Alakazam Toys & Gifts : On the Downtown Mall in Charlottesville http://www.alakazamtoys.com Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:52:46 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.3 Save the date! A story with Anna Lee Alter http://www.alakazamtoys.com/2012/02/save-the-date-a-story-with-anna-lee-alter/ http://www.alakazamtoys.com/2012/02/save-the-date-a-story-with-anna-lee-alter/#comments Tue, 21 Feb 2012 02:52:46 +0000 http://www.alakazamtoys.com/?p=403 ]]> Sunday March 25th, 2012 1pm

Author and illustrator Anna Alter shares her book A Photo for Gretaand an art activity with her Alakazam fans.

This is a Virginia Festival of the Book event!

Click here for event page!

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20% off purchases of $25-$50
25% off purchases of $50-$75
30% off purchases of $75-$100
35% off purchases of $100 or more

50-70% off clearance items! All sales final!

]]> http://www.alakazamtoys.com/2012/02/winter-sale-february-1-29th/feed/ 0 Some of our Favorite Family Games http://www.alakazamtoys.com/2012/01/some-of-our-favorite-family-games/ http://www.alakazamtoys.com/2012/01/some-of-our-favorite-family-games/#comments Tue, 03 Jan 2012 22:47:32 +0000 http://www.alakazamtoys.com/?p=380 ]]> The Settlers of Catan

If you haven’t played a board game for awhile, check out this one!  We all enjoyed playing the  game at our last employee game training, highly recommended for a fun family evening.

Players are recent immigrants to the newly populated island of Catan. Expand your colony through the building of settlements, roads and villages by harvesting commodities from the land around you. Trade sheep, lumber, bricks and grain for a settlement, bricks and wood for a road, or try to complete other combinations for more advanced buildings, services and specials.

We carry puzzle accessories such as this handy tube for storing your jigsaw puzzle in progress.

Swish Card Game

This fun, fast game will appeal to people who like visual puzzles! Can also be played solitaire style.

Swish is a spatial card game that challenges you to be the first to make matches, or “Swishes.” Swishes are made by stacking as few as two or as many as 12 cards so that every ball swishes into a hoop of the same color. The player with the most matches at the end of the game wins. Various levels of play make this card game addictively fun for all ages!

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Friday& Saturday 10 am- 6 pm

Sunday Noon- 5 pm

We will be closed from January 9th- 13th for cleaning.

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]]> http://www.alakazamtoys.com/2011/11/25-25-25/feed/ 0 Our favorite new toys for toddlers http://www.alakazamtoys.com/2011/10/356/ http://www.alakazamtoys.com/2011/10/356/#comments Tue, 18 Oct 2011 22:09:49 +0000 http://www.alakazamtoys.com/?p=356 ]]> Lots of new items fill the shelves at Alakazam this week! We’re very excited to carry Pewi YBikes. Beginning as early as 9 months these cool walkers assist with important motor development skills.  As the child grows he or she can begin to use it as ride on, enhancing body movement and spacial awareness, key for motor development. If you are looking for a ride-on or a walker for a 9-36 month old child, check out the YBike!

Also for toddler aged children we have a beautiful new selection of Corolle baby dolls. Dolls are an important part of childhood, from a snuggly security companion to encouragement in role play, a much loved doll is sure to be treasured, even maybe becoming a cherished keepsake. Corolle dolls are beautifully designed with high quality and safety,  many are machine washable. Children will love to nurture and care for these dolls!

Another wonderful option for toddler aged children is the tough and cute Wow Toys, a British line of high quality friction powered vehicles age graded at 18 months to 3 years. These are adorable!

]]> http://www.alakazamtoys.com/2011/10/356/feed/ 0 Party Time at your Neighborhood Toystore! http://www.alakazamtoys.com/2011/10/party-time-at-your-neighborhood-toystore/ http://www.alakazamtoys.com/2011/10/party-time-at-your-neighborhood-toystore/#comments Thu, 13 Oct 2011 20:04:36 +0000 http://www.alakazamtoys.com/?p=342 ]]> November 12th we’re having a party to celebrate Neighborhood Toy Store Day! Festivities will highlight local storyteller Peter Jones, of Tell us a Tale, face painting, crafts and raffles. RSVP on our facebook page and check back often for details and updates. Schedule is yet to be announced..

]]> http://www.alakazamtoys.com/2011/10/party-time-at-your-neighborhood-toystore/feed/ 0 New supersoft Jellycat plush http://www.alakazamtoys.com/2011/08/new-supersoft-jellycat-plush/ http://www.alakazamtoys.com/2011/08/new-supersoft-jellycat-plush/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:46:53 +0000 http://www.alakazamtoys.com/?p=325 In this week, new styles of Jellycat…plus popular Ogosports disks, Moomin board books, new party favors, costumes and more.

]]> http://www.alakazamtoys.com/2011/08/new-supersoft-jellycat-plush/feed/ 0 Facepainting for a good cause http://www.alakazamtoys.com/2011/08/facepainting-for-a-good-cause/ http://www.alakazamtoys.com/2011/08/facepainting-for-a-good-cause/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 20:29:23 +0000 http://www.alakazamtoys.com/?p=314 Saturday September 10th from 11-1pm. All donations go to Charlottesville SPCA.

]]> http://www.alakazamtoys.com/2011/08/facepainting-for-a-good-cause/feed/ 0 Face Painting for a Good Cause! http://www.alakazamtoys.com/2011/08/face-painting-for-a-good-cause/ http://www.alakazamtoys.com/2011/08/face-painting-for-a-good-cause/#comments Thu, 11 Aug 2011 19:08:41 +0000 http://www.alakazamtoys.com/?p=308 ]]> We will be Face Painting this Saturday August 13th from 12-2pm! We request a $1 donation, all donations will be given to the Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Central Blue Ridge. Don’t forget to stop by the Charlottesville City Market first! See you this Saturday at Alakazam!

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