Mountain Pastimes — Local services in Nevada City

There is no better toy store than Mountain Pastimes. Even the name evokes that cozy, cabin-y, hunker-down-and-connect feeling. They have great selections of everything from novelties, to puzzles, to board games, and unlike your typical retail experience, their staff seem to really enjoy being at work. Their selection of toys is so much fun. Check out their collection of wooden play-fighting swords and things!! This is the perfect place to find you classics: Spin-top beanies, Rubik's Cube, slinky, and dominoes. On the other hand, they have the most current popular board games, art supplies, and Green Toys collection. They also have this incredible nickelodeon, a beautiful relic of times gone by, which they have heart-invested in by digitalizing the selection process. Don't forget to grab a butt sticker before you...

We always try to find a toy store when we visit cute old towns. Bob Barker the shop dog greeted us at the door and my kids were smitten. Mountain Pastimes had an Excellent toy selection and the owner was so lovely to talk to! She told us about the family history of the store and how they acquired their music machine. My 2 year old chose a tin of Googly eyes and the owner was concerned he’d be disappointed once he left the store and he realized what he’d chosen, so she handed me a back up toy and told me to take it. I thought that was just so sweet and kind! Thanks for a...

I love this place because the staff let's you look around and do your own thing but are readily accessible to help. They have a broad array of board games, tactile toys, puzzles, cards, you name it, they have it. Kids would be enthralled and any adult who is even kind of interested in board games or 3D puzzles will be entertained for quite awhile. The prices are a bit more than online, but the ability to hold and actually look at the things more than makes up for it. I easily find myself perusing the things here for...