Ken’s Educational Joys is another one of the best hidden secrets in Lancaster County. It’s almost like a mini-Amazon store that features homeschool items, toys, puzzles, crafts, teacher supplies, notecards, books, gifts and more—way better than Walmart or Target in their selection and choices.
What do you find at Ken’s Educational Joys?
Games & Puzzles
I love the selection of games and puzzles for kids, as well as adults. And its not just the basic, new and modern games, but you’ll find Settlers, Ticket to Ride, card games, and probably about 50 different versions of Monopoly! Did you know this many versions existed?!
Crafts
You’ll find craft kits, lego kits, spirograph sets, paint by number sets, sketching pads, engraving art sheets and more!
Educational Games
I love these! Melissa & Doug items are available, but additionally, you’ll find many brain teasers and challenging games from brands like Thinkfun.
Homeschool Supplies
If you are a homeschool parent, you’re absolutely going to fall in love with this store. Be sure to check out the science section where you’ll find kits for fingerprinting, nature studies, tools for catching bugs, microscopes, electronic kits, human body experiments and more.
And homeschoolers will love these posters that you can purchase as excellent learning tools and guides.
Books
Pretty much every book you can think of—well maybe not quite, but close. You’ll find early readers, board books, chapter books, books for girls and boys, adult fiction series, science books, nature guides and more.
Teacher Supplies
Also for sale are bulletin board materials, large vowel, alphabet and math charts, flashcards, globes, maps, glue, staplers, pencils, pens, coloring books and everything else teacher related you can imagine.
Toys
This is a perfect place to support a local business for all your Christmas shopping toy needs to, as you’ll find kaleidoscopes, knick knacks, tractors, Legos, stuffed animals, outdoor games and more.
When can you get the best deals?
Every October, they offer 20% off EVERYTHING in their store. Literally, everything in the store is included—the only fine print is that there are no returns allowed on October purchases. Woohoo!
Where is Ken’s located?
Ken’s Educational Joys is located along Route 322 in Hinkletown, about 3 miles south east of Ephrata, just off the Route 222 Ephrata exit. Their address is 1930 Division Highway, Ephrata, PA 17522.
They are open every day from 9am-5pm, except Sundays and on Tuesday, Thursday and Friday they are open until 9pm. You can learn more on this Facebook page.
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