Gig Harbor Undressed

Gig Harbor kids love Animal Crackers

Gig Harbor, WA, has proven itself to be a great community for people in all stages of life.  For those with young children, or perhaps young grandchildren, the Gig Harbor waterfront now has the perfect place for the little ones to shop.  In August of ‘06, Gig Harbor resident Sarah Piggott opened Animal Crackers, a kids’ consignment store stocked with clothes, shoes, toys, and everything else you’d need or want for your little ones.  Sarah and her boyfriend Eric run Animal Crackers, along with their 4 1/2 year-old daughter Schuyler. 

Animal Crackers carries many wonderful name brands of baby clothing and items, such as Melissa and Doug, specializing in hand crafted wooden puzzles, toys and games.  They have many boutique label clothing items, big-time baby clothing names from Baby Lulu, Hannah Banana, Mimi & Maggie, and more.  To protect your kids from the Northwest weather, they also carry Kidorable raincoats, boots, and umbrellas.  Animal Crackers is also excited to now carry a line of baby shoes called Robeez, a soft-soled leather shoe. 

All of these name brand items can be found at remarkable prices, thanks to the store’s consignment set up.  Animal Crackers’ consignment policy is pretty simple; people bring in their gently used clothing, toys, and other baby items (furniture, games, etc), and when those items sell the customer gets 40%-50% of the proceeds in the form of store credit or cash-out. 

     

My wife is a huge fan of the store.  Our nearly 4-month old daughter has been nicely outfitted at Animal Crackers, and it’s been a great place for us to get rid of all the clothes she’s so quickly grown out of.  What I find to be most exciting about Animal Crackers is that they really know what kids like…soon they’ll be serving a premium brand of ice cream called Umpqua.  Baby clothes, kids’ games, toys of all sorts, Gig Harbor’s beauty, and ice cream sounds like a winner to me!

Animal Crackers is located right in Gig Harbor’s downtown waterfront at 3026 Harborview Dr.  They are open 9-5 seven days a week, accepting consignment items any time.  Stop in to visit Sarah and Schuyler, enjoy their movie corner and play area, and shop for all of your baby’s needs.  You can contact them at 253-858-1795.