Babes in Arms – blogging about select baby carriers and slings from around the world

During Australia and New Zealand Babywearing Week we called on bloggers to share the excitement of the week on their own blog. We promised to reward one blogger with a $150 cash prize and an ERGObaby carrier to use as a prize on their own blog (or just for them!).

Today we are proud to announce that the winner is….

Save Mum’s Sanity wrote a lovely piece titled “I Heart My ERGO” which also promoted ANZBW. Congratulations!

It’s here! It’s here! The People’s Choice element of Australia and New Zealand Babywearing Week! 

Throughout the entire week, Babes in Arms scanned the reports from each group looking for the most creative concept to reveal babywearing to the community. We have dwindled the competition down to three solid events, but we now need your help in deciding who should win. This award includes a $500 community grant to support the event’s nominated charity or project and will be determined by Facebook fan votes. This is an opportunity for babywearing not only to supports our own child but support families in the community too.

Please peruse our choice below, and head over to the Australia + New Zealand Babywearing Week Facebook page to cast your vote by “liking” your favourite.

NB: They are in no particular order!

Charity: Henbury School. A school for children with disabilities.

Charity: Mercy Breastmilk Bank

Charity;  Freeway Community Outreach and Support Team (COAST), supporting local families in the Chelsea area

Voting is open from midnight, October 22, 2010 to midnight, October 31, 2010 (EST).

During Australia & NZ Babywearing Week, we ran a competition to find babies and parents “performing” while using their ERGObaby. We left this open to interpretation, with the simple pretext that it wasn’t about the cutest, prettiest or most trend setting baby (as we all have one of those!). With over 40 entries, it was extremely difficult to choose. To help us, we opened up the voting to the ANZBW facebook “likers”and had a huge response.

It was a unanimous decision! The photograph that captured the idea of an ERGO baby performing perfectly was submitted by Tara T of her husband Matthew carrying their baby daughter Analeigh in his final Army parade before he left for a 9-10 month tour of Afghanistan. I don’t know who is prouder in this photo: dad with his little girl; or his little girl peeking up from the ERGO. The comment “You looking at me !!!!” made by one of the likers of this image is one of many perfect captions you could have for this awesome image! It is also a poignant reminder that many of our troops are dads. Thank you Tara for sharing.

And the prize? A special accessories pack to match your ERGObaby including a clip-on Front Pouch and Back Pack to extend the capacity of the carrier – total value $94!

The competitions were running hot during Australia & NZ Babywearing Week. Amongst them was the “Strike a Pose – ERGObaby Group Hug” competition which was entered by submitting an image of yourself and friends using your ERGObaby carriers together. The winning entry would be the one with the most number of ERGObaby wearers. Easy Peasy!

AND our winner is……

Hunter Home and Natural Birth Support, ABA Central Newcastle and Newcastle Attachment Parenting!!  Congratulations! Every ERGObaby wearer in your image has won a further $15.00 discount (to be added to the one they receive for participating in ANZBW). We will be in contact shortly.

Throughout Aus + NZ Babywearing Week a number of competitions will be running online via the Babes in Arms blog and the dedicated Facebook site for all you wonderful baby wearing parents. So come and join in the fun!

ERGObaby Group Photo Competition (proudly supported by Babes in Arms and ERGObaby)

This is a competition is about gathering the most number of ERGObaby wearers for one big group photo! The photo with the most number of ERGObaby wearers – WINS! Each participant will receive a further $15.00 discount voucher that they can use ON TOP of the voucher that they will receive for participating in the event. This COULD equal up to $40.00 off a purchase of $40.00 and more (if 50+ particpants in total).

When you have chosen your photo, you can enter it in our competition by emailing it to community@babesinarms.com.au . We will then upload the photo in our competition folder on the Aus + NZ Babywearing Week Facebook Page. Alternatively, you can directly upload the photo to the page yourself (we will then copy it to the folder).

The winners will be chosen and announced on the very last day of Aus + NZ Babywearing Week both on the Babes in Arms blog and Facebook page.

Throughout Aus + NZ Babywearing Week a number of competitions will be running online via the Babes in Arms blog and the dedicated Facebook site for all you wonderful baby wearing parents. So come and join in the fun!

ERGObaby Photo competition (proudly supported by Babes in Arms and ERGObaby)

This is a competition with a difference…for this competition we are looking for babies and parents “performing” while using their ERGObaby. Of course this is open to interpretation…you could be on stage or in the background of a media shot; right through to dancing in your backyard or having some fun on a walk. We will leave that up to you! The only prerequisite is you must be wearing an ERGObaby Carrier AND practicing safe babywearing.

By the way, we’re not out to find the most beautiful or cutest baby in this comp because we truly believe that all babies are gifts…plus it would be too difficult for us to decide!

When you have captured a great ‘performing’ moment in your ERGObaby, simply enter it in our competition by emailing it to community@babesinarms.com.au . We will then upload the photo in our competition folder on the Aus + NZ Babywearing Week Facebook Page. Alternatively, you can directly upload the photo to the page yourself (we will then copy it to the folder).

The winner will be chosen and announced on the very last day of Aus + NZ Babywearing Week both on the Babes in Arms blog and Facebook page.

And the prize? A special accessories pack to match your ERGObaby including a clip-on Front Pouch and Back Pack to extend the capacity of the carrier – total value $94!