Mom to Mom Sales

50+ tables of new and nearly new items at garage sale prices!!

The Co-operative Nursery School of Almonte Mom to Mom Sale is rapidly becoming one of the "don’t miss" events in the community. Held twice each year in the Spring and Fall, the sale is a huge event where families with young kids and expecting parents can affordably shop for all of their baby & kids needs.

There are over 50 vendor tables, of new and used clothes, toys, books, movies, baby equipment etc. Also unique craft and gift ideas and a fantastic bake sale!

Children grow so quickly. Many parents wonder what to do with all the stuff that their kids no longer fit into or use. This sale creates an opportunity to sell their gently used baby and children’s items. It is a great way to clean out closets, toy boxes and playrooms and make some extra money. The sale is like a garage sale with 50+ tables of child related goods. It provides a target audience of buyers and we do all of the advertising for you. You work your own table and take home all of the profits. The only cost is the table rental fee. We expect over 500 customers who are specifically looking to buy used baby and children’s items.

The following items sell really well at the sale:

• Infant & Kid’s clothing
• Maternity wear
• Large toys (kitchens, workbenches, playhouses, dolls houses, kids table & chairs)
• Outdoor toys (slides, basketball nets, ride on toys, bikes, wagons)
• Strollers (jogging strollers, umbrella strollers, travel systems, bike trailers)
• Baby equip (Baby Bjorns, slings, Bumbos Jolly Jumpers, exersaucers, swings)
• Toys, toys, toys
• Books
• DVD’s, Video tapes, Educational Software/Computer games,
• Art supplies

• Car seats or cribs, due to liability issues

The sale is held in the spacious Almonte Civitan Hall, at 500 Almonte Street in Almonte with plenty of free parking.
Click here to obtain directions to the Almonte Civitan Hall from your starting address.

The sale is held 9am to 1pm

** ABSOLUTELY NO EARLYBIRDS ALLOWED IN THE HALL**

Strollers are welcome in the hall after 10am. Before that time the hall is too crowded and we cannot permit strollers inside at the start of the sale.

Refreshments will be available including a lunchtime BBQ and a fantastic bake sale with eat in and take home items. Bring the family. We will have an unsupervised play area for children and parents to relax during the sale.

Adult admission to the sale is $2. There are three reasons we are charging entrance to the sale. The first is so that we can have a way to count the number of shoppers attending. This is usual practice for these kinds of sales. The second is to compensate us for putting on this event - with 50+ vendors at the sale this is a store that you would not ordinarily get the opportunity to visit, so you pay a premium. The sale is being put on by a dedicated team of extremely hardworking parents who are giving up a ton of personal volunteer time to put this on as a fund raiser for our Nursery School. The proceeds will be used by the school to enhance our program, make classroom upgrades and support our subsidy fund so that we can offer tuition assistance to low income families. The third reason is that shoppers are going to receive a valuable gift bag containing some free gifts and lots of vendor coupons for things that we think will be of interest to local parents. We think that’s a great deal for just $2 – we hope that after you have visited our sale that you think so too.

Do you have baby & kids stuff that you would just love to sell? Would you like to get rid of the clothes that no longer fit and the toys they don’t play with anymore and make some money at the same time? Many vendors have told us they made over $500 in one morning, just selling the stuff they don’t need anymore!!

This is NOT a rummage sale! The more successful vendors are those who bring only gently used items, price well and display them effectively. Shoppers will move on to another table if items are too well-loved or overpriced.

Table rentals are just $30 (Individual) $45 (Business) for a large 8 foot table. Tables go on sale September 1st (for the fall sale) and March 1st (for the spring sale). Tables are reserved through email at momsale@gmail.com. Please provide your full name, email address and telephone number and indicate the nature of items that you plan to sell at your table. We will reply to let you know whether any space is still available and provide important payment information. Your table reservation is only confirmed on receipt of your payment. We will maintain a wait list and in the event your payment is not received within 48 hours of the event, your table will be forfeited to someone on the wait list. If you have any specific requests about your space, please also let us know and we will do our best to accommodate you. Premium spaces in the hall will be allocated on a first come first served basis.

If you are selling clothing we strongly encourage the use of a small standard sized clothing rack to display your items. Shoppers are more likely to browse your clothing if it is clean, hung and the sizes are clearly labelled. Please note that oversize racks may not fit in your table space and you should contact us with details prior to using a rack greater than 3 feet long. We do have some racks available for rental. Small racks (2.6 feet) are $5 and large racks (6 feet) are $10. Availability of these racks is limited.

Are you trying to promote your local business, or trying to reach busy families or prospective parents? The first 300 shoppers at our sale will receive a valuable gift bag containing some free gifts and lots of vendor coupons and flyers for things that we think will be of interest to local parents.

Cost is just $25 for us to include your items in our gift bags. If you would like to put a flyer or coupon in our gift bag, please email momsale@gmail.com giving your name, business name, email address and phone number. One of our parent volunteers will be in touch to discuss and arrange pickup of items.

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