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Adorable Play Dresses from H&M for $4.95!
My Girls' Go-To Summer Outfits
I love H&M. For me, for my kids... I think it's the best place to go to keep your wardrobe updated with new fashions, but at a really affordable price. The quality is okay, but at the prices they offer, you really can't beat it for the style, and then you can afford to get a few cute things each season. Sometimes, because of their layout and the abundance of clothes, you really need to search to find the best things, but it's worth it. I find I'm much more successful "sans the kiddos," especially when shopping for myself.
But onto this post: in the spring/summer, H&M has these adorable girls' dresses for $4.95! Less than $5! Realistically, I couldn't make them for that (although I think I came close with these skirts)! Last year, I spent all this time and money looking for shorts and tank tops for my girls, and when it came down to it, they never wore any of it. All they wanted were dresses. And they loved the H&M ones (in fact sometimes they still try to wear theirs from 2 years ago... I really need to sort through their clothes)!
Another cool thing about H&M kids clothes is the sizing. For instance, B2's dresses are size 2-4 years and B1's are 4-6 years. I love that there is such a range, and yet these $5 dresses look cute at any point in that range! Perfect for anything from chasing bubbles at the Memorial Day parade, to spinning circles on the lawn, to taking a drink from the sprinkler, apparently :)
I really can't get over how much I love these dresses, now a complete mainstay of my girls' summer wardrobes. $20 for 4 outfits! Don't know if I'll be able to resist getting a few more...
Kids Consignment Sales are the Real Deal
I only recently discovered kids consignment sales. Not stores, but big sales where the organizers rent a huge space, coordinate hundreds of consignors who want to sell their items, and host a giant sale. Ok, maybe I'm in the dark here, but we just recently moved from a very rural area, so there wasn't a lot of that happening out there.
Two weeks ago, I decided to jump right in. Most of the sales are staffed by volunteers, and the perks of volunteering are that you get to shop first! Yes, please! And I'm so glad I did. Not just for the amazing deals I got (for instance, this $20 mint condition wagon!), but because it was really fun, and I met a lot of other like-minded moms. And you really don't have to be a volunteer or shop first for great deals --I can't believe the amount of deals I missed when I was cashing people out after I shopped.
I just can't get over how ingenious these sales are. It's a win-win for both the consignors and the shoppers. By far, my newest favorite economical (i.e., cheap) & environmental (think about all that Little Tykes plastic being reused instead of tossed in a dumpster) shopping idea. I just wish I could find more! I heard they're really big down south. Can anyone fill me in on more in the northeast?
