Toy store ★ 4.9 · 336 Google reviews
Boing! Toy Shop
A seven-day toy shop on Centre Street — a 4.9 across 336 Google reviews.
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The boutique directory
Children's boutiques in Boston
Boston keeps its little shops scattered. Two of them stand almost shoulder to shoulder on Charles Street in Beacon Hill — kodomo at number 70, The Happy Journey Toy Shoppe at 73 — and two more gather around Coolidge Corner in Brookline. The rest are spread wide: Jamaica Plain, the South End, South Boston, Dorchester, West Roxbury, Charlestown, and over the river in Cambridge, Somerville, Arlington and Newton. We've gathered 14 across 12 neighborhoods and towns, each one hand-checked and chosen by eye, never a paid placement.
14 shops · 12 neighborhoods · 5 toy shops · 2 consignment shops · hand-checked, never paid · ratings from Google, checked August 2026
Well-loved in Boston
Toy store ★ 4.8 · 338 Google reviews
Eureka! Puzzles & Games
Puzzles and games on Beacon Street — the most-reviewed shop in this guide.
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The Happy Journey Toy Shoppe
A toy shop three doors up Charles Street, at number 73.
In-store only — no site we could find
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By neighborhood
Beacon Hill 2 shops
kodomo boston
Clothes and accessories for babies through tweens, at 70 Charles Street.
The Happy Journey Toy Shoppe
A toy shop three doors up Charles Street, at number 73.
In-store only — no site we could find
Brookline — Coolidge Corner 2 shops
Coolidge Corner, Brookline
Toy store
Eureka! Puzzles & Games
Puzzles and games on Beacon Street — the most-reviewed shop in this guide.
Coolidge Corner, Brookline
Children's boutique
Tiny Hanger
A children's clothing boutique on Harvard Street, open late Thursday to Saturday.
The South End, South Boston & Dorchester 3 shops
South End, Boston
Baby and children's boutique
Tadpole
Baby essentials on Clarendon Street, Tuesday through Saturday.
South Boston
Baby and children's boutique
Bringing up Baby
A baby and children's boutique on East Broadway, open seven days.
In-store only — no site we could find
Dorchester, Boston
Kids' consignment
Merry Go Rounds
A kids' consignment shop on Dorchester Avenue that buys as well as sells.
Jamaica Plain & West Roxbury 2 shops
Boing! Toy Shop
A seven-day toy shop on Centre Street — a 4.9 across 336 Google reviews.
Bunny Bow Boutique
A children's boutique on Washington Street in West Roxbury.
Over the river — Cambridge, Somerville & Arlington 3 shops
Porter Square, Cambridge
Toy store
Henry Bear's Park
The Porter Square branch, on Massachusetts Avenue, open seven days.
Somerville
Children's boutique
Magpie Kids
Clothes and room things up to about age ten, on White Street in Somerville.
Arlington
Kids' consignment
The Fox & Robbin Shop
A resale shop on Massachusetts Avenue whose proceeds support the Fox Library.
Charlestown & Newton 2 shops
Henry Bear's Park
The Newton branch, on Austin Street, keeping the same seven-day hours.
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Good to know
Where are the best children's boutiques and toy stores in Boston?
Boston's little shops do not sit in one district. Two of them stand almost side by side on Charles Street in Beacon Hill — kodomo at number 70 and The Happy Journey Toy Shoppe at 73 — and two more gather around Coolidge Corner in Brookline. The rest are spread out: Jamaica Plain, the South End, South Boston, Dorchester, West Roxbury, Charlestown, and over the river in Cambridge, Somerville, Arlington and Newton. Every shop in this guide is hand-checked.
How many independent children's shops does Little Lamb list in Boston?
We list 14, across 12 neighborhoods and towns around the city. Listings come from public sources and our own checking — we don't take payment for placement, and we add more as we find them.
Which Boston shops are toy shops rather than clothing boutiques?
Five of them: The Happy Journey Toy Shoppe on Beacon Hill, Boing! Toy Shop in Jamaica Plain, Eureka! Puzzles & Games in Coolidge Corner, and both branches of Henry Bear's Park — Porter Square in Cambridge and Austin Street in Newton. Of the rest, seven are children's and baby clothing boutiques and two are kids' consignment shops.
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