Stork Stop helps parents announce a new baby
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| Tarah Nypaver and her family. |
Storks
may not actually drop off newborns, but a stork sign in your yard will let your
neighbors know the baby has arrived.
The
Stork Stop, a home-based business owned by Annandale resident Tarah Nypaver, rents
six-foot stork signs in blue or pink for seven or 10 days.
Stork Stop, a home-based business owned by Annandale resident Tarah Nypaver, rents
six-foot stork signs in blue or pink for seven or 10 days.
Each stork comes
with a customized keepsake bundle tied to the stork’s beak with a ribbon – listing
the baby’s name, date of birth, weight, and length – that the parents get to
keep.
When Nypaver lived in Kansas, she received a stork sign as a
gift when she had her first baby. So when she moved to Annandale a year ago,
she decided to start her own stork company. The Stork Stop was born the day
before her second daughter was born.
gift when she had her first baby. So when she moved to Annandale a year ago,
she decided to start her own stork company. The Stork Stop was born the day
before her second daughter was born.
“A stork sign is a fun way to celebrate a new baby and a
great alternative to flowers,” Nypaver says. About half of the stork signs rented
are gifts; the rest of the time, a new dad gets one to welcome his wife and
new baby home from the hospital
great alternative to flowers,” Nypaver says. About half of the stork signs rented
are gifts; the rest of the time, a new dad gets one to welcome his wife and
new baby home from the hospital
Nypaver delivers and picks up the signs; she just needs 24 hours
notice. A weekly rental is $100. The Stork Stop also offers signs that recognize a sibling’s new role as a proud big sister or brother and signs celebrating graduates.
notice. A weekly rental is $100. The Stork Stop also offers signs that recognize a sibling’s new role as a proud big sister or brother and signs celebrating graduates.
“This is such a transient area. People don’t know their
neighbors,” she says. “A stork sign is a great way to get to know people in the
neighborhood.”
neighbors,” she says. “A stork sign is a great way to get to know people in the
neighborhood.”
