Dinosaur Hill

Dinosaur Hill, 306 East 9th Street, established in 1983 and now celebrating its 26th year, is an emporium of wonderful and unusual handmade wonderments, toys, clothes and gifts for infants, children and adults. Run by former pre-school teacher and artist Pamela Pier, the store has become an East Village Institution.

In 2008, Dinosaur Hill underwent a complete ‘gut’ renovation, and added about 100 square feet. We love our new store, and hope you’ll come to visit us.

Dinosaur Hill focuses on providing toys, books, games, and art objects that please the hand, the eye, and the minds of people of all ages. We offer a wide variety of appealing toys, for infants and toddlers. We carry wooden toys and blocks in several languages: Arabic, Chinese, English, French, Greek, Hebrew, Italian, Polish, Russian and Spanish.

For older children, up to eleven or twelve years of age, books, games and puzzles are an integral component of our stock. We often have juggling balls, tricks and twirling spaghetti forks, alarm clocks and wooden boxes with secret openings.

Fossils and sometimes even a large ammonite or a plesiosaur jawbone can be found. We have scale model dinosaurs. Science kits and art kits are mostly of the learn-by-doing variety

It is possible to make multiple purchases for under $5.00. We have lots of great little things that kids love: miniature animals, semi-precious stones, marbles, small balls and other dinky entertainments.

Dinosaur Hill offers hand-made and hand-finished clothing, made from natural fibers with an emphasis on goods made by people from the immediate area.

Support your Public Schools, Shop Local …and have fun while you’re doing it.