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Kid-to-Kid in Aurora – THUMBS UP

lauralee — Thu, 15 Jan 2009 21:03:05 +0000

Kid-to-Kid is not new to me. I’ve been shopping there sporadically since they opened about 12 or so years ago right next to Kayley’s old daycare. And I’ve had a love/hate relationship with Kid-to-Kid over the years. I’ve been there many times looking for reasonably priced toys for my kids, and I’ve been annoyed with them probably a good dozen times for various reasons. My annoyance revolved around the fact that the store was usually too overcrowded, too disorganized, and with items priced way too high. My rationale is, I’m cheap. If I’m making the decision to buy items used instead of new, there’s no way in hell I’m paying just a few dollars shy of full price for it. Hello? The stuff is USED. I have no way of knowing the history of it. That baby swing could have been lovingly taken care of by a nice family, or it could have been kicked down an entire flight of stairs and fallen out the back of someone’s pickup on the way here. With that in mind, I’m thinking, it should be priced at $19.99, not $69.99. Because of my outrage at their overpriced stuff, I’ve purchased nearly all of my “gently used” toys, clothing, and equipment from the twin club garage sales, or actual neighborhood garage sales, where items are actually priced as if they are, y’know…USED.

However, I’m changing my tune just a bit. I had reason to hit up Kid-to-Kid recently for the first time in over a year. They’ve changed ownership, completely remodeled the store, and it looks FANTASTIC. It’s clean, well organized, and every item I saw was in tip-top shape. No toys strewn throughout the aisles. No stained clothing. Just aisles and aisles of neatly organized items, beautiful new signage, new laminate wood-looking floors throughout the store, and friendly, helpful associates actually WORKING in the store, ready to help me find anything I needed. I glanced through their book selection and probably 85% of the books are good quality children’s literature, too. I bought three classics for $1.99 each. VERY reasonably priced, in my opinion. In fact, they have a little book club you can join where children can get a free book each month.

I’ll be hitting up Kid-to-Kid again, for sure. This has been by far my best experience over the past 12+ years. The whole atmosphere of the store has changed for the better. You know how often those resale shops have a real thrift-store feel to them? They have that funky smell, y’know? Kid-to-Kid used to be that way, but not since their remodel. They’ve shed their aura of poverty, and it’s almost like walking into a Gymboree store. Definitely the more upscale of the resale shops I’ve visited.

Check them out if you’re in the Denver/Aurora area. They’re located at Mississippi and Chambers, in the strip mall where Michael’s is. Thumbs up from here!

For more information on the Aurora location, visit their website here: Aurora Kid-to-Kid

Kid-to-Kid
15035 E. Mississippi
Aurora, Colorado 80012
Phone 303.752.2757
Email aurora@kidtokid.com

Hours:
10AM – 7PM Mon-Fri
10AM – 6PM Sat
11AM – 4PM Sun

Halloween is coming!

lauralee — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 15:50:43 +0000

Well, folks, fall is finally here, which means HALLOWEEN is right around the corner. It’s officially acceptable for my children to talk about what they want to be for Halloween. ALL YEAR LONG, every time we see any sort of costumed character, my little twins say, “I want to be that for Halloween!” I hear it in January, May, July…doesn’t matter. They want to be Yo Gabba Gabba characters. They want to be Barbie. They want to be Brian and Stewie from Family Guy. (Which would be AWESOME, I think – you just don’t see many 3-year-old little girl twins dressed like Family Guy characters.) When it comes right down to it, though, I guarantee you we’ll have matching Disney princesses of some kind. I wish they’d branch out a little!

I was just checking out some of the cute Childrens Costumes available online, and I personally love the Wednesday Addams costume. Unfortunately, my kids have no idea who Wednesday Addams is. They like the Bratz Cheerleader costume; I say I don’t THINK so, little girls. Why do preschoolers need to dress seductively, even on Halloween? Bah, I say. Bah!

There are lots of Halloween Costume Stores online nowadays. I bought my costume online last year, and everybody loved it. I’ve got about a month before I need to decide what I’m going to be this year, or even if we’re going to/hosting a party. I love Halloween! And I love shopping for this stuff online. I’ve always HATED digging around the party stores, bumping elbows with everyone else trying to find a costume. Much easier to browse around from the comfort of my desk chair, y’know?

What are your kids going to be for Halloween?

Fabric Workroom

lauralee — Tue, 12 Aug 2008 15:04:50 +0000

Check out this neat site – Fabric Workroom – they have lots of great custom decorating stuff for your house. I love the upholstered headboards – you can pick the style you want and the fabric from a huge selection of Waverly fabrics and they’ll construct it and send it right out to you.

They also have a variety Window Treatments, Drapes, Valances, Swags using these beautiful Waverly fabrics. I love it! I have pretty valances in my kitchen made by Waverly – I could have something made to match them for the sliding glass door in the kitchen, too! Their massive pattern library is searchable by pattern name and number, so it wouldn’t be hard to find the exact pattern I already have.

If you’re looking for a place to get some custom items for your house – window treatments, shower curtains, headboards – this is the place!

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