Thinker Things

On the search for a children's toy that my sister would approve of for her kids -- that's where Thinker Things came into play! Located in Kahala Mall, this locally owned toy store has toys, books, games, and collectables with a focus on education. My nephew is growing out of his dinosaur phase, so it's not as easy as buying anything dino-related for him anymore. It was great being able to walk through and explore all the different educational toys. The planetarium projector is what caught my eye and would make an awesome gift. To be honest, when I came in - it was mostly young adults shopping for themselves... and we were all on the hunt for the same thing. Unfortunately for us, the Sonny Angels were sold out and they did not have any information on when they would get in another shipment. They did have a tons of smiski and calico critters --- which I know a lot of people are collecting nowadays. If you're looking for a gift for a young one in your life, or just doing some inner child healing - Thinker Toys has a great selection!

Things that does make you think...One of the places if time is available a favorite stop of mine, located near the theaters Thinker Things is a place I wished I have growing up as the items here are like reading the inner child of mine.Filled with the kawaii anime in stationary, totes and those mystery boxes all are the fun items and the boxes of puzzles and craft kits that even piqued my interest as it's a fun start without investing in too deep as craft/hobbies can be costly to gather all items...this is something for a quick and fun ideas.Probably cause I do love this place it's one that I do shop for gifts as well, now who wouldn't want make "Book Nook"...I was really tempted to be honest, and the staff here are a delight to help you with your questions I was just so pleased.Thank you!

8-18-21 we came with our sweetie to this store in Kahala Mall. She had asked me a few weeks earlier if I could bring her the next time I watched her. Probably my first time in there. It was mind boggling to see so many cool items for her to get excited about. In my mind I thought it was high end Danish wooden toys but it wasn't.She ended up with glow rocks, one from a different rack that looked like pyrite, 3 pop its, a package of thick colorful strings that looked like long gummy worms, and a squishy glob. She tells me she hopes it's less than $30. When the cashier says $41 something she looks at me- it's fine I told her. She was thrilled.She knew about all the items she got and could describe its function or what you do with it.. She had to selectively decide what she really wanted and what she was willing to put back. I was very proud of her. My credit card was happy too.

The service was nice but the quality of the race track we bought was terrible. For something that cost $100 you would think it would last but we set it up, ran it a few times and both cars connection to the track crapped out. The set didn't even last one day because both cars wouldn't connect anymore and the track, which snaps together, kept coming apart.

For a small store, there are plenty of new and old school games that bring back that family time interaction instead of the zombie effects of today's phones and interactive video games.I bought a nice full sized wooden chess set here last Black Friday for 20% off and this year I got the same deal on a small wooden magnetic travel chess set.The friendly staff here also has a frequent buyer reward program that gives you a discount after so many purchases! Next door is a their sister store for younger kids called "Thinker Toys" that has everything for toddlers, preschoolers and on up to grade schoolers. A fun store to visit and rediscover those fun family good fun times! Do yourself a favor and come into the play land of Toys and Things that make you a Thinker!

This is a pretty fun store with a lot of Knick knacks and puzzles and stuff. Pretty good. Look like they have a lot of great products that would make for pretty cool small gifts. They have a lot of collectibles as well. I need to come back and pick up some games.

Each time I pass this store I've always want to check it out!Finally for the the first time I stepped into the store, yesterday I tried to shop for a birthday gift, as we walked into the store we didn't see a employee working. Finally saw her as she was busy bringing items to the back. She finally saw us but didn't even greet us, just looked at us and continued to do whatever she was doing. Didn't check up on us or asked if we needed help. Spent about 10 minutes in the store and she probably went back and front to the back about 3-4 time. We were ready to check out but I seen a item catch my eye. The lady was was ready to ring us up but when we walked away she rolled her eyes and continue to do what she was doing bring things to the back. I decided it wasn't worth spending money here. Walked out empty handed.

Went there before christmas. The gentleman was very helpful and seemed to know the product. I bought the bubble lick make your own flavor bubbles. It was a total hit for my kids. Each made their own flavor and they thought it was hilarious to try and catch each others bubbles. From fruit punch to root beer they had a blast.I totally recommend this place for something a little different.

In an already fun-filled shopping center, Thinker Things adds to the appeal of Kahala Mall because of its silly, creative, and entertaining merchandise! Along with its sister store Thinker Toys with its younger-targeted items, Thinker Things has toys and curiosities galore. At the entrance of the store, they have general interest and gimmicky items ranging from Japanese kendama to beer and shot glasses with silly themes. They have a good selection of LEGO and Nanoblocks. They also have board games, mostly on the mentally stimulating side including solitary puzzles. The steel models are some of my favorite activities to do. Blind boxes also take up a good amount of the store; there's literally something for every interest.The store is well organized, but very small for the foot traffic. The employees never seem that friendly unless you're buying something. Prices are also at a premium over other options, so be careful what you're buying.

I bought a Magic set: "150 tricks" for an 8- year old boy. Cost with tax - about $52. My only complaint is that they refused to gift wrap. They used to with past purchases. This was a high priced item!!Next time, I will consider taking my business elsewhere because of their attitude.