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Wednesday, March 25, 2009

Clay Rice, Silouette Artist!

Mark your calendars! Our silhouette artist, Clay Rice, will be returning to Kiddie Shoppe May 9th (Just in time for Mother's Day gifts). We will give you all the details about appointments later.

Clay has a new children's book (which will also be available at KS)called The Lonely Shadow about a shadow looking for the child he belongs to. It is a precious story and all of the illustrations are silhouettes! When you buy a copy of the book Clay will put your child's "shadow" picture in the back of the book. What a sweet, personal gift!


Take a minute to look at the video- Clay narrates the story and plays guitar, and shares some of his personal history. You'll be glad you did!


Tuesday, March 24, 2009

her photo shoot!

We are so excited about our photo shoot for her magazine! I think the rain is going to push our shoot until Sunday....but here are some pictures of our sweet models getting prepped! Check back soon for a full report! Thanks for asking us, Jennifer!


Sweet Patricia C. getting a trim from Georgina at UnKommen.

Wednesday, March 11, 2009

Straight Talk.....about kid's sandals

From Rick....the shoe guru!

The first thing to get straight is that Columbus, GA has a "2 Sandal Summer."

It's barely mid-March and already it's hot ... and it will stay hot till October. That's 6 or 7 months! You wouldn't expect your child to wear a regular shoe for 7 months - same thing with a sandal.

Sandals, by their nature, don't fit as exactly as a closed shoe. For a young child I would recommend a closed back and closed toe. What's worse than a stumped toe? A young child needs the support of a more closed-in shoe. As they age then you can move to open toe, open back and flip flops.

So, what do you buy? Every shoe retailer, including the Kiddie Shoppe, will have the broadest & best selection right now. I would buy a sandal that fits now and then one in the next size up. You know you will need the next size.....what you don't know is what we'll have left in late June or July!

One last thing. If you put them in those Crocs be sure to put them in the dishwasher once a week. The material they are made of holds bacteria.

If you've got specific questions just give me a holler at 706.327.0334 or rick@kiddieshoppe.com

Everyone at the Kiddie Shoppe is an EXPERT 'shoe-fitter'. We look forward to helping you select Spring Sandals!

Friday, March 6, 2009

Welcome to our blog!

Welcome to the new blog of Kiddie Shoppe in Columbus, GA! We are a family-owned, family-operated children's business - and have been for over 75 years! That's right- we are now on our fifth generation in serving Columbus and the surrounding area. It is our pleasure to outfit children in everything from coming home outfits, first walking shoes, Easter clothes, Jr Cotillion dresses and beyond! Come by and see our amazing selection and take a stroll through our new TOY ROOM! We have everything from small trinkets to fabulous birthday gifts to amazing play tables and dollhouses that would impress Santa himself!

Check our blog to keep up with everything that's new at Kiddie Shoppe. We'll also use this as a forum to discuss all sorts of other issues- what's the best shoe for a new walker? what's new in kid's fashion for spring? why is buying pajama's so confusing?

As always, we look forward to seeing you walk through our doors. Come see Rick, Chris, Brooke and Kristin and let us outfit you for spring!