there is fantastic. I live in Martinez and I happily drive to downtown WC just to shop at this store.

What a pleasant little store.
I was on a bit of an Easter egg hunt myself recently, for cute stuff to add to my little nieces Easter basket for her first Easter. And after reflecting on hearing great things about this lovely place from fellow mothers, I decided it was worth visiting.
Located right off lovely Main St in downtown Walnut Creek, this place is absolutely endearing and charming, just as much as the name. And I managed to get a parking spot right in front for my first visit :)
The place is of decent size, adorned with some of the coolest, cutest, toys and dolls for both boys and girls, running from 0 months, to probably about 7 – 8 year old’s. Heak, I saw things in there adults would enjoy. But anyhow, mainly for the kiddos.
My little niece is just turning 8 months, and I was in a little bit of a loss of what to get for this growing baby. But thankfully, I got some assistance from a friendly staff member on leading me to some things that she can not only enjoy now, but for at least for the next year. Prices are anywhere from reasonable, to a tad pricey, but all seem quality and well worth the dollar.
I got a cute little toy that I can’t wait to give her Sunday to see her reaction! And they specially gift wrapped it!!! So sweet! This definitely is a place I will be frequenting more often to accommodate any present, and future baby and kids needs :)

I haven’t been in a stand alone toy store in a long time. Walking in here was so fun. I came in with my 2 year old niece. I think I had more fun than she did (and she had a great time). There’s a lot of older toys I used to play with. Newer toys that I had no idea existed. Green planet toys that are environmentally friendly and toys of all price ranges.
The employees were ok. There were at least 3 of them just hanging out behind the counter. They didn’t really acknowledge anyone in the store (there were quite a few) until you got to the register and even then I don’t think I even got a hello. Just a scan and total for my purchase.

Love this shop, especially for wood toys and the retro toys from our childhood days! Love supporting small local business, rather than a big box store or purchasing online. Would like to see a larger selection of other items– similar to Tot Tank in Alameda. But this is great here in our neck of the woods. Highly recommend!

Well this is not your typical run of the mill toy store.
I’ve seen this place here for some time now and I’ve never had the chance to stop in until 10÷04÷13.
For starters I looked through the window to see if it was busy as I didn’t have much time on my hands to even shop long for my 1 year old niece. Things seemed great so I walked in, no bell, no buzz, nothing to notify the employees that a new customer has entered their store. Oh well!
So I look to my right, a wall of toys, I look ahead, and there are walls and aisles of toys, dolls, stuffed animals and more. I decided to go left first, and checked out some cool riding toys, but nothing that tickled my fancy for my niece. So I kept on as I passed by one employee on a ladder restocking. I stopped in an aisle, still nothing and passed another employee at the register. I made my way to the back of the store to pass a third employee and still interesting enough not a word. Oh well!
I found myself in the perfect section all the way in the back with toys for babies and toddlers. All educational things, great for site and teaching the kids colors, numbers, etc. They even had a great deal of bath toys back there. But still nothing that just told me I absolutely had to get it for my niece. So I made my way back towards the front of the store passing all three employees. Guess what? Nope not a single person spoke to me, mind you I was the only customer in the entire store that is not even that big to begin with.
So I have to say I will not be retuning to this store any time soon.
First things first, speak to your customers. A simple hello goes a very long way. It is great that they were all busy keeping the shelves stocked, reading inventory or whatever it may have been but part of the customer service job is to serve the customer.

This is my favorite toy store although my husband says that Toy Safari on Park Street in Alameda is better. I love how i’m not overwhelmed with aisles and aisles of Barbi, Dora, Disney, etc like at Toys R Us. There’s plenty of educational toy options that you can choose from and the prices don’t seem to bad.

Very nice toy store. It seems small, but it has quite a large selection of toys and items, plus ones you never see at a place like Target or WalMart. Just looking at those eco-​friendly toys made me so guilty about all of the toys I have bought over the years. Although not quite enough to make me spring for one of them.
We were finally able to find the four-​square ball my son had been looking for. Here of all places.
Kids loved playing in this store and the staff were very cool about it.

I love this little store which is jam packed with super fun toys that are well organized, so really easy to find. It helps you so that you don’t have to think about which type of gift to get a kid. If you just have an idea of what the child you are buying a gift for would like, you can see all the non-​TV advertised toys, so the child has something that is a little more special than something readily available at Target.
Isn’t it nicer to get something that you didn’t know that you would like until you had it?
The staff is friendly, and the store is open early on Saturday. The only issue that I have is that I hate having to pay for metered parking in WC, but the free parking garages are not too far (they just are not fun when you have a little kiddie in tow, which makes me sound lazy, and I’m only semi-​lazy).

My son is almost 3. Now’s the time when my grace and patience over the last three years will start to pay dividends, because we’ll soon be able to play with toys together and I’ll finally be able to buy Lego Sets and Water Guns and Transformer-​type toys with full impunity because my excuse will be that, «honey, it’s not for me!!! It’s for our son!» And now I make some decent coin so I can buy all this cool stuff without having to beg and plead for my mommy to buy it for me.
I’m about to spend some serious cash here at Five Little Monkeys!

Reason for visit: nephew’s birthday gift
Visit date: November 22, 2011
First time? To this location, yes.
Apparently Five Little Monkeys has more than one location! I stopped by the Walnut Creek store to find something for one of my nephews. He’s turning three this year. Just as expected, there were plenty of age-​appropriate games and toys to choose from. I decided on a game that was made in Berkeley –yay for locally made products! The staff here is friendly; and they don’t follow you around — i.e. they’re there when you need them. I took advantage of the complimentary gift wrap; they have a decent wrapping paper selection (birthdays, holidays, and just ’cause designs).

Do you have a wheelchair or stroller? Well, don’t try to come in here if you do. There is barely any room to navigate, unless you walk straight to the back of the store, turn around, and head straight out. This place is packed to the gills, and the gills be spillin’ all over the floor.
That being said, they have a lovely selection of toys, and the smaller bins at the end of the aisles have lovely smaller toys ranging from $ 0.25 to $ 5 — perfect for little kids to blow their whole allowance on tons of tiny thing that go everywhere.
In the back there are two play areas — a train table with a train, and a train table with a dollhouse. That’s where we spend most of our time.

A throw back to the world of old fashioned toy stores is what Id say about this store.
I came in thinking it was a children’s clothing store and had no idea of the plethora of toys they have here. It was all encompassing for every girl and boy and every age group.
There were things from my childhood that seemed so new and modern now. I was just staring at everything.
I felt bad for the one employee who was slated with the task of wrapping what looked like a new type of futuristic Hula Hoop. The customer asked if she could actually do and the girl confidently said yes. I wish I had paid more attention if she did it. I couldn’t imagine wrapping that myself.
There were these really cute piggy banks that were the cutest little animals with big eyes. They had an Owl, Pigs, and Kittens.
The Kitten on display was white and I knew that it would make the perfect gift for my sister. All they had were black kittens with big blue eyes. They just didn’t have the soft looking effect that is just my sisters type.
I really fell in love with this store. There is no way you couldn’t be in here less than 30 minutes. You just have to see everything.
Kids of all ages will truly enjoy this store.