Best of Rhode Island 2009 Editors' Picks

It's too easy to label Hammen Home a big kids' toy store despite its lineup of retro mechanical toys. This place is chock-a-block with gotta-have gifts few are aware they gotta have: bacon-shaped bandages, Albert Einstein or classic lunch lady action figures, tiny anime collectibles. Think the teeny fake food sets complete with pinkie-fingernail-size doughnuts are enchanting? Be wowed by the best part: bling in a rainbow of sparkles.