New Places, New Faces.

As mentioned previously, the Des Moines Register did a little mention about Little Padded Seats and their new move.

Here is a copy/paste version of the article by Patt Johnson:

Little Padded Seats, a cloth diaper and natural parenting shop, has moved to Valley West Mall in West Des Moines into a space on the lower level near the children’s play area.

Owners Lauri and Tommy Ericson sell reusable cloth diapers, diapering accessories, baby carriers, BPA-free plastic bottles, breast-feeding products, cotton clothes for infants, toys made from sustainable wood and educational products.

Lauri Ericson started Little Padded Seats as an online business in April 2008. The couple opened a tiny shop on Elm Street in Valley Junction in West Des Moines and soon outgrew that space. They located to a larger store in 2009 at 130 Fifth St. in Valley Junction.

Ericson said the move to the mall will help them reach a more mainstream audience because of the shopping center’s foot traffic.

The Ericson’s have created a community room at the back of the store where they offer classes on baby wearing (carrying a baby in a sling or other carrier), using cloth diapers, attachment parenting, baby sign language and other natural parenting techniques.

The store also has an expanded toy department and new product lines.

Call 557-0947 or see www.LittlePaddedSeats.com.

Source: http://blogs.desmoinesregister.com/dmr/index.php/2012/12/10/cloth-diaper-shop-moves-to-valley-west-mall/viewart
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(From left to right: Lauri, Tommy, Pam, Stacy, Robyn, Bianca)

CHANGES!

At Little Padded Seats, there have been a lot of changes going on!

The biggest change is our LOCATION!  We have moved from the Valley Junction area and we can now be found at Valley West Mall.  We are on the lower level, right next to Younkers and the kid's play area.  The move has been super exciting and our goal is to reach a more mainstream audience.  So far, we couldn't be happier with the move.  We are seeing a lot of new faces (and old!) stopping into the store.

Here are a few pictures of the new store -

The move has also increased our business hours so we are now open 7 days a week.  That's great news in case you need that NoseFrida at the last minute or are out of Charlie's Soap on your Sunday laundry days.

Following the holidays, will we be open:

Monday-Saturday: 10am to 9pm
Sunday: 11am to 6pm

Another change brought on by the move is additional faces at the store!  In addition to Tommy, Lauri, Robyn, and Bianca; we have brought on Pam and Stacy.  Pam and Stacy are fantastic additions to the store so if you have a chance to stop by, make sure you say "Hi!"  (The Des Moines Register recently posted an article on the new move so we'll get that posted soon.)

The last major change is NEW and MORE products!  We are loving the new space at the store which is allowing us to bring in more products and new lines.  Bianca is working hard on updating the website to reflect what is in store.  Some of the recent products that have come in are beautiful nursing gowns, more baby carrier brands, new prints in wetbags and diapers, Rock-A-Bye Baby CD's, plus lots more!  We can't wait to get everything in.  Plus, if you have any suggestions on what you would like to see, leave a comment.  We'd love to know what people would like to see in the store.

Well, that's the last of the biggest news.  Our goal is to get the Blog and newsletter up and out on a regular basis so you can look forward to seeing more from us.

Welcome to Little Padded Seats!

Well, I finally did it...I started a blog. I decided this would be a nice way for us to stay in touch with everyone! I will be talking mostly about cloth diapers and other natural parenting type products. Look here for fun new products that I will be adding to the store and even products that I've tried and didn't really like. I hope I can be helpful on your cloth diapering journey!