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Believe it or not, it’s almost time for Kansas City’s 2010 Fall Consignment Sales! There are lots of them popping up all over the city.  Your kids are growing like weeds and the economy is sputtering…a consignment sale might be just what you’ve been looking for– as a buyer, seller or both.

Here’s how they work:  you can generally participate by becoming either a consignor, volunteer or shopper.  (Therefore, you can both make and spend money!)  You’ll need to price and tag your items and be prepared to pay an entry fee in the neighborhood of $10.  Then, get ready to take home up to 70% of your sales!  Some sales are limited in scope to only clothing, while others accept and sell anything from clothing to furniture to sporting goods.  We’ve compiled a listing of upcoming sales and maintain the listing of Consignment Sales year-round–you can click here to see it.

If you run or represent a consignment sale–and would like to purchase featured, prominent placement via a Sponsored Listing – (like Here We Grow Again, Kids’ Closet Connection and Love it Again) – all you need to do is contact me.  Just email me at kiran@kckidsfun.com or leave a comment below.  I am also happy to update sale dates for you. Happy Selling!  Happy Shopping!

Sponsored Listings:

Here We Grow Again (multiple locations around the Kansas City metro). We are looking for consignors, shoppers and volunteers! We accept and sell quality gently-used and new kids clothing, toys, bedding, furniture, sporting and play equipment–anything having to do with kids!! We hope to see you at the sale!! Next sales: (multiple locations across the Kansas City metro - Sept 22-25, 2010 Olathe, KS @ 588 Santa Fe, Olathe (just west of I-35 in the former Dillons location) Oct 22-24, 2010 Blue Springs, MO/ Independence, MO @ The Cotillion 1717 Burdett Crossing, Blue Springs (on Hwy7 , just north of I-70).. Sept. 29 – Oct. 2, 2010, Shawnee, KS @ Westbrooke Shopping Center, 75th & Quivira. October 6-9, 2010, Topeka, KS @ 210 SE 29th Street. October 13-16,2010, North Kansas City @ KCI Expo Center (11730 N. Ambassador Dr.) October 27-30, 2010, Grandview, MO @ 15201 US 71 (Crystal Ballroom/Rodeway Inn).

Kids’ Closet Connection (multiple locations across the Kansas City metro) Next Sales:

Gardner, KS –Aug 24-29 2010 (open to public Aug 26-29), Jo. Co Fairgrounds 4H Building 136 East Washington Street; Lawrence, KS – Sept. 1-4 , 2110 Harper St. Bldg. 21; Leavenworth, KS Sept. 22 – 26, 2010, Leavenworth Shopping Plaza 3400 S 4th Street; Overland Park, KS — August 31-September 3, Overland Park Convention Ctr 6000 College Blvd.; Topeka, KS — September 07-11 , 720 NW 50th Street; Blue Springs, MO August 5th – 8th, 2010 , Sports City 425 NE Mock Ave.; Harrisonville, MO — September 17-19 , 2402 N STATE ROUTE 291 Cass County Elks Lodge; Lee’s Summit, MO October 6th – 9th, 2010 , Lakeland Community Church 913 NE Colbern Road; North Kansas City, MO August 25-28, Shoal Creek Community Church 6816 South Church Road; Saint Joseph, MO — September 29-October 01 , American Legion Hall 4826 Frederick Avenue

Love It Again - Eastern Jackson County (Blue Springs, MO)

Consign or shop with us at our Fall Sale– September 8-11, 2010. All consignors earn 70% of the final selling price. Heartland Church (South 7 Highway & Liggett Rd.) 400 SW Lake Village Blvd., Blue Springs, MO 64014

Next Sales: September 8 – Consignor Drop Off (10:00 AM – 7:00 PM)
September 9 – Shopping Day (8:00 AM – 10:00 AM is pre-sale, 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM)
September 10 – Open 9:00 AM – 6:00 PM.
September 11 – Open 8:00 AM – 12:00 PM.

Basic Listings:

All About Kids (Independence, MO) at the KC Sports Lodge, Sept. 17-19, 2010.

Double Joy Mothers of Multiples Club (Lee’s Summit, MO) – next sale: no fall sale this year.

Greater Kansas City Mothers of Twins Club (metro-wide, meetings in south KCMO) – next sale: September 18, 2010 at First Church of the Nazarene, KCMO.

Johnson County Mothers of Multiples Club (Johnson County, KS) – next sale: September 11, 2010 at Indian Creek Community Church, Olathe, KS

Just Between Friends (Northland) – next sale: August 28-29, 2010, KCI Expo Center, KCMO

Just Between Friends (Lee’s Summit, MO) – next sale: August 29th thru September 1st, 2010

Just Between Friends (Overland Park, KS) – next sale: September 16-19, 2010 at Overland Park International Trade Center.

Just Between Friends (Shawnee, KS & Kansas City, KS) – October 15-17, 2010 at Kansas Speedway.

Kansas City Northland Mothers of Multiples Club – next sale: September 11, 2010 at King of Kings Lutheran Church, Kansas City North

KC Kids Sale – Sept. 9-11, 2010, Lawrence, KS @ Knights of Columbus, and August 26-28, 2010, Tonganoxie, KS @ Leavenworth County Fairgrounds.

UPDATE AUG 14, 2010:  TICKET WINNER!!!!

***Congratulations to Lori Smith– our lucky winner!  (Lori will be contacted via private email with all of the details!)***

Lori will receive a 4-pack of tickets to Schlitterbahn Vacation Village Waterpark in Kansas City, KS– thanks to our friends at KC Pumpkin Patch. With fall right around the corner, it’s a great time to check out and “like” their Facebook page so you can be in-the-know on anything and everything pumpkin!!!

Many thanks to all who entered.  Enjoy these last precious days of summer with your families and friends!  ~K&K

The Reading Reptile is celebrating the Grand Opening of a bakery!  And it sounds amazing!  Head over to Le Petit Rouge (“Little Red” for you non-Francophiles!) at Reading Reptile on Saturday, August 14, 2010 from 11am-4pm and join in the fun.  If you place an order for a birthday cake or dozen cupcakes, you’ll receive a coupon for 20% OFF your next book purchase at the Reading Reptile!  I absolutely LOVE the names of the treats to be had at the Fairytale Bakery; I can’t wait to try the “Robin Hood”– insanely intriguing and I’m sure equally delicious.  If you’re not familiar with Reading Reptile, it’s a fabulous, locally-owned bookseller located in Kansas City’s Brookside neighborhood at 328 W. 63rd St.  Enjoy!

Have you considered spending the day in Independence, MO for one of your summer activities? This might sway you to do just that!  Yesterday (July 6, 2010) marked the first operational day of the new Truman Trolley!  This sounds like a totally fun, unique and INEXPENSIVE thing to do this summer. And, the kids might learn a thing or two!

The “Truman Trolley”, a partnership between the Independence Square, Harry S. Truman Library and Museum and  Independence Tourism, is scheduled to operate through October 2 (13 weeks).  There will be no service during the Santa Cali Gon Days Festival (September 3-6). Two trolleys can be boarded Monday through Saturday at 10:00 a.m. at Union Station for a nonstop ride to Independence (with advance reservations to 816-512-5555). The trolley will make it possible for families to enjoy a convenient day trip to the shops and restaurants on the Square as well as twelve of the city’s highlight attractions without the need to rent a car, take a taxi or ride the Amtrak train.  A nonstop return trip to Union Station will leave the Independence Square at 5:30 p.m. Monday through Saturday.

In Independence, the trolley will run continuously from 10:30 to 5:30, Monday through Saturday beginning at Clinton’s Soda Fountain, 100 W. Maple, (corner of Main and Maple) on the Square.  All day tickets cost $ 1 for ages 6 and up for a full circuit. Riders may get on and off at various stops without paying an additional fare. No reservations are necessary for people boarding the trolley at any stop in Independence.

After leaving Clinton’s, the trolley will stop at the following attractions in this order:

• National Frontier Trails Museum and Chicago and Alton 1879 Depot (both at 318 W. Pacific), as well as the Bingham-Waggoner Estate, (across the street at 313 W. Pacific).
• Mormon heritage sites at River and Walnut (Community of Christ Temple and Auditorium, and Mormon Visitors Center, Church of Christ Temple Lot )
• Truman sites (Truman Home at 219 N. Delaware and Harry S. Truman Library and Museum, 500 W. U. S. 24 Highway)
• Vaile Victorian Mansion, 1500 N. Liberty.
• Truman Home Ticket and Visitor Center, 223 N. Main (see an orientation film here and buy tickets for Truman Home Tour) and 1859 Jail and Marshal’s Home, 217 N. Main. This is also the pick-up point for narrated tours with Pioneer Trails Adventures, a covered wagon ride.

Residents and tourists who ride the trolley will be able to listen to a narration by the driver about city highlights and watch tourism videos which feature a number of the sites and attractions along the route.

For more information, call the Truman Trolley information line at (816) 512-5555. For a complete list of all tourism attractions and summer events, go towww.visitindependence.com.