LA Kids Consignment sale this weekend in Van Nuys

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Is your youngster growing too quickly through boxes upon boxes of shoes? Maybe it’s time to buy in bulk in multiple sizes — at just $3 a pair.

Penny-pinching parents can release the stranglehold on their wallets this weekend when LA Kids Consignment holds a one-time liquidation sale of new children’s toys and clothing at heavy discounts. The sale will be from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday at City-Art, 7733 Hayvenhurst Ave., Van Nuys.

Founder Kristin Nelson runs two other LA Kids Consignment sales each year — one in the fall, another in the spring. This weekend’s sale is a separate event, involving new merchandise instead of gently used items.

The event, featuring more than 20,000 items from a variety of manufacturers, will include puzzles and play sets, room decor, framed artwork and arts and crafts merchandise. There will be more than 6,000 doll items, at 50% off retail prices.

Clothing for girls 12 months old to early teens includes pieces from Gymboree, Juicy Couture, Flowers by Zoe, Cach Cach, Lipstik, Madonna’s English Roses and hand-made dresses and bibs, many for $5 (down from more than $50 at retail prices).

Stock up on cups, plates and ice packs from Munchkin, and potty seats, hooded towels and feeding supplies from Juvenile Solutions.

Parents can find diaper bags from brands with appropriately adorable names such as Daddybag, Dadgear, Skip Hop, Bumblebag and Baby A Go Go.

Four years ago, Nelson started holding occasional sales in her driveway with close friends so she could supplement her income and stay at home with her son.

—Tiffany Hsu

Caption: Expectant mother Lauren Toubes of Studio City, carrying a portable swing, navigates her way through a crowded floor display at a LA Kids Consignment sale in March.