retail location:
3070 Edgemont Blvd,
North Vancouver, BC,
CANADA V7R 2N4
e-mail:bckidstuff@aol.com
phone: (604) 986-4111
toll-free: 1-800-663-4477
fax: (604) 986-4148

store hours:
Monday - Saturday: 9am-6pm
Sundays & Holidays: 11am-5pm
Closed Dec 25 - Jan 1

BC Playthings offers a good selection of quality, wholesome toys. We are well known for our wooden and other natural toys, and are a resource for Waldorf parents and educators.

I've chosen these products to nurture and encourage active, wholesome play. Good playthings promote "participating play"... resulting directly from a child's creative, imaginative, and social input.

Childhood is an adventure of exploration, and well-chosen playthings provide opportunities for discovery.






All prices are in Canadian Dollars


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  Annual Sale STORE HOURS      January 19, 2012

The first day of BC Playthings Annual Sale is here! Our store hours for the next four days are:

Thursday January 19th 9am - 6pm

Friday January 20th 9am - 8pm

Saturday January 21st 9am - 8pm

Sunday January 22nd 10am - 5pm

Check our Sale Ad out on www.facebook.com/bcplaythings!

  Annual Sale ad has been posted!      January 15, 2012

Check out our 2012 Annual in-store Sale ad on our facebook page. As seen in the North Shore News:

www.facebook.com/bcplaythings

Starts this Thursday at 9am!!

  2012 Annual Sale      January 14, 2012


It's that time of year again! BC Playthings Annual in-store Sale is just around the corner!! 

It's the only time of year that you will find our selection of quality play products on for great sale prices! 

10% off everything in the store (except paint&paper)

20-50% off most of our fabulous toys, games, supplies, puzzles, play therapy items, balls, outdoor toys, wooden toy trains, manipulative toys, and lots more!

A few of the brands we carry:

Plan Toys ~ Quadrilla Marble Runs ~ Robeez slippers ~ Stride Rite shoes ~ Ravensburger puzzles ~ Sarah's Silks ~ Corolle Dolls ~ games ~ brain teasers ~ arts & crafts

Thursday Jan. 19th ~ 9am - 6pm
Friday Jan. 20th ~ 9am - 8pm
Saturday Jan 21st ~ 9am - 6pm
Sunday Jan 22nd ~ 10am - 5pm

find us on facebook at www.facebook.com/bcplaythings

  Quadrilla Marble Maze      January 14, 2012


A marble run where you can see the marble, run, from top to bottom! Beautifully made, wooden, designed to last and be imaginative, creative and provide endless oppurtunities for all different sorts of structures!

Found under 'construction'... we have lots of core sets and accessories in stock!


  CitiBlocs      December 08, 2011


CitiBlocs have just arrived! I just updated the website with the new Glow in the Dark CitiBlocs, as well as everything we have in stock now! 

Check them out under 'construction' and fun examples, also under 'photos: CitiBlocs' on our facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/BCPlaythings

  Countdown to Christmas!      November 15, 2011


Happy November!

We are slowly getting in Christmas stock for in-store purchases and online orders... so don't be worried, we have lots coming! We want your children to unwrap some great quality play things, and art supplies, so we are thoughtfully choosing a great selection for you to shop from! We will be updating the website with new products and images within the next week.

Feel free to call us at the store if you are looking for something specific, or wondering if/when something is coming in. Please leave us with your name and number for our 'hold box' and we will call you when that item comes in and hold it for you or ship it out to you!

Don't forget... we offer free gift wrapping for birthdays, Christmas, Chanukkah, and any other special occasion... either at our store or to be shipped out to you or on behalf of you!

Don't forget to 'like' us on facebook and keep up to date with our toy store and things happening in the community and out and around the city!

www.facebook.com/bcplaythings

  Check us out on Facebook...      November 14, 2011

... and keep up to date with cool new stuff coming in!

https://www.facebook.com/BCPlaythings

(and maybe win a gift certificate in the near future!)

  Free Gift Wrap      October 24, 2011

BC Playthings offers free gift wrap AND does the shipping for you! Just leave a note in the 'comment' box area of your order indicating if you would like the gift wrapped to be more feminim or masculin or neutral. If you would like we can also do a Yellow Bird gift tag for an extra $1.49 that will be added when we write your invoice. Leave your own personal message for your loved one in the comment box and we will write your card for you!

** Perfect for Holiday Gift Giving **

Please call us with any questions!

1-800-663-4477

  New Sarah's Silks Shipment!      October 21, 2011

We just received a shipment of new Sarah's Silks... check them out under:

Pretend Play: Dress Up

Fabulous play scarves, capes, fairy wings, skirts, knight costumes, dragons, and more!

  Face painting in Langley...      October 11, 2011


I had the privelege of driving out to beatiful Langley, to face paint for a family event at the...

Neck of the Woods Winery and Backyard Vineyards is having there first year Anniversary & Harvest Party on Saturday, October 16th and BC Playthings is joining in on the fun!

Bree from BC Playthings will be doing free face painting from 12-2pm at the Vineyards in Langley. Lots of fun for the whole family, including live music, BBQ, wine tastings, and tours of the vineyards!

More details can be found here:

https://www.facebook.com/NeckOfTheWood

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BC Playthings' Recent Awards
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April 2006
North Shore News
Readers Choice Awards:
Gold - Best Toy Store

August 2005
North Shore News Readers Choice Awards: Gold - Best Toy Store
February 2004
North Shore News Readers Choice Awards: Gold - Best Toy Store
November 2003
World Wide Web Awards: Silver
November 2003
Canadian Web Awards: "Good" designation
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