14 Locations
A good toy shop is a wonderland for children, and Berlin keeps some lovely independent ones. From wooden toys to games and crafts, a toy shop here is a treasure trove. This overview gathers Berlin locations for young imaginations.
Independent toy shops across Prenzlauer Berg, Charlottenburg and Mitte specialise in quality wooden toys, building sets, dolls and educational games, often with a carefully chosen selection. Larger stores cover the popular brands, and craft markets add handmade pieces. Knowledgeable staff help find the right gift for any age.
Browse the addresses below to find a toy shop across Berlin, from wooden toy specialists to big stores.
Beyond the almost inexhaustible product range of numerous series, the Original Lego Store Berlin also offers exclusive sets, assembled models, and expert building advice. It was renovated just in time for Christmas.
Werken Spielen Schenken is a traditional toy and craft store in Berlin-Steglitz with a huge assortment and an always-new course program.
The Steiff Gallery on Kurfürstendamm is well guarded by a life-sized Steiff brown bear - but many other Steiff animals are also waiting for new owners.
The toy store Sönneken - Favorite things for children in Berlin Kreuzberg focuses on carefully selected toys and child-friendly products at fair prices.
Uncle Philipp's Toy Workshop on Choriner Straße buys, repairs, rents, and sells toys. Below the store in Prenzlauer Berg is a small GDR Toy Museum with around 5,000 objects.
siebenschön is a shop for wooden toys and playful items near Boxhagener Platz in Friedrichshain.
The special focus at the toy store "Wilde Schwäne" in Berlin-Pankow is on the playful physical experiment.
For over a decade, Siebenstern has been located on Florastraße in Pankow, selling new and second-hand goods side by side. Jackets cost between 8 and 18 Euros, trousers between 5 and 8 Euros, and there are also shoes, wooden toys, and books.
If you prefer to get crafty yourself for Easter rather than buying ready-made decorations, Friedrichshain is the place to be: Frieda Hain at Boxhagener Platz provides sewing and crafting enthusiasts with hand-picked Easter fabrics, DIY accessories, and the perfect sewing studio that actively helps with creative blocks.
Coloring blocks, candy canes, glitter pens, mobiles, plush toys, temporary tattoos and much, much more original toys for children are available at Tam Tam in Knesebeckstraße.
If you visit Modellbahnen am Mierendorffplatz with train enthusiasts, you'll need to plan plenty of time, as it's hard to get the kids to leave.
If you love board games, spielbrett is the place to be. The store's motto is: "We have games others don't even know yet!"
Frieda Hain's program at Boxhagener Platz includes children's items and niceties, as well as the Frieda Hain Sewing Studio.
For those with a technically interested child who aren't deterred by the tourist crowds in Hackesche Höfe, a visit to Levy's Contor in Courtyard VII is worthwhile.