tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6224040476243998010.post7590674446282145968..comments2023-09-29T10:02:26.605-04:00Comments on Modern Christian Homestead: Garage Sale Treasure HuntsCyndi Lewishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05794693752183307243noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6224040476243998010.post-24925643231298592662007-12-14T21:56:00.000-05:002007-12-14T21:56:00.000-05:00I too tend to leave my kids at home when I go g-sa...I too tend to leave my kids at home when I go g-saling... The kids actually hate going with me, b/c of course I want to hit as my sales as I can within an hour or so. <BR/><BR/>Sometimes I will only take one of the kids w/me and that helps.<BR/><BR/>I'd nix the idea of the kids trying to find something at g-sales, it will only slow you down! <BR/><BR/>If I drive by a g-sale and it doesn't look good from the road - I keep driving. <BR/><BR/>G-saling really is best done alone - so much getting in and out of the car - and if the g-sale is bad, the kids are only out of their car seats for a minute - and a pain to keep strapping them in.<BR/><BR/>If you don't have the option of leaving the kids at home - you can still do it, but you want to minimize your hassles and maximize your time.<BR/><BR/>Map out your g-sales ahead of time so you are not driving back and forth to the same areas. Don't wait until 10 am to go out - the good stuff will be gone.<BR/><BR/>B/c it's not an unusually fun event for the kids - you can make it more fun for them by stopping at the park afterwards or picking up a "new" book for them or letting them buy something with their own money.Edihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01881967873653190545noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6224040476243998010.post-39155602066454622382007-12-14T13:57:00.000-05:002007-12-14T13:57:00.000-05:00When I have had little ones I did better at rummag...When I have had little ones I did better at rummage sales because they happened Sat. AM when DH could watch them or thrift stores because there is a cart to put them in. I also would give them a set amount, $1 or so to spend and when they spent it they were done.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com