We want to know what makes a mama, papa and baby happy when comes to the dirty work of cleaning bums. We have some brand new wipes in stock and some new-ish (and reportedly fabulous) locally made bum wash as well and we’re looking for 6 families to test these products for us.
If you’re interested, fill out an application by clicking on the link below. You must be an {avid} facebook user and be available over the next few weeks to participate.
Thanks so much; we really appreciate working with our Parent Review Panelists.
If you’ve purchased a bag of Rockin Green from N&G lately, you could be a winner. We started delivering orders from the batch of detergent that was being randomly packed with Green Tickets. We’ll be getting one more shipment of detergent that may have winning tickets in it, so make sure you check your bag and let us know if you are a winner!
Open up the detergent bag (stop and smell the aroma of course), and look to see if you have a green ticket!
If you’re a lucky winner, then redeem the ticket using the printed code for a chance to win up to 150 prizes ranging from a bag of Rockin’ Green Cloth Diaper Detergent (scent of choice), a Shake it Up!, a Rockin’ Green Bundle…or one of two grand prizes
Two concert tickets to the Ticktmaster event of your choice (event value up to $250)
A year supply of Rockin’ Green!
If you didn’t find a green ticket – fret not, play again. The tickets are going in bags at random so you never know when it will be your chance to win!
So let’s get this party started! Be sure to spread the word on Facebook too to make sure all your Rockin’ Green family and friends are up on the good news!
Kind of reminds us of Charlie & the Chocolate Factory. Oompa, Loompa….
We are looking for a few cute bums! On August 7, 2011 we’re doing a New & Green Photo Shoot in North Vancouver. We are looking for cute babies and their moms and/or dads to join us for a morning of darling diapers and sweet smiles.
All Model Applications will be reviewed as they are submitted and those chosen will be contacted on July 28th. Thanks in advance for your interest!
And whether you are applying to be a model or not, we have a great contest for you. Read on.
We love Vairdy’s work so much that we’ve partnered with her to offer you the chance to WIN a 1 hour Mini Photo Shoot with your little one.
Vairdy’s photo shoot will include:
1 hr mini shoot at your location of choice with immediate family
10-15 images in a password protected online gallery
5 of your favourite images – receive one 5×7 print and a low resolution digital file for each of your five faves
*Shoot must be booked before November 30, 2011
If you are not in the Vancouver area or just want to get your hands on some new gear, we have a portable prize for you:
Up for grabs is a Bright & Beautiful 3 Pack of BabyKicks 3g One Size Diapers.
How to enter:
Head over to Vairdy’s Blog to check out her work and then leave us a comment below about what you love about it and let us know if you’d like to win the photo shoot or the BabyKicks Diapers (or either!).
Head over to facebook, hit the like button and grab the sale code.
You’ll save some money now on our top selling cloth diapering item (aside from the diapers themselves) and pocket some future savings, because we like you and we want you to come back and say hi!
Birth Fest is an annual festival of all things related to belly, baby and family. I went for the first time 4 years ago with my firstborn tucked into a sling and walked around thinking to myself, “Wow, this is a whole new world! There are so many things out there to access in the way of support and great products that I had no idea about”. Fast forward a couple years, New & Green was born and I found myslef on the other side of the “table” still with a baby on my back (just much bigger) and talking to lots of pregnant and new families about how to cloth diaper. The next year, New & Green was on the organizing committee. This is our third year being a part of the Birth Lounge Collective and the 5th annivesary of this great event.
What I love most about this event is that it is like a giant party where you meet new friends, catch up with old ones and really feel the love. It feels a bit silly to say it, but really, it’s true. Folks that get into the world of supporting new families do it because they love it right down to their core, and it shows.
So if you are in town on February 26th, come on down to Birth Fest at Britannia Community Centre on Commerical, say hi to us and check out the amazing folks that can support you on your parenting journey.
We love to hear what you think about the products that we stock here at N&G. While we spend oodles of time researching and reviewing, it really comes down to your varied, real-life expereinces. Different families, different babies – it is what makes the cloth diapering world go ’round.
Last year on Facebook, we started hosting Parent Review Panels. And it’s been fun!
This is how it works. We select a product from N&G that we’d like to get real-time, real-world feedback on. We head over to our Facebook page (Have you clicked the like button?) and we put out the call. Sometimes we are looking for families with babies of specific ages and weights, sometimes we are looking for families using specific diaper covers and sometimes its just open to whomever wishes to participate. After the call goes out, we collect the responses and select our Parent Review Panel.
The parents on the panel receive a product from us, use it and then tell us all about it and show us how it works for them. There’s a few more detials, but we’ll let you find that out when you apply to be a Parent Reviewer.
Have a look at some photos of past review panels and keep your eyes (or better yet your Facebook News Feed) peeled for the next call for a Parent Review Panel.
Introducing our newest Cloth Diaper 101 location in North Vancouver, the Notable Kids Kindermusik Studio on Lonsdale, just off Hwy 1. The owner of Notable Kids, Carolyn, has been a part of my life for the last four years. I started taking our first daughter Ella there when she was still a wee babe, not yet crawling (and still doing those explosive breastmilk poops!). I remember our fair share of signing and laughs and diaper changes in the early days. We continued along and learned lots together and we now go to Family Time – Ella, Clare and I and I get a workout bouncing two kids on my lap!
Beyond the musical influence this program has had on my kids, I really value the inclusive participation and respect for both children and adults in the classes. Carolyn has always recognized and respected each child’s sensory thresholds and physical development, offering ways to adapt the moves or participation to suit your child. Nursing, diaper changes and running off steam was always just a part of class, never viewed as an interruption. It has been a place where I can create joy with my children.
I’m sure all moms (and dads too) can see value in this, but there is more for me. As a mom who works a lot from home, there is the tempation to try and “do it all” at home – play with the kids, cook for the kids, keep the home, do the laundry, answer email, answer phone calls and the list goes on. My time at Kindermusik is protected and very special. It is focus time. No distractions. Pure play. I wish I could do that more at home but I think I need to develop a tad more discipline.
The Studio is a new home for Notable Kids and we are honoured to be sharing space to provide Cloth Diaper Workshops there.
Carolyn is an amazing mom, teacher and fellow business woman. I recommend you all check out her services and jump on her free class offer. You’ll have a musical time!
Our first workshop is on February 22nd. Join us if you want to learn more about Cloth Diapering. Of if you have a fence sitting friend, send them along, and we’ll show them that cloth diapers are a doable option.
PS – that cutie with the blond ponies and blue eyes on the front page of the Notable Kids site, that is my sweetie Ella (quite a while ago, now).
A break from our regular programming to announce our newest arrival!
BabyKicks cloth diapering gear is now available in Canada! We are so excited to bring you their fabulous line of innovative organic diapers and well-loved and proven organic hemp inserts and prefolds.
We are so excited that we would love to give some away! To celebrate, we’d are offering a 3 pack of the innovative and hugely popular Bumboo One Size Pocket Diapers (value of $75) to a randomly selected winner.
To enter:
Head over to New & Green, check out theBabyKicks line and let us know what you love and why you love it. Come on back and leave us a comment here on the N&G blog.
Extra entries:
Blog: About your new found love (ahem – that would be a fabulous BabyKicks product) and leave us the link to your post, OR, grab the video and paste it into your blog to get your friends up and groovin’ with the BabyKicks babies. Here is the URL to paste into your blog: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CSVj1kScwPY
Tweet: Lovin’ the new BabyKicks gear over @newandgreenbaby. Enter to win a 3 pack of Bumboo Pockets http://bit.ly/7SndWC #clothdiapers Pls RT
Facebook: head over to New & Green’s Facebook page and share the video with your friends (it’s already on the wall). Post the link back here.
Fine print: Contest closes March 19th, 2010 at 5pm PST. Open to Canadian Residents only.
And now, back to our regular programming of great tips and tricks for you. See you here soon.
Back in November, we announced the arrival of our newest line, the Flip Organic Diaper System. It’s been very well received by New & Green Families and this is great news because for every Flip Diaper purchased until yesterday, we donated $1 of the proceeds to the Christmas Hamper we put together for the Christmas Bureau right here in North Vancouver.
We are so grateful for your support. We were very pleased that this little diaper helped us to give a family of four – Mom, Dad and two girls a holiday to remember!
{the humble Flip, leaning up against the gifts that we were able to put together with the donated proceeds from the Flip sales}
A review of the Flip from one Cloth Diapering Mama:
AMAZING, these diapers are amazing. The re-use of the cover cuts down on laundry. I love the snaps. The fit around the legs and waist is snug. The organic cotton inserts that come with them are soft, absorbent and don’t take a long time to dry. I also bought the extra insert and love those too. No leaks and I can easily refit the diaper to put on my day trained preschooler at night in a pinch. I am definitely purchasing more of these diapers. I am very happy with all the cloth diapers I have but I must admit this is one of my favorites. ~Michelle, Mama to 2 (baby and preschooler)
One of the resounding things we heard from our survey is that people love getting diapers in the mail. Who wouldn’t? It’s so much more exciting than a bill! Along with that, people said that the speed at which they received their orders was fab and that they liked having a tracking number to refer to. And lastly, folks said it would be great to have a break on shipping.
We launched this last weekend to our newsletter community and, so far, lots of families are taking advantage of this great deal. Only 33 days left in the year to shop with this deal in mind!
We want to know what makes a mama, papa and baby happy when comes to the dirty work of cleaning bums. We have some brand new wipes in stock and some new-ish (and reportedly fabulous) locally made bum wash as well and we’re looking for 6 families to test these products for us.
We are looking for a few cute bums! On August 7, 2011 we’re doing a New & Green Photo Shoot in North Vancouver. We are looking for cute babies and their moms and/or dads to join us for a morning of darling diapers and sweet smiles.
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We love to hear what you think about the products that we stock here at N&G. While we spend oodles of time researching and reviewing, it really comes down to your varied, real-life expereinces. Different families, different babies – it is what makes the cloth diapering world go ’round.
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