Retroactive Kids

Local Artist this month at Retroactive Kids: Treisa Vendramini

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I am completely in love with her paintings. They are meticulously constructed, yet perfectly simplistic!

cupie doll

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The bunnies are multiplying!

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My favorite Easter item is this Golden Egg that you can stuff with candy or toys and hide with your other eggs in the hunt!

Some pics of new merch for Valentines Day

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New Year, more blog time! Promise!

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Thank you to all of our amazing customers and community members. We had a fun and fabulous Holiday Season. Great Support. We are hard at work placing orders and stocking back up. Let us know if there is something you would love to see in the store. We always appreciate the feed back.

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more...

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April has come and almost gone,
here are a few of my favorite things right now at the store.
Come in and check it out!

More pics from the store in March

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Check out the new art:
Joan Engelmeyer encaustics on retro wood puzzle bases-awesome
New owls and dino cups by Aaron.

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Just a few pictures:
New merch for this month: Lots of Easter goodies for the old basket: stuffed ducks, rabbits, chicks.
We also have a new allowance area, everything is under $5 and if the child uses their own money it is 10% off.
We have some great retro-type candy, pop rocks, bazooka gum.

Owly Shadow Puppets are in: Durable, jointed shadow puppets on sticks. Fairies, Yeti, Sea Monster, Robot. $13 each, from a one woman show in Chicago.

The new children's book from Nikki McClure, "All In A Day", so charming.

Thanks for shopping Local!

January

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Beth and I just placed a huge order for tons of amazing books. We also just got an order in for more Nikki McClure posters and other goodies like "Reading is Sexy tees" (for adults)

A few pics of Christmas

noreply@blogger.com (Retroactivekids) — Mon, 19 Jan 2009 05:04:00 +0000

I had problems with the uploading of pics. for awhile. Sorry it took so long. Here are some Christmas pics. (late)
Thank you Columbia City for supporting your local stores this Christmas! We appreciate all our customers!

Halloween pictures and trick or treating, Friday, Oct. 31

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Come in and get your kids pics. on halloween. Photos will be taken from 4-6pm.This was a huge success last year!

Columbia City has a business wide trick or treating also. 3:30-7pm on Halloween

Bellen Drake (a fabulous professional photographer) will be set up to take quick pics. She then will upload them and you can look at them online (at a later date) and decide if you want to purchase them or not. (By the way they are really cheap-I think $7 each?)

Come in to the store right now for even more examples of last years photos. Also, you can check out Bellen's website.

BIG, HUGE salE, all the cool kid's stores in Seattle!

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CHUG out to the BIG sale!

We are banding together for a blow out SALE with:

BUMP
Georgia Blu
Izilla Toys
Lambs Ears
Mon Petit Shoe
On the Way Maternity
Plum Children's Shoes
Pot Tots
Rising Stars
Sugar Lump
Tottini
Twig
Two Owls LLC

Saturday, JUNE 28th, 10-5 in the parking lot of Plum Shoes: plumshoes.com/boutiquesale
2913 E. Madison st. Seattle, 98112
Everything from every store 20-75% oFF!

suitcase of whales...

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THE WALL! Elizabeth''s gorgeous art.

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BEAT Walk this Friday

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Linda Severt
This woman can do it all -
songwriting, juggling, storytelling,
and with a great voice to boot

www.lindasevert.com

New Art by Elizabeth Soule from Portland

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Her amazing art is up through June. Please come by and view them. They are beautiful, whimsical and inspiring. They are also affordable.
I have this one in my living room and never tire of staring at it. Please come and support local ART!

ALL RadiO Flyer 25% oFF, great Summer Toys!

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Kid not included!
You can use the box to make a robot costume too!

VOTE FOR US

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http://www.nwsource.com/peoplespicks/2008/vote/?section=shopping&lid=546385 urce.com/peoplespicks/2008/vote/?section=shopping&lid=546385

COLUMBIA CITY CUTS, new number

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Columbia City Cuts

Hair Salon Under new ownership,

new name,

new number: 206. 327.9591

EARTH DAY EVENT!

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Saturday, April 26th, Earth Day Celebration with lots of fun activities.

Plan Toys is sponsoring a fun contest. Build the biggest wooden cactus and win cool prizes! Also, a special gift to everyone who comes!

Make a recycled craft in our craft room, 12-1, free

Design a special outfit for a special doll out of an old t-shirt and you can fix up the dolls hair with barrettes, etc... 11-2

Come and explore the WORM Bin, learn how it works! Kids love WORMS.