Dam! We're busy little beavers! We have quite a few events, both in Valley Junction and off-site, in which we will be participating or modifying our open hours. Here's a quick run down of where and when you will see us over the next couple of months... Note: There is a key to the color coding at the bottom of the table. | Date | Time | Event | Location | | Fri, Sep 10 | 11:00am – 1:00pm | ARAG Green Fair | Capital Square Atrium | | Sun, Sep 12 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | VBAC Preparation – Class #1 | Little Padded Seats | | Sun, Sep 12 | 8:00am – 4:00pm | Antique Jamboree | Valley Junction | | Sat, Sep 18 | 9:00am – 1:00pm | Mercy Stork Affair | Mercy Health Center | | Sun, Sep 19 | 10:00am – 12:00pm | Cloth Diaper 101 | Little Padded Seats | | Sun, Sep 19 | 10:00am – 5:00pm | Every Family Rocks | Iowa State Fair Grounds – Agricultural Building | | Sun, Sep 19 | 11:00am – 5:00pm | Fall Art Market | Valley Junction | | Sun, Sep 19 | 3:00pm – 5:00pm | VBAC Preparation – Class #2 | Little Padded Seats | | Fri, Sep 24 | 5:00pm – 9:00pm | ARTstop | Valley Junction | | Sat, Sep 25 | 11:00am – 7:00pm | ARTstop | Valley Junction | | Sat, Sep 25 | 9:00am – 9:45am | Intro to BabyWearing | Little Padded Seats | | Mon, Oct 4 | 5:30pm – 7:30pm | Cloth Diaper 101 | Little Padded Seats | | Wed, Oct 6 | 10:00am – 5:00pm | Quilt Walk | Valley Junction | | Thu, Oct 7 | 10:00am – 8:00pm | Quilt Walk | Valley Junction | | Thu, Oct 7 | 4:00pm – 8:00pm | Quilt Walk Open House | Valley Junction | | Fri, Oct 8 | 10:00am – 5:00pm | Quilt Walk | Valley Junction | | Sat, Oct 9 | 10:00am – 5:00pm | Quilt Walk | Valley Junction | | Sat, Oct 9 | Leaving | ABC | Las Vegas | | Sat, Oct 16 | Returning | ABC | Las Vegas | | Sun, Oct 17 | 10:00am – 12:00pm | Cloth Diaper 101 | Little Padded Seats | | Fri, Oct 22 | 5:00pm – 9:00pm | Gallery Night | Valley Junction | | Sun, Oct 24 | 2:00pm – 3:00pm | Pumpkin Parade | Valley Junction | | Mon, Nov 1 | 5:30pm – 7:30pm | Cloth Diaper 101 | Little Padded Seats | | Sun, Nov 7 | 10:00am – 3:00pm | Green Gifts Fair | Des Moines Social Club | | Key to color coding | | Off-site event that Little Padded Seats is participating in. Does not effect store hours. | | Little Padded Seats class - Store is closed these hours. | | Valley Junction event - Store is open extended hours, except when conflicting with in-store classes. | | Lauri & Tommy attending All Baby & Child Expo. Little Padded Seats will be open normal hours. |
Additionally, we have turned down the opportunity to participate in Bebe Palluza on the weekend of September 18-19. We are just too busy with other established local events to do this one as well. We hope that they have a great turn out! Please consider attending this baby event. They represent everything 'from pickles to tricycles'. We want to grab a few hours that weekend to drop in on this event to check them out and hopefully we will participate next time they are in town. Product News We only have a few product announcements to make this time... - Care for your LilyPadz non-absorbent breast pads is now easier while on the go. LilyWipes are a set of six individually packaged wipes pre-moistened to clean and refresh your LilyPadz wherever you are.
- thinksport bottles now come in Orange in the 750ml (25 ounce) size and Black in the 350ml (12 ounce) size.
Oops! Last newsletter we told you that we had new bamboo Swaddlebees Baby Wipes. Well, we ordered bamboo wipes but the manufacturer actually sent us cotton velour/sherpa wipes. Sorry for the mis-communication! We're expecting to bring in a couple *wink* of new products from attending the ABC Trade show next month ... so keep your eyes open. | Upcoming Classes Cloth Diaper 101Sunday, Sep 19, 10:00am Monday, Oct 4, 5:30pm Sunday, Oct 17, 10:00am Monday, Nov 1, 5:30pm Sunday, Nov 14, 10:00am Intro to BabywearingThese classes are now free! Saturday, Sep 25, 9:00am VBAC PreparationSunday, Sep 12, 3:00pm Sunday, Sep 19, 3:00pm Note: This is a single 2-part class. Email Diane Tinker or call 515-480-4818 to register. Random Joke It seems that despite the in-store displays and advertisements in the paper, stores don't want you to do your Christmas shopping too early. A local store just arrested a fellow for shopping about two hours before the store opened. 500 on Facebook! We reached 500 friends on our Facebook page! Congratulations to Bridget Nicole! She is our lucky random winner of a $25 gift certificate. Thank you to everyone for the extra push that got us to half a thousand friends. Now is no time to rest on our laurels, our next goal is ... FOUR DIGITS! Keep recommending us to your friends and help spread the word about cloth diapers, baby carriers and breast feeding!  |
