Sunny Saturday Surprise

Art noticed in the Star Advertiser this morning that there would be another Kakaako Keiki (Children) Swap Meet on Saturday. Since KC will be here next month, I wanted to see if there was anything we needed to get for her.


There were a lot of tents set up with kid entrepreneurs. They were so cute.


I couldn't resist getting more books, not when they're selling for a quarter a piece.


We're going to have so much fun reading these to KC.

Our next stop was Ross to find a comforter for the duvet cover. Couldn't find anything, but our Prius was happy to find a few relatives in the parking lot.

Target was next. We're seldom successful in finding things there, but this time, they had just the comforter we were looking for at just the price we were willing to pay! Yahoo!


We celebrated with saimin (Hawaii type noodle soup) at Shiro's. (Oops! I ate some of it before I remembered to take the photo.)

What a great day!

Art is very happy that this first full day of sun is enabling the solar panels to produce maximum energy. Hmmm... maybe I'll turn on the air conditioner....

Discovery Center, Kakaako Keiki (Children) Swap Meet

I happened to be looking on line and saw that there was going to be another Keiki Swap Meet in Kakaako. Since KC will be here in less than a month, I wanted to make sure we had enough things to keep her busy. Grandpa Art who can never say no to anything for his granddaughter... or his daughter, was happy to take me. Tif said KC was into push toys so we found a shopping basket right away. It scans the groceries and teaches counting skills.

I wasn't really planning to buy a WHOLE lot but for $18.00 we had quite a haul.

I think my favorite buy was the Bristle Blocks which my kids loved when they were little. They also go by the name Krinkles. The father who was helping his son sell his toys said he used to play with them and spent $40.00 to buy this set on line because he couldn't find it at the local stores. However, once his son got them he said he preferred Legos. I do know that the kids in my classroom used to love them so we said we'd buy it for the $10.00 asking price. Funny thing was, he changed his mind as we were chatting and said he'd sell it to us for $8.00. I wonder what his son was thinking. I love the idea of the Keiki Swap Meet because the kids are actually supposed to be doing the selling.

The only thing is.... I could never haggle with a child. Besides, the toys are so inexpensive, I'm more than happy to pay the price.

The first thing I did was to wash everything thoroughly and they cleaned up beautifully. They look brand new. The scanner (after we changed the batteries) works perfectly.

OK! We're ready for KC now. Actually, I'm looking forward to seeing my son, Jon play with the Bristle Blocks. I wonder if he remembers them.