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Birmingham Consignment Sales, Spring 2023

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It’s time again to score some deals or clean out those closets, consignment season is upon us! Here’s your Ultimate Guide to all of the Consignment Sales happening in and around Birmingham this Spring!

Birmingham Area Children’s Consignment Sales Spring 2023

Alabaster:

Renewed Threads 
Alabaster First United Methodist Church

Presale: March 2nd at 5:30pm
Friday, March 3rd 8am – 6pm
March 4th 8am – 12pm with many items at 50% off
Sale Info

Gardendale:

Kingdom Kids Consignment
Gardendale Mt.Vernon United Methodist

Public Sale Dates:
Thursday, March 9th 8am – 7pm
Friday, March 10th 8am – 5pm
Saturday, March 11th 7am – 12pm (1/2 most items)
Sale Info

Kids Consignment Sale
Grandview Clubhouse, 136 Grandview Parkway 35114

Saturday, March 4th 9am – 1pm
*** CASH ONLY SALE

Homewood:

Lil Lambs Consignment 
Trinity United Methodist

Friday, February 3rd 9am – 4:30pm
Saturday, February 4th 9am – 12pm (many items 1/2 off)
Sale Info

Hoover:

Bargains on the Bluff 
Bluff Park United Methodist

Public Sale:
Friday, February 10th 9am – 6pm
Saturday, February 11th 9am – 2pm (discount day)
Sale Info 

Tried N True (Riverchase TNT Sale)
Riverchase United Methodist

Public Sale:
Wednesday, March 8th 9am – 3pm and 5pm – 7:30pm
Thursday, March 9th 9am – 3pm and 5pm – 7:30pm
Sale Info

Twice as Nice Sale 
BAMOM – Birmingham Area Mothers of Multiples –
Metropolitan Church of God

Open to the Public:

Friday, March 3rd 4:30 pm to 8:30pm
Half Price Saturday, March 4th, 8:00 – 12:00
Sale Info

Homewood:

Giggles and Grace Consignment Sale 
Asbury United Methodist Church

Open to the Public:

Friday February 10th, 8am – 6pm
Saturday, February 11th, 8am – 12pm
Sale Info:

Irondale:

Kids Market and Mom
Located in the old KMart  in the Eastwood Shopping Plaza.
7845 Crestwood Blvd (Hwy 78),
Irondale, AL

Public Sale:

Monday March 6th, 9am – 8pm
Tuesday, March 7th 9am – 6pm
Wednesday, March 8th 9am – 6pm
Thursday, March 9th 9am– 6pm
Friday, March 10th 9am -6pm
Saturday, March 11th 9am – 6pm

Monday, March 13th 10am – 3pm
Tuesday, March 14th 10am – 3pm
Wednesday, March 15th 10am – 3pm

Discount Day Thursday, March 16th 9am– 8pm
Discount Day Friday, March 17th 9am – 6pm
Discount Day Saturday, March 18th 9am – 4pm
Sale Info

Mountain Brook:

Sweet Repeats Children’s Consignment 
Mountain Brook Community Church

Friday, February 24th  9am – 6pm
Saturday, February 25th 9am – 12pm
*Saturday select items will be reduced to 1/2 price!!
Sale Info

Trussville:

Trussville Methodist Consignment Sale 
Trussville Methodist Church

Friday, March 17th 8am – 7pm
Saturday, March 18th 8am – 2pm (many items are 50% off)
Sale Info

Vestavia:

Whale of a Sale 
Vestavia Hills United Methodist Church

Thursday, February 23rd
Friday, February 24th
Sale Info

** Please remember that all dates and times are subject to change without notice to BirminghamMommy. Please make sure to double check the sales website and/or Facebook pages for the most current and up to date information. If you have a sale you would like to see on our list, email us at contact@birminghammommy.com

The Weekend Roundup: January 20th-22nd

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It’s almost time for the weekend! Here’s your rundown on what’s happening around Birmingham!

Play Day at Red Mountain Theatre

Winter is blah, but it’s better in Hogsmeade! Ages 7-12 can enjoy a day of creative world-building in everyone’s favorite magical village this Saturday, 9am-4pm at Red Mountain Theatre
Hurry, register HERE before Friday at 9am to join

Explore your World at McWane Science Center

New Exhibit opening this Saturday!!

Complete a quest across land and sea as you discover our planet with McWane Science Center through the upcoming traveling exhibit, Explore Your World!

Maps are created using layers of data to help us understand the world around us and guide how we interact with it. Mapping and navigation have been at the heart of the human experience since the dawn of our species, underpinning advancements in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) over millennia.

Vocabby’s World: Transportation

Beep Beep! Join Vocabby’s World and your ArtPlay friends to learn new vocabulary words about Transportation! We will explore new words through song, movement and creativity. (Children Ages: 0-5 years)
Vocabby’s World is a community vocabulary program in partnership with ArtPlay and sponsored by PNC Foundation. The adventures of Vocabby take pre-K children on travels around the world as they learn vocabulary words through science and arts concepts. Through this partnership, ArtPlay is providing hands-on activities that reach families in our communities and across the country. Free books, curriculum and art materials reinforce the new vocabulary learned.
If you have any questions about this free event, please contact Julie Danley, jldanley@uab.edu.
Vocabby’s World is made possible by PNC Foundation

Saturday, January 21st 10:30am at Woodlawn UMC

Birmingham Squadron at the BJCC Legacy Arena

Saturday 21st, 7pm First Responders Night
Sunday, 22nd, 6pm Faith and Family Night

What are you looking forward to this weekend?

2023 Salamander Festival

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The event is hosted by Friends of Shades Creek, a local nonprofit that supports and protects the 56-mile-long creek. During the event, different groups will be on hand to educate participants about environmental awareness and protection, focusing on the Homewood salamanders. This event is open to the public and is for all ages. You will also find other fun activities such as:

Arts + crafts
Hike to the salamander ponds on South Lakeshore Drive
Live music
Refreshments
Tour of the high school’s rain garden

The when and where:

When: Saturday, January 28 | 1:30-4:30PM
Where: Homewood High School | 1901 S Lakeshore Dr S, Homewood, AL 35209
Cost: Free, donations are encouraged

Hot Cocoa Cookies

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Winter is the perfect time for a warm cup of hot cocoa but what about a hot cocoa cookie? Yep! Hot Cocoa AND a delicious snack all in one! Give this recipe a try and let us know what you think!

Hot Cocoa Cookies

Ingredients:

1/2 cup unsalted butter
one 12-ounce bag semi-sweet chocolate chips
1 1/4 cups light brown sugar, packed
3 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1/4 cup unsweetened natural cocoa powder
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
about 8 ounces dark chocolate, cut into 1/2-inch pieces
approx. 12 large marshmallows, cut in half

Directions:

Melt chocolate chips and butter in the microwave, combine with the sugar, vanilla, and eggs. Stir in the dry ingredients, then cover the mixing bowl with plastic wrap and chill for 2 hours.

Roll the cookie dough into balls and bake for approx. 10 minutes. Carefully place a chunk of dark chocolate in the center of each cookie and top with half a marshmallow.

Return cookies to the oven and bake until the chocolate chunk is melted and the marshmallows puff up. Cool for 10 minutes before serving.

Weekend Round Up! MLK Day Weekend

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It’s a long weekend for many, here’s what’s happening around Birmingham!

Glow Wild at the Birmingham Zoo

It’s your last weekend to catch Glow Wild at the Birmingham Zoo!

Birmingham Zoo’s larger-than-life illuminated experience, Glow Wild: An Animal Lantern Celebration continues! This extraordinary event will be held on select nights from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm during the through January 16th. Watch the Zoo come alive with larger-than-life, jaw-dropping wild animal and sea life lantern creations brilliantly lighting up the night! Take a ride on the Red Diamond Express Train* or go for a spin on the Protective Life Carousel*. Spend all winter long with your Birmingham Zoo and GLOW WILD into the new year!

Thursday – Monday
More info HERE

Birmingham Squadron at the BJCC

Friday, January 13th, 7PM College Sports Industry Night
Saturday, January 14th, MLK Celebration

Birmingham Bulls at the Pelham Ice Arena

Friday, January 13th 7pm  – Star Wars Night
Monday, January 16th – MLK Day (first 1000 kids 14 under receive mini stick, special appearance by zooperstars, skate with the Bulls after the game)

Play Day at Red Mountain Theatre 

Play Days are one-day experiences that are designed to let imaginations run wild! Spend a day exploring the world as a character from one of your favorite stories. Students will learn introductory theatre skills in a fun, creative atmosphere!

Spongebob and his pals have invited you to spend a day in Bikini Bottom! Take a dive under the sea and explore all of your favorite locations from the popular children’s series.

Monday, January 16th
9am – 4pm

Register Here

MLK Day Camps in Birmingham

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Need help with childcare on MLK day? These 3 Birmingham Camps have you covered!

Kidstrong Greystone

January 16th, 9:00 – 2:30pm (membership not required)
What to bring: pre-filled water bottle, snack and lunch* (labeled, in either a lunchbox or ziplock bag), comfortable clothes that kids can freely move around in. .Kids will also spend some time barefoot on our KidStrong floors.
*We are not a peanut free facility but for the safety of those with allergies, please refrain from bringing peanut products into the center.

Ages 5-9 Cost: $50
Location KidStrong Greystone 5403 US-280, Birmingham AL 35242
Contact: greystone@kidstrong.com 205-778-4280

Paul C Brown Basketball Camp

January, 16th 9am-12
Action packed Camp for FUN & FUNDAMENTALS

Ages 5-12 Cost: $45
Location: Green Valley Church

UAB Recreation Camp

January 16th, 16th 9am 4pm
This is a great opportunity for children to explore adventure sports, exciting crafts, aquatic activities, and everything Campus Recreation has to offer under one roof.

Ages 5-12. Campers will need to provide their own lunch.
Visit their site for pricing and registration

New Exhibit: Explore Your World at McWane Science Center

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Coming January 21, 2023 to McWane Science Center

Complete a quest across land and sea as you discover our planet with McWane Science Center through the upcoming traveling exhibit, Explore Your World!

Maps are created using layers of data to help us understand the world around us and guide how we interact with it. Mapping and navigation have been at the heart of the human experience since the dawn of our species, underpinning advancements in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) over millennia.

In Explore Your World! visitors will use different navigational tools and techniques to:

Learn about coordinates as you play a giant game of Battleship.
Navigate the earth using the stars.
Use sonar to scan your friends.
Investigate shipwrecks.
Pilot a simulated underwater vehicle.
Escape a virtual building during an emergency.
Create your own 3D globe or 2D Map.
Build your own town.
And so much more!

Explore Your World!, an Imagine Exhibit, will educate McWane Science Center visitors all the way through May. McWane Science Center is excited to spark an interest in geography, cartography, earth and space science, engineering, math, and physics. We look forward to exploring with you in 2023.

 

Weekend Roundup! January 6th – 8th

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As we work to snap back to reality this week, here are a few activities for you to have some fun this weekend. Glow Wild is still glowing, and Wallace and Grommit will be wrapping up at the McWane Center so make sure to check them out if you haven’t!

Glow Wild at the Birmingham Zoo

Birmingham Zoo’s larger-than-life illuminated experience, Glow Wild: An Animal Lantern Celebration continues! This extraordinary event will be held on select nights from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm during the through January 16th. Watch the Zoo come alive with larger-than-life, jaw-dropping wild animal and sea life lantern creations brilliantly lighting up the night! Take a ride on the Red Diamond Express Train* or go for a spin on the Protective Life Carousel*. Spend all winter long with your Birmingham Zoo and GLOW WILD into the new year!

Friday, Saturday and Sunday
More info HERE

Birmingham Bulls Hockey

Saturday, January 7th – 7pm. Kids Jersey Night (first 1000 Kids14 & under receive a free replica jersey)

Wallace and Gromit at McWane Science Center

Don’t miss your last chance to experience Wallace & Gromit™ and Shaun the Sheep™: Shear Genius! This exhibit will be leaving McWane Science Center this Sunday, the 8th.

Where To Recycle Christmas Trees Around Birmingham

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It’s Tree-Cycling time in Birmingham and there are several ways you can do that and places you can take them, here’s what we know!.

Where To Recycle Christmas Trees In Birmingham

Christmas Trees on a lot

Birmingham – curbside pickup. OR Drop off natural trees free of ornaments, garland, etc. at the Birmingham zoo’s picnic area until the end of the first week in January. The trees will be turned into mulch and used to control erosion throughout the zoo.

Cullman – Drop off your trees in front of the Aquaculture Center of Gadsden State Community College.

Gardendale – Old Christmas trees are picked up curbside

Homewood – From 8 am to 8 pm on December 26 through January 8 natural, decoration free Christmas trees can be brought to the corner parking lot at Dale and Grace St. Decoration-free, natural trees can also be dropped off in the designated areas in the back rear parking lot of the Homewood Public Library.

Hoover – Christmas trees will be picked up curbside in January and are chipped by the city as part of their normal landscaping and yard debris removal service on regularly scheduled pickup days. There will also be a drop-off site on Municipal Lane, across from the Lake House. Signs will be posted on Municipal Lane after Christmas.

Mountain Brook – Drop off natural Christmas trees (free of decorations) at the zoo’s picnic area next to the parking lot during normal business hours, December 26th through January 6th. The trees will be turned into mulch for use at the zoo. Note that trees left at curbside will not be recycled.

Shelby County – County citizens can drop off their trees for recycling on December 26 through the first week in January at the following locations:

Pelham City Park (off US 31 in Pelham)
Ray Building (off Alabama 70 in Columbiana)
Chelsea City Hall
Heardmont Park on U.S. 119
Propst Alabaster LLC (formerly Colonial Properties Alabaster, at the end of the AmStar Theater parking lot)
All drop areas are located in parking lots and designated with orange traffic cones and signs.

Vestavia – Decoration free, natural Christmas trees can be dropped off at Scout Square (The Christmas Tree Lot) right off of Highway 31 in Vestavia.

For more information or drop off sites in Alabama visit this site. 

January Events Not to Miss in Birmingham

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Kick the New Year off with fun and these events happening around the Magic City!

Birmingham Squadron

Support the Squadron at home!

Sunday, January 1, Fitness Night
Tuesday, January 3rd, Retro Night
Friday, January 13th, College Sports Industry Night
Saturday, January 14th, MLK Celebration
Tuesday, January 17th, STEM Teacher Appreciation
Saturday, January 21st, First Responders Night
Sunday, January 22nd, Faith and Family Night

Glow Wild at the Birmingham Zoo

Birmingham Zoo’s larger-than-life illuminated experience, Glow Wild: An Animal Lantern Celebration continues! This extraordinary event will be held on select nights from 5:00 pm until 9:00 pm during the through January 16th. Watch the Zoo come alive with larger-than-life, jaw-dropping wild animal and sea life lantern creations brilliantly lighting up the night! Take a ride on the Red Diamond Express Train* or go for a spin on the Protective Life Carousel*. Spend all winter long with your Birmingham Zoo and GLOW WILD into the new year!

Select nights through January 16th
More info HERE

Bluey’s Big Play

Bluey’s Big Play is a brand-new theatrical adaptation of the Emmy® award-winning children’s television series, with an original story by Bluey creator Joe Brumm, and new music by Bluey composer, Joff Bush. Join the Heelers in their first live theatre show made just for you, featuring brilliantly created puppets. This is Bluey as you’ve never seen it before, brought to real life.

Tuesday, January 3, 3PM | Wednesday, January 4, 6PM
BJCC Concert Hall
Get Tickets HERE

Birmingham Bulls Hockey

You have several chances to catch the Birmingham Bulls at home throughout January, with some fun promotions!

Thursday, January 5th – College Night
Saturday, January 7th – Kids Jersey Night (first 1000 Kids14 & under receive a free replica jersey)
Friday, January 13th – Star Wars Night
Monday, January 16th – MLK Day (first 1000 kids 14 under receive mini stick, special appearance by zooperstars, skate with the Bulls after the game)
Friday, January 27th – Scout Night (scouts receive free bulls merit badge)
Saturday, January 28th – Adult Jersey Night (first 1000 adults 15 and older receive free replica bulls jersey)

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