tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906209974269076373.post8015601935338593818..comments2023-10-21T03:21:42.661-05:00Comments on Amelia Sprout: A whole bunch of questions.Amelia Sprouthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10773792930391254801noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906209974269076373.post-12934149670788082292009-06-10T11:45:41.286-05:002009-06-10T11:45:41.286-05:00We have a Step2 sand&water table and a Step2 K...We have a Step2 sand&water table and a Step2 Kangaroo Climber outside, along with a cheapy soccer net and ball. We also have a barn playhouse that Aaron's dad got the girls. <br /><br />Craigslist does have good stuff if you keep watching and are quick. OUAC also has decent prices on some of their outdoor toys. As for selling, I only sell stuff to OUAC if I'm willing to accept a price for it similar to a yard sale. You won't get much, but sometimes it's worth it just to get rid of it.Christinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07345875955750219033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906209974269076373.post-20057525078809121352009-06-03T18:25:42.174-05:002009-06-03T18:25:42.174-05:00Do you have a freecycle chapter near you? Go to fr...Do you have a freecycle chapter near you? Go to freecycle.org and see! It's where you give things you don't want to people who do. And vice versa. <br /><br />Sorry, that just totally read like an ad campaign. I am not an official freecycle spokesperson, but I have used it and think it's great. The end.Susanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05628196820168673056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906209974269076373.post-6132433568864467232009-06-02T12:08:25.217-05:002009-06-02T12:08:25.217-05:00My dad & stepmom just bought Goose a Step 2 sa...My dad & stepmom just bought Goose a Step 2 sand & water table for his first birthday. Plastic, yes, but surprisingly not too garish. I think those companies are starting to come around to the idea that people do not want their yards to look like McDonald's Playland.<br /><br />I, too, suggest Craig's List if you don't have time for garage sales. I think it's a great idea to sell some outgrown baby stuff to get $ for some toddler stuff. Also check out Sam's Club if that's possible. My dad said the table they bought was $30 cheaper there than at Toys R Us.<br /><br />As for Rainbow Play Systems, I have a catalog I picked up at a display at our local mall. Prices vary vary by region, but in our non-metropolitan area super-basic entry level systems are in the $2,500 - $3,000 range! Although, once again, evil Sam's Club has a basic Rainbow specially offered by them for about $1300. We are actually debating coughing up the $ for it, since we have the room for it, two kids and it would last forever.jen @ negative lanehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09491566862726424171noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906209974269076373.post-24546124564481070792009-06-02T09:42:17.109-05:002009-06-02T09:42:17.109-05:00I have one of those - and it isn't all bright and...I have one of those - and it isn't all bright and primary colors. I found it at Toys R Us...here is a link http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3004164 It is reasonably priced also. We got it when my 5 year old was 2 and he still plays on it. I have an 18 mos. old and she is just now starting to climb up the ladder and go down the slide.<br /><br />Also, I have sold items at Once Upon a Child. They are pretty picky about what they take. But I have made a few hundred dollars. I also just sold alot of my stuff at the JBF consignment sale. I made alot of money there also. They will have their fall/winter sales in September so that is an option also. <br /><br />Hope this helpsandreaberghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14068315273166294597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906209974269076373.post-60009049569312960322009-06-01T22:20:46.155-05:002009-06-01T22:20:46.155-05:00First things first - I LOOOOVE me some craigslist ...First things first - I LOOOOVE me some craigslist - I buy AND sell on there ALL THE TIME but...anything made of plastic goes FAST...We tried all last summer to get a plastic climber for our kids - and once I was the first responder out of like 300 the guy got - but the thing was too big to get it home & we gave up trying - frankly, I'm glad now as at 2.5 & 3.5 they are all about the 'big' systems that we can't afford (so we use the public parks!) My one good find has been a plastic playhouse for about half price, and a crab sandbox complete with the fine white playsand we got FREE on CL...AND...our compromise to not buying a big old swingset/playsystem etc? A bounce house - the kids LOOOVE it - <br />http://gustgab.blogspot.com/2008/09/nut-house.html<br />search my blog for BOUNCE HOUSE to see various days we've had it out - but, it was $200, the kids get great exercise & stay contained - I can move it around the yard so I can see them at all times - & when we are done we deflate it & shove it in a giant tote in the garage - no mowing around it, no unsightly colors in the hackyard, etc etcdarciehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03611334115957929814noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906209974269076373.post-88861126214664371912009-06-01T21:22:58.465-05:002009-06-01T21:22:58.465-05:00i would keep checking craigslist. it took me abou...i would keep checking craigslist. it took me about a month, but our patio is filled with little tikes play stuff (a swing/slide set, a fort/slide set, a water table/sand table, a rocking horse, a basketball hoop and a lazy coupe car... i got all of them on craigslist for under $200 total. my kids play on everything. they love it and literally spend hours on the patio every day.Aprilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15915351322324269632noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5906209974269076373.post-68139190513758047592009-06-01T21:09:48.438-05:002009-06-01T21:09:48.438-05:00We got a small Step 2 or Little Tikes plastic fort...We got a small Step 2 or Little Tikes plastic fort/slide thingie through CL & it's been fun. 4yo can still fit in it & it's good fun for my 2yo, so you would be fine. I'd expect good, good-priced stuff to go fast on CL in your area - mine's a little smaller, so things go slower. But, maybe your SIL can keep her eyes open for you at rummage sales?<br /><br />I've sold both via CL & OUAC. Big stuff - exersaucer, baby gates, bath seat - went faster on CL. Clothing, not so much. <br /><br />But you can always bring the clothes to OUAC. Don't expect to get a whole lot from them & they'll only take what fits their inventory needs, but it's easy. Also, ours has a "wish list" you can get on so they let you know when the item you want comes in - like, say, a plastic slide/cube/fort thingie!<br /><br />Good luck! Also, don't overlook getting store credit for your OUAC stuff & doing your shopping there for what you can find that will work for M.Ms. Huis Herselfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10965333243525156916noreply@blogger.com