Winter Sale: 30 for 30

We've all read the news, and it is safe to say, we've seen better times. We
understand that now more than ever,where you shop is an important
decision . . . so we just wanted to say thank you for your continued support.

Despite the economic environment, we are still committed to bringing you
new and exciting products. It's a NEW year and we are making way for NEW
inventory, so we are offering 30% off your entire purchase for 30 days.
In-Store promotion only.

*Sale Ends January 31, 2009. This offer cannot be combined with any other coupon or promotion.
Excludes Bitty Block, Wooly Baby, La Petite Tortue, Red Turtle Studio and clearance items.

Not Your Ordinary Stocking Stuffer Sale

Join us in the shop on Wednesday & Thursday, December 17th & 18th from 10am to 8pm for our First Annual Stuff Your Stocking Sale! This is not your ordinary Stocking Stuff Sale, so be creative! Bring in your stocking (big or small) and we'll take 20% off whatever you can stuff inside.

And don't worry if you forget your stocking . . . you can borrow ours!

117 W. State Street

Kennett Square, PA 19348

610-444-8944

http://www.beetlecreekkids.com/

Black Friday Sale

Join us in the shop on Friday, November 28th for our Black Friday Sale. The earlier you shop, the more you'll save! Or shop online all weekend long with coupon code "BLACK" and gobble up savings of 20% on your entire order.

We're (kind of) Famous!

Sending out a BIG THANKS to Sue Fisher with The Kennett Paper

for her fantastic article about our retail shop in Kennett Square.

Click Here to read the article.

Free Shining Star with $40 Purchase

Promotion runs through Novemeber and is valid In-Store only!

Click Here to learn more about Shining Stars by Russ.

October Raffle Winner

Congratulations to Aimee! She is the winner of our October Raffle, a custom photo scrabble tile pendant by Bitty Block. Thanks to everyone who stopped by and entered. Now head on over to the Bitty Block Etsy Shop to get yourself a pendant or two (or three). They are having a Buy 2 Get 1 FREE special right now, plush there are Gift Sets available for the holidays as well.

Halloween Fun Facts

Halloween is just around the corner so we thought it might be fun to give you some Halloween Trivia. Amaze your family & friends with these bizarre, funny, weird and historical facts that will give you a greater insight into Halloween as a festival.

Enjoy!

Did You Know?

1. Orange and black are Halloween colors because orange is associated with the Fall harvest and black is associated with darkness and death.
2. Jack o’ lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
3. Pumpkins also come in white, blue and green. Great for unique monster carvings!
4. Tootsie Rolls were the first wrapped penny candy in America.
5. Halloween was originally a Celtic holiday celebrated on October 31. The ancient Celts thought that spirits and ghosts roamed the countryside on Halloween night. They began wearing masks and costumes to avoid being recognized as human.
6. Halloween was brought to North America by immigrants from Europe who would celebrate the harvest around a bonfire, share ghost stories, sing, dance and tell fortunes.
7. Chocolate candy bars top the list as the most popular candy for trick-or-treaters with Snickers #1.
8. Halloween is the 2nd most commercially successful holiday, with Christmas being the first.
9. Bobbing for apples is thought to have originated from the roman harvest festival that honors Pamona, the goddess of fruit trees.
10. Black cats were once believed to be witch's familiars who protected their powers.
11. There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with orange, the color of pumpkin.
12. According to folklore, the jack-o-lantern got his name from a man named Jack.
13. Turnips and beets served as the original jack-o-lanterns.
14. Jack o lanterns originated in Ireland where people placed candles in hollowed-out turnips to keep away spirits and ghosts on the Samhain holiday.
15. Mexico celebrates 'The Day of the Dead' instead of Halloween.
16. Pumpkins originated in Central America. When Europeans arrived in the New World, they found pumpkins plentiful and used in cooking by Native Americans. They took seeds back to Europe where they quickly became popular. Growing big pumpkins is a big time hobby. Top prize money for the biggest giant pumpkin is as much as $25,000 dollars at fall festivals. The world's record for biggest pumpkin is currently held by a gigantic gourd weighing a whopping 1,385 pounds!
17. A pumpkin is a berry in the cucurbitaceae family, which also includes melons, cucumbers, squash and gourds. All these plants are native to the Americas.
18. People spend as much as over $2.5 billion during Halloween on candies, costumes, decorations and parties. Halloween candy sales alone average about 2 billion dollars annually in the United States.
19. It is believed that the Irish began the tradition of Trick or Treating. In preparation for All Hallow's Eve, Irish townsfolk would visit neighbors and ask for contributions of food for a feast in the town.
20. Black cats were once believed to be witch's familiars who protected their powers.
21. Samhainophobia refers to an abnormal and persistent fear of Halloween. This time of year may also stir up other phobias such as the fear of: cats (ailurophobia), witches (wiccaphobia), ghosts (phasmophobia), spiders (arachnophobia), the dark (nyctophobia), and cemeteries (coimetrophobia).
22. Some people believe that if you see a spider on Halloween, it is the spirit of a loved one watching over you.
23. Vampire bats really do exist, but they are not from Transylvania. They live in Central and South America and feed on the blood of cattle, horses and birds.
24. The North American common brown bat has the longest life-span of any mammal it's size -- about 32 years!
25. According to superstition, if you stare into a mirror at midnight on Halloween, you will see your future spouse.
26. According to the National Retail Federation's Halloween Consumer Intentions and Actions Survey, the most popular Halloween costume in 2004 was Spiderman, with 2.15 million children dressing as their favorite superhero. Other popular costumes included princesses (1.8 million children), witches (1.3 million) and vampires (899,000).
    

Have any more you'd like to share?

Shining Stars Sale: Buy 2 Get 1 Free

Now is the time to stock up on Shining Stars plush friends by Russ Berrie at Beetle Creek Kids. Just $11.99 each and, for a limited time, you can Buy 2 and get 1 FREE of choice.

Offer is valid in-store and online!

Online shoppers, please enter you FREE selection in the "special instructions" section during checkout.

Next time you wish upon a star . . . let it be your very own Shining Star!!

October Raffle: Custom Photo Pendant by Bitty Block

This month's in-shop raffle is for a Custom Photo Pendant like this one by Bitty Block™. And, we are also offering a second Pendant to our blog readers! Maybe you might be lucky enough to win both!

Rules for this giveaway:
Please visit Bitty Block, then come back and let us know which pendant is your favorite. Please no "enter me" comments without doing a little bit of work. Leave your comments here on this post along with your emaill address so we can contact you if you are the lucky winner. By entering this contest, you also agree to be added to our email newsletter list to recieve periodic updates on sales, events and promotions in our retail shop and online boutique.

Contest ends October 31st at 11:59, EST. Winner will be selected via a random number generator and announced on November 1st. Good Luck!

Join Us Tonight for Ladies Night

Join us tonight for

Stop by shop tonight between 5pm & 8pm for special in-store only promotions.

Enter the raffle to win a Custom Photo Pendant like this by Bitty Block.

No purchase neccessary.

20% off all Groovy Girls products

20% off all Jewelry

25% off all Halloween Merchandise

Comfort Creatures by Bucky

Look what just rolled into the shopNow available online too!

Meet Vimn (Rose), Ibbs (Pear) & Zilo (teal)

With their premium buckwheat hull filling, fun kid-friendly fur and soft embroidered details, these cute plush toys double as pillows. They're just the right size to bring on trips around the block or around the world. Liner and cover are sewn closed for child safety. Ages 3+. Spot clean only. Coordinating Comfort Creature Blankets also available.

These cozy blankets make trips comfier, nap time something to look forward to and the whole security blanket thing more fun. They also make great capes! Machine washable fleece.

Why don't you make friends with a Comfort Creature today?

Ladies Nite Out

Join us this Thursday & every

FIRST THURSDAY for Ladies Nite Out!

We know how much you deserve a night out with the girls and we

want to celebrate with you with special in-store discounts & promotions.

So grab a bite to eat in downtown Kennett Square and stop by

Beetle Creek Kids for a bit of shopping.

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updates future events, sales & promotions like these!

Groovy Girls: 2008 Special Edition Holiday Dolls

Meet Charissa Cat! This Special Edition Groovy Girls doll comes dressed in fantastic feline finery, from the tips of her perky ears and marvelous mane to her sparkly cat-eyed glasses and jack-0' landern handbag.

Charissa's friend Anastasia Sparkle has just arrived at Beetle Creek Kids too! Dressed for glamour in her sparkling red and white dress, red sparkle tights, shiny silver shoes and fab red handbag. This Special Edition doll will bring cheer to you all year long.

Limited quantities of special edition Groovy Girls are produced, and always go fast! Don't miss out on these special dolls, because once they are gone, they're gone!

Win a $15 Gift Certificate

Our Glass Jar equals Savings!

Stop in the shop for a chance to win a $15 Gift Certificate. Just drop you name, email address and phone number in our glass jar and you will be entered to win a $15 gift certificate. This is a store only promotion and no purchase is necessary.

Shining Stars Anniversay Celebration

Happy 1st Anniversary, to all the SHINING STARS!

The STARS turned one this April and boy have they grown in a year! With 66 different Star Friends (just a few are shown on the left) to choose from and over a million members in the SHINING STARS family – and another new member registering their star every 8 seconds, the Shining Stars universe is now bigger and better then ever! Explore the new star look and galaxies of games and activities. With bright new colors and a whole new way to travel through the SHINING STARS universe we know you’ll have safe and exciting fun that’s out of this world!

To celebrate, Shining Stars are on SALE at Beetle Creek Kids, in the boutique and online for just $12.99 each.

Next time you wish upon a star . . . let it be your very own Shining Star!!

Grand Opening Sale

Join us for our Grand Opening, September 8th through the 15th at our new retail shop in Kennett Square. To celebrate, we are having an Oh My! Sale on all Stephen Joseph products (not just dinos and monkeys and pirates) in the shop and online.

Please stop by our tent at the Mushroom Festival on September 6th & 7th to get a sneak preview of our new (and somewhat sassy) boutique. And make sure to pick up a 10% off coupon too!

What's the Buzz on Beetle Creek Kids?

Come visit us in our new retail shop in Kennett Square, PA in September!!

Welcome to Beetle Creek Kids {the beetle buzz}. BCK was founded in 2006 by Charlene DeFrees after realizing how difficult it is to find fun and unique baby & children's items, chic accessories and coordinating room decor all in one place. Her goal was to make a children's boutique that was funky, whimsical, fun to shop, and most importantly...just down-right cute!

Here in our blog you can keep posted on upcoming products, events and promotions in our shop and online. We call it "the Beetle Buzz".

Our online boutique offers a fabulous selection of children's treasures - ranging from the practical everyday items to the more whimsical. Whatever it is, you can be confident you won't find our gifts & products - just anywhere! We spend a TON of time searching and RE-searching for unique and inspired gifts for your youngsters. We are proud to carry stylish, high-quality handmade items from up and coming designers like diaper bags, purses, hair bows, birthday hats, infant care items, jewelry, stationary and much more. There is even stuff here for Hip Moms too!

And you can rely on us for the name brand products you know and trust like Manhattan Toy, Stephen Joseph and Haba. We would love to know how we can make Beetle Creek Kids your favorite children's boutique to shop!! If you have any suggestions or feedback we would love to hear from you!

We sincerely hope you enjoy visting with us!!!