Brighten Up Toys & Games Blog

Pictures with Santa Supports Local Toy Drives!

Pictures with Santa Supports Local Toy Drives!

As our regulars know, toy drives are very close to our hearts at Brighten Up. We are so pleased to be able to continue with, and expand upon, this important giving program in our communities this year. One of our favourite parts of our toy drives are our annual Pictures with Santa!  Pictures with Santa are: SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20 (Erin Location) 9:30am-Noon SUNDAY NOVEMBER 20 (Fergus Location) 3:30-7:00pm Why wait in line to see Santa when you can pre-book your very own time spot!  Erin Location (519.833.9258)  Fergus Location (519.843.8887) Call the store to arrange your time! Pictures are FREE but we are collecting...

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Brighten Up's Holiday Favourites Flyer is HERE!

Brighten Up's Holiday Favourites Flyer is HERE!

Hello readers! We are so excited to reveal this year's 2022-23 Holiday Favourites Flyer. This year has an excellent line up for all ages. We hope you will check it out and be as excited as we are by thee fun toys, games and more!  We will also be doing a flyer launch event this coming weekend, stay tuned to our social media channels and email blast for more details.  In the meantime, check it out... CLICK HERE TO VIEW

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Trick or Treat at Brighten Up on Halloween Weekend!

Trick or Treat at Brighten Up on Halloween Weekend!

Calling littles of all ages, we want to see your costumes! Get dressed up and come by either Erin or Fergus. No tricks please... but there will be treats! Stop by in costume on Halloween weekend (October 29, 30 & 31), and you'll be in for a treat! This is also a great time to put together a wish list... with budgets tight this year, Santa will be shopping early for those perfect gifts!

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Back at it with Events This Summer, Fall

Good Morning! Here we are, at the half way mark of the Kids Zone at the Erin Fair - one of the largest events we participate in. It's quite a change from this time last year! A huge thanks to everyone who has come out to support our events this year, large and small. We really kicked it off with our March Break drop in activities, followed by Easter, and then took things up a notch with the Fergus Medieval Faire Kids Zone and RCMP Musical Ride this summer. It has been a blast! The one thing that has struck...

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Bringing in the BEST at Brighten Up Toys!

As printed in the Grand River Booster People always ask us if we have fun owning a toy store. No, we don’t have fun — we have a blast! We at Brighten Up Toys & Games pride ourselves in keeping up with the latest products — we are always learning and trying out new toys and games. This helps us give our customers good and honest recommendations. You may not realize that behind-the-scenes, we are always testing out new products as a team at our staff meetings so we can offer our customers the very best selection. Did you know...

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