Store Photo

(This doesn't view well on a mobile phone!)

Here's a cool panoramic photo that was taken by Kevin Barber of Barber Photography.  In case you haven't had a chance to make it into the store, here is all the hard work put into the store by everyone that works here.

Can you see the large photos on the walls and hanging from the ceiling?  Barber Photography took the photos of local families and Little Padded Seats customers that are showing off some of our wonderful products.

We tried to categorize the store as best as possible. We have the carriers right as you walking into the store and then diaper bags and clothing along the south wall.  In the middle are mama products (pregnancy, nursing, menstrual, etc).  Towards the middle front and north wall are kid's products (toys, games, cards, Piggy Paint, Name Trains).  On the blue north wall are our teething products including amber necklaces.  Towards the back is anything cloth diaper related - diapers, covers, wetbags, laundry items, etc.

Along the back wall (with the polka dots), there is a children's play area so that you can come in and shop while your kids are entertained.  There is also a couch with a Boppy and nursing cover available to those that would like a place to sit down out of the hustle and bustle of the mall to nurse (or for dads to sit).

We've been in the new space for a little over a month and it has been awesome!  We have been seeing a lot of people coming in that have never heard of the store and making purchases, wanting more information on cloth diapering, or just enjoying seeing a new store.  I think it helps being in the location that we are in!

If you haven't had a chance, take some time to come out to visit us! 

Our Community Room & Classes

One of the greatest benefits to the new store is that it allows us to have a "community room".  What exactly is this room for?  Anything that can allow us to help out our community and its members.  So far we have been able to have our first cloth diaper garage sale (look for another one February 9th!), API meetings, and Lauri has scheduled dates for cloth diaper classes through March.

Having this room allows us to continue to keep the store open while helping educate people on cloth diapering, baby wearing, and future uses.  To date, we have been in talks with local chapters and businesses to hold their classes in the community room.

You can look forward to seeing:

Attachment Parenting International (API) meetings

My Smart Hands

Cloth Diapering Classes

Babywearing Classes

Cloth Diaper Garage Sales

Plus many more are in the works!

You can also make sure to check out our calendar on the Little Padded Seats website on what classes and events we have coming up.  Again, Bianca is working hard on making sure our calendar of event are as up to date as possible.  Check it out here: LPS Events

If you have any suggestions in which you would like to see, please feel free to comment and let us know!  Also, if you are looking to rent a space for your organization, e-mail, call, or stop in and speak with Lauri or Tommy.  They would be more than happy to speak with you and work something out.

Cloth Diaper Garage Sale

We have been having some cloth diaper garage sales and they have been a hit!  Now that we have our community room, it is going to be a great location for those that would like to sell off some of their stash or for those that would like to purchase cloth diapers second hand.

Here are a little statistics from our first garage sale (December 8th) at our new location:

19 - Sellers participated
733 - Item brought for sale
278 - Items sold through our register
That's 38% of items that went home with a new owner!
$1785.90 - Made by sellers

All in 2 hours!

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We will be hosting another garage sale on February 9th from 10am-12pm.  It is not too early to sign up to sell or to make sure you have that day off for some great steals!  Make sure you get here early to get the first pick.  

Our hope is to make this a bi-monthly event.  The goal is the 2nd Saturday of every even month from 10am-12pm.  The next garage sale is tentatively scheduled for April 13th.

Have we peaked your interest in our next garage sale?  Here is more information -

Looking to BUY

Free to attend. An inexpensive way to start or add to your cloth diaper stash. You should find a wide assortment of brands probably including some not carried at Little Padded Seats. Already have enough cloth diapers? No problem - bring a friend who may be interested in coming over to the cloth side and show them how easy and inexpensive cloth can be! And unlike traditional garage sales, in addition to cash and check, we accept Visa, Mastercard, Discover, PayPal and Dwolla. (And don't forget about LPS Gift Certificates!)

Disclaimer - All transactions are between the buyer and the seller. Little Padded Seats is not warranting any items for sale at this event.

Looking to SELL

For $5 you will get as much indoor table space as you need. We will give you item labels for you to price your items. You set your own prices. Show up around 9:45am to set out your items. At this point you have a choice. You can hang around and negotiate if your prices are flexible or you can leave after setting out your items. (If you need, you can drop your pre-priced items off with us before the garage sale and we'll set them up.) After the event, pick up your unsold items and we will write you a check for the proceeds from your sales – minus the 5% surcharge. We just ask that you don't remove unsold items before the posted end time of the event.

Disclaimer – Whether you choose to stay with your items in the sale the whole time is your decision. If you do leave we will do our best to ensure that none of your items walk off without being paid for. By and large, we've observed very little of this at Little Padded Seats. None the less, the risk is yours.

Cost: $5 for table space + 5% surcharge for sales through our register
How to register for space: Call, email, or come by Little Padded Seats