Small family owned, inspirational business, promoting nostalgia and fun. Marbles are beautiful and very diversified and appeal to all ages. The owners are friendly and give a demonstration of how marbles are made. A fun place to visit. read more

I stopped in here when it was opened, which it seems like every time I was in the area was the day they were closed. There is a large collection of vintage style toys, and a bunch of marbles. I did expect more of the glass paperweights or fancier designed marbles. I also wish I would have been able to catch one of the demos. read more

Took my girls back to my hometown to experience Moon Marble. I was amazed how cool it was! We were able to walk right in and see a demonstration of how to make a marble, complete with inclusions of metals and glitter. There is a lot of seating and they have a camera set up with a tv screen so if you are in the back, you can still see. The demonstrator was very knowledgeable and entertaining. In the shop, there are SO many options for toys, puzzles, games, marbles of all shapes and sizes, even musical instruments. Games from my childhood all the way to current games can be found here. In the front of the store are bins of all sorts of marbles that you can pick through and fill up a jar for 15 dollars! Hours are limited (they are not open on weekends or at night) but it is 100% worth a trip during the weekday. read more

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I love coming to Moon Marble anytime I am in town. This time we were able to watch a marble making demonstration. The guy who did the demonstration was very knowledgeable and friendly. There was some annoying lady asking a bunch of questions, to which he would answer kindly. Moon Marble has more than just marbles, they have toys, board games, and gag gifts. They have marbles of every kind, and every price. I got some really cool marbles that glow in the dark. My son got a rubber snake and a box of farts. Overall a very successful trip. read more

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Moon Marble is crazy crazy in the best of ways. Lost in time, weird, fun, unexpected, like nothing else you've visited. And it's not just marbles. Lots of crazy board games, rubber chicken air fresheners, X-Ray vision glasses, gag gifts and more. OK, you get the idea. And the marble making demonstrations in the back complete with a small set of bleachers, well, that's just over the top fun. How good? It should be a destination to seek out if you're anywhere in the region, and particularly for anyone in Kansas City that hasn't visited, well. Shush on what I'm thinking about that. Get here. It's fun, and there's nothing else you can say about it because that's enough. Young or old, I think everyone will dig in and based on the comments, that's a fact. read more

Moon Marble Company - Toy Stores Near Me - Bonner Springs, Kansas

This toy store and marble making business is a gem. You'll see many toys that you remember from your own childhood. If you stop by at the right time you might see a live marble making demonstration which is fascinating. If you like unique marbles, boy do they have them! read more

Anyone looking for something a little different,Moon Marble Company is the place to go. A step back into a nostalgic look at your childhood games. They have an overwhelming variety of toys from yesteryear. Oh but wait I haven't even mentioned the marbles! Every half hour there is a demonstration that lasts around 30 minutes and how a marble is made. It is quite interesting and keeps the attention of even the youngest visitor. The staff is extremely friendly and a good hour or more could be spent browsing around the shop, While the children play with various toys. It's a short drive from Kansas City and well worth the trip. At the end kids can purchase a tube or container to fill with their favorite marbles from the various selections they offer. read more

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We made the mistake of taking our grandchildren here. This place fully deserves all the 5 star reviews but I'm giving it 4 stars with the reason for the downgrade being only that now whenever we watch the grandkids they always are chanting "marble store, marble store, marble store..." I can only take so much! read more

Neat but a wierd store of old type of toys from the 50 -60 plus all kinds of marbles. If you dont stop for the demo you will be disapointed read more

Moon Marble Company - Bruce Dern, owner showing his craft. - Toy Stores Near Me - Bonner Springs, Kansas

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25,000 stars! It's a destination point. And I got to cross off something from my vision list. I visited July 3rd, thinking, "It's a Friday, no one will be there." haha, everyone was there. Parking was a bit harsh.Once I got parked and walked inside....aaah this is why everybody flocks here, I had my mom with me cause I thought she needed to see it too. I walked around taking pictures and admiring everything...and I do mean toys I've not seen in years, and Rube Golderg marble type contraptions that I think they make at their wood shop, and billions upon trillions of marbles. Their marbles are mostly made in Mexico and elsewhere. Then they showcase hand blown marbles. They are beautiful and artistic. And there's hundreds of them. There's free marble demonstration shows throughout the day, usually with a line, atleast in our case. In the demo room there are wooden bleachers. When we saw the demo there were people standing. Bruce who makes the marbles is both entertaining and knowledgeable. I left with 2 shooter marbles with tiny stands, one being the face of Moon Marbles. I would love to return when there's less crowd just to see it all again. This is a cool place you'd want to take out of town guests for sure. And if you have an hour or two to spare, take yourself. read more

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We visited moon on a Monday afternoon and ended up hanging around for almost two hours . They were so kind and willing to share with us the passion for the craft of marble making. Not only is the marble selection second to none, the vintage games , toys and fun gags were a total riot! Although there was no marble making demonstration scheduled, the team at moon heard our desire and hosted us to an impromptu marble making demo. What a fun time . Since it was all free to enjoy we were ready and excited to shop for lots of fun marbles and a cool vintage board game . read more

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I'm slowing dragging my born in Western NY husband to all of my nostalgic spots growing up in KS and have felt for awhile Moon Marble deserved to be on this list. Moon Marble is a place most kids in KS have visited on a field trip when they were younger and for some reason we've all kept our tubes of marbles over the years. It's not much to look at when we pulled up and upon entering I was a litter nervous this was a mistake and should only be a place visited with kids. My thought process and experience changed with the marble making demonstration. You sit on a set of wooden bleachers while Bruce shows you how to make a marble with a backdrop that looks like it belongs in an antique shop. I love every part of that sentence- it's weird and playful and nostalgic and you're not going to find it anywhere else. We ended our visit picking out our marbles to go into our $5 tube. This place is a fun little trip for people of all ages and I'm glad I was able to experience it one more time! read more

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Such a fun trip for my whole family. My older kids loved watching marbles being made and my younger kids did a little shopping. Very hospitable business! read more

This place is so great! Even the grumpiest curmudgeon would crack a smile in here. They have a fantastic selection of novelties and toys. Obviously, they also have all the marbles you could ever want. (Visit on the right day and you can even see them being made!) This place is floor to ceiling fun. There's so much to see you could spend hours just looking around. A great place to pick up holiday gifts or take out of town guests. A must see! read more

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This place should be on every Kansas City "must see" list or map. Moon Marble is in an out of the way run down building with terrible parking, but that's where the negatives end. It is educational since you can see glass marbles being made, but it's also fun and nostalgic. They have a wall of different marbles and display cases of more rare and artistic ones. They also sell all the gag gifts and toys from yesteryear. I had forgot about my spirograph from childhood; so many games and items bringing back wonderful memories. It is often said, but Moon Marble has literally has something for everyone, no matter age or background. read more

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Have watched the signs for this place on a couple trips to the east coast. The timing has always been off or it's been a sunday. We were in Kansas city and took a trip out to see this place. It is so much fun! We arrived just as a demo was starting! Weird to get so excited about seeing someone making a marble - but damn - it was fun and super cool! After that, you walk around, you see all the fun marbles, and marble things, so much to look at, so many things to buy that you don't need. We spent some time chatting with Bruce Breslow after the demo! So many fun stories and interesting info about making marbles and his set of dishes for his wife! We ended up purchasing a puzzle of a picture of his marbles - so excited to put it together! Definitely a great way to spend a couple days! read more

We got to see a marble making demo. Bruce was so great! Our 3 kids (10,8,7) and mom and dad enjoyed our whole experience here!

This place is epic! They have tons and tons of marbles and toys galore. I saw everything from slinky to risk! Old and new games, models, toys and yes - spinners! We watched the process to make a marble, very cool, and meet the owner. Very friendly man. We purchased some marbles and I bought a t-shirt. This place is a must see if you are ever near Kansas City. 10 out of 5! Jim read more

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Great place to go for marbles - to see demonstrations of marbles being made or glass blown. Or go back in time & stroll through games & toys of your childhood and some that just look nostalgic. You find yourself buying toys to share with you children, friends & family. Come for Marble Daze & stay awhile for the fun! read more

I just LOVE this shop! It has everything...retro games, puzzles, marble making demos and marbles in all sizes and colors! Bruce has created an amazing Oasis that makes everyone feel like a kid again! His staff are all amazing and J is especially a hoot! Well worth the stop no matter how near or far you may be! Marble Crazy is a one-of-a-kind experience with artists from all over the country! Their work is incredible and their demos so fun to watch! I highly, HIGHLY recommend Moon Marble Company!!! read more

This place is amazing. We just so happened to be in Kansas City and found out about this place being in Bonner Springs (25 minutes from KC-MO). It has to be one of the more interesting toy stores I've ever been in. Toys for every age. I'm in my 30's and I was in awe... If you like marbles... they have a ton or so of them... seriously (they order up about 6 million at a time). They also hand make marbles onsite and offer live demonstrations that are very entertaining and informative (all for free), but then try getting out unscathed with small kids... While the offer plenty of small nick-nack items they also offer a ton of unique marbles and toys. The handmade marbles seemed a bit pricey, but overall... I would say the items for sale seemed reasonably priced. The staff were all great and seemed very patient with not only me... but also my four small kids who were excitedly bouncing off the walls. Would highly recommend this place. read more

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This place impressed me more than any other place we had gone so far It blew my mind how many toys marbles etc they had there if your anywhere near Kansas City this place is a must go to! read more

Bonner Springs is one of those places that you will only visit for a very good reason. Sandwiched between Interstate-70 and the Kaw River, it is home an industrial park, the summer concert "powerhouse" Sandstone, and The Agricultural Hall of Fame. Bonner does have a few redeeming qualities, namely Oak Street, which evokes vintage small town charm, and the memorable shopping experience that is Moon Marble Company. I would go to the moon (or a cultural wasteland) for a store as cool as this one. Moon Marble Co. is a specialty boutique, novelty purveyor, and traditional toy store all under one roof. The front room is all about marbles. Kids can hand pick their favorites from a vivid rainbow of swirls, spots and solids. The varieties have expressive names like Red Devil, Porcupine, and Pterodactyl. The rest of the store is a funky mix of retro novelties (tin toys, whoopee cushions, Smurfs, etc.) and unique toys and games, many of which are marble themed. The owner, Bruce Breslow, is a glass artisan. If you drop in on the right day, you might see him wielding a blowtorch and demonstrating marble making. So, for a distinctive local shopping experience, make the trek to Moon Marble in Bonner Springs. I guarantee that the whole family will find it more rewarding than a standard Toys-R-Us shopping trip (and who knows, the nearby Ag Hall of Fame may be an added bonus for you!). See photos and more on my Tumblr blog, The Family Unit (link under profile). read more

We enjoyed the marble making demonstration. It was free. Really young kids might get bored, but my tweens found it fascinating. The owner was funny while being informative at the same time. There is no charge, and they don't make you feel guilty about giving a donation either. The store has much, much more than marbles, although there are plenty of them, from the mass produced to the handmade. We thought we might spend 15-20 minutes here, but ended up spending almost two hours between the demonstration and browsing all the unique offerings at the store. I love supporting mom and pop businesses, and this one was a real gem. read more

Moon Marble Company - Marble making demonstration - Toy Stores Near Me - Bonner Springs, Kansas

Super cool! We would go back in a heart beat! Short drive (20-25 min) from west Overland Park. Our 9 and 7 year olds LOVED the marble making demo. The 4 and 2 year olds had fun climbing the bleachers. I thought it was awesome- the demo, not the climbing... The gift shop is cute and reasonably prices. Sandwich pencil cases and wind-up cars. Bags of machines made marbles for $5-$7 (my 4 yo picked a "pound of pee-wees" in a bag for $5. The hubby counted them at home. 97 marbles! That's what every mom wants under foot...) They also sold the hand made marbles, like the ones made in the demonstrations. Our demonstrator's (Sally?) marbles were awesome and $25. Their web site is helpful Moonmarble.com read more

This is definitely a great shop! I originally went for the "knuckle bones" little pendants to use for a play therapy game and THEY are awesome! I also found a lot of great miniatures for my Sandtray set up. The store is full of great learning games and toys too. Definitely worth a stop if you have kids or work with kids. I will be back! read more

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I lived in the KC area for 18+ years and never went here but now that I have kids we decided to drop on in. This shop has about every game and classic toy you can imagine. We happened to come right at the time a marble making demo was starting so we went straight in. The presentation was for a little bit older kids but it was really interesting none the less. It lasted about 25 min and at the end he had a finished marble. It was all very fun. We needed up buying a few machined marbles (the hand made ones are a bit pricey) which aren't as unique as the hand made but still fun for a 5yr old. Overall it was a fun hour of our day but probably not something we'll end up doing every time we are in town. read more

Moon Marble Company - Toy Stores Near Me - Bonner Springs, Kansas

Great time with my granddaughter. Dave the marble makers was great Highly recommend as a 2 hours activity read more

Best Gift Store! I think what made me fall in love with the Moon Marble Co. was the fact that I had been buying all of my X-Mas gifts via the web through the Archie McPhee website (http://www.mcphee.com/), and then I just happened upon the Moon Marble Co. and they pretty much had all the same merchandise. It's a great game store, hobby store, gag gift store, etc. Also, an ideal place to take a friend visiting from out of town. The marble making is most definitely worth watching. read more

Stop in Friday or SAturday morning for a fun demonstration on marble making. The store is great too, all the old toys you remember from your youth and some new ones... The art of marble making and glass is very interesting and there is a case of custom marbles with artist's names for sale as well as your standard run of the mill marbles in hundreds of colors. A good way to spend a few bucks and an hour if you have it. read more

Moon Marble is an experience. You can watch marbles being made and choose from countless varieties of beautiful marbles. The marbles are little art pieces in and of themselves. They also have board games and toys you won't find at regular toy stores. You can spend an hour in Moon Marble, and never get bored. The train track also runs just feet from the store if any adults and kids are train enthusiasts. It has served as a great field trip for my home schooled son. It's fascinating to learn how marbles are made! read more

This place was really cool. They had all kinds of marbles, obviously, but cool toys you don't see at a lot of other places too. Upon getting their the building looks real sketchy...But you go inside and you're like mmmK a room full of marbles, then you keep walking towards the back and you could get lost just playing w/ all the toys in there. They also have marble demonstrations. read more

Great fun! A huge selection of old school toys and marbles. The marble making demonstration was quite impressive. The artist was extremely talented. read more

Moon Marble Company - Pretty tough to lose your marbles here! - Toy Stores Near Me - Bonner Springs, Kansas

Went with my husband on a hot day in late June. Was a fun little excursion and we got to actually meet and talk to the owner. Very neat little toy store filled with all kinds of toys I remember from my childhood and other interesting things to boot. Would definitely recommend this as a destination for those with kids. read more

Moon Marble Company - Making marbles! - Toy Stores Near Me - Bonner Springs, Kansas

Moon Marble Company is a surprising little place out in Bonner Springs. Yes, they trade in marbles--LOTS of marbles--and tons of other kids' toys, contemporary and vintage. But in the back room is a surprising area: display cases filled with works of art. Dozens of hand-blown, handmade marbles, of varying sizes, in all sorts of designs. When I visited, I was shopping for a friend's birthday; I found a lovely 1-inch marble, evocative of the desert, with chips of copper in it, and a beautiful glass pendant with a saguaro in it. All the staff is friendly and genuinely want to help you find just the right treasure. I discovered a magnet with a quote from "Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory"--"We are the music makers, we are the dreamers of dreams"--and spent several delightful minutes chatting with the gentleman behind the counter about all the wonderful moments from the 1971 movie. Indeed, that magnet epitomizes Moon Marble Company: they welcome dreamers and music makers and those of any age who play and imagine. It's well worth spending time in, whether you have just a few minutes an entire afternoon. Go and have fun! read more

Very fun place for kids and adults, not only do they have marbles but they have some very neat vintage style toys, a large board game collection and much more. read more

Great family location to experience the things that you loved is a child as well as teacher child something about marbles. Marble demonstrations given, we happen to be there on a Saturday very neat place to explore. read more

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What a Very exciting place! For the Kids and for the Kid inside. I have to visit this Amazing place every trip to Kansas. The kind folks who work here make it a memorable experience with live demonstrations of how marbles are made and explanations of the history and uses of different types of marbles. I really enjoy seeing all the old marbles. Beautiful place and well worth a trip in. read more

When I first walked into the building, I thought I'd driven all that way just to enter a toy shop. Yes, a well stocked toy shop, with all kinds of vintage and novelty items...but still, just a toy shop. You have to go through all that merchandising before entering the rather smallish and seemingly unimpressive factory part of the museum. On the day we went, the lady demonstrating how to make a very intricate marble (one that would look like a miniature baseball) told us she trained in Italy under the Murano family. Wow. What a remarkable idea to think that a true artist would find her way to Bonner Springs, Kansas so she could design and craft beautiful marbles in a homely shack in the middle of nowhere. A fun part of the museum is going back into the store area and viewing the hundreds of bins of marbles for sale. Kids can come do the tour and then pick out four or five marbles as part of their ticket price. I learned something new, watching how a marble is formed and I definitely had fun in the process. Don't let the rundown appearance of the outside of this building keep you away from a very informative and downright enjoyable hour or so. read more

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We were visiting for the NASCAR races and found the Moon Marble Company very convenient to the track. The demonstrations held the audience attention, young and old, and was impressive how much Work and art goes into marble making! The marble quality and variety was great and made unique, affordable souvenirs. The other games were nostalgic and just such an awesome throwback to life before tablets!! read more