Tinkertopia, LLC.

Category:	Art Center
Address:	1914 Pacific Ave, Tacoma, WA 98402, USA
Phone:	+1 253-778-6539
Site:	tinkertopia.com
Rating:	4.9
Working:	10AM–6PM 10AM–6PM 10AM–6PM 10AM–6PM 10AM–6PM 10AM–6PM 12–5PM

Location

Photos 100

Reviews 25

Mike Tyson

****☆5*☆. ALL DAY. TEN ☆. 4real****Dam. Ole school awesome*sauce!!☆☆☆**♡♡♡♡♡ AN AREA FOR KIDS TO BUILD ROBOTS/KITES/ ANYTHING. 30TH OR PROJECT TABLES & TOOLS GALORE!!! SO BOMB! Get ur AZZZs down there! B4 I buy all the good stuff (noway. They restock daily I think. Crazy!) Like>> Lil motors,Wire, Chick stuff, Kid project stuff, & just a mass- tinkerers PARADISE. COMPUTER CABLES on n on. LIkE A THRIFT STORE on STEROIDS + STUFF THAT YOU WOULD NEVER EVER FIND IN A STINKY OLD THRIFT STORE. YES- MINUS THE ICKY SMELLY STUFF TOO (IMHO its cloth that holds old odor. Not any cloth at TINK-TOWN. WELL- I saw LEATHER FOR ARTS N CRAFTS. BRAND NEW! YA-4REAL! YOU ACTUALLY KINDA Stink FOR NOT BEING ON YOUR WAY DOWN THERE, INSTEAD U KEEP READING MY MADDNESS!;)... THEIR REALLY SAAAAWEEEEET IS ALL. (& literally- MA n PA owners from gig harbor I think:/ ) +I LIVE 7 BLOCKS AWAY. BTW- DOWNTOWN TACOMA HAS REALLY ,REALLY CHANGED. Its WAY MORE ARTS FARTSY- LIKE NORMAL •_● CITIES-AKA-SEATTTLE OR PORTLAND- HECK- EVEN OLYMPIA HAS SOME CULTURE/SHOPY- ARTSY- HIPSTERS- & HOT CHICKSTERS.... TACOMA BEEN A BLUE COLLAR TOWN WITH ZERO "VIBE" 4WAY 2LONG... ABOUT TIME! :-) 2day- ON MY WAY ^^ TO HUNT A VGA TO HDMI CABLE 4 PROBABLY 50 FRIKN CENTS! Soooooo, WHY ARE YOU still READING THIS POST AGAIN? JUST GO SILLY PANTS.... ;-) Coffee makes me honest & plain crazy. Sorry!☆_☆ <<< me a rock star <<<

j spain Greene

Tinkertopia is one of the coolest places in Tacoma. A wonderful space for kids of all ages. Come to Tinkertopia & find re-purposed, re-cycled items for art projects. Buy by the bag or by the piece. Youll find everything here. Donate here as well - theyll take pretty much anything. Youll find bits of fabric, paper, industrial/office supply castoffs, lots of gently used art supplies (paint, brushes, pastels, etc), game pieces, books, corks & bottle caps...it really goes on and on... Tinkertopia has space for classes & parties. Parties are reasonably priced and I highly recommend them for events. Kudos for how well organized this space is...its difficult to keep this mountain of bits & bobs so tidy! Also - kudos for the creations on display. There are wonderful inspirations all over Tinkertopia....just a peek at these is worth a trip. Thank you, Tinkertopia, for being here!!!

Jami Stavlo

I LOVE Tinkertopia. RR and Darcy have created a real gem in their little shop. I just love picking through the bins and finding stuff that gives me ideas to create something completely new. It makes it easy to find "found art" supplies. So far Ive made trophies, balloon stands and prizes with stuff that would have otherwise been junk. Kids LOVE to make things, and I think its great that Tinkertopia gives kids the tools to use their imagination and to think creatively. If I have kids, I would totally have all of their celebrations at Tinkertopia. Forget spending hundreds of dollars for craft supplies at a big box store...come to Tinkertopia, fill up a bulk bag and create something no one has ever seen before.!

Becky Jimenez

If youre a crafter or an upcycle person or are just working on a project, come here! Bulk options for crafting things, and so many different odds and ends for EVERYTHING. Its donation based, so the stock tends to change, but theres usually a little bit of everything. There are also premade sets for kids and ideas for how to use them (including hotglue guns for when needed), and the bulk is mix match! The staff is friendly and will answer any crafting questions and will give suggestions if asked.

Anastasia Sauve

by far my favorite store of all time. i love searching through all the random little things and finding the cutest stuff. ive found a few gorgeous chokers in the sunken treasures bin and the cutest buttons that just make no sense to anyone except me. i am dying to one day bring a friend and use the tinkerspace, when i have some time to do so!! staff is also extremely helpful and friendly.

Grace Greer

This is an unconventional craft supply store and craft space for rent. Its hard to explain, I recommend that you stop in and touch everything. Talk to the shop owners and get a feel for the place yourself. Every time I swing in here I leave feeling inspired and I rarely ever spend more than $10. Ive made several things here that bring me great joy.

Lauren Smith

Staff was helpful and friendly! The store is brimming with goodies and sure to inspire. I loved poking through their bulk supply. They give you an option of bag sizes and you fill em up to the brim with lil lovelies. I was able to find everything from vintage beads to doll heads and kitsch cake toppers

Ryan Pohanic

Wonderful little shop with tons of odds and ends for art and craft projects. Old letterpress blocks, bulk tennis balls, tubs full of straps, tiles, containers, and cassette tapes all take on new possibility and potential when grouped together. An art students dream.

G Peters

I take my kids here, especially when they need unusual items for their projects. Its always fun to discover what they have in their bins, and I always enjoy the visit (even though I have no artistic ability/inclination whatsoever). One of Tacomas gems!

Rebecca LaPointe

Amazing! Fun for any creative mind and the owners are the best people in the world. We had my daughters birthday here a while ago too and it was a blast. I highly recommend checking this place out and go have fun! My favorite place in Tacoma.

Elsa Webb

Wow. What a wonderful place to have an adventure with the whole family or just by your self. This place is a amazement of item to use your imagination to set free the inner artist inside of you! 8)

Elizabeth Anderson

Such a fun place we will definitely be back very reasonable pricing to do the drop in and tinker and the variety of stuff to choose.from is great! We loved it will be bringing friends next time!

J Angle

Great place to find things to tinker with and useful for getting prototype items. Grab bags are a good value but theres a lot of individual priced items that are there, are vastly overpriced.

Matt Stevens

Amazing selection of random art/construction supplies, widgets, and everything else you cant think of! Friendly folks and a great spot for birthday parties!

Jacob Deacon

Awesome place for little of the wall things. If you are looking for any pieces or parts for projects you should try her first.

Fannece Crocker

Had my sons Birthday party here it was great. The kids all had a blast and the staff did a great job making it easy on me!

Masyih Ford

Such an awesome place to bring your creative dreams to life! The staff is awesome and they are really accommodating.

Pilfpixie

Such a great place for crafters, creators, cosplayers, etc.! Loveeeeeee this place so much.

Angela Valadez

Best reclaim craft store. The people are awesome. So much great stuff

viki larson

What a grest store