PRODUCT OF THE
MONTH: Construction Paper (& Art Supplies)
Time to "get your creative on" with the wide variety of art supplies at the Cambria Toy Station. Art is the perfect cure for summer boredom.
Announcing: The Depot Day (July 14, 2012) "Construction" Challenge
Yep...It's back. The Saturday Merchants in Cambria are hosting the 2nd Annual (this time around) Depot Day / Cambria Festival on July 14th, 2012, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. There will be all sorts of stuff happening, so mark your calendars and get ready to spend a fun afternoon in Cambria. One of the "events"
Trunkie Goes to the Beach (A Very Special Offer)
Who Are We?
The Cambria Toy Station, the store for The Scale Cabinetmaker and Cambria Depot Museum, started in response to the question "What do you support a 144 year old railroad depot?" The Toy Station is located in the historic Cambria Depot (built in 1868 by the Virginia-Tennessee Railroad and listed in the National Register in 1985) in Christiansburg, Virginia.
The Cambria Toy Station specializing in:
Wooden Toys;
Wooden Trains, Construction Toys, Blocks, & Building materials;
Wooden Puzzles and Games;
Cooperative Games and Jigsaw Puzzles;
Puppets and Stuffed Animals;
Educational Toys that spark the imagination and inspire creativity;
Hands-on Project Books and Toys,
Art Supplies and Do-It-Yourself Projects
Children's Books, originally published during the hayday of the Cambria Depot (1870-1940)
Toys that require no batteries, other power sources (other than kid powered muscles), or objects with circuit boards.
Featuring toys from Melissa and Doug, Maple Landmarks, Imagiplay, Montgomery Schoolhouse, Haba, Folkmanis Puppets, Klutz books, Dover Books, Battat, Small Animal House, Family Pastimes, White Mountain Puzzles, Ravensburger Puzzles, Edushape/Hallilet, 4M International, ToySmith, and others. We carry toys which are well made, from companies known for their quality. Most of our products are made of locally-harvested wood or other renewable resources, although there are exceptions for toys which are too cool to pass up.
Hours:
Regular Hours:
Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. (except Mondays when it is 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.--the last hour is co-opted by the Christiansburg Planning Commission);
Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Sunday from 12 p.m. to 5 p.m.The museum is open on Saturdays, Sundays and on holidays. It is also open by request. If you are traveling through the area and would like to visit the museum during other business hours, give us a call and we'll open up the exhibits.
Contact Information
Canbria Toy Station
Dorsett Publications, LLC
630 Depot Street NE
Christiansburg, Virginia 24073
540-382-6431
dorsettpublications1@verizon.net
