As far as my customers are concerned, on December 26th when the tinsel, trees, and Santa are put away and the Christmas items all hit the clearance shelves, Christmas 2009 will officially be over. For hopscotch it also means that Christmas 2010 has officially begun.
The Christmas holiday season is always on the radar for Hopscotch. Planning for the following year begins in the quiet week following Christmas. The trials and triumphs of the previous season are still fresh in my mind. The numbers have all been collected, and are ready …

Who knew? People give GIFTS to their children on Easter. Not little stuffed bunny gifts. Real gifts.
Easter is a huge holiday in my toy store. The first year it took me by surprise. I’m afraid I had always been of the stuffed bunny variety where Easter gifts were concerned. Well, that’s not entirely true. There have oft been real bunnies and chicks involved, but never real gifts.
Since that first year I have become much more savvy about Easter, what people do and don’t give, how they do and …