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Settling in to life in Richmond: Angelina Jolie takes Shiloh and Zahara to their favourite local toy shop
Last updated at 5:56 PM on 15th August 2011
They have been taking in the sights and sounds of London and given their bank balance Hollywood A-listers Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt could spoil their brood rotten.
But today the Salt actress decided to take her actress to a family-run toyshop in Richmond, one she visited two weeks ago.
Angelina, 36, went on a low-key shopping spree with two of her daughters Shiloh, five, and Zahara, six.
Their local toy shop: Angelina Jolie and her girls Zahara and Shiloh visited their local toy shop in Richmond, one they visited two weeks ago
The threesome visited Toy Station in Richmond, a local shop they have visited before.
Speaking to MailOnline Karen Khatchik, who runs the store with her husband and sister-in-law said: 'She bought lots of small items like craft-making, stickers, tattoos, they were things for a trip they have planned.'
But while Jolie and beau Brad could afford to buy the entire stock in the shop Karen said the mother-of-six spent no more than her other customers.
Modest spend: Speaking to MailOnline Karen Khatchik, who runs the store said: 'She bought lots of small items like craft-making, stickers, tattoos, they were things for a trip they have planned.'
Lovely girls: The shop owner said that the girls were very chatty and animated as they looked at the items in the shop
Mrs Khatchik said: 'Angelina was so nice, she shook hands with me and she gave me a birthday card after I revealed it was our fifteenth anniversary.'
'The family came to the shop before and Angelina said they really liked it here and the children wanted to come back.
Thoughtful gesture: Angeline wrote a card for the shop owner Karen after she told her it was their fifteenth anniversary at the shop
Local haunt: The famous family visited The Toy Station in Richmond earlier today, their second visit to the local shop
And speaking of the two little girls Karen told MailOnline: 'They are lovely children, chatting to me and they were telling me a lot about what characters they liked and didn't like.'
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With Brad Pitt shooting World War Z in London and throughout the UK this summer, the 36-year-old actress bided her time on Monday with a trip to The Toy Station, a boutique near the family's rented estate in the city's posh Richmond neighborhood.
Jolie came armed with a big list of goodies for Zahara and siblings Maddox, 10, Pax, 7, Shiloh, 5, and twins Vivienne and Knox, 3: sticker kits, tattoo transfers, craft making accessories, Play-Doh, dress-up accessories, "Ben 10" action figures, cowboy guns and a soap-making kit.
It's not the movie star's first visit to the Toy Station, store owner Karen Khatchik tells Us Weekly. "They are a lovely family and we have really enjoyed their visits," Khatchik says. "The children are all so well behaved. They'll point things out to Angelina and she's always interested in what they have to say."
Why the shopping spree? An insider explains that the family is set to leave for Glasgow, Scotland shortly, where Pitt's zombie flick will continue to film. "Angelina wanted to buy items for the children that would keep them entertained when they leave," the source says.
"She doesn't spoil the children. They are always allowed to buy a few things, but mostly small items. She doesn't do things over the top," says Khatchik, who adds that Jolie stopped and chatted with her shy 12-year-old daughter.
And the Tourist star was receptive to compliments about her cute kids, too.
"I told Angelina that Shiloh is adorable and the spitting image of her father," Khatchik said of Pitt, 47. "She smiled and agreed with me."
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Angie brought her two daughters to the Toy Station shop in Richmond, London, where the girls picked out costumes and art supplies, and made sure not to forget about their four other siblings who weren’t lucky enough to join the threesome for the shopping spree.
“They liked the stickers and the Play-Doh and they were saying, ‘Mom, look at this — it’s really cool!’ ” Toy Station owner Karen Khatachik tells OK!. “She was asking them if the other children who weren’t with her would like different things she had chosen. She showed them craft-making sets and asked, ‘Would they like that?’”
Angelina mentioned the family was planning an upcoming trip and needed to stock up on goodies — especially art supplies, a favorite for the mom of six.
“They bought make-your-own soaps, make-your-own bracelets and Scratch Art,” says Karen. “It’s a blackboard and it’s done in a design with a gold foil underneath and you scratch it off and the image appears.”
The Jolie-Pitt kids are known for their love of dressing up, and bought multiple themed outfits, including a cowboy-and-gun set that Angelina said was for one of the three-year-old twins, pirate-themed tattoos and stickers and a Ben 10 superhero outfit.
“Ben 10 is a superpower boy character and he has a wristwatch and he gets aliens to help him,” explains Karen. “But his outfit isn’t like an alien, it’s just green trousers and a white T-shirt with a Ben 10 logo on it.”
Angelina has a knack for finding local toy stores wherever they’re traveling. They’ve already shopped at the Toy Station on two other occasions in London, where Brad Pitt’s shooting World War Z, and the family are regulars at Lee’s Art Shop in New York City when they visit.
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Although budget might not necessarily be a concern for Angelina, who can make up to $20 million per film, when it came to spending she made sure to set limits — one bag to be exact.
“She did say, ‘I think we’ve got enough now’ after they had a bag full,” says Karen, who wouldn’t give specifics on how much Angelina spent but says the amount was modest. “I didn’t think they overly bought. They didn’t go to town with it or anything. She shopped like that last time she came. She chose a few bits to entertain.”
While Zahara and Shiloh likely had a pretty good day shopping with Mom, one person who was extra-excited about the encounter was Anya, the shop owner’s daughter.
“I introduced my daughter to her because my daughter was afraid to say hello to her the last time she saw her,” says Karen, who added that Angelina signed a card for the shop’s 15-year anniversary. “She told her that she was really sweet and her name was Angelina and she was very pleased to meet her.”
Talk about a nice day visiting Mom at work!
And a blogger posted pictures by her son and his friend with the following comment:
ANGELINA JOLIE IN RICHMOND TOY SHOP 15/8/11
The gorgeous 18 y/o Aussie staying with me together with my son have managed to top off his trip by spotting Angelina Jolie in a toy shop in Richmond today. Very cool. Lots of drooling and “she’s SOOOO hot” comments on their return.
Good photos too:-
Mon, Aug 15, 2011