The History of The Toy Shop New York Home Alone Movie

One of the most memorable moments of the movie Home Alone 2 was the toy shop New York Home Alone scene. The toy shop was called Duncan's Toy Chest in the movie, but where was this fantasy created in such rich colors and themes? Read about it below:

Best Toy Shops of New York City

 by anna lily
New York City is the best place to shop for anything--watches, clothes, bags, shoes! New York City has the finest and most stylish shopping centers, all of which display items of top quality. Purchasing toys from NYC is simply bliss. The experience of finding and playing with the perfect toy for the right purpose is tough because there are simply too many best toy shops in New York City. The oldest toy shop in NYC is FAO SCHWARZ, which reached its pinnacle of success after the Home Alone 2. The entire fantasy toys used in it came from ...Read More

Here's a quick clip of the dazzling effects of Duncan's Toy Chest in the movie:

FAO Schwarz has also been famous for their awesome floor piano, where there was a segment with Tom Hanks in the movie "Big". Here's a fun video with a great performance:

The scene at Duncan's Toy Shop New York in the Home Alone 2 movie apparently raised questions in viewer's minds as to where it was originally filmed, because the outside shots were in one location and the inside filming was done in the interior of FAO Schwarz New York store. Nonetheless, it is a fantasy that all of us, whether child or adult, rings true and familiar in the minds of Christmas and toy lovers everywhere.

Build A Lego Holiday with Lego Creator Winter Toy Shop 10199

The Winter Toy Shop 10199 is one of the most popular holiday sets by Lego. It is one of the sets of the Lego Creator line, which showcases beautifully imaginative building sets that can be flexible to make many different versions of the proposed model. Most Lego Creator sets come with multiple plans to modify for designing a one-of a kind creation.
This Lego holiday set has 815 pieces and is for the intermediate to advanced builder, recommended ages 12 and up.

The main building is a holiday toy shop with tools, toys, and a light-up tower window. Unique and hard to find elements make this Creator set fun and interesting to build. It includes transparent globe elements to create a vintage lamp, a transparent yellow star, a Power Functions Light Brick for light effects inside the toy shop , dark tan tiles, new black 1x2x3 windows, and a new caroler minifigure face.
The set  includes 7 minifigures: cat, snowman, jack-in-the-box, stuffed animal, toy train, robot and toy car.
The Winter Toy Shop measures 7.5" long x 6.7" high x 3.1" wide when completed.

The outside landscape is filled with the bustling holiday business of the 7 minifigures decorating the Christmas tree, singing carols by the bench under the lamp post, skiing on drifts of snow, building a snowman and throwing snowballs.

With the lighted tower and light-up shop, this set would be wonderful for any Christmas scene especially with a Lego train set. The Winter Toy Shop 10199 is one of several popular Lego Creator Winter Village Sets which each have a unique set of features with specialized pieces and light-up interiors with the included Power Functions Light Bricks. The holidays are coming, so be sure to pick up one or more of these excellent Lego Creator sets and get started building your dream Christmas village! You can see the entire line of Lego winter village holiday sets available here.

Toy Shop DS Game Review

If you're looking for the best of the tried and true games for Nintendo DS that are rated "E" for everyone, Toy Shop DS Game is a fun one and at the top of my list. It's about running a business, a toy business, from manufacturing toys, to marketing and selling them, managing the store accounts and finances, and honoring the family business with success and longevity. Here's a quick video of Toy Shop DS:

This game is great for the budding entrepreneur and toy lover! It's based on the story of Mel and Mark who were given the responsibility of the toy shop when their grandfather passed away. They receive the toy shop on the condition that they make it successful in 3 years or it will be donated to the city.
The gamer's task is to have Mel and Mark make toys, satisfy demanding customers, explore the city, and make the Toy Shop a booming business!
All activity is controlled by use of the stylus including making toys. Creating new toys for the store can be done by playing mini games. The toy shop can be run for 3 years which are each split into the four seasons and include holidays like Valentine's and Christmas.
You can decide if you want complete control over all operations of the toy business or if you just want to create toys.
As you earn more money by selling toys, you can unlock bigger stores that you can open in new locations.
It's a complete business in a box (in a CD case!).
This game was first produced in 2008 and is still a top seller. You can pick it up from Amazon here.

Toy Shop Clothing

Whether you are setting your sites to toy shop or clothing shop, the upcoming holidays can be a stressful time to find the energy and creativity to survive the shopping centers and malls and actually come out of it all with a good experience and great gifts. This is especially true if you need to take the kids along with you. The experience, however, can be immediately improved depending on where you shop. Combination toy shop clothing stores are great for a one-stop shopping experience when you have both toys and clothing for young children and babies in mind.

The most well known example of this type of store is Babies r us and Toys r us. Both stores often are placed in one location, side by side, or within a block of each other. It's a strategic move for the company that owns both stores to capture the audience of parents who need to pick up clothing and toys at the same time.
A more recent addition to this type of store is Buy Buy Baby. It has a similar layout to their parent store, Bed Bath and Beyond, but carries merchandise similar to that of Babies r us.

These stores are less common in many geographic locations than larger chains, such as Target, Walmart, and Kmart. These stores are more multipurpose discount stores, however, they are great alternatives to be able to pick up children's and baby clothing and toys at the same time. All these stores have generously sized toy departments which many buyers may not think of immediately when looking for toys.

One fun advantage of the stores mentioned is that they will often carry "exclusive" toys of a famous brand such as Fisher-Price or Hasbro. These toys are exclusive to the particular store and cannot be found or purchased anywhere else, which can make them a great find for parents or other gift-givers that don't want to risk duplication of a toy at events such as birthday parties.

The next time you are in the market for both toys and clothing for kids on the same trip, visit a combination toy shop clothing type of store. You'll save on travel and perhaps find some great deals!

Toy Shop for Kids

This Christmas season, many parents, grandparents and other family members will have the challenge to toy shop for kids in their immediate of extended family. There are varying opinions on how to shop for kids, especially when it comes to buying toys that are appropriate for your child.
In the following article, some very interesting points are raised to help you avoid the pressure and the hype of buying the hottest toys that your children may have seen on TV and are begging for...

 

 

Ignore Hottest Toys Lists When Christmas Shopping For Kids

By Ai Lian Lim

Every parent wants to get their kids a special Christmas gift; one that will light up their eyes and make them super happy. How do you choose such a gift? More often than not, young kids want something they can play with. They are not so interested in clothes, books, treats or practical gifts. Toys are your best option. However, is it necessary to buy top selling toys?

As Christmas draws near, you can see people creating lists of top 10 selling toys. why would people use these lists as their guide to Christmas shopping?


They are popular. So you assume that your kid will like it too.
 No brainer. Don't have to think so hard what to get. Just get what everyone else is getting.
 You want to keep up with the current trend.
  You want to give your child the best.


However, I'm here to tell you that getting top selling toys for your kids is not necessary. Below are suggestions that make better Christmas shopping guides then other people's top 10 lists.

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It is also worth mentioning that a child's family vicariously receives the toy that you are giving, so checking carefully with parents about their available living space, the child's age and interests, and considering the need for volume controls on noisy or electronic toys will enhance the value of your choice when you toy shop. The following article provides a bit more in-depth guidance in these areas:

Christmas Shopping For Kids

By Pierre Belanger

Many enjoy The Magical Season of Christmas but no one enjoys Christmas like the kids do. It might be the prospect of some well deserved time off from school, the allure of the lights and decorations, the beauty of the snow that often accompanies the holiday season or just the anticipation of Santa and his sleigh filled with toys that is so exciting for children. For this reason many adults truly enjoy shopping for kids.


While Christmas shopping for kids is a great deal of fun there are a couple of factors to consider. A few of the specific concerns include Read More...

Hopefully this information will give you some perspective before you move out into the foray to toy shop for kids of family and friends. Being equipped with some knowledge about buying toys for kids will help you to stay away from the "hottest" buys that can have their excitement extinguished in a few days, and purchase a toy that will be truly appreciated by the parents and played with by the child for months and years to come.