Freepeats.org

For the moms and dads of babies through preschoolers:

Freepeats just opened in Nashville! If you're familiar with freecycle.org, it's very similar to that but specific to baby/child stuff. Basically it's a website where you can offer up baby or child things that your child has outgrown (like highchairs, toys, clothes, etc.) or doesn't need (like unopened formula cans or formula coupons if you're breastfeeding), and in return, you can post a request for things you need. If someone has it and wants to part with it, it's yours! You can also look at the things people are offering up for grabs and see if any of it is what you want. It's free if you sign up within its first month of existence (I think today, May 1, is the first day for the Nashville forum), and if you miss that window it's around $5 for a lifetime membership.

I just checked out the Nashville forum and there aren't that many things listed yet but that's not surprising given that it's the first day. I signed up and can't wait to see what things I can get rid of and also what I can get for FREE!

(They are open in lots of other cities, too, so if you're in, say, Seattle, or Atlanta, I know they have forums for those cities, too.)

Anyway, I hope you join, get some cool stuff, and get rid of some cool stuff your kids don't need any more!