Welcome To Amato’s Toy and Hobby Of Middletown!
What time is it? Summer time!
Join us between 10 am and 6 pm, Tuesday through Friday, and 10 am and 5 pm on Saturday & Sunday for alllll sorts of summer shopping fun!
New products are arriving daily and our shelves are overflowing with fun options for the whole family this summer. From bubbles, kites & more outdoor fun to rainy day puzzles, building sets & craft kits and everything in between, we can’t wait to shop with you this summer!
As you browse our aisles full of hand-selected items, our experienced team will happily shop with you and offer suggestions for everyone on your summer shopping list! We receive shipments & restock the store daily, so there are always new gift ideas to choose from.
Our aisles are overflowing with a curated collection of fun, imagination-based activities for kids and adults of all ages. From exciting new toys to classic trains, there’s truly something for everyone! Among the choices include: educational toys for kids of all ages, puzzles, books, games, dolls, stuffed animals, trains, race cars, model kits, science kits, robotics sets, R/C cars, R/C planes, R/C boats, and more!
Not sure what the perfect gift might be? Give the gift of Amato’s Middletown by purchasing a gift card! Kids (and kids at heart) of all ages will have the time of their lives wandering the overflowing aisles and shopping our hand-selected collection of toys and hobbies!
Have some gift shopping to do? Let us be your Personal Shopper! Simply tell us about who you’re shopping for (their names, ages, interests, etc.), the occasion, and a budget—and we will put together a curated gift package for you! Text or Call 860-734-6256 to get started!
Whether you are stocking up on summer activities, in search of the perfect birthday gift, or just stopping in to say hello, we look forward to seeing you all summer long here at 395 Main St!
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Choose your character: Halloween Jellycat Edition! 🦇👻🧛🏻🕯️🖤 Which one matches your Halloweekend vibe…
🦇 Broox has THE best trick-or-treating route planned & can’t wait to count (& eat) lotssss of candy
👻 Ghost Bob is ready to cozy up for a scary movie marathon (or maybe a Halloweentown marathon?)
🧛🏻 Vampop has made a killer char-boo-terie board & can’t wait for the costume partyyy!
🕯️ Flickerty is ready to be a holly jolly candle & has the Christmas tree ready to go up at 12:01 (or maybe it’s already up?)
🖤 Growlston can’t decide which costume to wear but it will certainly be fa-boo-lus!
Thu Oct 29th, 2026
Looking for the finishing touches for your Boo Basket or Switch Witch gift? Or maybe just a spooktacular activity for Halloweeekend?? Here are a few of our fa-BOO-lus favorites! 💜🎃💚🐈⬛🩷👻🧡🕸️🖤
Wed Oct 28th, 2026
Only a few days left of ✨spooky season✨…. but don’t worry there’s still plenty of time to pick up some ✨fangtastic✨ goodies to make your Halloween even more spoooooooookkkyyyy & FUN! 💜👻🧡🐈⬛💚🎃🩷🕸️🖤
We can’t wait to help you pick out a spooktacular book, craft, puzzle, game, or gift! See you soonnnnn! 🤩
Tue Oct 27th, 2026
Magnatiles has a ✨NEW✨ home on the opposite side of the store, next to Bruder & Science kits! Join us as we create this FaBOOlus aisleee 🤩
Mon Oct 26th, 2026
Tomorrow is a very special Mondayyy… one of our favorite days of the year!! Stay tunedddd… & we’ll see you Tuesdayyyy! 🤩✨🎄
Sun Oct 25th, 2026
Happy Weekend-Before-Halloweennn! 👻✨🎃 We can’t wait to spend this spooktacular weekend shopping with youuu:
Saturday: 10 am to 6 pm
Sunday: 10 am to 5 pm
💚🐈⬛🩷👻🧡🕸️💜🎃🖤
Fri Oct 23rd, 2026
I am obsessed with how incredible this Model Car Wall turned out & I can’t wait restock it tomorrowwww because new models arrive weeklyyyy 🤩🤩🤩
Thu Oct 22nd, 2026
I haven't been in a while. I think I need to pay a visit 🤔
Ford Econoline E300 1970?
I wish I could sleep by the shelves making dream of building models every sweet night.
I wonder if they have any 49 Lincoln Cosmopolitan four doors in blue
There should be more 1/22nd scale for G Scale Model Railroads.
Where is this located?
I was in the store on Thursday…. WOW!! It looks amazing!!!! So much to choose from!!!
did you get rid of the trains
Any ho slot cars?
Do you have shipping
In
If you’ve been in recently, you may have noticed that Model Kits have an AH-MAZINGGGGG (& expanded!!) new homeee 🤩🤩🤩
We’re still putting the finishing touches on the rest of the Model Corner but this Wall of Model Kits deserved its own special reveal!
New kits arrive weekly, so be sure to stop in soon! & stay tuned for the Timelapse bc of course we filmed the merchandising magic at work!! 💁🏼♀️
Wed Oct 21st, 2026
Welcome to the final piece of our Puzzle Aisle Expansionnn! 🤩✨🧩 Now we have 5 puzzle aisles back-to-back and we are SO exciteddddd!
This family puzzle aisle is an expanded home for kids puzzles (which range from 35 pieces to 300 pieces), includes 100-300 piece adult puzzles and flows smoothly into 500-750 piece puzzles which is right across from it (& flows perfectly into our 4 aisles of 1000+ piece puzzles)!
I think we might just be CT’s Puzzle Headquarters… 🤪🫶🏻🧩
Tue Oct 20th, 2026
Where is this store
Where are you?
When all the 500 piece puzzles are together againnn🤩🤩🤩 …not quite sure how they all fit but hey that’s what merchandising magic is for! 🧩✨🤷🏼♀️
Stay tuned for the final piece of our Puzzle Aisle Expansionnnn… and then we have like 20 more ✨NEW✨ aisles to show youuuu! 🥳
Mon Oct 19th, 2026
What state are you in?
Do U have JVH 🧩s please
Beste is Jan van Haasteren dat zijn de echte puzzel’s dat is pas een kunstenaar
Rita Stidham Ackley we should go here. We’d be in trouble
Where at
Where are you
A Halloween Jellycat + a Halloween puzzle = a spooktacular combo! 🧡👻🩷🐈⬛💚🎃💜🕸️🖤
Sun Oct 18th, 2026
Thank you for a fa-BOO-lus Saturdayyy—see you tomorrowww! 💚👻🧡🕸️🩷🎃💜🐈⬛🖤
Sat Oct 17th, 2026
Our Puzzle Aisle Expansion means more room for 1000 piece puzzles so now Galison, Puzzle Werkshoppe & our crowd favorite “World of” Puzzle Series have a brand ✨NEW✨ home! 🤩🫶🏻🧩
Thu Oct 15th, 2026
Your puzzle selection has always been top notch! So many to pick from and a decent price! Cannot wait to visit your new puzzle aisle! Keep puzzling!🧩🧩🧩
POV: you’re shopping our Watercolor Wall… 1 of each please! 🤷🏼♀️🫶🏻🎨
Wed Oct 14th, 2026
Any small metallic watercolor sets available?
New puzzle aisle, who dis? 🧩✨🛍️ We’ve added a 5th puzzle aisle & now White Mountain Puzzles & Eeboo puzzles have a fabulous brand new homeeee 🤩🤩🤩
Tue Oct 13th, 2026
But do you have Needoh’s?
I have a collection if Eatons that I am looking for a home for. Do you take consignment or donations?
And just like that, we have our very own mini Halloweentown in our Train Department! 🎃🚂👻
Sun Oct 11th, 2026
Aleksey Magno
Hey Jellycat fansss…. Our spooky, scary Jellycat Wall is officially restockeddd & overflowing with spooktacular cuteness! See you tomorrow??? 🖤👻🧡🐈⬛💜🎃💚🕸️🩷
Sat Oct 10th, 2026