The Shop

You can find our shop in the centre of Aalter, a quiet town between Ghent and Bruges.

Going to a city can be great fun as a trip, but going shopping with children can be a real bustle. It's hard to find a parking spot close to the shop you want to visi, there's always a lot of traffic, long queues, and strollers are not that easy to handle ...

In no time you are in Aalter and nearby the shops you easily find a parking spot.

Children love to come to De Verborgen Schat. They can play in the children's corner: the youngest ones can ride on our walking bike, and the eldest can read books or cartoons. For our little babies we have a playing blanket. And, quite important when shopping with children, we have a toilet, and for emergencies we even have diapers.

When going home we alwa';?>ys have a little present for our youngest clients. Each child receives a little animal. No need to tell you that your children will start their own collection!

Feel free to come to our shop as many times as you like. You can take a look around, try on some new outfits, and if necessary, we give you correct and honest advise.

For each purchase you receive a voucher of 5% for the next purchase. You do not need to save this voucher. That's our service. No more lost or forgotten vouchers. When shopping at De Verborgen Schat, you will always receive your 5%.

We also keep up records of all articles you bought with us. This can be very handy when shopping without your kids, and when you are doubting about a size. Of course, you can always exchange clothes that do not fit. That's also our service, even during sale. Nobody is happy when a garment is condemned to the closet, are they?

At De Verborgen Schat we offer various paying possibilities: with cash or bank/creditcards.

Excited to know us? Come and visit us and you'll be suprised.

About us

De Verborgen Schat is a shop with a personal touch. My name is Heidi and I'm the mother of 3 children: Sebastian (15), Isaura (12) and Lennard (7). After having worked for almost 10 years in tourism and a short while in multimedia, I felt I was ready to do something else.

In my spare time, only once in a while, I loved to go shopping for nice clothes for my kids. Not just classical outfits, but clothes that had that little extra. And really, sometimes it was a difficult search to find those things I liked.

At those times, internet was not yet really a hype. After some time, I did find some really nice shops. But the more new shops I found, the more I wanted to set up my own unique shop.

For some years already we were living in Aalter, a town with a perfect location between Bruges and Ghent. I found a place to rent and only a short time later I was selecting collections.

It was not always easy. Buying clothes for a broader public is quite different than buying for your own children.

But from the immediate start, our clients were enthusiastic. One of my very first clients told me once: "I just love to come to your shop, it really feels like home!".

That's the feeling I would like to give to all my clients. Each client can come in and take a look around, without insistent commercial talk. Of course, I give correct and honest advise when necessary. Not all colours or models are right for every child. You can try on as many clothes as you like. I believe it's very important to help you find the right outfit for your child, an outfit in which your child feels good, and in which it looks unique and powerful. The bottom-line is a personal approach and service.

In August 2007 we opened a second store on the world wide web. This is quite unique for the Belgian markt, as we are the very first online shop with our selection of brands.

In order to go along with new tendencies, we always look for new brands that fit well with our collections.

Just come over, and feel free to take a look around in De Verborgen Schat or at hiddentreasures.be!

Kind regards

Heidi Vervaecke
Owner

Opening hours

CLOSED ON THURSDAY APRIL 21st in the morning: open from 2 p.m. till 6 p.m.

Our shop is continously open from 10 a.m. till 6 p.m. from Tuesday till Saturday.
On Wednesdays, Aalter has its weekly market, and then we close between 12 a.m. and 2 p.m.

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If you are not able to come during our opening hours, do not hesitate to make an appointment, and we will be pleased to open especially for you.

Do not forget that our shop is open 7 days a week, 24 hours a day via HiddenTreasures.be

Any changes in our opening hours will be communicated on this site.

Route Description

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Coming from Ghent:
E40 exit Aalter, at the first roundabout take right to the centre (Lostraat).

Coming from Bruges:
E40 exit Aalter, take left to Aalter, third exit at the roundabout to the centre (Lostraat).

From then on:
At the next roundabout keep straight (Lostraat).
After a while the road narrows: you can park here (paying) or on the free parking place behind the church (follow the marks).
A little further, you will find the central square of Aalter, and after this square the Stationsstraats begins.
Our shop is at 50 metres on your right.

Should you prefer to drive a little further, then take the first street on your right just before you have the central square on your left (you are not allowed to drive further in this street).
Take the first street on your left, then the next street on your left and at the end you will arrive in the Stationsstraat again.
You can park (paying) on the square on your left or in the streets around the square. Just before you reach this square there is a free underground parking place.
Our shop is at 50 metres form the square at your left.

Birth list

Are you pregnant and looking for a shop to offer a birth list? Then you are very welcome at De Verborgen Schat.

We have a wide range of clothes, leather shoes, pacifiers, bibs and other accessoires. Nice also for sisters and/or brothers.

There is no need to make an appointment to make your choice (unless you would like to come after opening hours). Just come over, choose what you like, even more than once untill we have the complete collection available.

You are not obligated to buy the articles that were not sold when you close down the list, with the exception of articles especially ordered for you.

When closing down the list, you will receive a voucher of 10% of the total amount sold. This voucher is valid for an unlimited period. Nice to know!

Gift Ideas

There is something to celebrate: the birthday of your niece, the Holy Communion of your godchild, the birth of your colleague's baby ...

And you are looking for the perfect gift!

We would like to help you, and therefore we give you some examples of things you can buy:

- a fun or cool t-shirt: the Uncle Bill t-shirts in a box are a real hit for our juniorns

- a nice scarf

- a bikini or swimsuit

No inspiration? Then we can offer you our gift coupon. All gift coupons are nicely wrapped as a real present. They are valid for an unlimited period and the client is not obligated to spend the whole amount in one time.

You have no time to give the present yourself? Don't panic. We can send the present nicely wrapped in a special box.For deliveries within Belgium we charge 4.95 euro. For shipment to other countries please ask our prices.

You cannot come to our shop? Then it is quite easy to shop online via www.hiddentreasures.be
We'd love to advise you and on simple demand, we ship your present.

Gift Service

A new baby is born, your favourite nephew celebrates his birthday, ... A lot of fun and you want to give a present. But you are so busy that you have no time to come to our shop.

Our gift service is the perfect solution for you.

You give us a call or you send us an email confirming your budget and the size for a girl or boy.
We choose something that fits your demand.
Should you wish to see a few combinations before making a choice, then we can send some pictures by email.
You can transcribe to our account and if necessary we send you an invoice.
We make a nice gift wrapping and we make sure that the gift is shipped in a box.
There is always the possibility of exchange.

Cost: 4.95 euro for deliveries in Belgium (up to 2 kg).
Please ask for our prices for deliveries outside Belgium.

Paintings

You ran out of ideas for a gift for a birthday, X-mas or New Year? Do your (grand)children have already more than enough toys?

We have a special collection of paintings made for children. These paintings are original and funny, and they are hand painted on canvas. Possible sizes: 20 x 20 cm, 30 x 30 cm, 40 x 40 cm, 40 x 50 cm, 50 x 50 cm, ...

Should you want your own unique painting, no problem. Just tell us what you want and/or give us a sample of the colours in which you want the painting, and we will be glad to have the perfect painting made especially for you. You can even have a name and birth date added. A great and memorable gift!

Some examples:

Webshop

Clients from The Netherlands, Germany and the States started ordering new collections by email. This made us realize that it was time to start our webshop.

After a thorough preparation, and many hours of hard work, our winter collection 2007/2008 was online. And with immediate success as the first orders came in a few hours after our launch.

And in fact, this is quite logical as HiddenTreasures.be allows you to shop whenever you are free. We are here for you 7 days a week, 24 hours a day.

After receipt of your payment, the package is sent to you. Of course, you are still free to pick up the package at our shop, or to have it sent to another address.

Buying on internet does not mean that we stop giving advice. You can still ask us extra information on brands or sizes. We will be pleased to answer all your questions.