Indianapolis
Children's bookstore
Kids Ink Children's Bookstore
A children’s and teen bookstore at 5619 North Illinois Street, open seven days a week.
The boutique directory
Children's boutiques in Indianapolis
Indianapolis keeps its children's shops scattered rather than clustered. Two sit side by side on North Illinois Street — a bookstore at 5619 and a clothing boutique at 5617, one errand for both — and a single toy store holds the Mass Ave address downtown. Two more are on the south side in the 46227 ZIP, and three are worth the drive out: Zionsville, Carmel and Franklin. Eight in all, each one hand-checked and chosen by eye, never a paid placement.
8 shops · 5 toy shops · 2 children's bookstores · hand-checked, never paid · ratings from Google, checked August 2026
By neighborhood
North Illinois Street 2 shops
Indianapolis
Children's boutique
Lunch Money Boutique
A children’s clothing boutique at 5617 North Illinois Street, next door to Kids Ink.
Mass Ave 1 shop
Goodies & Giggles
A toy store at 811 Massachusetts Avenue, on the Mass Ave stretch — closed Mondays.
Southport Road & Madison Avenue 2 shops
It's A Block Party
A building-brick specialist on East Southport Road — ‘Indiana’s largest brick store.’
The Toy Drop
Rare, vintage and modern toys on Madison Avenue — they buy, sell and trade.
Zionsville, Carmel & Franklin 3 shops
Zionsville
Children's bookstore
4 Kids Books & Toys
Books and toys together on Weston Pointe Drive in Zionsville, open seven days.
Carmel
Toy store
Kits & Kaboodle Classic Toys
Wooden and sustainable toys on Hanover Place in Carmel — open until seven, six days a week.
Franklin
Toy store
Toodleydoo Toys
A toy shop at 1 West Jefferson Street in Franklin, south of the city.
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Good to know
Where are the independent children's shops in Indianapolis?
They do not sit in one district. Two share a block of North Illinois Street — Kids Ink Children's Bookstore at 5619 and Lunch Money Boutique at 5617 — and Goodies & Giggles holds the Mass Ave address at 811 Massachusetts Avenue. Two more sit on the south side in the 46227 ZIP, on East Southport Road and Madison Avenue, and three of the eight are out in Zionsville, Carmel and Franklin.
How many independent children's shops does Little Lamb list in Indianapolis?
Eight, across four pockets of the metro. Listings come from public sources and our own checking — we don't take payment for placement, and we add more as we find them.
Which Indianapolis shops are toy stores rather than bookshops or clothing boutiques?
Five are toy stores: Goodies & Giggles, Kits & Kaboodle Classic Toys, Toodleydoo Toys, It's A Block Party and The Toy Drop. Two are children's bookstores — Kids Ink and 4 Kids Books & Toys, which carries toys as well — and one, Lunch Money Boutique, is a children's clothing shop.
Which of these shops are open on Sunday?
Five list Sunday hours: Kids Ink (10 AM – 3 PM), Goodies & Giggles (11 AM – 5 PM), 4 Kids Books & Toys and It's A Block Party (both 12 – 5 PM) and Toodleydoo Toys (12 – 4 PM). Kits & Kaboodle is closed Sundays, Lunch Money Boutique doesn't publish Sunday hours, and we don't have confirmed hours for The Toy Drop — call ahead for that one.
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