Unique Gifts, Crystals, Fossils, Jewelry & More at Nature's Art Village!

OPEN 6 DAYS A WEEK! CLOSED TUESDAYS!

Normal “The Shops” hours are 10 am – 6 pm

Holiday Hours:

Christmas Eve: Sunday, December 24: 10 am – 4 pm

Christmas: December 25: Closed

New Years Eve: December 31: 10 am – 4 pm

New Years Day: January 1: Closed

Great Fun & Amazing Shopping

Only 20 minutes from Mystic, CT!

Get ready to discover your treasures this Holiday season at Nature’s Art Village in Montville, CT!

Surprise your child with a real Mosasaurus tooth, buy a piece of a real meteorite and feel the power of crystals from a Shungite Merkaba Star. We have unique gifts for all ages: from minerals, fossils to jewelry and toys — anything you can think of!

Visit our store with your little ones so they can write letters to Santa for free and explore our winter wonderland area while their parents do the shopping! Ask for a secret fluorescent room to turn your shopping into a real Holiday experience.

1650 Hartford-New London Turnpike, Route 85, Montville, CT, 06340

Collectible Figurines

Safari Animal Toys

Unique plastic jungle animals for your collection!
Ages 3 and up.
From $4.99

Unique plastic jungle animals for your collection! Ages 3 and up.
Great educational toy, enhancing animals vocabulary, language skills, creative thinking and active cognitive learning through imaginative play.
From $4.99

Shark Tooth

Shark Tooth in Matrix

Fossilized dinosaur egg shell. It is believed these shells belong to Oviraptor or Saurolophus. From $6.99

Otodus is an extinct genus of mackerel shark which lived from the Paleocene to the Pliocene (66 to 56 million years ago). These specimen were found in Khouribga, Morocco. From $12.99.

Coming Soon 🙂

Dinosaur Egg Shells

Fossilized dinosaur egg shell. It is believed these shells belong to Oviraptor or Saurolophus. From $6.99

Coming Soon 🙂

Quartz Points

Natural healing crystals for for Reiki, crystal healing, chakra balancing or meditation. 3″ x 1.5″ bag. $14.99

Coming Soon 🙂

Glass Beads

Variety of Amethyst strands of different sizes. From $9.99

Millions of glass beads. From $3.99/scoop

Moldavite

One of the rarest minerals in the world. From $39.99

Science Toys

Over 20 science experiments & STEM activities for kids. From $6.99

Trinket Boxes

Vintage Trinket Boxes

Bejeweled, eye-catching enameled trinket boxes.
From $14.99.

Vintage eye-catching collectible. Bejeweled, enameled trinket boxes. Variety of colors, styles, uses. Perfect gift.
From $14.99.

Crystal Grids

Manifest your intentions!
From $9.99.

Manifest your dreams! A crystal grid is an intentional arrangement of crystals to enhance the crystals energy. Like an electrical grid, crystal gridding helps store and manage energy.
From $9.99.

Labradorite

Labradorite Jewelry

From $24.99

From $21.99

Real Dinosaur Bones

Real dinosaur bones from Utah Valley! Brontosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Ceratosaurus, Hadrosaurus.
From $29.99

Real dinosaur bones from Utah Valley! Brontosaurus, Brachiosaurus, Ceratosaurus, Hadrosaurus. From $29.99

Smoky Quartz

Balance, grounding, protection. From $8.99

Plush Toys

Pick-a-friend!

A great selection of plush toys.
From $4.99

A great selection of plush toys. Douglas, TY Beanie Babies, Wild Republic, Melissa & Doug, Adventure Planet. From $4.99

Moonstone

Moonstone Pendants

From $24.99

Prehistoric Fish Bones

Prehistoric Bones & Teeth

Get your own prehistoric “crime scene” and try to investigate what happened here around 100 million years ago.
From $19.99

What happened here? Get your own prehistoric “crime scene” and try to investigate what happened in that piece of land around 100.5 million years ago. Real xiphactinus and enchodus fossils. From $19.99

Burning Sage

A wide range of herbs & resins for
spiritual cleansing.
$9.99 each!

Burning sage is an ancient spiritual cleansing ritual. We have multiple groupings of herbs and resins for different purposes, including sweetgrass, copal, patchouli, frankincense, money drawing & yuletide. $9.99 each!

Miyuki Seed Beads

Miyuki Seed & Delica Beads

Variety of Miyuki beads, size 8-11.
From $2.59

MIYUKI beads are considered a “world standard” for their high quality, brilliance, and uniform shape. We have various types and sizes of seed beads. Delica, size 8-11. From $2.59

Coming Soon 🙂

Oil Burners

Oil Burners & Essential Oils

More than 50 types of essential oils and variety of oil burners.
From $7.99.

Sweet and meaningful gift for a friend!
We have more than 50 types of essential oils for different purposes and variety of oil burners.
Essential oils from $7.99. Oil burners $9.99.

Monopolies

Monopoly Games

A wide range of herbs & resins for
spiritual cleansing.
$9.99 each!

Have you ever played Monopoly? But how about Dino-opoly? Various Monopoly-based games for the whole family. Cat-opoly, Dog-opoly, Space-opaly or, maybe, Shark-opoly?.. The choise is yours!
$29.99

A-Z Mineral Shop

Rare Minerals & Fossils

Real meteorites and dinosaur fossils will make a perfect unique gifts for all ages!

A to Z Mineral Shop is as much an attraction as it is a collector’s paradise! Real Jurassic period footprints from Connecticut River Valley. Real meteorites and dinosaur fossils will make a perfect unique gifts for all ages!

Jewelry & Gifts

Jewelry & Unique Gifts

The Artistic Jewelry Shop features an incredible collection of hand-picked, one-of-a-kind jewelry.

The Artistic Jewelry Shop features an incredible collection of hand-picked, one-of-a-kind jewelry. Find a wide selection including Moonstone, Amethyst, Amber, Jade, Topaz, and more!

Beads

Beads, Wires & Craft Tools

The largest beading supplies shop in New England! Swarovski, Miyuki, Bead Smith, and Euro Tool. Plus, if we don’t have it, we will do our best to find it for you.

Whether you are already an avid beader or wish to explore your creativity in jewelry-making, you will find all the materials to create your perfect piece in our Absolute Bead Shop!

Mythical Gifts

Mythical & Bohemian Gifts

Home décor items, mythical creatures, trinket boxes, rare crystals, singing bowls, dreamcatchers & more! Choose a unique gift for a special someone or just for you.

Our Artful Gift Shop offers shoppers a wide selection of home décor items and unique gifts to choose from for a special someone or just for you! Whether you choose an amazing piece of hand-blown art glass, an Italian handbag, or a perfect memento from your trip, it is sure to be unique.!

Crystals & Minerals

Spectacular collection of crystals and minerals for sale from every corner of the Earth, including the rarest minerals on the planet.

Spectacular collection of crystals and minerals for sale from every corner of the Earth, including the minerals from rarest meteorites.

Toys for All Ages

Everything from science kits to plush animals is available at the Ageless Toy Shop.

Everything from science kits to plush animals is available at the Ageless Toy Shop. The toy shop carries the finest toys from well-known brands such as Melissa & Doug, Ty Inc., Crazy Aaron’s, Ravensburger, Safari Ltd., and Folkmanis Puppets.

Knowledgeable and helpful staff, wide-open aisles, and a bright and cheerful atmosphere make The Shops at Nature’s Art Village a destination you will want to come back to again and again.

We have gifts that everyone ages from 2 to 102 would appreciate. Hundreds of different gems, including rare ones like Moldavite, Larimar, Charoite, and Kunzite, thousands of beads and findings, dinosaur toys and rare fossils — all coming together at The Shops at Nature’s Art Village.

Bring your whole family and ask our staff about the fluorescent room — this little secret area is going to make the shopping experience exciting even for your little ones!

Whether you’re a seasoned collector or a curious newcomer, our staff is eager to share their expertise and guide you through our vast collection.

Artful Gift Shop, A to Z Mineral Shops, Ancient Fossil Shop, Artistic Jewelry Shop, Absolute Bead Shop & Ageless Toy Shop in one.

Meet Santa

Meet Santa & Friends

FREE event! Photo op with Santa,
balloon art, and dino-mite Holiday fun! From 1 to 3 PM.

Sundays, Dec. 10 & Dec. 17

FREE ADMISSION for Dad’s with the purchase of a Child and/or Toddler Ticket.

Basics of Beading

Come make a necklace using the
wire and clasp design.

Saturday, Dec. 16

FREE ADMISSION for Dad’s with the purchase of a Child and/or Toddler Ticket.

Wire Wrapping

New wire techniques are introduced in this class to make your own jewelry from scratch!

Saturday, Jan. 6

FREE ADMISSION for Dad’s with the purchase of a Child and/or Toddler Ticket.

Artful Gift Shop

Offering shoppers a wide selection of home décor items and unique gifts to choose from for a special someone or just for you.

A to Z Mineral Shop

Unique gifts that will make everyone say “Wow” — real Jurassic era footprints, real meteorites, rare minerals. Shungite, moldavite.

Ancient Fossil Shop

This amazing fossil gallery in Montville, CT is the perfect space to enjoy some of the most incredible wonders of the earth.

Artistic Jewelry Shop

The Artistic Jewelry Shop in CT features an incredible collection of hand-picked, one-of-a-kind jewelry.

Absolute Bead Shop

The largest bead shop in New England: Beads, wires, tools, semi-precious stone beads, beading classes. Swarovski, Miyuki, Tila beads.

Surprise Your Little Ones at Ageless Toy Shop

The Ageless Toy Shop has the area’s largest and most complete selection of everything dinosaur, including dino-games, sculptures, figurines, and more!

Gifts for the whole family

Great Fun & Amazing Shopping

Artful Gift Shop

A to Z Mineral Shop

Ancient Fossil Shop

Artistic Jewelry Shop

Absolute Bead Shop

Surprise Your Little Ones at Ageless Toy Shop

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