Captain Little

What an amazing toy store right in the heart of downtown Olympia! I was so impressed with the range and quality of toys!!! Highly recommend and I will be back for sure!

Always can find fun things for your kids you can't find anywhere else.

Walking into Captain Little, I had to stop and take a breath. There’s a feeling that came over me, one familiar and emotional. Took a while to figure out the gentleness of it all. Soft things to hold, gentle structures to engage the mind, I was taken back to my childhood, and to toy shops in Europe, where, I don’t know, maybe they are allowed to age gently through childhood. The looks on the kids faces, of joy and surprise as they saw something new, without harsh violent toys to stir them up, was enough to say, go, take the kids, and your inner kid, and enjoy

After exploring this store for about 10 minutes my son declared "This is the coolest store I've ever seen!" which is about as great an endorsement as one could hope for from a kid under 10. As others have said, this place oozes creativity and nostalgia, a wonderfully curated mix of classic toys and newer inventions; all focused on entertaining folk's imaginations and sense of wonder. The staff were all extremely friendly and helpful, without being pushy or annoying. They also provide excellent gift wrap services which is hard to find these days. Can't wait to find more excuses to go back and support this local business!

Great store with a wide selection of quality toys. Perfect place for parents and grandparents to find the perfect item to educate and entertain a child. Pleasant and knowledgeable staff, too.

Hands down the best toy store I’ve been to. You can find gifts for all ages. Heck I have found things that I want to buy for myself as an adult. Everything is organized and easy to find. The staff is like the toy store version of Dutch Bros. Super friendly and helpful.

05/13/23: As an adult, sometimes I love coming to a kid’s store to get back a sense of my lovely childhood. During my short time visit from Seattle to Olympia, I fell in love with all the beautiful and adorable toys at this store. Staffs are cordial and polite. I wish my parents could have bought my toys from this store when I was a child. Highly recommend all parents who want to buy kid’s toys come to this amazing store

Hands down the most incredible, diverse, and thoughtful selection of toys and gifts for young loved ones. I got some amazing books for my 6 y/o niece and was really happy with the selection. The staff are lovely and extremely helpful.

This is a cute store. I always stop by here and buy a little something when I visit Olympia. Their plushies are so adorable and they have a great selection.

Such a fun store especially for kids but also fun for adults! Prices are reasonable and they have tons of toys you can't find at the local big box stores! A must visit!

Love Captain Little, one of the best toy stores I’ve ever been in. So many fun things for kids and adults of all ages.

Captain Little is an amazing toy store! Great selection, excellent prices and the staff is second to none! Very friendly and helpful. My daughter’s favorite store! If you are in Olympia, just stop by to check it out at the very least, well worth the visit!

Really beautiful selection of well curated toys. Some are cutesy, some focused on science skills, board games, books, lots of things to build and put together. Definitely go in!

Seriously the best toy store ever. My last visit I saw so many cool fidgets, the cutest softest stuffed pig, and other cute plushies, awesome games to help littles learn to identify their emotions, so many picture books with beautiful illustrations, waterman ukuleles and a cool Kala concert ukulele with some kind of amazing glitter shellac!!! There are cute stationary sets and art supplies, puzzles, board games, and dress-up clothes. Most importantly, tiny cats...for my fingers. I am a 37 year old mother of three and I bought them for MYSELF!

I love this store. I don't know anyone who likes to shop in kids stores as an adult, I love stuffed animals and they usually have the recent jellycat and douglas products. It's an inviting little shop with loads to see old and new, my friend said it's the most varied toy store she's ever seen!

Went there looking for an adult coloring book. They had so many choices. Also, many different types of coloring markers, pens, and pencils. Really helpful and friendly staff. The toys were absolutely adorable. If you are in need of puzzles, this is the place to go! I really love this place! They even gift wrapped my gifts.

I was desperate to find a cute, cruelty-free, baby-safe teething rattle for a sensory project for some of the kids I worked with as a thank you gift. I did some sleuthing and found Captain Little in the heart of downtown Olympia. A huge selection of baby and little kid toys, books, clothings, etc. Thankfully I found a high quality teething rattle that the kids I worked with would enjoy. The employee was very friendly during checkout and made me feel appreciated as a customer.

Fun toy store amazing atmosphere and super kind employees. Great place for little kids and some thing for the older ones like figets and puzzles I have been going there even if I don’t buy something and they have samples or somewhere to feel it or how it works

Even though I'm not a kid, nor do I know any kids, this is one of my favorite places to visit in downtown! There are so many stim toys that are perfect for neurodivergent folks of all ages, from shashibo cubes, to squishy stress ball-esque toys, to visual stim aids like lava lamps. Not to mention, a lovely sticker brand called Pipstickers! There really is something for everyone here, and I only wish that I had access to a place like this as a child.

Every time I go here I find so many cool things. Love to buy birthday/christmas gifts here. I know I can always find something special!

Captain little has an A-MAZ-ING selection of baby toys, board books, adorable stuffed animals,engaging and high quality toys, stem activities and much more. They also offer gift wrapping, not the bag pictured but real wrapping paper. The staff is helpful and informative.