Care Shares Tips for Garage Sale-ing with Young Kids

I've always loved going to garage sales. I don't need more random stuff in my house, but I have fun browsing and bringing home the occasional rare, amazing finds. Garage Sales are a sign of Spring, plus I get my steps in, so I'm all for it!

My mom and I used to go to the Glebe Garage Sale every single year and her sister lived in the neighbourhood when I was a kid so my love for it likely started then! But since having kids, I have been too intimidated to bring them. The idea of towing kids around, begging for everything they see - or bored, in the heat - just seemed overwhelming. However, now that they're 4.5 and 2 years old, I figured they can handle it (and so can I!) and that it would be a good experience. I love the idea of my son learning the value of money.

So, since garage sale season is here, I thought I would share some tips from our recent experience at the Merrickville community-wide garage sale in hopes it might put you at ease and feel more prepared to tackle it with young children.

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