As everyone knows, I often try to promote small and neighbourhood businesses on my blog. In my particular neighbourhood, Cathy Siegel owns the go-to store in midtown Toronto for anything and everything you would need for a party.
The store is called Party Rock and is located on Avenue Road between Lawrence Avenue and Wilson Avenue. Party Rock is a party supply and rental shop that has everything that you would need for a party – from balloons, to loot bag goodies. If you’re looking for a themed party, she’s got everything from Star Wars themed balloons, napkins, plates, and cutlery to whatever craze is hot at the moment. A lot of her party items are unique, so you won’t be able to find them in many other places.
Looking for everyday gifts? Party Rock carries it all – from funky, fun socks to games the whole family can enjoy. Sending the kids to overnight camp? Cathy’s selection of fun pillows, stationery and bunk decorations can’t be beat. There are countless aisles of decorations, toys, and stuffers for any holiday that you can think of. In more recent times, because everyone seems to be focused on puzzles, she’s started stocking a lot of different varieties, in all sizes and all levels of difficulty.
Cathy will also supply seasonal items, such as pool toys and swimming gear, and special occasion items, such as sombreros and piñatas for Cinco de Mayo. In addition, she’s able to do a variety of different balloons displays that include arches, names and numbers.
Cathy and her staff also make for wonderful party consultants. People are known to use her for bar mitzvahs and bat mitzvahs, where she’s able to tie the party theme together with matching invitations and decorations. She’s also more than willing to source out items for you – just because she doesn’t have it in-store, doesn’t mean she won’t be able to get her hands on it. Whether you’re having a kids birthday party, celebrating a special occasion, or if it’s a large-scale event like a bar mitzvah or engagement party, Cathy will be able to handle all of your party needs.
Once you’re inside Party Rock, you will be like a kid in a candy store! And for the record, she has the candy too!
Party Rock
1919 Avenue Road
647-966-0019
CathyPartyRock@gmail.com
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Pandemic Puzzles and Catello Toys
As the family puzzler, today I am tagging David out, so I can tag in, with an SQM pick of my own. My name is Miriam. I’m David’s wife and the Operations Manager, here at SQM.
While the rest of the world found jigsaw puzzles during the pandemic shutdown, I trailblazed many moons ago: I am confessing to a long term love for puzzling. I’m particular about my puzzles – they need to be busy with lots of detail to keep my interest piqued. They should amuse me, keep me engaged and be something that I want to keep looking at. I long since settled on Heye puzzles, as my jigsaw of choice.
Fast forward to the pandemic of 2020 and the world caught up to me. Puzzles were out of stock in every store, online and families were trading them as precious commodities. And with good reason: they are great indoor family projects (I say this and yet, neither David nor my daughter would deign to help me with one of them…), test your patience and work your brain.
I came across a fabulous company from Quebec, in my hunt for my perfect puzzle: Castello Toy Store. Their website was a breeze to navigate and was updated constantly, as stock fluctuated. The prices were great (compared to other companies that saw an opportunity, charging outrageous prices at the height of the pandemic) and shipping was included. Customer service was happy to speak with me, directly, to answer any questions that I had (bonus..in English!) and my puzzle was promptly delivered to my doorstep in just a few days.
Hopefully (with a little bit of luck and a lot of science), we won’t be forced back into a stay at home order. Yet, even if we are taking baby steps to go out again and poking our noses outside, I will puzzle on in my pyjamas, with puzzles delivered right to me, from Castello Toys.
Castello Toy Store
www.castellojeu.com
1-855-538-3383