Closing at 3 pm on Saturday, January 30, 2010
Snow, snow, go away! Pufferbellies Toys and Books will be closing at 3 pm to insure that our employees can get home safely. Be careful out there and we will see you tomorrow from Noon-4 pm. Thanks to everyone who stopped by to say, “Hi!”
Add comment January 30, 2010
What’s new at Pufferbellies?
It’s that time of year … we’re restocking from the holiday rush, and getting our hands on cool new toys. Here’s a sample of what’s come in over the last week or so:
LEGO – brand new Atlantis, Ben 10 Alien Force, Star Wars, City, Racers, Power Miners … we got a little bit of everything.
Green Toys — Chef Set, Dish Set, Recycling Truck & Dump Truck. We’re quite enamored of these toys. They’re made in the USA completely out of recycled milk jugs and they’re lovely. Very sturdy, 100% recycled packaging … great stuff.
Doodle Track cars – These have turned into one of our favorite gifts for ages 3 to 7. Use a black marker to draw a track on a big piece of paper, and your car will drive right along it, kinda like magic. You can also download and print tracks from the Doodle Track web site.
Klutz activity books for big kids — Draw the Marvel Heroes, Nail Art, Stencil Art, Draw Star Wars, LEGO Crazy Action Contraptions, Etch a Sketch book … the list goes on. Klutz books make marvelous gifts for kids who are interested in all kinds of, making, building and doing.
Ravensburger puzzles — We got hundreds of brand new jigsaw puzzles. 35 pieces, 60 pieces, 100, 200, 300, 500, 750, 1000, 1500, 3000, 5000, even 9000 pieces — we got ‘em all, and they’re all fantastic. Made in Europe, excellent quality, beautifully designed.
WOW Toys — A line of super-sturdy, friction-powered vehicles that our customers simply love. Come check ‘em out on our brand new WOW Play Table. No batteries required, but boy do they zoom.
Add comment January 22, 2010
What’s on the Play Tables?
Here’s what’s on the Pufferbellies Play Tables this week:
Wedgits
Keva Planks
Playmobil police headquarters & accessories galore
Electronic cash register from Learning Resources
Calico Critters deluxe village house with plenty of critters and furniture
Smart Gear kitchen with ice cream, cookies and other Melissa & Doug play food
Plan Toys wooden railway and parking garage
(Not in the mood to stand still and play? You can always take a zip on our Plasma Car or Wheely Bug.)
See you soon …
-Erin B.
Add comment January 11, 2010
New Year’s schedule and winter hours
Hello! We’re recovering from a wonderful, busy, hectic holiday season, and we hope yours was grand.
Pufferbellies will close at 2pm on Thursday, December 31st, and we’ll be closed on New Year’s Day. After that, the following hours will go into effect:
Monday through Saturday: 10am – 6pm
Sunday: noon – 4pm
And don’t forget — our famous weekly Storytime will return from its holiday hiatus next Friday, January 8th, at 10:30am. See you soon.
-Erin B.
Add comment December 29, 2009
Christmas Eve hours – and deals, too!
This is it! We’re open until 2PM today, Christmas Eve. We’ve got free candy canes at the counter, fast and free (and beautiful) gift wrapping, and some special deals that are good now through New Year’s Eve:
Maclaren Junior Quest Doll Accessory Set: 50% off! Was $79.99, now $39.99
Maclaren Twin Triumph Doll Stroller: 50% off! Was $39.99, now $19.99
Saturniun Soft Shoes Portable Horseshoe Set: 50% off! Was $29.99, now $14.99
Carson Optics JC-1000 Skyseeker Telescope: 60% off! Was $119.99, now $47.99
Red Light Green Light Game: 50% off! Was $24.99, now $12.49
Rolit Game: 50% off! Was $29.99, now $14.99
Kid Galaxy Slick Drifters R/C Cars (in red and green): 50% off! Was $39.99, now $19.99
We’ll be closed Christmas Day, but we’ll reopen at 10AM on Saturday, December 26th. Happy Holidays!
(These specials are only available on in-store purchases and only while supplies last. No returns on sale merchandise. Sale prices cannot be applied to previous purchases. Thank you!)
Add comment December 24, 2009
Extended hours next week for holiday shopping
What a weekend! Two feet of snow in the Valley — it was beautiful and fun, but it sure made things tricky in terms of last-minute holiday shopping. We’re adding additional hours between now and Christmas Eve to help you get your shopping all wrapped up.
Monday, December 21: 10AM – 8PM
Tuesday, December 22: 10AM – 8PM
Wednesday, December 23: 10AM – 8PM
Thursday, December 24: 10AM – 2PM
Christmas Day: CLOSED
Saturday, December 26: 10AM – 6PM
Thanks, and we’ll see you soon.
Add comment December 20, 2009
More Santa photos from Pufferbellies
I can’t stop! We’re having such a great time with our Santa visits this year, and I have a couple more sweet photographs to share. You have two more chances to see Santa at Pufferbellies before Christmas — this Friday, December 18 from 6PM to 8PM, and Sunday, December 20 from 1PM to 3PM. The Pufferbellies Santa experience is getting rave reviews from parents — there’s no waiting in line, no high-pressure photographer, just a gentle, relaxed visit with the man in red. Hope you can make it!
Add comment December 15, 2009
Must be Santa, must be Santa …
Yep, that’s right. Santa Claus will be making three more visits to Pufferbellies Toys & Books in downtown Staunton, Virginia between now and Christmas:
Sunday, December 13 (that’s today!) — 1PM – 3PM
Friday, December 18 — 6PM – 8PM
Sunday, December 20 — 1PM – 3PM
See you soon!
Santa visits with a young friend at Pufferbellies last week
Add comment December 13, 2009
Santa IS coming to Staunton on the train today!
Yep, it’s snowing, but the Santa Express is still coming! Santa Claus will be pulling into the train station on Middlebrook Ave this morning sometime before noon, then making his way down to Pufferbellies and Irish Alley. We can’t wait to see you! Here’s the full schedule of events for the day:
http://stauntondowntown.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=139&Itemid=2
Add comment December 5, 2009
Black Friday? It’s SNACK Friday at Pufferbellies!
Tomorrow we’ll be hosting the first-ever Snack Friday at Pufferbellies. (It might be the first Snack Friday anywhere – I don’t know!)
Here’s how it works: Free snacks. All day long. You show up, we feed you. Pretty simple right?
Won’t you join us? It’s this Friday, November 27th, from 10AM to 9PM.
In addition to all the delicious free snacks, we’ll be offering a few while-supplies-last specials. Here they are:
- Purchase a Calico Critters Cloverleaf Manor at the regular price of $199.99 and get a FREE $50 Pufferbellies gift card to spend on anything in the store.
- Purchase a Twilight Turtle, Twilight Ladybug or Twilight Sea Turtle at regular price and get a FREE relaxing CD — choose from Maternal Whispers or Raindreams.
- Purchase a Nilo N51 Activity Table at our regular price of $199 and get a FREE Nilo Theasel (a $55 value). A Theasel is a combination puppet theater and easel and is truly cool.
- Purchase a Melissa & Doug standing puppet theater at our regular price of $99.99 and get a FREE $25 Pufferbellies gift card to spend on anything in the store.
(Obviously, some restrictions may apply to the Snack Friday specials listed above. See store for details. 
Add comment November 26, 2009
