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$3 and below Easter basket goodies!

4/12/2017

It's a Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood!

3/28/2017

Tomfoolery Toys & Books has fun mugs celebrating our local neighborhoods!

Here's our first pick for a fun and exciting Easter basket!

3/21/2017

A Minute with V & M

3/20/2017

Modarri cars fuel creativity and learning, as they encourage fine motor skills, logic, and imagination through countless hours of physical explorative play.

Pajamas Storytime Friday, March 17 at 7 p.m.

3/12/2017

Lots of fun! This will be an interactive Storytime, where we will be reading the newly published Noisy Night by Mac Barnett. Wear your pajamas! It is OK because it is Pajama Storytime.
Stay for a second book that will be read by a surprise special guest! (Shhh! Cinderella from The Company Onstage's current production of "Cinderella" is our special guest. Shhh! Let it be a surprise!)

Small Business Saturday is November 26th!

11/22/2016

Get up, get out and #ShopSmall on Nov 26.

Celebrate #SmallBizSat with us!

Enjoy 25% off on all books and games on Small Business Saturday!

Register to win a $100.00 Tomfoolery gift card - no purchase necessary.

American Express is giving double points for purchases with your Amex card all day Saturday!

Neighborhood Toy Store Day is Saturday, November 12th

10/30/2016

Reasons to support your local neighborhood toy store:

 Independent toy stores offer multiple advantages to shoppers:
-  A carefully curated selection of toys, selected with local families in mind.
-  A focus on providing unique selections and the kind of quality not always found at
  national chains. Local toy stores select from brands both large and small, including
  little known brands that are not advertised on TV.
-  Because they observe kids at play day in and day out, independent toy stores can
  offer the best advice on the right selection for individual kids.
-  Independent toy store owners are toy experts who understand the value of play and
  what types of toys encourage the best kind of play.
-  By offering a personalized approach and additional customer service, local toy
  stores make holiday shopping easier.

 Independent toy stores also provide many benefits to the community as a whole, by:

 Creating jobs and preserving neighborhoods.
 Compared to chain stores, putting a significantly larger share of revenue back into
the local economy in the form of taxes, salaries and more.
 Supporting environmental sustainability, by helping to maintain vibrant, walkable
town centers, essential to reducing sprawl, automobile use, habitat loss and air and water pollution.

Look Who Made The List . . .

10/24/2016

... of the 10 Best Toy Stores in Houston by the website, mommynearest.

10 Awesome Toy Stores in the Greater Houston Area

We're honored to be on the list! Here's what they had to say:

This locally owned, independent toy store has become a fast favorite in Houston. Their knowledgeable staff is eager to help you find just the right toy for your needs or simply let you explore with your little ones. There is a small play area and we often find unique gifts here that we haven’t seen elsewhere.
Tip: Tomfoolery hosts bingo afternoons and morning story-times weekly. Check their website events section for more information.

Thanks, mommynearest!

Some Fun Facts About Curious George

9/13/2016

More than 75 million copies of Curious George books have been sold worldwide.
Curious George has been translated into many languages, including Yiddish, Afrikaans, Braille, Japanese, French, Portuguese, Swedish, German, Chinese, Danish, and Norwegian.
Curious George first appeared in Cecily G. and the Nine Monkeys, which was published in France in 1939. He was called Fifi in those editions.
Hans Rey first saw his future wife, Margret, at a party in her father’s home in Germany, where she was sliding down the banister.
When Curious George was published in 1941, King George was the king of England. So as not to be disrespectful to the king by associating him with a monkey, Curious George was called Zozo in England.
The Reys created Curious George Goes to the Hospital at the request of officials at Boston Children’s Hospital who wanted a book to prepare children for a hospital stay. After it was published, many parents wrote to the Reys to tell them how effective the book was in reducing their child’s fear of hospitals.
A newspaper clipping about two mice that were sent into space to study the effects of weightlessness inspired the story of George’s own space flight in Curious George Gets a Medal.
Many of the Reys’ own interests and adventures found their way into the Curious George books. Both Hans and Margret were very fond of animals, and their first stop in a new city was always the zoo. Hans smoked a pipe; they lived among palm trees in Brazil; they rode out of Paris on bicycles; and they left Europe on an ocean liner. All of these details were woven into Curious George stories.
The Curious George books were a true collaboration. Hans was usually in charge of the ideas and the illustrations, while Margret handled the plot and the writing.

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