Toonie Sale

I'm only going to "say" this once! TOONIE TUESDAY for facebook fans ONLY! stop in today.........................​..........open 10-5pm:)

Any The Baby Bin Boutique FANS out there?

Any The Baby Bin Boutique FANS out there? We'd love to hear from you! Tell us why you enjoy shopping at the store- and we will randomly draw from our submissions for a $50 BBB Gift Certificate!!!

Tips For Successful Consignment Shopping

This weekend marks the beginning of our busy SPRING consignment shopping season- so we thought we'd share some tips with you on how to be successful when shopping at The Baby Bin Boutique and the other local consignment shops in Winnipeg:

Be organized

Bring a Tote or recyclable bag with you! Many shops also sell these types of bags for your shopping convenience- The Baby Bin Boutique offers many solutions for you in store!

Stick to the List

Always always always take a list! This way you don't forget any items that you have been on the look out for when you get start finding all the other treasures on the racks! It's okay to buy beyond your list- but this way you don't miss out on that particular item you were looking for in the first place.


Look High & Low for Sizes

I sometimes shop one to two sizes ahead you never know how fast they will grow or skip sizes. Always check/inquire about in store markdowns and sales events prior to "looking" then you can be on the look out for the additional markdowns and grab the amazing deals- instead of passing them by on the racks!


Do Your Research

I like to use GOOGLE on my cell phone. Get great reviews on products, gear,toys I am not sure about or would like the specifics on before buying. Often times when you leave an item behind in the shop to go home and do your research it is gone by the time you return to purchase it.

Shop Often

The Baby Bin Boutique puts out new arrivals every single day- so stop and shop regularly at your favorite "gently loved" shops! Check out the store's Face Book Fan Page for additional events and promotions and savings- these pages are updated several times daily for you!

Shop Where YOU Consign

Think of all the great stuff you are selling consignment.......why not shop where you drop- shops encourage you to use your store credit towards purchases made in store- and you don't need to pull your wallet out!!

Share Your Success!

If you've found a real gem of a shop that treats you well, and offers great product selection and services then tell people about it! Give back to your community by shopping locally- YOU do make the difference!

WHY SHOULD I CONSIGN or SELL my under-loved items?

Two good reasons: it's good for you and it's good for the environment. It's good for you because it keeps your closets and cupboards filled with only the things you actually love and use. It simplifies your life and saves you time otherwise spent maintaining under-appreciated possessions. Best of all, it turns your cluttered closets into cash.

Recycling is good for you, your family, and your wallet.
Keep your closets clean. Why waste time organizing things you don't use and love? It's a snap to get everyone dressed in the morning—or the party table set—if you love every choice you own.
Simple living is good for your family. Wouldn't you rather spend time with loved ones, instead of caring for all those boxes of unused possessions? Wouldn't your spouse be much happier if the car would finally fit in the garage?
Simple living is good for your wallet. While consigning or selling your "mistakes" won't make you rich, it will provide a welcome rebate on past purchases that turned out to be not so perfect. And, of course, that money can be joyfully re-spent in the shop on something that is just the thing!

Recycling is good for the environment. We all know this. But consider:
Cotton crops pollute. It is estimated that in the Third World, half of all pesticides used are used on cotton fields. When you recycle a single gently-used T-shirt and one pair of jeans, you help save a full pound of chemical fertilizer and pesticide from being released into the soil, water, and atmosphere.

Pump It Up

Sometimes you just need a little power-up. However this can be difficult when you’ve already had so much caffeine that you can hear yourself buzzing, your motivational poster doesn’t inspire quite like it used to, and you’re drawn to Facebook like an over-caffeinated moth to a flame on a motivational poster.

What to do, what to do?

We feel your pain. That’s why when the situation becomes dire, we crank a Pump Up Song (or nine) to re-energize. Laughing at the discrepancies in music preference is also fun.

Here’s what we’ve been listening to while working hard:

Black Sheep – Metric
Elephant Gun – Beirut
Barbra Streisand – Duck Sauce
Jungle Drum – Emiliana Torrini
Coming Home – Diddy ft. Skylar Grey
Cold Shoulder – Adele

So whether you’re at work, at the gym or feeling exhausted on your drive, we hope this helps! Happy Friday and have an awesome weekend!

fRIDAY fIVE- hOW TO STOP FRETTING THE STUPID STUFF!

I’m a chronic worrier.

I worry about debt. I fret about being alone. I lie awake at night freaking out about eyeball cancer, my child’s future and how fat I’m gonna be after hogging a heap of holiday fudge.

Big or small — I stress about it all. And I really need to stop.

“Worry can waste energy — you’re trying to fix every possible problem, even if none exist,” psychologist Robert L. Leahy says.

Having trouble calming down? Here are five great tips from Self magazine to get you started:

1. Plan to fret. Take 30 minutes to worry intensively, then move on.

2. Jot it down. Write down your worry, then in a few days write down the outcome. You’ll see that things usually turn out much better than you think.

3. Identify the emotion. If your husband is late coming home and you imagine he has been hit by a bus, think about the emotion behind your worry. (You love him and want to keep him around.) Once you have identified the emotion, see if it’s a reasonable worry (hint: probably not). Then let it pass.

4. Peel citrus. The next time you mentally freak out about something, grab an orange. Press your nail into the skin and focus on the smell. Being in the moment will help you forget about the future.

5. Get nostalgic. Remember your key events of the past 10 years. You probably can’t recall the worries linked with these experiences, or, if you can, you may see that most never happened.

The Terrific TOONIE sale at the shoppe!!

The Baby Bin Boutique 1444 Corydon Avenue Winnipeg Manitoba R3n 0J3 204-487-4687 www.babybin.ca Details on our face book page!!

This will be our biggest sale of 2011!! Starts Thursday January 13th at 10am while quantities last!!

The Terrific TOONIE sale at the shoppe!! Racks upon racks of the best baby/toddler fashions, accessories, gear, and more at a $2 a piece! Sizes newboen up to 8/10

Huge batches of girls and boys Gymboree, GAP, The Children's Place, Mexx, designer labels and more added to our toonie racks !!! Stop by and stock up on the best brands at a $2 a piece!!!!

While supplies last! Come and shop Thursday January 13th and avoid disappointment!
Bring your friends and shop in the comfort of our locally owned small business!

Stop and shop to support small local biz and a fellow momma like you!

All clearance and toonie sale items final sale.

Check out all of our new arrivals- spring fashions and more!!
Hope to see you all soon!

This is a CASH ONLY SALE- no exceptions- so bring your change purses, and stock up on the best selection of designer and brand name clothing and more at gently loved prices!

Jenn and the staff:) of the best baby store in Winnipeg!!!!
THE BABY BIN BOUTIQUE

Why Join Our Family of Consignors in January?

There are two good reasons to consign: It's good for you and it's good for the environment. Consigning is good for you because it keeps your closets kid's rooms and toy boxes filled with only the things you actually love and use. It simplifies your life and saves you time otherwise spent maintaining under-appreciated possessions. Best of all, it turns your cluttered closets into cash. Recycling is good for you, your family, and your wallet.

Keep your closets clean. Why waste valuable time organizing things you don't use and love? Think of all the time you could have spent doing something fun with your family instead. It's a snap to get everyone dressed in the morning—or the party table set—if you love every choice that's pulled from the closet.

Simple living is good for your family. Wouldn't you rather spend time with loved ones, instead of caring for all those boxes of unused possessions? Wouldn't your spouse be much happier if the car would finally fit in the garage?

Simple living is good for your wallet. While consigning your "mistakes" won't make you rich, it will provide a welcome rebate on purchases that turned out to be not so perfect for you. And, of course, that money can be joyfully re-spent in the shop on something that is just the thing!

Recycling is good for the environment.

Would you prefer your items be sold to help out a charity?

If it's important to you not only to clear out your closets, but to make sure your items help others in many ways, think about donating your gently-used good items to charity. Charitable shops, run by non-profit associations, can do double good: they help recycle and they raise money for their mission. If the shop is run by a true charity, you can receive a donation slip that you might be able to use to reduce your income taxes.

Another and often more valuable, way to help a local charity is to ask them if they maintain an account in the charity's name in a consignment shop. This is the perfect blend of expertise: the charity can get on with doing what it does best in fulfilling its mission, while allowing the consignment shop to use the retailing and marketing talents it has to gain maximum income for the charity. The sharpest consignment shops will have available a list of charities who welcome your consigning to their accounts.

ARE YOU WILLING TO SHARE IN THE RISKS AND REWARDS OF CONSIGNING?

Since a consignment shop doesn't make money until you do, participating in the process by placing your items on consignment is, in effect, profit-sharing. You do your best to offer stylish, clean, appealing merchandise, and the shop does its best to showcase them in a proper manner, draw potential buyers to the shop to buy, and operate in a professional manner so your goods return the maximum reasonable price to you and to the business.

Now, the key in pricing is reasonable. No professional shopkeeper, and no reasonable consignor, will insist that something in a consignment shop be priced too high. The consignor risks having her items remain unsold, and the shopkeeper risks not making the rent! So when you're looking for a shop to best represent you, look for one whose prices and selling policies will draw buying customers.

Consider joining our BBB family of consignors today! Just organize your best brand name SPRING clothing, accessories, baby gear, carriers and such and drop it off at The Baby Bin Boutique on one of our designated drop off days next week when we resume our SPRING PROGRAM. Watch your BBB bank account grow- and simplify your life! Details about our consignment program can be found on our website or face book fan page, or call our shoppe for details #487-4687.

The end of the year. ROBOOT DAY!

The end of the year.

During my days as a retailer, it marked several things: realization that the next morning meant a new slate and endless possibilities; a chance to reflect on what could have been done differently and what was done perfectly; and an opportunity to relax into the most laid back day of our retail year.

I’m not sure what it is about the combination of human instinct and calender date, but for many of us, December 31 is “reboot day.” Which is good.

Need a starting point? Here you go—

1. Say thanks and mean it
The first and most important thing to do today is look each employee in the eye and tell them how appreciated they are…how valuable they are to the success of your business…and how much they helped you get through this past twelve months. As my grandfather, then father often reminded us kids as we grew up in the family business, your employees are your most valuable asset. Don’t take them for granted or squander their ability to have a positive impact.

2. Make a list of the five smartest things you did this past year
Too often, business owners forget to pat themselves on the back for a job well done. Given how hard the going has been for two years now, it’s a good time to step back and recognize the wise moves and positive changes you’re responsible for—some of which may be the reasons your doors are still open. Write them down, then tack them to a wall somewhere. Those just might be the starting points that inspire your next brainstorm.

3. Make a second list of three things you’d like to accomplish next year
These need to be things you have control over, not something beyond your control (ex: “improve the national economy” is a bit unrealistic for any one human). Maybe it’s a new rotation schedule for window displays or getting that blog jump started you’ve procrastinated about for six months. Pick three big goals, jot them down, put a target date next to them…then tack them on the wall, right next to the list of five things you did accomplish the past year. It’s a good visual reminder that when you put your mind to it, things happen.

4. Take a hard look at your current product lines
Which companies’ products aren’t selling, in spite of your personal love and adoration for them? Are they pulling their weight (ie, are they paying the rent for the space taken up on the shelves)? If not, it’s time to end the one-way love affair and find something new to flirt with. Market season is just around the corner, so now’s the time to clearance out anything that isn’t selling through at a snappy pace, with predictable regularity. Doing so will put cash in your pocket so you can begin courting a new, more profitable match at the January shows.

5. Take an equally hard look at your current providers
The most successful retailers I know revisit every single service provider they use on an annual basis to see if they’re still the most cost effective option available. This means everyone from your credit card merchant processor to your ISP to the local electric company. Some may have new cost savings plans you can opt into, some may have new competitors you can move to. In the case of processors, many will renegotiate your rates after a set period of time. Before contacting anyone to negotiate, however, do your homework. Find out what other options are out there, get the prices, and be prepared to jump ship if your current provider is unwilling to work toward keeping you happy.

6. If there’s a toxic dot on your road map, remove it
Occasionally, there’s one person or one company that makes our lives hell. You know what I mean (and, if you have one, you know who it is). Make a solemn vow that on January 2, you’re erasing that toxic dot from your shiny new 2011 road map. Write it on your personal calendar. Give yourself the weekend to work up the energy, then start the new year next week with a truly clean slate by disengaging yourself from that person or company. If you spent even five minutes in “tolerate” mode the past three months, it’s time to pull the trigger and clean things up. You (and your staff) will function better as a result. Trust me.

7. Splurge on something totally frivolous today
Whether it’s that not-decaf, not-skim cup of Double Whammy Mocha Dream you’ve eyed for weeks or an item more permanent in nature, do something nice for yourself without feeling bad about it. We spend so much time telling ourselves what’s wrong, what needs to be different, what isn’t the way we want it…we forget to occasionally think like a kid, embracing the simple fun and joy that exists right under our noses. Trust me. Letting go and simply enjoying what you’ve worked so hard for, even if in a small way, will feel good on a day like today.

So smile at everyone who comes through the door, tell them thanks for being part of your world, and remember that this is the day you’ve worked toward all year long. Time to enjoy the fruits of that labor.

Cheers!

Christmas Countdown 2010 - Find out how many days until Christmas 2010

Christmas Countdown 2010 - Find out how many days until Christmas 2010: "Set www.xmasclock.com as your homepage to count the number of days until Christmas 2010!"

Christmas Countdown 2010 - Find out how many days until Christmas 2010

Christmas Countdown 2010 - Find out how many days until Christmas 2010: "Set www.xmasclock.com as your homepage to count the number of days until Christmas 2010!"

Green Christmas – Tips For a Frugal and Environmentally-Friendly Holiday Season

Here are many tips and Christmas Present Ideas for saving money and encouraging environmental friendliness.

Gift Giving

Notebook for planning Christmas 1. Get a notebook. Keep a small notebook with you wherever you go. Use it to keep a list of gift ideas for people. When you get ready to shop, look at the notebook and plan your trips based on where you can get the most items. Cross off items when you get them, and pencil in those items you purchased for people when you are out, so you don’t “over-buy” for people.

2. New and Old and Homemade. Think about giving each person a small new item, something homemade, and something gently used. Our society is focused on the “buy it new, use it once and throw it out” mentality, and this will encourage thoughtful gift giving of new and used items.

3. Sources of Used Items. Check into consignment stores like The Baby Bin Boutique, Craigs list, thrift stores, eBay and free-cycle. For used books, try local used book stores and libraries. Check out paperbackswap.com to trade your books for other people’s books – you only pay postage. Most bookworms do not care if a book was previously used. Using this method you can get your reader a ton of books for the price of one or two new paperbacks, maybe even entire collections by their favorite authors.

4. Homemade Items. If you are crafty, make crafts. If you photograph, make an album or frame some prints or make mugs, puzzles or other items from sites like Winklflash. If you sew, consider making cloth shopping bags or gift bags out of extra fabric or old clothing. If you are handy around the house, give some certificates for your skill (carpentry, computers, you name it). If you cook, make some preserves, can some applesauce, make up cookie mixes, cookies, popcorn balls, snack mix or other snacks. If you hunt, make some jerky or sausage. If you brew, make some nice 6-packs or wine bottles with neat labels. Everyone has skills…turn them into gifts! If you are younger, make up and give coupons for free babysitting, snow removal, lawn mowing or household “work hours”.

5. Green Gifts. Buy gardening supplies and seeds and a gift card to the garden center. Purchase compact fluorescent (CF) bulbs and help install them. Get them a programmable thermostat. An electric blanket keeps your loved ones toasty and lets them set back that thermostat at night. Buy an energy audit for someone. Smart power strips are great at stemming the “phantom power” from things like chargers and computer peripherals. Buy someone a bicycle, new or used, if they could and would commute with it.

6. Gifts to Support Frugality. Buy some cookbooks for someone who eats out a lot and wants to save money. Give them cooking lessons or coupons for you to teach them cooking. Get them some new or used books on financial management or self-improvement. Book suggestions would be “The Total Money Makeover”, “The Millionaire Next Door”, and “The Complete Tightwad Gazette”. Buy board games, outdoor gear/toys, playing cards and a Hoyle card rules book and teach them the old “real” poker.

7. Saving on Wrap. $2.3 Jillion dollars are spent each year on wrap and tags, all of which get thrown out. Recycle paper bags and Sunday comics for wrapping, or make up cloth gift bags of various sizes from scraps or “buy the pound” clothing from yard or thrift sales. These bags can double as shopping bags and cleaning rags in a pinch. Purchase the reusable shopping bags and put your gifts in them. Pay a kid a nickel apiece to make cute tags from construction paper and some stamps. Save a few large cardboard boxes from shipments or purchases and fill with crumpled newspaper or those annoying peanuts, then bury a small gift inside. Someone can use the large box to tote their loot home or recycle it.

Entertaining

Holiday Season sees many parties and guests stopping in. Here are some ideas to keep the fun going without spending a ton of money.

1. Bring a Dish. When you have a party, ask everyone to bring a dish. Also ask them to carpool with others to save on gas and make parking easier. Give a special gift to the carpool driver / designated driver.

2. Budget Booze. If you are going to serve alcohol, the larger containers are typically more affordable per unit, as long as you don’t have any spoilage. Some box and jug wines are great for parties. Strongly flavored beverages may discourage over-imbibing. Have a pot of mulled (spiced) cider on the stove to both sweeten the air and give people something interesting and non-alcoholic to drink.

3. Say Cheese. You can get a boatload of snack crackers pretty reasonable at the warehouse stores. Ditto for cheese spreads and large blocks of cheese. These are always good and low-cost snacks to bring or serve. Make up your own veggie and shrimp trays to save some cash.

4. Cookie Party! Invite some friends for a whole-day cookie party. If you all go in on the ingredients, you can get the larger sizes and save on the cost. You can also split the expensive ingredients like nuts and candied fruits. You can make jarred mixes (cookie, coffee/drinks, etc.) at the same time. Pick up some funky tins whenever you see them, and you have some real homemade gifts.

5. Watch the Costly Items. Meats, seafood, produce, dairy and nuts tend to be expensive when entertaining. I don’t suggest you serve just bread, but plan your menu around less expensive meats and produce and you can save a lot while still entertaining in style. For example, save some chicken from your chicken dinner and make a buffalo chicken dip.

6. Keep the Freezer and Pantry Stocked. You never know when people will drop in, or you will run out of time to cook. Keeping frozen snacks and appetizers available, and bags of chips, salsa and cheese dip available means you always have a snack for that unexpected guest or when the family can’t make a dinner.

Home Life

Holidays are stressful times. Here are some ideas to save money, be green, and lay a good foundation for the coming year.

1. Plan and precook. Take one day during the Thanksgiving holiday and block a couple hours to map out your next month – what foods you want to make ahead, when you want to shop, what “milestones” you want to meet, such as making the post office by December 5th. Print out this road map and post it on your fridge. Every Sunday afternoon, clean up the list and make an action plan for that week.

2. Reuse and Trade. When you take your decorations out, separate those out that you don’t use any longer. Any kids who have moved out may really like those as a gift.

3. Dim the Lights. If you set up outdoor lights, put them on a timer and/or cut back on the number of lights. This will save on electricity. Put your tree lights on a timer as well.

4. Eat First. When going out shopping, eat at home first. You’ll be more settled and won’t be encouraged to eat at a restaurant.

5. Extra Cash. As you clean up before the holidays, make a pile of stuff you don’t really need or use. Take them to your local consignment shop such as the BBB, sell in the classifieds or Craigs list or eBay. Take a seasonal part-time job to help cover the extra costs. Or, donate to a mission or thrift shop and save the documentation for taxes. Sometimes the mental clean out that accompanies cleaning up is more valuable than the cash.

6. Green Tree. Get a plantable tree. Yes it will cost more but if you have a place in your yard, or can find someone else who will buy it and plant it after the holidays, it will be twice-green!

7. Family Gift Cards. For older children, they may appreciate gift cards to popular clothing stores and department stores for games and similar items. If you all wait until that dreary week after Christmas, you can all find great deals and have a wonderful post-Christmas shopping spree. This helps to boost sagging spirits. Combine with some restaurant gift cards you may have received and you can have a nice day out and save some good money.

8. Schedule Game Nights. Rekindle old friendships by scheduling play nights with family and friends. This will strengthen the family and friendship bonds, provide inexpensive and fun events to look forward to, and give structure, hope and purpose to the first quarter of the year, which is often the most financially and emotionally stressful times of the year. Make it a point to not spend a lot of time or money on these events – the goal is to have fun without spending a ton of money!

9. Plan for Next Year. The week between Christmas and New Year is a good time to reflect on the last year and make some goals for the coming year. Spend some time on savings blogs such as Simple Dollar to get even more ideas on frugality and environmental awareness. Take a blank sheet and list 10 things you’d like to do in the coming year. Think of these categories: Personal, Financial, Family, Environmental, Faith, Career, Fitness, Education/Development.

The key to making these tips work for you is a plan! Get that notebook and get started!

Time Management Strategies For Holiday Stress Relief

If you spend the holiday season rushing about like a panicked lemming, it's time to apply some time management strategies.

For many, the holiday season is the season of stress. There are just so many things to do, and a limited time to do them in. Working people may feel especially harassed, trying to cram Christmas activities into their already limited "leisure" time.

If you're one of those people feeling more frazzled than festive, taking the time to use a few time management strategies can make a big difference; you'll feel as if you're in control, rather than feeling like you're being driven like one of Santa's reindeer.

Time Management Strategies For Holiday Stress Relief

1) Make a list.

It works for Santa, and it will work for you. Divide a page into two columns. List the things you have to do to prepare for the holiday season, such as gift shopping, on one side of the page and the things you want to do, such as special holiday baking, on the other side of the page.

2) Pick and choose your Christmas activities.

Many of us do what we do during the holiday season just because we always have, turning the entire month of December into a mad whirl of non-stop Christmas preparations and activities. If the things on your list that you have to do outnumber the things that you want to do, it's time to make your list more manageable by eliminating some of these holiday activities.

Do you really need to spend hours writing and sending Christmas cards, for instance, or hours making hundreds of chocolate balls? By all means do if you enjoy these activities, but if you don't, give yourself more time to do the things you enjoy by cutting them from your list.

3) Get an early start.

There's no rule that says that all Christmas activities have to be crammed into the week before Christmas. You can decorate your home for the holiday season in November if you want (or even, like I do, leave some Christmas lights up all year round.) Food for the holiday season can be bought in advance, and holiday gifts can be bought any time of year. Stretching out your Christmas activities over a longer period of time can really reduce your holiday stress.

4) Get help.

Who says that you personally have to wrap all the holiday gifts, do all the baking, and/or do all the holiday season decorating? This year, give yourself the gift of holiday stress relief by patronizing a local bakery, hiring a cleaning service to clean your home, or even having your holiday season party or festive dinner catered.

Think about how much your time (and sanity) is worth, and contract out accordingly. Use the gift wrapping services that many businesses provide this time of year. Use the time management strategy of delegation, and assign some tasks to other family members.

5) Break the holiday gift shopping gridlock.

You don't have to take the time to drive anywhere to shop if you don't want to. Shop and buy holiday gifts online or consider shopping with your small local businesses for all of your gift needs instead of the busy malls and big box stores.

6) Call ahead before you shop offline.

Why go six places looking for that one holiday gift when you could just make a few phone calls, go to one place and pick it up? I even call ahead and reserve a turkey for Christmas dinner from the local grocery store.

7) Avoid rushing around in a holiday frenzy.

Pre-plan and coordinate your journeys. You can easily combine running errands with Christmas shopping, for example, so why make separate trips? And why go Christmas shopping 10 or 12 times? Use your list and make your calls to cut down on the hours you need to spend shopping.

8) Turn chores into events.

Everyone finds some holiday season activities that have to be done drudgery. Make whatever it is you find drudgery more enjoyable by making it special and different. For example, make the Christmas baking a family affair, or invite some friends over for a tree-trimming night.

9) Slow down.

For instance, you don't need to buy, put up, and decorate the tree all in the same day. At my house tree trimming is an ongoing event. We buy it, put it up, and set out the ornaments. Then whoever wants to hangs a few ornaments on the tree when they feel like it. Sometimes it takes two weeks, but we always have a beautiful, fully decked Christmas tree by Christmas Eve.

10) Build time to relax and enjoy the festive season into your schedule.

Take the time to drive around and enjoy the incredible displays of Christmas lights, attend a special holiday concert, make snow angels with the kids, or just take a long hot bath. Your holiday stress will drop considerably.

11) Plan ahead for the next holiday season.

Christmas supplies, such as decorations and gift wrap, are often available at discounted prices in the week after Christmas, and they don't go bad! It's easy enough too to buy holiday gifts any time of year; all it takes is some planning.

The holiday season should be a joy, not an ordeal. Applying some time management strategies during the holiday season can help you regain the equilibrium you need to appreciate (and savor!) the true spirit of the season.

Christmas Countdown 2010!

Christmas Countdown 2010!: "Set www.xmasclock.com as your homepage to count the number of days until Christmas 2010!"

In just a few weeks, it will be time to dress up your little one to celebrate Halloween. We are looking for quality children's costumes from newborn to size 8, so dig out your Halloween storage bins and stop by The Baby Bin to drop off your costumes today! Please remember that our selling window for selling your costumes is very small, so get these items in today. Please note that we will not accept Halloween costumes after October 15th.