I've never been to a clothing swap. My friend Annie suggested we go. Annie is the mother of Bee. (Gaia's BFF) Check out her blog. http://coryandannienewyork.blogspot.com
At home, it was hard to decide which of Gaiai's clothes to give away. I took a deep breath and stuff two giant bags of her clothes without thinking twice. I kept her first Christmas dress and her Petite Bateau velour suits.
I had low expectations for the swap. What parents with taste, style and a "green" sense of conscienceness are going to schlep all they way Franklin Avenue to donate clothes for my daughter to romp around the Tot Lot in?
I arrived at Nairobi's Knapsack's one hour late because we were at a "Kids at Work" trail class at the Village Pre-School. If I got one or two decent items I'd be happy. Atleast I got rid of clothes she'll never wear again.
Nairobi's Knapsack was packed with parents and kids. The clothes was seperated by size and was decent. I didn't find any designer clothes like I find at Park Slope stoop sales but I found barely used Circo shirts, Children's Place leggings, Old Navy Sneakers and two Melissa and Doug puzzles. SCORE!
We enjoyed the refreshments. The co-sponser of the event was gogreenbabygo. gogreenbabygo is a Brooklyn based company devoted to whole organic living. www.gogreenbabygo.com They sell unique sweat shop free organic t-shirts.
They had gourmet red velver cupcakes by BcakeNY I ate 3 too many. Lily and Fig donated pecan cookies and no nut brownies. (So that the kids can enjoy them) The brownies were dry but edible. www.lillyandfig.com
The playspace was open. The parents met and mingled. It was like a Friday night bar scene if children ruled the world. I left well fed and my daughter left well played.
I'm sure word of mouth with turn Nairobi's Knapsack into an enclave for the pro-active parents of Prospect Heights.
Check out Nairobi's Knpasack
www.nairobisknapsack.com
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