Boredom Busters

 It's springtime! 

Get out and play! 

Choose your sport! 

Soccer, volleyball, 4 square, softball, track, mountain biking, ad frisbee. Outdoors awaits!

 Take time to relax....

Sometimes we all need some time just to

relax and breathe!

Take a poll....

Ask your parents, aunts & uncles, and even your Grandparents if they know what rabbit ears are for the TV? Ask them if they remember the Ronco cap snaffler commercials? And ask them if they saw the Beatles TV debut on the Ed Sullivan show. 

Then you can Google and YouTube these to find out what they are!

Flashback Friday

 Back in the day, 

we only used technology for grown up numbers stuff 

and to communicate with the world, now we can keep 

track of all the toys and games in the store as well as 

other really important information.

 It seems simpler now but our computers are only as 

smart as we made them.... that's something to ponder...

Well, we didn't make them actually, we just spent a lot of time punching in the information so that we could be more efficient in our daily chores at the toy store. I have to say, all those endless hours of building information have paid off. It doesn't take nearly as long to do some of the things we do and we can always look at really fancy or schwanky reports to sum everything up. 

That gives us more time to shop for toys!

 What's better on a hot summer day 

than being able to say you're as cool as a cucumber? 

I remember going to my Uncle Frankie's house with 

my parents and going out into the backyard where the 

garden was. The best part? 

Eating cucumbers picked fresh from the vines...

then maybe stopping at A & W for a root beer.... summer....

Sometimes, you just gotta play.

Ya do, when there's only so many hours in the day and many of them are 

already taken up by eating and sleeping and doing your chores, 

there has to be a little room for play!

Be like Mike, and just do it!
Even if it's only for a minute.....

 

Frequently Asked Questions

What do the toys do when the store is closed?

Well, we like to think that all the toys play as much as we do! All the Breyer Horses gallop around the store like its the Kentucky derby and all the puppets host a Karaoke contest. The poppers have an all out battle against each other while the Calico Critters cheer on their favorite teams. The Harmonicas like to play catchy tunes and the airplanes loop-da-loop to the music. There are magic tricks and cars underfoot; nanoblocks building themselves and blinking light shows from the bike brightz. The dinosaur train rumbles across the floor and the conductor yells "ALL ABOARD!!"

 It really is quite exciting here once we lock the doors and the toys play and play until they are just too tired. Then they head back to their homes in the store and snuggle up. The stuffed animals will read a bed time story to everyone, then the toys will drift into sleep where they will have the sweetest dreams and rest up for the next day.

 

Come in today to see our toys and just imagine what all they can do when you're not looking!

Boredom Busters!

Plant a Garden!
Homegrown Veggies always taste better when they have been raised with tender loving care! Get some pots and soil and choose your favorite veggie seeds to plant. Don't forget to provide water and sunlight!

Turn a book into a play!
Do you have a favorite book that always brings a smile to your face when you read it? Well, get your family and friends together to turn it into a play! Give everyone lines and costumes and put on a show. Be ready to do a lot of bows and curtain calls



Practice difficult Origami!
Some origami is really easy while other stuff is really hard. See if you can perfect the ultimate origami creation like the crane or a praying mantis. There are all sorts of different origami papers here at Durango Toy Depot to make amazing folded creations!

What? Makes us different

 How many times a year do ya hear someone shout,

 "To the Moon!" and watch all eyes on Main street turn towards the sky??? 

We lost count but that would be us......

 Who else but 

Mountain Bike Joe 

would take a

 Zen moment with a Zen frog?

Right in the middle of Iron Horse training....

No matter how you look at it!

Play. Simply said. Play.

We wear our play clothes everyday and rarely wear our grown-dressy clothes! We're ready at a moments notice

to play!

Toy store or Pet Store?

 Toy Store or Pet Shop?

Sometimes it's hard to tell if we have a toy store or a pet shop. 

We watch all the critters play and tussle in the toy box,

 we hear them scurrying about when they think we aren't

 watching, and we talk to them just like our friends.

We try not to name the animals so that it's easier for us 

when people adopt them.

 Curious George and my little Lambchop have become BFF's in the short time they have known each other. These guys crack me up too because they sit on the counter and tell jokes to each other all day long! They really know how to have a good time!

Don't worry! We even have our own in-house Pet Doctor. Dr. Su

has been known to put a bandage or two on an owie and even put the little guys in Intensive Care for a day or two to help them recuperate. Sometimes they just play too hard and skin an elbow or bonk their head. Once in awhile, someone goes to Dr. Su for stitches and a few days rest.

All in all, we have a great time with all our animal friends and wonder if we're really a Toy Store or a Pet Shop?

A day in the Life...

Working in a Toy Store.....

Silly Kaelin.....

I remember walking through a Toy Store as a kid and looking in awe at the walls that were covered in toys and games.  My parents would have to drag me out of the store because I would want to stay and play with everything.  As I got older, not much changed and now I find myself working at 

Durango Toy Depot and having a great time whenever I’m here.

Toy Stores have a certain type of magic that easily enchants anyone who walks through the door. There is something that brings a person of any age back to their childhood as soon as they take that first step through the door.

Today I find myself lucky enough to experience this when I go to work. 

An average workday for me usually consists of unpacking new toys. I like to use this time to test them out. Just the other day, I tested two whole boxes of new Folkmanis Puppets! Needless to say, they were very happy to be out of the box and going on new adventures with each other!

Working at a toy store means that I get to bring smiles to people every day and 

I couldn’t be happier!

Really, what do we do here? 

That's it! We play and we share our toys with everybody who happens by when we're playing! 

Why? Because it's fun!
Why? Because we can!
Why? Because we would rather launch rockets to the moon than stay inside the store!
Why?  It isn't every day that you can launch a rocket in Historic Downtown Durango, Co. in the middle of the street!
Why? Because some grown ups have rules.
Why? Because they aren't Instigators.
Why?  Hmmm....  They forgot to ask or they just forget to do it!

Stop by and see me anytime and 'll give you your permission slip! Officially signed by a grown up and everything!