If you’re the kind of person that saves knick-knacks for undetermined future arts and crafts projects, Tinkertopia is for you. It floor to ceiling eyecandy junk, very much “one person’s trash is another’s treasure” kinda place.Picked up a bunch of janky electronic parts, plastic piping, broken acrylic, yarn, assorted screws, and widget-y pieces to glue together for making terrain pieces for tabletop games (Warhammer 40k, D&D, Frostgrave, Dracula’s America, etc.) My favorite part is that they have brown paper bags I could fill with assorted junk, so I was definitely able to find all the wonky pieces I needed for my sets - a doorknob here, pillars there, fencing, wires, plastic, beads, etc. etc. If you’ve ever been to a Lego store, it’s exactly like that. There’s a cute lil crafts nook where some kids were having a birthday party, that doesn’t interfere with shopping experience. Staff is super social and interested in the projects you’re working on - my friends nerded out when getting a chance to discuss their pet project. Highly recommend this place for anyone in a maker space, into terrain, dolls, knitting, or crafting materials. I spent about $20 here.

Great place with creative and funny labels. Definitely worth a visit.

Took our kid here, and it was a blast! It's very reasonably priced for a hour and a half of creative fun, and you get to take home what your kid makes. There is a lot more crafting materials available than what I showed in the photos. There was other people in the crafting area. So I didn't want to take pics with people in them. We're definitely coming back again and I'd absolutely recommend it to others.

A couple of years ago I was looking for something to do with my granddaughters. They love to build stuff like crafts and LEGOS so when I found Tinkertopia I knew it was just what we needed. I was planning on taking them during summer vacation when they came for a visit but then the lockdown happened. A few days ago we finally made it there. It’s an amazing place stuffed with thousands of items. Almost everything in the store is repurposed material. We brought in a couple of phones from our old office phone system. They seemed to appreciate them. We signed the girls up for a 90 minute session working at the tinker tables building whatever they could imagine from the materials available in the tinker area. There are also drills, saws, glue guns, pliers, scissors and many other tools. Ms Darcy took them around and showed them the different bins and boxes, several projects to inspire ideas, and how to ask for help if they needed to use one of the tools. Ms Darcy was very helpful and extremely patient with them. Once they got their projects going I took a tour around the retail area of the store. It is an amazing collection of truly unique and varied materials. The last few minutes of the time slot got a little frantic as the girls were rushing to complete their projects. They had a little trouble getting some of the materials to stick together with the hot glue guns. This set them both back a little but we helped them find alternative materials and they were able to finish. They had a great time and they are already talking about what they are going to build next time we go. Something about a rocket ship or a flying car. I highly recommend this business and we look forward to our next visit. Parking can be an issue when school is in session at the UW Campus. We went on a Saturday during summer break so there was paid street parking available. There is a 90 minute limit so you need to watch your time. I think there is a garage across the street at the museum but I’m not sure it’s available for general parking.

Fantastic store full of humor and brilliant words, combined with endless corners and jars and drawers of things to discover you have been looking for and just didn’t know it. Go here, have fun, find something creative to play with - I love this place!

Visiting from out of town, a friend brought me. I was equally inspired by the inventive, whimsical "product" labels and the contents of the packages, bins and jars. Trying not to add too much weight to my travels I picked out just a few lightweight items to take home (I'll have to plan ahead for the next visit). The owner was friendly and patient, adding to the fun experience. I can't wait to visit again!

Love this place! Took my son here for a building session and we had a great time for an amazing price. Tons of amazing supplies to build with and the owner is very helpful and friendly. We will definitely be back again and again. Their shop also has tons of cool items for purchase big and small the creativity is endless here!

Conscientious, dedicated, Creative and ingenious the Creators of Tinkertopia think outside the box and are excellent at repurposing Everything. I enjoy following their projects and finding wonderful tools for My own Art that are Affordable!!