hopscotch toys

08/07/2026

We received a shipment of NeeDoh this week, so we are doing a release tomorrow Saturday August 8, at 9:00 a.m.
Line up as early as you want all in one direction, whichever you choose.
In the drop are
Groovy Fruit, Super NeeDoh, Wild Cats Fuzz Ball NeeDoh, Teenie Singles NeeDoh, Color Changing NeeDoh, NeeDoh basic, JellySquish Needoh, NeeDoh Gummy Bear, Rainbow Teenie NeeDoh, NeeDoh Fuzzball Wonder Waves, and Nice Ice Baby NeeDoh. 96 full size NeeDoh, and 96 Small ones.

One per person or three tiny ones per person.
Prices are mostly between $3 and $7. Super NeeDoh are $14.
Every time I post these prices, some people are surprised we aren't jacking them up. Our relationship with you is worth so much more than fat profit margins. It's also the best to see kids being able to buy the "hot item" for themselves.
See you tomorrow morning!

06/29/2026

NeeDoh Release tomorrow 6/30

Hey Y'all,

I know some of you parents are going bonkers with this squishy trend. I'm just fully loving it. The kids are so stoked, and most of it is stuff they can afford to buy with their allowance which is just the coolest for us down here at hopscotch. Thanks for sharing your families with us. They brighten our every day.

Tomorrow (Tuesday 6/30) we are doing another NeeDoh Release. I haven't seen any recent ship notifications from Schylling, so this might be it on the actual NeeDoh products for a little while. We do have tons of other squishies in and coming in (these things weigh so much in the cases, I'm getting good biceps!) Wednesday will be a big delivery day with more butters, more dumplings, more sugar squishies in many shapes and sizes, hopefully Smushers and Big Bananas too.

NeeDoh release specifics: One per customer, or 3 of the Nice Ice Babies. We'll have a total of 84 opportunities to buy. Coming in we have

Cool Cats

NeeDoh Glow

Colorchange Needoh

Gumdrops,

Fuzz Balls,

Jelly Squish

and 6 Swirl Nice Bergs.

Pricing ranges between 3 and 7 dollars for most of them with the Nice Bergs at $14.

Out of courtesy to the other shop owners, we ask that you line up no sooner than 3:00. We will open the doors when the line gets to 84 people, or 5:00 whichever comes first.

One note that should go without saying:

No cutting. Especially if you're an adult. That frustrated gross feeling when you witness something that isn't fair is far worse than standing in line for a few more minutes. That feeling is what every child who watches someone cut feels, and most of them don't feel empowered to call you out on it, so just don't. It's setting a bad example, and making fun excitement into a yucky getting yours first competition.

It's not very McMinnville of you.

Most people have still been super duper excellent, kind to one another, and understanding that it's about the kids.

Oh yah - as long as I'm actually sending out a newsletter, I'll let you know that -

Yes, we are open on the 4th of July, but only until 4:00.

Alright, better get this to your inboxes. Happy Monday, everyone!

Playfully,

Linda and the hopscotch crew

06/22/2026

NeeDoh Drop tomorrow. Line up starts at 3:00 (no earlier out of consideration to our neighboring stores) We'll starts selling at 5:00 or when there are 90 People in line -whatever comes first. One regular - one per customer, or 3 Teenie singles.
Peace O Cake
Dream Drop
Jesllysquish
Good Vibes only
Mello Mallo
Nice Sicle
Nice Berg
Teenie Singles.

06/17/2026

NeeDoh release. Seriously so much fun. It makes me so happy to see kids so stoked about anything real life, and lining up with their community members to get into their neighborhood toy store? Chefs kiss! Perfection. 😘

06/15/2026

Here we go again! More NeeDoh. This time 72 of them (Gum Drops, Dream Drops, Nice Cubes, Glow Nice Cubes.), plus 6 of the giant Nice Berg, and 144 of the teenie nice ice baby.

We'll start selling at 5:00 p.m. tomorrow, Tuesday June 16th. We'll sell one regular size, one teenie nice cube per customer until they are gone, or people stop coming. I actually think we might have enough to get one into the hands of everyone who shows up!

06/12/2026

We hear these are hard to come by right now, so wanted you to know we have them!
We’re pretty stoked about a trend that gets kids active, brings them together, *and* gets them outside!

06/09/2026

Well, you know I said how awesome McMinnville is? Yesterday for our NeeDoh release, everyone showed up to prove me right. The first kids arrived just after 3:00, and honestly - I did make them wait outside. There were five of them with no adult and they were tearing it up pretty good. Everyone got in line, I counted heads, and when it got to 48 (which was the number of NeeDohs we had) I let them in to form two lines. Something happened - I don't want to believe they were stolen off the counter by the kids who kept leaning over the counter, but I wasn't watching closely. What happened was, we ended up losing 5 dream drops (if your child came home with more than one, there should be a conversation about that.) The bummer part about that wasn't lost sales, but that people who waited in line didn't get theirs even when they were within the count.

Believe it or not, this is the set up for a feel good story, y'all!
So, here's what happened at my register. A woman at my register bought the last NeeDoh, and there was a dad right behind her holding a four(ish) year old boy explaining to the boy that they didn't quite get there in time. She turned and said, "I'd like to gift this to him. It's not for me, and the child I am buying it for doesn't even know it's coming." The dad said "Thanks, but you waited in line too. There are lots of toys to choose from, we'll find something cool." The four year old shyly smiled, headed over to look for the next good thing in his life, and went away happy.
Here's the other thing that struck me *I* knew something was funky with the count. *I* knew we didn't get through all the people we should have. *I* knew I hadn't sold extras to people, let people cut in, or stashed any away. The people in line didn't know any such thing, and not a single one of them accused, expressed frustration, or huffed away. There was some confusion. I was even confused before I saw that there were five still in inventory (didn't go through the register, but weren't in the store.) But no one got upset. Not even the four year old.
Thanks for being so awesome everyone. This experience is such a contrast to what some of my toy store friends are going though. You're the best.

XOXO Linda

06/08/2026

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Make Music McMinnville two weeks out!

04/14/2026

We are so excited! We're holding them until Thursday (4/16) at 5:15 so everyone has an equal shot at getting one, even the kids at school in Sheridan. Read below for details.