Little Village Turns 11!!!

June 12, 2025 Clare Brooks

We’re officially 11 years old!!! Thank you so much to everyone that’s made Little Village a success. We couldn’t have done it without all of the friends we’ve made along the way, from our amazing staff past & present to every single guest that’s stepped through our doors. Thank you SO MUCH!!!

We’d also like to shout out Stacey and Katherine for sticking with us for 10+ years… that’s nothing to sneeze at!!! They’re a huge part of what makes Little Village so special. Happy 11 years and here’s to many more!

Grand Opening! June 13th, 2014 (Copy)

Our first EVER shipment of LEGO! | June 24th, 2014 (Copy)

Clare, Susan & Stacey | Halloween 2014 (Copy)

Storytime with Stacey | March 8th, 2015 (Copy)

Where's Clare? | March 31st, 2015 (Copy)

Clare, Charles & Mike celebrating our first birthday! | June 13th, 2015 (Copy)

The children of Woodland school carolling in the shop | December 21st, 2015 (Copy)

Do you remember the degus? | June 4th, 2016 (Copy)

Plotting the expansion.... September 4th, 2016 (Copy)

Spooky Story Hour festivities with Katherine | October 29th, 2016, 2016 (Copy)

Surprise carollers! | December 22nd, 2016 (Copy)

Toy Testers! | May 20th, 2017 (Copy)

Katherine, Clare, Angie & Erin-Mae + some bears ;) | August 18th, 2017 (Copy)

Weathervane flash mob!!! | August 28th, 2017 (Copy)

So many people came to see Santa... WOW!!! | November 19th, 2017 (Copy)

We miss you Angie!!! | December 12th, 2017 (Copy)

Erin-Mae gracing us with some awesome chalk art | April 21st, 2018 (Copy)

Natanya is HOOPIN' | August 18th, 2018 (Copy)

Storytime with Mr. & Mrs. Claus | December 15th, 2018 (Copy)

A visit from Mr. & Mrs. Claus | December 15th, 2018 (Copy)

She was SO small!!! | May 28th, 2019 (Copy)

Where does the time go? | June 25th, 2019 (Copy)

Where's Waldo??? | July 27th, 2019 (Copy)

Baby Luna spa day! | October 19th, 2019 (Copy)

Trick or Treat! | October 26th, 2019 (Copy)

Story time with Mr. & Mrs. Claus | December 15th, 2019 (Copy)

So close, yet so far... | June 6th, 2020 (Copy)

Amy... stylish as always. We miss her :') | June 25th, 2020 (Copy)

Banned books with the old crew. Erin-Mae, Rachael & Amy | October 2nd, 2021 (Copy)

The Tooth Fairy came to visit Luna | October 30th, 2022 (Copy)

Gotta catch em' all! | October 30th, 2022 (Copy)

So many amazing costumes! | October 30th, 2022 (Copy)

Ready for the holidays! | December 1st, 2022 (Copy)

Kayla refuelling the team during the holidays | December 9th, 2022 (Copy)

Miss Elise! We miss her too | February 4th, 2023 (Copy)

Tristan! (That's me) | February 11th, 2023 (Copy)

The most you'll ever see of R.J. in a picture | April 14th, 2023 (Copy)

Surprise visit from Author Lisa Gardner! | May 5th, 2023 (Copy)

A visit from the Cub Scouts! The lemonade was SOOOO good | June 10th, 2023 (Copy)

Miss Kayleigh spent a summer with us at Little Village | July 5th, 2023 (Copy)

Gettin' Spooky at the shop with Andi, Teya, Alyssa & surprise guest... Emshika! | October 28th, 2023 (Copy)

Our snazzy new uniforms have arrived! | December 4th, 2023 (Copy)

Merry Christmas from Luna! | December 25th, 2023 (Copy)

Julian the Trimbist! Cool guy, unique tunes. | February 3rd 2024 (Copy)

Mike has been a huge supporter since day 1. Thanks Mike! | February 18th, 2024 (Copy)

Luna's Egg Hunt was a success! | April 6th, 2024 (Copy)

Teya & Alyssa sharing some birthday fun | April 27th, 2024 (Copy)

Katherine turns [REDACTED] years old today! | May 18th, 2024 (Copy)

Carolers! Christmas 2025

One of our two bookmark contest winners!

We were voted best toy store in NH Mag!

We've encouraged creativity amongst the staff and they ran with it!

A Santa Claus flash mob descended upon Little Village!

It's Wednesday... X2!!!

Santa Story hour was a HUGE success!!!

The harmful practice of deceptive marketing in today's online world

March 27, 2025 Clare Brooks

Are you a fan of Smiski, Pokemon or Jellycat? If so, you've likely noticed it's getting more difficult to track 'em down. Why is that? There are many factors such as increasing demand, resellers and distributors cracking down and limiting supply to shops not to mention the looming tariffs and how those may or may not affect the market.

As a small biz, we feel you. We're doing what we can to keep these items well stocked and at or below MSRP. We refuse to boost our prices to make a quick buck. Other companies (we won't name names) lure you in with buzzwords and "sales", but are you truly getting a good deal? We'll use Smiski as an example here. MSRP is $11.99. Another retailer has them "on sale" for $15.99 from $17-$20. They were never $20. It's a marketing tactic but really it's just pure deception. We will not raise our prices unless absolutely necessary, which sometimes means we make a little less on the back end but your trust is worth more than $$$.

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Why shopping local is so important.

November 25, 2024 Clare Brooks

We'd like to take a moment to share a little holiday PSA. Sometimes it just seems easier to shop online, we get that. We've started to notice more and more predatory trends taking place online, ESPECIALLY around the holidays. It's easy to be drawn in by free shipping, high ratings, and "sales". Is it really free shipping or a "sale" when you're paying double the price for the item? An item that your local shop *cough* has for half the price? These are just a few examples out of the thousands of items we carry. We always aim for MSRP (manufacturer suggested retail price) or less. We realize we can't always have the best prices. Sometimes the juggernauts win, it's just the way things are. The important thing to remember is we at least try to get you the best prices possible. We're people too, we're locals, we want you to leave happy and we'll do everything in our power to make that happen. That means we won't jack up the price due to corporate greed. All that said, we ask that you please consider shopping local this holiday season. It's been an amazing 10 years and we look forward to serving you for years to come.

Staff Picks | Be the Bus

April 18, 2024 Clare Brooks

"I can’t get enough of these quotes and life lessons brought to you by 'The Pigeon' and Mo Williams! Probably one of the funniest takes on the Pigeon Series." - Harper

Happy Tolkien Reading Day!

March 25, 2024 Clare Brooks

Did you know that March 25th is universally known as Tolkien Reading Day among fans? Today, we celebrate everything Tolkien by reading his stories, watching films based upon those stories, doodling our favorite characters, playing games, & surrounding ourselves with all things Tolkien.