SHOP SMART
• What: Annual bag sale: selected children's winter clothing, $15 per grocery bag.
• Where: Gumballs Kids Consignment, 5787 S. Gallup St., Littleton, 303-795-6557
• When: Through Jan. 15.
Send shopping tips to Janet Simons, Simonsj@RockyMountainNews.com or 303-892-2547.
EATING OUT HABIT HARDEST TO BREAK
When women were asked by Harris Interactive for Marshall's off-price retailers which spending habit would be hardest to break in the new year:
45% said eating out or getting takeout food.
26% said shopping for clothes.
16% said it would be hardest to give up coffee drinks.
13% named buying personal beauty products.
PUT YOUR TOYS AWAY!
Here's help for organizing all those new toys:
• Board games: Stack boxes by age groups on a shelf in a communal room.
• Dolls and plush: Keep stuffed toys together in an accessible box or bin. Keep them out of the crib.
• Toys with many parts: Keep them in zipper-type plastic bags in one labeled bin.
• Sports toys: Keep outdoor toys in a box or bag in the garage, shed or basement, away from indoor toys.
• Educational toys: Keep them handy to encourage learning.
• Tech gadgets: MP3 players, video-game systems and computers should be kept and used where parents can monitor downloads and see what's going on.
- Marianne Szymanski, author of Toy Tips: A Parent's Essential Guide to Smart Toy Choices
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