As a preschool teacher, I often wonder why parents obsess over their children's clothing remaining pristine and utterly perfect after a long, hard day of preschool play. While I do feel smocks are adequate to reduce a great number of messy mistakes, I also feel that the childrens' worry over "keeping clean" limits their overall learning experience.
Getting down and dirty with play-doh, paint and glitter are just some of the wonderful things about childhood. These activities teach them about cause and effect, weight, measurement, spacial concepts, the bending of light within the color spectrum (glitter's prismatic effect), color mixing (creating tints, shades, primary, secondary and tertiary colors) and so on.
I say hooray to the Free Play Movement (Be sure to read Effort to Restore Children's Play Gains Momentum by Hilary Stout from The New York Times to learn more about this movement). Children deserve to smell the daisies, get a little dirty, and use their good old fashion imagination.
I've compiled a list of quality resale shops in the Chicagoland area that help dissuade the "Clean Clothing Epidemic" that is reaching monumental proportions.
These shops offer clean, slightly worn clothing, that are generally free of rips and tears. The majority of the items look brand new and the prices are so low that no one needs to worry if a dreaded grape juice or paint stain occurs.
I've also selected a few commercial department and discount stores that offer new, never worn merchandise.
Resale Shops
The Hope Chest La Grange, Illinois
See my review on my fashion blog: Inpurse-suit of Happiness
The Carousel Shop La Grange, Illinois
Saver's (Various Locations)
Small Change La Grange, Illinois
Goodwill (Various location)
Salvation Army Stores (Various Locations)
Department and Discount Stores
Tuesday Morning (Various Locations)
T.J. Maxx (Various Locations)
Marshall's (Various Locations)
Target (Various Locations)
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