Wonderful time with friends! They have an interactive staff who teaches you everything...& no…read moreexperience necessary. They have tons of glass pieces to choose from and sooo many templates too. There are easy projects and harder ones. The easy ones are trays and coasters, or little dishes. Medium are dogs, horses, etc. Harder are lazy Susans, 3D objects, etc. I think it can take one hour, or 3+ for the harder ones (if you are particular!) They also have wood painting for smaller kids who you want to bring along but don't trust handling glass!

After lesson number 1, I am really impressed. Impressed with the instructor, the studio, the…read moresupplies and the equipment. I'm hoping that I can become good at creating mosaics. It appears to be difficult, but forgiving. I am excited to move through the lessons and see how I do! Wish me luck!

Have a desire to start or hone your photography passion? I would gladly recommend Lenses & Brushes…read moreas your starting place. Having recently rekindled my desire for photography, I've taken Heidi's Photo 1 and Photo 2 courses. The one on one or classroom learning experience just can't be beat. Questions can be answered right away for any confusion you may have. Heidi does an excellent job of clearly explaining the process of photography. I've a much better understanding of how to correctly use my new camera, and I keep practicing to put my new knowledge to better use. I hope to one day take the analog course and delve back into actual film! But wait, there is more. Not only can you do photography here, you can also take art painting lessons, and summer camps for kids are also available. Heidi also does an introductory course using Adobe's Lightroom for editing your digital photos. Lenses and Brushes is located in the lower level of the Mercantile building, and the easiest door is located on 8th street directly across from The Warehouse. Check out the website for all of the courses and activities offered, and keep watch on the Facebook page for photo gathering and happenings.

Heidi (the owner) is amazing! She has done my family photos and my professional headshots. Her…read morestudio is cutesy, warm, and fun just like her! It's the perfect place for learning, date night, and a fun time with friends!

I drive by this joint literally everyday and I totally thought it was just a play area for kids. I…read morenoticed a sign outside that said coffee, matcha, tea. Say no more! Coffee! And this shop is right down the road from me? This sounds convenient and great! Walking in I didn't know what to expect. As soon as you walk in, you see a fun play area for the kiddos. To the side of the shop is the coffee bar and tables for parents or guests to hang out at. I approached the coffee bar and checked out the drink menu. There were 3 people working behind the counter. I was patiently waiting to get greeted as I didn't want to interrupt a full conversation they were having with another guest. Honestly I did stand there for a minute cause they were too busy chatting. After what seemed like an abnormal amount of time to let someone just stand there I was finally greeted. The gal behind the register seemed new. I got my drink ordered with her and checked out the joint while it was getting made. Not gonna lie, this concept is dope. A big play area that your little one can play in while you're enjoying your coffee. There's books, toys, a small play house with a slide. I did notice a baby who was about 1 playing with a squishy rocking horse. He was really enjoying himself. The floors are also padded so it creates a nice cushion for your kiddos. I would bring my kid here to play while I get some chill time and be able to enjoy a drink. You can't completely take your eyes off of them. The walls for the enclosure is kinda high and you can't see what they are doing if you're sitting at one of the tables. My drink finally got finished. Their small drinks are 16 oz. I was worried that my drink would be watered down cause of the extra 4 oz. Some joints fill the 4 extra oz with water which defeats the whole purpose of getting an americano. But surprisingly it wasn't. The espresso was very noticeable. The sugar free vanilla and cream was all balanced in my drink. I really enjoyed it! I don't have kids in this age group to really use this joint for what is used for but the coffee was good! And they serve food and baked goodies here. It's great that this place is conveniently down the road from me. It great to have another local joint I can go to and support for my daily caffeinated beverage.

This place was so cool. Love they have coffee and baked goods for adults. Also snack trays for the…read morekiddos. My kid is 17 months and played 3 hours and didn't want to leave. So many fun toy options for kids. Def will be coming back

Felt rushed in the party room. Granddaughter had a fantastic time and that is all that matters!read more

Cute. Well priced. Worth the memories. This was such a fun time with my 6yr old. Definitely left us…read morewanting more. The staff was helpful. The location is pretty clean. Food was ok. Fun fact: parents skate for free on Sunday

I took lessons for adults and she was great. My niece took lessons for kids and loved it.read more

Great experience for a first ever attempt at glass blowing. Filip was an excellent instructor and…read moreartist. He took care to ensure our selected pieces didn't look like a novice made them. Clean, impressive studio. Well worth the price of admission.

I REALLY wish I could write like an actual novel for this lol. I also know I'm so far behind…read more Better late than never. Luckily, I rarely forget experiences...especially one like my first experience blowing glass. What an INCREDIBLE time we all had here. Like so many who have recently wanted to try this...I watched Blown Away on Netflix. For the record tho...ever since I was a kid and we went on a field trip to the Corning Museum of Glass I have ALWAYS wanted to get into glass blowing. I think I could actually create some beautiful pieces IF I actually jumped in and started doing it. I've wanted for years to do it. So when you have a passion like that...I feel like you give it your all and then some. This past Winter I finally tried. We just made drinking glasses. Which is fine. It was a good start. Oh, when I started watching Blown Away, that show helped me confirm that I have waited long enough to try this haha. So a group of us went. There's 5 of us in our little circle of close friends. That made it extra special for me: Ok! The studio is very well laid out. Displays are absolutely beautiful. There is plenty to look at whether you are there to shop or you're there waiting for your class to begin. Look at all of it. It's all so inspiring. People create those pieces! Which just makes me think even more how amazing humans are! The people who work up front, incredibly nice. This place is run beautifully. The layout is next level, cleanliness...again, next level. The Hot Shop is great. Totally different than I was expecting. You see them on Blown Away, online, other various studios and you kinda expect them to be these hot boxes lol. This one is very open, not hot at all. I dressed in all kinds of booty shorts, tank bc I have neuropathy and heat makes the pain ...super intense. Even when I stood at the glory hole turning the rod (lol) to set in the colors and shape the piece, my neuropathy didn't bother me at all. Now, I'm sure if you were there for awhile, making bigger pieces, etc that you'd break a sweat. All of us tho stayed relatively dry for the duration of our class time. Wonderful experience. I still can't get over HOW. MUCH. FUN. THIS. WAS!! Josh was our instructor. What an amazing guy. I feel like we really lucked out getting him as our instructor. Super chill, easy to talk to, he wasn't judgey at all for all us 100% amateurs haha. Just an all around great guy. I kinda had a low key crush on him haha! He has this incredible beard too. Made me jealous. I can't grow one like that haha Anyway! Josh has been doing this a long time. Works at 2 studios here in Boise/Garden City area. VERY knowledgeable. Explains the process absolutely perfectly. It's always fun for me to see someone like Josh and love what he does. It's very obvious how much he enjoys what he does and I believe that added to the amazing time we had there. The pricing...well, I leave that up to yall to look up haha. It's glass blowing ffs lol, so expect to pay. Maybe that's why I haven't started it ... yet. It's an experience hobby. I hate calling it a hobby tho especially bc I'd like to get into and have it more than just a hobby. It's one of those experiences I've always wanted to try, finally did, and felt pure joy in my soul. It just made me so happy. I'm sure when/if you try it..you'll feel the same way. There's nothing like it. And even tho we just did drinking glasses, I look at my piece and think....damn! I created this! Green and brown are my favorite colors..:especially together. My piece was darker than the others. They give you a selection to choose from. They're nice choices, but I wanted to create my own with my own colors and own swirling type design. So much fun! I could go on, but I know Yelp is gonna cut me off. If you have ever thought about doing this....why keep putting it off? I put it off for decades! Literal decades. One of the biggest mistakes. Seriously can't wait to go again! Thanks for reading, Yelp'rBlowers! Cheers!

My husband is an avid collector of Transformers. And Toy Town has a small selection of it…read more Transformer Blokees are my husband's new addiction so we stopped in to see if any were available. We have gone through a few of the Blokees series so it was cool to see that they have the newest series available. This is my first time in and I was overwhelmed by all the fun things to look at. My toys of choice is Hello Kitty, anything cute and plushies. I did see an option of Hello Kitty figures but I already have them. I was mesmerized by the cute boba and cotton candy plush. My favorite section of the store was towards the front where the smaller toys and gadgets were at. I love playing with little things and there's quite a few options available. My husband ended up getting a few Blokees blind boxes. I got a squishy boba toy. It was just Valentine's day so I didn't have the heart to ask my husband for the 50 dollar plush. I will have to grab it the next time we are in if it's still there. I would say this could have been a flawless experience but the customer service wasn't there. What confuses me is when people work at fun stores like a toy shop like this, a bakery or candy shop and their customer service is meh. With such a fun venue, good think that someone who is checking you out is happy and smiling. Or maybe I'm just expecting too much out of someone. This toy store is dope. Lots of fun things to see, touch and buy. There's a great variety of options so you're guaranteed to find something for that special someone. It makes my husband happy so that's a great bonus point. Maybe the next time we come in, there might some Hello Kitty options and the customer service will be friendlier.

"Would you recommend this business"…read more Umm hell yeah! Ok. Story time lol. Couple weeks ago, my neighbors cat, Duke, 17 years old got very sick. He passed away from kidney failure. Anyone on here who knows me and my reviews, I've mentioned my little Frankie boy a 1000x who passed from CHF, but in the end, it was kidney failure that took him. So my heart goes out to my neighbor. She was so upset and I 1000% understand her pain. So when I ventured out to get protein powder..I thought..ima get Alison a stuffed toy cat as a "I'm sorry gift" Of course they had one on Amazon but boo! Amazon is ok, but supporting local stores is so much better .. for me at least. Amazon is a last resort. Omw to my nutrition shop, I looked for toy stores that were NOT target or Walmart! Somehow, 3 doors down from the nutrition shop was this toy store! Needless to say, but I was pretty stoked. What made me even happier is they had a gray cat and one that was lying down vs most stuffed animals that are sitting up. Duke had some white on his chest, but the one I bought..did not. That's ok. It's the thought that counts, right? At least I didn't buy an orange cat lol. This store has everything! I was surprised at the decent amount of stuffed animals, they have an entire games section, basically, it's like the old school toy stores that are few and far between anymore because of Walmart, Target, Amazon, etc. I was also happy to see the store with a decent amount of customers. The employees could have been more engaging because they hung out at the front with each other. Call me old school, I guess, but I worked retail and never would have not greeted customers, went to help or at least ask etc. Sad most stores don't do that at all anymore. This place still gets 5 stars because I loved the place. I absolutely recommend it especially to people tired as hell with the janky ass toy sections at Walmarts (eye roll) I love me some Target, we all do lol. However, it's always nice to support local business because Targets and Walmarts don't need us as much...obviously lol My neighbor absolutely loved the cat. Made me happy to see her smile. 17 years with him and losing him...massive jolt. Hell, losing any pet is a massive jolt, a horrible gut punch. Anyway. Go! You'll love it. Even if you don't buy anything..who doesn't like going to an actual toy store if even briefly for memories of your past. Again, if you read my reviews, I'm a huge sucker for nostalgia. Stores like this make me happy even if I rarely go because...I don't buy toys lol. All my nieces and nephews are pretty much past that stage :( Thanks for reading, Yelperoys!! Cheers!

Master Mia and her staff are amazing! From the moment you walk in the staff greets you and your…read morechild and to my surprise they actually remembered my child's name! Pretty impressive considering they have dozens of students come through in a day. I've also been very impressed with the curriculum and how quickly my 4 year old has picked up on things. She looks forward to our weekly practices and I have seen such a positive shift in her attitude since starting! Her response to many of my questions is "yes ma'am" which I have Master Mia to thank for that. They teach children about respect and working hard and as a mother I appreciate that so much. My daughter has worked hard and has already worked her way up to the next belt and I have the coaches to thank for that! I highly recommend this Tae Kwondo facility to anyone looking for high quality education and coaching.

This place is amazing. My son looks forward to every session. The masters truly care and strive to…read morehelp each child. Both kids are learning focus, discipline, respect and having fun while doing it. Highly recommend!