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The Big Market For Big Kids' Clothes - Forbes
Sun City's Bell Stitchers provide needy kids with new clothes - AZCentral.com
Free and Cheap End of Summer Fun to Get Kids Ready for Back to School - Associated Content

The Big Market For Big Kids' Clothes - Forbes

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 11:01 AM PDT

Fashion

Sara Peck, 08.04.10, 02:00 PM EDT

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Smaller businesses, like JeenyBeans.com, which sells custom children's plus-size clothing, also report increased sales. Jan Venema, a seamstress for the company, says business is up: Venema and three other seamstresses stitch clothing from scratch, or alter factory-produced garments to a particular child's measurements. The company also sells unaltered plus-size kids clothes.

Lately Venema sees orders for increasingly larger and harder-to-fit kids--a 40-inch waist or a 50-inch chest on 8- or 9-year-olds. "So many of our customers can't find clothes that fit their girls in stores," she says. Jeeny Beans cuts hips only two inches larger than the waist, whereas mainstream retailers might allow six or 10 inches, a more adult figure than most plus-size girls.

"I can't tell you how many moms call me saying that the clothes in stores just don't fit," says Venema.

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Sun City's Bell Stitchers provide needy kids with new clothes - AZCentral.com

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:39 AM PDT

Aug. 4, 2010 10:37 AM
The Arizona Republic

Mary Jane Grima, Bell Stitchers publicist, submitted this article.

Bell Stitchers, a group of Sun City residents, provides needy children with new clothing three times a year.

Deliveries are made in August for back-to-school, December for Christmas, and March or April for Easter. Each delivery consists of about 150 outfits and packages of underwear and socks purchased with the funds generated by items they make to sell.

They make items that are donated to nursing homes, hospitals and veterans.

The downturn in the economy made the need for these items greater. The club provides the material and notions necessary to make the outfits. The club's cupboards are bursting with material from several donations this summer.

Starting in September, the club will be on winter hours at the Bell Recreation Center at 99th Avenue and Hutton Drive. Membership is limited to Sun City residents with a current RCSC card. Dues are $3 a year.

Information: 623-583-7160.

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Free and Cheap End of Summer Fun to Get Kids Ready for Back to School - Associated Content

Posted: 04 Aug 2010 10:53 AM PDT

With summer vacation waning and back to school time around the corner, it's time to do all those activities you promised yourself and the kids you'd do this summer. It's not only a

matter of having fun, it's also a great strategy for getting kids prepared for going back to school. If they haven't had their fill of summer fun, the kids won't feel ready to give up the summer and may balk at going back to school.

These free and cheap summer fun activities will help you pack in the fun before the school bells start to ring.

Free Bowling at AMF Bowling Centers Every Day, All Summer Long

If you live near an AMF bowling center, sign up for the kids bowl free summer promotion for kids age 15 and under. Each child is entitled to two free games every day all summer long. Bowling shoe rentals are charged at regular prices.

A discounted children's meal is also available for $2.99 per child.

Free Family Movies at Regal Cinemas, Tuesday and Wednesday Mornings

Free movies for kids at cinemas operated by Regal Entertainment Group continues each Tuesday and Wednesday morning through August 18. The selections vary by theatre. On Tuesdays, kids can purchase popcorn and drinks for $1 each.

Free Amusement Park Admission for Service Members' Families

Anheuser-Busch offers free one-day admission to SeaWorld, Busch Gardens and Sesame Place for members of the military and up to 3 dependents. The Here's to the Heroes program is available through 2010.

SeaWorld is also offering $5 admission for one child with the purchase of any adult ticket. These discounted children's tickets must be purchased in advance, online.

Free or Discounted State Fair Tickets

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