My first stall, and the night I could not sleep
Summer 2025. First stall ever. The banner still said ATX 3D Toy Lab.
I sold six toys.
I could not sleep that night. Not because six is a lot. Because a kid I did not know laughed at a dragon I invented, and then a grown-up paid me, and then it was real.
What the stall looks like now
Three tables. One tent. One shelf of weird stuff. A real printer running so you can watch a toy grow layer by layer. The Mystery Gacha. A free mini keychain if you tell me you are a friend of the Lab.
On August 22 I took that stall out again. The gacha sold out of mystery minis before lunch. One kid came back three times for one more turn. Best sound in the world is still someone laughing at a toy I made.
Dad helps. I invent. The printers do the building.We changed the name to Texas Toy Lab because that is what this is. A lab. In Texas. With toys.
Come find the next one
- Kids Market Austin · September 26, 2026 · Vegan Nom Food Park · 10 AM to 2 PM
- Kids Market Leander · October 3, 2026 · Lakewood Park · 2 to 6 PM
- Kids Market Austin Holiday · December 5, 2026 · Zach Theatre People's Plaza · 12 to 3:30 PM
Dates and maps live on toys in Austin. The shop is open when I am not under a tent: shop.texastoylab.com.
If you were one of the six from that first day, I hope you still have the toy. If you were not, there is room at the next table.
Howdy. See you there.
— Joseph ★
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