Op shops and kids

You know how much I love the op shop right? I love buying clothes for wearing or re-purposing. I love buying kitchen items and pretty things for the house. I love buying clothes for hubby and the kids. I love buying fabric and yarn and other crafty stuff. And then there is furniture, jewellery, the odd belly dance costume item and other fun things. Op shops rock!

I learnt to opshop from my mum. We have opshopped together for as long as I remember, and mostly, I thought it was cool. As a teen, I opshopped with my friends and fitted out my wardrobe with funky pieces that fitted my budget (which was non-existent!).

I want my kids to be opshoppers too. They're never likely to be opshoppers like I am (they're boys and therefore missing the 'shopping for pleasure' gene),but I want them to embrace the idea of buying second hand, of exploring other options for getting the stuff they need and in the process being budget and eco conscious individuals.

Since they were tiny babies, they've had clothes, toys and books from the opshop and now, are learning to hunt for their own opshop clothes and books. They bought our Christmas presents in an opshop, and occasionally, they get something even cooler.

This morning, we popped into the opshop next to Stu's work. I was browsing and Lachie headed to the kids section. After a few minutes he came to get me. He had found roller blades. Not just any roller blades, but three pairs in their size! So we bought them a pair each for the grand total of $8. Not bad eh? Look out opshops, here come the Wright kids!