Neighborhood Toy Store Day at Launching Success Learning Store

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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Matthew Vivas, 3, investigates the wonders of books during the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA)'s Neighborhood Toy Store Day at Launching Success Learning Store in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday November 8, 2014. His mother, Yanina Vivas of Bellingham, says "he loves to read anything about transportation. Trains, Planes, Rocket ships, tractors. He loves them all." The day consisted of a scavenger hunt featuring all 20 items on the ASTRA list of new, improved, and innovated toys which promote creative play, creating Wikki Stix, Plus-Plus building blocks, and even Santa's Book that let kids tell Santa what they want.

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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Petra Miller, 3, left, and her sister Luka, 5, search for the perfect doll during the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA)'s Neighborhood Toy Store Day at Launching Success Learning Store in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday November 8, 2014. The day consisted of a scavenger hunt featuring all 20 items on the ASTRA list of new, improved, and innovated toys which promote creative play, creating Wikki Stix, Plus-Plus building blocks, and even Santa's Book that let kids tell Santa what they want.

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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Ezra Bandstra 2, gets fascinated with the Quadrilla Marble Maze during the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA)'s Neighborhood Toy Store Day at Launching Success Learning Store in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday November 8, 2014. His mother Jessica Bandstra of Bellingham says he loves puzzles and Duplos. The day consisted of a scavenger hunt featuring all 20 items on the ASTRA list of new, improved, and innovated toys which promote creative play, creating Wikki Stix, Plus-Plus building blocks, and even Santa's Book that let kids tell Santa what they want.

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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Benson McMahon, 2, plays with a train set during the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA)'s Neighborhood Toy Store Day at Launching Success Learning Store in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday November 8, 2014. The day consisted of a scavenger hunt featuring all 20 items on the ASTRA list of new, improved, and innovated toys which promote creative play, creating Wikki Stix, Plus-Plus building blocks, and even Santa's Book that let kids tell Santa what they want.

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I© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - mages of the Neighborhood Toy Store Day at Launching Success Learning Store in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday November 8, 2014.

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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Matthew Vivas, 3, investigates the wonders of books during the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA)'s Neighborhood Toy Store Day at Launching Success Learning Store in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday November 8, 2014. His mother, Yanina Vivas of Bellingham, says "he loves to read anything about transportation. Trains, Planes, Rocket ships, tractors. He loves them all." The day consisted of a scavenger hunt featuring all 20 items on the ASTRA list of new, improved, and innovated toys which promote creative play, creating Wikki Stix, Plus-Plus building blocks, and even Santa's Book that let kids tell Santa what they want.

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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Ezra Bandstra 2, gets fascinated with the Quadrilla Marble Maze during the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA)'s Neighborhood Toy Store Day at Launching Success Learning Store in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday November 8, 2014. His mother Jessica Bandstra of Bellingham says he loves puzzles and Duplos. The day consisted of a scavenger hunt featuring all 20 items on the ASTRA list of new, improved, and innovated toys which promote creative play, creating Wikki Stix, Plus-Plus building blocks, and even Santa's Book that let kids tell Santa what they want.

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I© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - mages of the Neighborhood Toy Store Day at Launching Success Learning Store in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday November 8, 2014.

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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Benson McMahon, 2, plays with a train set during the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA)'s Neighborhood Toy Store Day at Launching Success Learning Store in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday November 8, 2014. The day consisted of a scavenger hunt featuring all 20 items on the ASTRA list of new, improved, and innovated toys which promote creative play, creating Wikki Stix, Plus-Plus building blocks, and even Santa's Book that let kids tell Santa what they want.

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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Matthew Vivas, 3, investigates the wonders of books during the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA)'s Neighborhood Toy Store Day at Launching Success Learning Store in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday November 8, 2014. His mother, Yanina Vivas of Bellingham, says "he loves to read anything about transportation. Trains, Planes, Rocket ships, tractors. He loves them all." The day consisted of a scavenger hunt featuring all 20 items on the ASTRA list of new, improved, and innovated toys which promote creative play, creating Wikki Stix, Plus-Plus building blocks, and even Santa's Book that let kids tell Santa what they want.

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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Benson McMahon, 2, plays with a train set during the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA)'s Neighborhood Toy Store Day at Launching Success Learning Store in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday November 8, 2014. The day consisted of a scavenger hunt featuring all 20 items on the ASTRA list of new, improved, and innovated toys which promote creative play, creating Wikki Stix, Plus-Plus building blocks, and even Santa's Book that let kids tell Santa what they want.

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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Ezra Bandstra 2, gets plays with a train set during the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA)'s Neighborhood Toy Store Day at Launching Success Learning Store in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday November 8, 2014. His mother Jessica Bandstra of Bellingham says he loves puzzles and Duplos. The day consisted of a scavenger hunt featuring all 20 items on the ASTRA list of new, improved, and innovated toys which promote creative play, creating Wikki Stix, Plus-Plus building blocks, and even Santa's Book that let kids tell Santa what they want.

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© Paul Conrad/The Bellingham Herald - Ezra Bandstra 2, gets fascinated with the Quadrilla Marble Maze during the American Specialty Toy Retailing Association (ASTRA)'s Neighborhood Toy Store Day at Launching Success Learning Store in Bellingham, Wash., on Saturday November 8, 2014. His mother Jessica Bandstra of Bellingham says he loves puzzles and Duplos. The day consisted of a scavenger hunt featuring all 20 items on the ASTRA list of new, improved, and innovated toys which promote creative play, creating Wikki Stix, Plus-Plus building blocks, and even Santa's Book that let kids tell Santa what they want.