Children’s activities, food and fun will be happening at the Lenoir County Fairgrounds on Saturday.
The Kidz Swap will be sponsoring Family Fun Day with a Sandy Bottom fire truck, K-9 unit, the Chick-fil-A cow, Chitlin the Pig, Galaxy of Sports characters, face painting by the P.E.A.C.E. foundation, Jackson Heights Baptist Church food fundraiser, the Lenoir County Parks and Recreation game trailer and a bounce house.
“Everything’s free except for the food,” Stephanie Walker, owner of The Kidz Swap, said.
The game trailer will be bringing in a few games, such as bean bag toss, sack racing and a variety of balls, Walker said.
The Fun Day, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., is a first for The Kidz Swap, a local business that has been selling mainly gently-used children’s toys, books, games, strollers, cribs, clothes (newborn to junior) and shoes on consignment for five years. The events are held in April and October at the fairgrounds.
The consignment sale starts today and runs through Saturday. Besides children’s items, there are furniture and household goods. The Mommy Mart features maternity clothes and, new this year, women’s clothing and shoes.
“It’s a great way for parents to get rid of stuff that they no longer use,” Walker said.
There are generally 60 to 80 vendors. However, they do not sell their own items. Participants register before the sale, pay a $10 fee and The Kidz Swap does the selling. Vendors receive two-thirds of the selling price and can take part in a presale event.
The Fun Day was added this year to the swap to provide a fun activity day for children as their parents shop.
“Families can actually have fun while they’re shopping,” Walker said.
The consignment event is 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. today, 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Saturday and 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday. Some items on Sunday will be sold at half price, starting at 3 p.m.
Margaret Fisher can be reached at 252-559-1082 or Margaret.Fisher@Kinston.com. Follow her on Twitter @MargaretFishr.
Check it out:
What: Family Fun Day
When: 11 a.m.-2 p.m. Saturday
Where: Lenoir County Fairgrounds, 401 Fairgrounds Road, off N.C. 11/55 South
Cost: Free
For information: thekidzswap.com
