New Stuff!

We never know what will arrive at Childish Things on any given day.  Look at these two recent arrivals.  The chair is beautiful--from Pottery Barn Kids, and very comfy.  Can't you just see yourself rocking your sleepy little guy to sleep in this chair?  But wait--you want to use it in the playroom instead--it comes with 2 denim slipcovers too!!

Kids have too much energy?  Look at this climber to keep them busy for hours--from Step2--it's sturdy, clean and fun--who could ask for more.

Diapers--Who Knew??

Did your toddler finally get potty trained?  Or have you decided to try cloth diapering and want to do it cold turkey and need to get rid of those disposables?  Or your little newborn has gone from size NB to size 2 overnight?   Well--here are a few ways to use up those remaining disposables--

• Line the bottom of a flower pot with the absorbant side of the diaper up.  The diaper will absorb excess water, and you won't need to water so often.  (Note: I take no responsibility for what the diaper gel might do to your plant roots!!)
• Are you achy from toting your toddler throughout the mall?  Moisten a disposable diaper and place it in the microwave on medium-high setting for about 2 minutes. Check that it's not too hot for comfort and then apply to your achy part. Better yet--shop at Childish Things next time where you can put your little one down in our play area and you get to have both hands free to actually shop!
• Donate them to the Childish Things changing table so parents who ran out of the house without their diaper bag can change their babe.  Hey--you KNOW you've done it yourself once or twice!!

Have any other uses you'd like to share?  Post them here for all parents to see.  Thanks for reading and sharing!!

PS--If you're getting rid of those disposables to try out cloth diapering, come into Childish Things for a cloth diapering demo--it's FREE!!

New Site

Well, our new website is up and running. Same web address, www.childishthingsconsign.com I'd like to thank my daughter, Jessica, for helping me design it and get it just right. I may be able to run a store, but I am still in need of help with the technical computer stuff. I still don't know how to attach more than one picture at a time to the stores Facebook page! That's ok though--I am enjoying the learning process.

Also I wanted to let all you cloth diapering Mama's out there know that we are clearancing out our BumGenius One Size 3.0's. The sale will run until our supply runs out. The sale price is $15.95 per diaper. That's a savings of $2 per diaper. If you're interested, stop by soon before they're all gone!

Welcome!

Jennifer and I recently attended the NARTS conference in Palm Beach, FL. (NARTS, by the way, stands for National Association of Resale and Thrift Shops.) In between swimming in the ocean, sipping cocktails poolside, visiting resale stores, and going out to eat; we managed to attend a slew of workshops on various things related to the resale industry and retail in general. We also were proud to present the workshop on the details of running a children's store!

We learned a whole bunch of stuff, and one idea I got was to start a blog--so here it is. Mostly it will be pictures of neat things that arrive at the store, but I'll also have other things like great activities to do with the kids, good places to visit with out of town guests, and other fun ideas. I welcome your comments--(be nice please!)--and I hope you enjoy visiting both the blog and the store!

The following are two items we recently received--a brand new Stokke Mini Sleepi bassinet, and a set of 2 Nova Naturals playstands.