Looking for Clothes, Shoes and Accessories for 1 Year Old

check out Walmart and Old Navy you can also find some good deals at Kohls. Good luck shopping for boys is hard

There is a great thrift store just for kids on Western at Leland. Its called "Thrifty Baby". Owned by moms who are sisters and are super helpful.

They also buy back clothes/stuff that your son may have outgrown.

Good luck!

Try online sites like kidsurplus.com and sometimes you can find good deals on Amazon. I was having problems finding good quality shoes at a good price for my kids and had a lot of luck on Amazon.

Hi L.,
I had the same problem once my daughter turned 1. Her entire wardrobe comes from the Carter's store. I know there is a store on the north side of the city and one in the southwest suburbs. There is also an outlet store in the Aurora outlet mall. Their clothes are very affordable and better yet, always on sale. As far as toys, we stuck with Walmart, Kmart and Target. Hope this helps!

the children's place is great!

Dear L., when my kids were little I used to go to Old Navy or Kmart, Sears, Kohls. These are all nice stores to buy kids clothes. You don't want to spend and arm and a leg for there clothes because they grow so quickly especially when they are so little still. Stick with those stores and you will get good quality clothes. Enjoy your baby. They grow up too quick. Good Luck!!

Hi L.,

I don't know where you live, but there are good stores throughout the area... We tend to buy most of our clothes gently used -- it's more economical and reduces consumption so it's better for the environment. I would recommend Hand Me Downs in Evanston, Barely Used in Wilmetter and Once Upon a Child. Once Upon a Child is a chain of independently-owned franchises throughout the country. I haven't been to any here, but I used to go all the time when we lived in Michigan and LOVED it. They have lots of stuff, it's good quality, recent, and cheap! Check out ouac.com for locations.

Best,
R.

I got the foam letters for the bath walls at Target, in the baby dept. I usually find deals on clothes at Kohls and Carsons, but my favorite place is Once Upon a Child. Gently used clothes and toys, really everything. Not sure where you are in the city but there is one at Harlem and Foster. This is their website http://www.ouac.com/

Good luck!

I love kohls and I think they are a little cheaper than Target. Right now they are offering so many discounts. May want to check on line to see if they have coupons. I know they have a big sale(any extra 15-20% off of everything) on top of already reduced prices this weekend!

Good luck!

I would try Children's Place and Old Navy.

I would also suggest Children's Place and Old Navy for clothes. For the alphabet you stick on the wall we bought a pack for my niece on Amazon, but maybe Babies R Us or Toys R Us carry them as well?

For play clothes, I always go to Old Navy or Carter's. Once my son got older and I could better predict what size he'd be in the future (2T lasts a long time) Babygap or Gymboree at the end of each season have great markdowns, and Gymboree always has coupons on top of their sales - I got a ton of clothes for under $5 a piece. You can sign up to be on their mailing list, or they often have coupons in parenting magazines. So at the end of each fall, for example, I'd buy my son's wardrobe for next fall. I also got a Gap Silver card so I could keep an eye on clearanced items and order them online without paying shipping.

As for toys, Kohl's also has a good selection of toys and they're always on sale, sometimes up to 50% off. Also, check out TJ Maxx and Marshall's. They have books, educational toys, a decent selection of good quality toys like Melissa & Doug, for way less than what they cost at Toys R Us.

I love to bargain-hunt, so these are the best deals I've found. Good luck!

We always had good succes with Kohl's for little boy clothing and KayBee Toys for discount toys

Mom of 3 fabulously energetic children (ages 7, 6 & 2)

I would also check out Carters. They have nice quality clothes at affordable prices.

for clothes: old navy, children's place
for toys: toy r us when you have out grown babies r us
also craigslist and ebay