Snapology (1699 Washington Road / Bethel Park, opened in 2010)
Snapology
offers creative play great for kids of all ages and includes Lego® Building
Station, Lego® Minecraft® Station, Lego® Slot Car Racing, Giant Soft
Blocks®, Zoobs®, Lego® Duplo® Blocks + much more! They also offer birthday parties, classes, camps,
workshops, parent’s nights out, scouting events, field trips, playdates and
special events in their Discovery Center in Bethel Park as well as in schools,
recreation centers, libraries and other facilities in North, South, East and
West Pittsburgh. Their programs focus on educational play using Lego bricks
and other building toys. They also have some retail building sets for
sale at their Discovery Center. Their most popular classes, camps and birthday
party themes are Lego Minecraft, Lego Animation, Lego Robotics and Lego
Superheroes. Their most popular building sets are sports-themed OYO sets
and mini-figures.
Black Friday
Specials: offering creative play as well as both half-day and full-day camps on
Black Friday. Drop the kids off (ages 5+) and get some serious shopping
done. How cool is that?! Small Business Saturday specials: 10% off all building sets. BOGO creative play [Pay for one hour of Lego Lab, get the second hour free…per child.] A great deal for a lot of fun!
Learning Express of Bakery Square (172 Bakery Square Blvd., opened November 2010)
(Please note: there are other Learning Express stores, but they will not have the same products/specials as these listed.)
The Learning Express product mix is carefully selected from manufacturers around the world that produce toys with exceptional play value. Among these distinguished affiliates are Alex, American Girl, Blue Orange, Calico Critters, Choon’s Design LLC / Rainbow Loom, Cloud B, Creativity for Kids, International Playthings, Klutz, Learning Resources, LEGO, Mattel, Melissa & Doug, Playmobil, Schylling, Scientific Explorer, Small World Toys, Sticky Mosaics, ThinkFun, Three Cheers for Girls, Toysmith, Ty, and Workman Publishing. “We are really excited about a lot of great new products on our shelves this year. Some of our hottest toys are a throwback to toys from our own childhood; Simon, Lite Brite, Booby Trap, Spirograph and Fashion Plates. Of course we have the classic favorites too; Lego, Calico Critters, Elf on the Shelf, and Magnatiles. And we will also be featuring a lot of great promotions and special prices throughout the season!”
Black Friday Specials: 20% OFF Storewide Friday, Saturday, Sunday, and Monday. Early Bird Special - Extra 10% OFF on Friday from 6AM-9AM! $5 in Bonus Bucks for every $50 spent.
Small Business Saturday specials: customers will be eligible for the $10 credit through AMEX when they shop on Saturday and the storewide sale of 20% off will continue through the weekend!
We also have Complimentary Gift Wrapping, Free Personalization, and Expert Gift Advice!
Kidz & Company
(5815 Forbes Avenue/Squirrel Hill,
opened in 2012)
Kidz & Company
specializes in carrying fun, unique children's clothing, toys, gifts, and
activities, for newborns - Size 12 for girls / Size 10 for boys. They
will begin carrying size 14’s for girls starting this spring.
Some of their current best-selling products for girls includes their collection from
Mayoral, Lemon Loves Lime, and Biscotti. For boys, Kapital K and Bitz Kids have
been very popular. Some of their most popular toys are anything from Hape Toys as
well as activities and puzzles from Djeco.
Black Friday Specials: We will be kicking off our sale season in general, and always pick things to mark down more significantly!
Small Business Saturday specials: Our Black Friday Specials will carry on into Small Business Saturday assuming they're still available. If we actually sell out of everything we had put on special, we'll make new specials!
Black Friday Specials: We will be kicking off our sale season in general, and always pick things to mark down more significantly!
Small Business Saturday specials: Our Black Friday Specials will carry on into Small Business Saturday assuming they're still available. If we actually sell out of everything we had put on special, we'll make new specials!
E2 Toys to Try (426 James Street/Bridgeville, opened six years ago)
E2 is a wonderful indoor
playspace combined with a unique toy store. Owner Meredyth has a background in
Speech, Language Pathology and Early Intervention with an emphasis on Social
Communication so their toys are geared toward enhancing social communication. They
choose toys that encourage cognitive development and social play over toys that
do the work of play for kids. E2 has made the indoor picnic space larger during
the cold months. They've also added a new morning tot-time from 9-10am which is
a special play time for kids 3 and under. E2 has created a special time for
younger kids, who can sometimes feel intimidated by older ones, to really use
and explore the playground. During this time the bubble machine will be turned
on, there will be younger-themed art activities and a parachute is available as
well! Cost is $5.00 (kids can stay and
play after that too).
One of their best-selling toys
is the Name Train line. Meredyth says, I
love Name Trains because they teach reading in a social way. You can make up
all kinds of adventures for the train to find the missing letter to turn
"at" into "cat" or "in" into "win".
Teaching reading in a social way makes it more fun and actually helps kids
remember better because it uses more of their brain to process the language
associated with reading. They also make great stocking suffers! :)Their Ravensburger puzzles and Haba teethers are
also very popular. Black Friday Specials: spend $40.00 or more and you’ll get a pass for a free playground entry (good anytime). Don't have kids of your own? Can be given as a gift!
Small Business Saturday Specials: spend $40.00 or more and you’ll get a pass for a free playground entry (good anytime).
Play passes for the indoor playspace make great gifts for kids!!
Happy Baby Company (558 Lincoln Avenue/Bellevue, opened 5 years ago.)
Black Friday Specials: They are still in the works, but we always have great specials online and in store. We'll have some fantastic gifts with purchase at different levels, and we'll definitely have some in store only specials as well. They'll all be announced on our facebook page as soon as we have them finalized.
Small Business Saturday specials: Many Black Friday specials will carry through the weekend, but there will also be an in store giveaway and a few extra specials for Saturday, so stop by! Judy says, We really appreciate the community coming out to support us on SBS and throughout the year. We love our loyal customers! :-)
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Love these great stores and that each of them are run by hard-working moms & dads right here in Pittsburgh. I hope you'll be able to stock up on some great gifts from their stores this Christmas season! If you are an American Express cardholder, be sure to register your card online here and on Small Business Saturday, Nov. 29, Spend $10+, Get $10 Back. Up to 3X!!
Happy Shopping!
