Sullivan’s Toy Store & Art Supplies

Great toy store for ruining your kids day! We went to Sullivan’s with our 3 year old to pick up a Thomas the Train toy. When we went to pay the attendant ripped open the package without asking and handed my son the toy. Anyone who knows kids understands the excitement of «unboxing» a new toy. We had to try and recreate the experience by taping the box back together. A real miserable experience, we are never going back!

Great store… I’ve been going to this store for 45 years and it’s best toy store in the country… if not world. Excellent selection and variety of toys and a staff who’s been there for many, many years. Love this place!

I went in just looking for quirky duck tape (mission accomplished) and walked out with a few books and a Melissa and Doug stamp set – This place is straight up DANGEROUS for me as a teacher. There are so many rad games that I want for my classroom SO badly. The only drawback is the prices. As others have mentioned, it ain’t cheap. They do offer teacher discounts if you ask (15% I think) and like to support local businesses when I can. All in all, lots of quality stuff (my inner 7 year-​old wanted all that Playmobil Grand Mansion SO badly), if a bit pricey on a teacher’s budget.

Sullivan’s Toy Store has been in the Cleveland Park neighborhood since ’54, but relocated to Tenleytown. A family-​owned and –operated store, they have a nice selection of art materials, toys, games, cards, figurines, stuffed animals, and novelty items/​collectibles. This store is the go-​to place for local students to obtain a variety of materials for class and art projects. The items may be a on the pricier end, but being a local business, it’s one that’s great to support. They also have sales, so keep on the lookout!
+family-​owned & –operated
+art materials
+project materials
+in-​store sales

Love having this place in the neighborhood! Quality, independently owned toy stores are a dying species, so I always try to buy my games and art supplies at Sullivan’s.
Note: I am not a kid nor do I have any kids in my life, yet I still love this place. They have a great selection of arts and crafts supplies and an excellent array of board games etc. for all ages. Every time I have needed something that could possibly be sold at a toy store, Sullivan’s has delivered. The people who work in the store are also very friendly and knowledgeable. Go Sullivan’s!

This independent toy store has a heart and soul… staffing is plentiful and helpful and what a great selection of toys and unique gift items. If you are looking for something unique or just need some guidance, the staff is really excellent. We have found some of our family favorites at this store.

Sullivans is kind of pricey but it has a huge selection of unique toys and games and it’s a local family-​owned store. Even though I do not have children of my own, I love stopping by and browsing. This is the toy store to find all the perfect gifts you have been looking for. It accommodates all ages and interests and they happen to carry lots of entertaining educational toys and learning tools which I think it great.

What a wonderful toy store! My husband and I just moved to the neighborhood with our newborn daughter and I stopped in to get a mobile and some toys. They had multiple options and the staff made helpful recommendation based on popularity and developmental strengths. Great customer service. We will be back soon.

Wow! What great variety! I’ve been living in the neighborhood for a year now and never thought to walk in because it always seemed like a tiny store that I, as an adult, wouldn’t ever need anything from! I went in with one of my friends yesterday and it turned out to be awesome! They not only had toys and art supplies, but they also had really neat school supplies! I’m in graduate school so I bought some fun pens to take notes with. I would highly recommend this store to folks of all ages!

Lost my business! I have been to this toy store twice and the first time I spent a lot of money on Christmas toys. The selection is good enough for a small local store. Prices for the legos are definitely cheaper at Target and Amazon, but I came here because I wanted to support local business.
The problem that I experienced during both my visits was the unhelpful and rude customer service. Although there were several sales people (at least 6) standing around the store, not one person offered to help me find the toy I was looking for.
The main reason that I will never go back is because the sales staff were pushing my family out the door 15 minutes before closing. We were told as soon as we walked in that they were closing in 15 minutes. Although we verbally acknowledged that we were aware of the closing time and would be out by closing, we were reminded several other times of their pending closure. The last straw was when a woman behind the register tapped her watch and gave me a «9 minute» warning in the tone one would use on a child. It was quite condescending and unnecessary. Although we were expecting to purchase Thomas the Train toys, we hurriedly left with nothing. What a disappointment!

I love this place. I would say its the last of what used to be and hope it survives because it really reminds me of my childhood days.
You can always expect to have lots of parents around and kids. The staff are incredible, friendly and there to wrap your stuff if you need it.
Whatever toys I have bought here, every kid has loved it. The experience is personal and there is a lot of love around.

Lost a bit of its charm since it moved further north from the National Cathedral. But that also means a bigger space and more selection. Customer service isn’t as good as Child’s Play but is still a very good place to get toys and art supplies. Buy local!

Excellent option for parties and toys

The. Best. Toy. Store. Hands down. Good quality toys, great variety. The staff is incredibly helpful and friendly if you need help with ideas. I wish their book section were more expansive, but it’s not bad.

This was a pleasant surprise to find this metro accessible toy and art store. I don’t have young children any more but I do shop for grandchildren and can appreciate the wide range of products and prices. I find the staff knowledgeable. The art supplies were reasonably priced. They carry a lot of different pen brands and types.
I have not been inside a Toys R Us since my own kids were young teens. I never liked that store for its size and lack of staff who knew where things were stored. Some of the other toy stores in the area lack the inventory Sullivan’s has.

Although I like to shop at local businesses, I dislike the rude and unhelpful guys who work in the toy section of the store. They have a negative and hostile manner. They are unhelpful, even when you want to spent $ 200 or more.
The art section is still great.
Where are the owners of the store now, since it has moved?

There’s a decent mix of toys here (most of the current standards), along with a good-​sized section of children’s books. The books are mostly informational and basic children’s fiction. The art section in the back of the store was surpsingly (to me) large and seemed to have a great amount of art supplies for most types of projects.

Hands-​down, the best toy store in DC! Great selection for art supplies, too! Never need to make another trip to Rockville Pike for Toys’R Us or Michael’s — Sullivan’s covers both needs and is right in Tenleytown!
It’s amazing what they did in their new location (the old intermin Tenley library space) — it’s incredibly spacious and inviting to kids and adults alike. A complete paradise for kids — books (almost like a mini bookstore), toys, trains, stuffed animals. Couldn’t tear our child away from the train set in the back!
The art supply section in the back is practically like another complete store, with everything you would need for kids’ activities and projects in addition to supplies for the serious artist.
Great addition to the neighborhood!

I don’t want anyone to think that I’m being too generous with 5 stars, but if you’re looking for a small family owned toy store that has been in the same location for 50 Years or better, this is it-​without going to Mayberry.
P. S. They are moving to the former temporary Tenley Town Library.

YEAH. I think I am deep love with this store. Yes, it is amazing, and yes it’s pricey. I went there to get peacocks feathers for my costume. And yes they had them. They were a 1.25 or something, which is reasonble. They also had a fan, glue gun, glue (From the art store), a cute bracelets I got for .50 cents each. In the front of the toy store part, they have racks and racks, of really cool things, that would be great for gifts of any ages, not just kids.
This place surprised me, it’s literally jammed packed with stuff. And I feel like you’d be able to find gifts easy for even young adults based on some stuff in the front, there are things here I’d totally like to get as a gift.