Spring! Spring! Spring!

It's that time of year again, yes Spring! With the colder weather easing up it also means it is time to switch out the wardrobe....well, almost time. Keep those long sleeved shirts and jackets for now. But if you want to get ahead of things start thinking about dresses. One thing I find people start to look for this time of year is dresses- dresses for Easter, Mother's Day, family gatherings, and parties.And the reason? They're adorable! Simply put dresses remain one of the quintessential outfits for any family occasion...especially one that calls for pictures (and you are taking pictures, right?).

Rascals Resale offers many new and gently used beautiful dresses by Baby Lulu, Gymboree, Baby Gap and Gap Kids, Janie and Jack (pictured above), Old Navy, Flapdoodles, The Children's Place, Jona Michelle, and Rare Editions just to name a few. Buying a gently used dress is very practical. For one thing, why pay full price for something that your child will wear for just a handful of times? Don't be tempted to hold on to that one dress that "looked so cute" a year ago. Chances are that it will be too small this year around.

Looking for something a little different? We also carry a nice selection of boutique and hard to find dresses.Check out these three dresses by Marmellate, Max & Maddie, and Genevieve Lapierre Collection.

Here also is a selection of our Hawaiian Vacation Print dresses. It is so much fun to have a vacation outfit ready for your little one- another great photo opportunity!

European/ US Baby Clothes Conversion

Some of our favorite brands are from Europe. A quick look at the size tag and you might notice there is something different than on a US brand tag. In Europe baby and children's clothes are listed by height and not by age. If you know you're child's height in niches you will have to convert it into centimeters. Here is a quick list of European baby clothes sizes and the US equivalent. Popular brands such as Hanna Andersson, Catimini, Absorba, Jacadi, Duex par Duex, Oilily, and Le Top might be listed with European sizing.
Catimini
European Clothing Size (cm)              U.S. Size
                56                                        NB- 3 months
                62                                        3 - 6 months
                68                                        6 - 9 months
                74                                        9 - 12 months
                80                                        12 - 18 months
                86                                        18 - 24 months
                92                                        2T
                98                                        3T
                104                                      3 - 4 years
                110 - 116                             5 - 6 years

Spring Vacation is just around the corner!

In the back of your mind you're probably mentally preparing yourself for the upcoming Spring Break. If you're lucky to be going on holiday your growing family might be in need of new swim wear. It can be a pain having to buy new swimsuits for the whole family but it should be hard on your wallet. Rascals Resale offers great pricing on new and gently used swimsuits and swim trunks. We have brand new Disney Girls' Swimsuits for only $11.99 and Boys' Swim Trunks for $8.99. Check out our inventory of new and gently used boys and girls swimsuits, trunks, and board shorts by Baby Gap, Disney, Gymboree, Roxy, Paul Frank, and Quiksilver.

Gymboree "Miami Vacation" Swim Trunks  $6.99

Girls Swimsuits and Board Shorts

Boys Swim Trunks and Board Shorts

Reuse, Reduce, Recycle

Why buy used baby clothes? Buying resale clothing is not only the best way to save money on brand-name clothing, but also a great way to help the environment and reduce waste. Every year many millions of pounds of used clothing are discarded in landfills. Less obvious but more significant is the environmental impact of manufacturing the millions of pounds of new clothing to take their place. When you choose to buy gently used clothing you are actively helping our environment. We are proud to be part of the solution and you can be too! 

We are proud to be listed as an Eco-friendly website by White Apricot. 

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