• ERGObaby Carriers
  • Breeze Baby
  • Peanut Shell
  • Hug a Bub
  • Baby Bella Maya
  • BabyLegs
December 13th, 2011

Day 2 – The Babes in Arms Santa Sack Extravaganza

Prize: ONE (1) NEW ERGObaby Performance inserts RRP$59.00. See the ERGObaby Insert range here.

To enter comp, please ‘like’ the ‘NEW ERGObaby Performance Infant Insert’

Today’s Question:

Carla Bruni was spotted on the ERGObaby Australia & New Zealand page wearing her daughter in an ERGObaby carrier. Find the image on the wall and “like” it and then leave a comment here telling us which ERGObaby she was using?

Remember to ‘like’ today’s product prize too! (You can find the entire album on both pages!)  Oh…and you can find the entire ERGObaby carrier range here

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December 12th, 2011

Day 1 – The Babes in Arms Santa Sack Extravaganza

Prize:  THREE (3) individual sets of BabyLegs RRP $12.95 (That’s 3 winners!) . See here for our full range of BabyLegs. You can also check out our BabyLegs album on the Babes in Arms Facebook page and “like” your favourite!

Today’s Question:

Babes in Arms featured in the latest Jetstar Magazine. What title did the author of the article give the piece? (Clue: head over to the Babes in Arms Facebook Photo Album. The answer can be found within one of the albums. “like” the article to show us that you have found it).

*remember to come back here and leave your answer as a comment below along with your email address in the appropriate field so we can contact you if you are a winner. You can also peruse the range here and tell us your favourite set if you are keen!

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December 11th, 2011

The Babes in Arms Santa Sack Extravaganza

Santa has been hard at work ensuring that his organization is perfect for Christmas Eve but has somehow found a few minutes to drop a spare sack at Babes in Arms headquarters and request that we hand out the goodies each day over the next 7 days.

SO…..each day from Monday December 12 through to Sunday December 18, we will be playing the first ever Babes in Arms Santa Sack Extravaganza where each of you have the opportunity to go in the run for a plethora of goodies. Want to be part of it? Read on…..

  1. Firstly to be eligible you need to “like” both the Babes in Arms and ERGObaby Australia & New Zealand Facebook pages. All the clues for our game will be posted on either page and if you not a “liker” you just won’t see them.
  2. Secondly, every morning we will release a daily question.
  • Clues will be posted on either the Babes in Arms or ERGObaby Aus/NZ Facebook pages.
  • To enter you will need to head over to either page to find them.
  • On occasion there may be a task to complete on the page.
  • Once you have found the daily answer and fulfilled any task listed you must head back to the daily blog post and leave a comment with your answer. We moderate these and will not be publishing them as everyone can see the answer and you don’t want to giveaway your hard work.

The entire competition will end at MIDNIGHT on December 18 EST. Whilst you can begin the competition on any day, past experience shows that daily participation is the easiest to manage for busy mums.

Get ready……

TERMS & CONDITIONS

Our competitions are open only to Australian and New Zealand residents aged 18 and over.
All entrants must “like” the Babes in Arms and ERGObaby Australia & NZ Facebook Pages
Prizes will be posted to the winners nominated address (Australia or New Zealand)
This competition is a game of skill. The winning entry will be chosen by a selection panel based on the entrant’s creativity and skill in answering the nominated questions.
The judges’ decisions are final and no correspondence will be entered in to.
All entrants must follow the instructions provided
Babes in Arms reserves the right to change the dates of the promotion if required.  Also, if there are compelling technical or administrative reasons which we cannot control, Babes in Arms can cancel or modify the promotion. Notice of any changes to the promotion will be given at blog.babesinarms.com.au
The winners will be notified by email and their name will be published on the Babes in Arms blog within 2 weeks of selection
Babes in Arms reserves the right to select an alternate winner if BIA’s determines in its sole discretion that the winner/s do not adequately satisfy these terms and conditions.
Prizes are not transferrable and not redeemable for cash.
The prize winner is responsible for any expenses, fees and costs connected with the prizes that are not included in the prize descriptions.
Babes in Arms and their promotional partners are not responsible for any loss or damage in relation to the prize once it has been awarded.
All entries become the property of Babes in Arms. Once submitted, your entry will not be returned to you. In return for entering the competition you grant Babes in Arms a worldwide, non-exclusive, irrevocable licence in perpetuity to reproduce, publish, adapt, communicate and broadcast all or part of your entry in any media for the purposes of this competition and inclusion in Babes in Arms branded products and marketing materials.
Babes in Arms will use the personal information contained in your entry to conduct the promotion, and award the prize.
If you win a prize, Babes in Arms can use your name to credit you for your entry and for marketing purposes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

December 5th, 2011

Australia & NZ Babywearing Week – Awards Announced!

Australia and New Zealand Babywearing Week is growing each year since its debut in 2010. Founded by ‘Babes in Arms’, sponsored by ERGObaby and supported by both national and local babywearing groups, we have been able to spread the joy of babywearing further and further.  The quality of entries in our Award categories this year was outstanding and illustrated exactly how babywearing can open up a world of possibilities to parents. From Babywearing Olympics to a Flash Mob dance….a Marsupial picnic and a Swap Meet, the range of creative and exciting events was just fabulous. We even saw the WA group pull together an event in under 3 days! Well done!

We have so many exciting plans for 2012 and are currently working on it right now to make it BIGGER and to provide groups with even more support. Of course, Award categories will be on offer again with cash grants for community groups or charities as nominated by the babywearing group. If you would like to provide any suggestions, drop us a line on the Australia New Zealand Babywearing Week Facebook page. We would love to hear from you.

And now, finally…..the Awards! We know you have been restless to know which group took out each Award. So without further ado……

This was one of our closest Award categories. The Hunter Home and Natural Birth Support group *just* slid into first place with the smallest of margins! Congratulations!

The $1000 community grant will be going towards the nominated charity/community group: Hunter Home and Natural Birth Support – a not for profit voluteer run community support group for women and families wanting more information on home and natural birth locally.  We look forwarding to hearing how the Award is used to support the group over the next three months – so watch our space for updates.


Secondly, a ‘People’s Choice’ Award  includes a $500 community grant to support the event’s nominated charity. We handed this one over to our Facebook community to help us decide which group was the most creative. Hundreds upon hundreds of people voted…..and one particular group was a clear winner.

Congratulations to Skye Bogdanovic and the Adelaide Marsupial Babywearing Picnic participants. $500 will be heading to your nominated charity/community group: The Birth Place.

This year sees the introduction of the new ‘Media Attention’ Award for those who are successful in gaining the media’s attention to cover their babywearing event. We saw a number of groups successfully gain media attention in newsprint, magazines, blogs and radio. This year we have awarded the Media Attention Award to the Babywearing Swapmeet – Brisbane who gained media coverage for their event through a radio interview and blog coverage (20,000 hits per month).

This year, the  prize for the  ‘ERGObaby Group Hug’  Award (awarded to the  group that gathers the most number of ERGObaby wearers and photographs them altogether) was FREE Teething Pads and a Standard Front Pouch to match the entrants ERGObaby carrier (total value $53.95 RRP). Almost every group entered!

Congratulations to the Hunter Home and Natural Birth Support group who *again* slid into first place! Thanks to ERGObaby we will be awarding each of your ERGObaby wearing mummas their prizes shortly.

Babes in Arms will be in contact with each event organiser shortly to organise Awards.

Thanks to all who contributed this year and congratulations on a very successful Australia & NZ Babywearing Week 2011.

November 25th, 2011

Adelaide ERGOparents! Find Out How You Can Become An ERGObaby Demonstrator

Would you like to join our team of lively ERGObaby demonstrators at the upcoming Pregnancy, Babies and Children Expo in Adelaide and get paid for demonstrating a product you love? There are several expo positions available…as well as the possibility of ongoing work post-expo.

Applicants must have extensive knowledge of the ERGObaby Carrier and be available from Friday 16 to Sunday18 March 2012, ideally for 3 full days, minimum of 2 full days. (Expo venue and times available here)

Interested in applying? Please send the following details to: anita@babesinarms.com.au ASAP for consideration:

- Contact details: phone, email, Skype and address

- Brief summary of your ERGObaby Carrier and general babywearing experience

- Brief summary of your professional experience

- Availability over the expo period

- Your interest in ongoing flexible, casual product demonstrating work?

- A fairly recent photo of yourself (either full length or bust height)

- Contact details for 2 references (ideally one personal, one professional)

Please note that your child(ren) is welcome to visit you at the expo over the weekend but demonstrators must ensure that a support person is available at all times to attend to your child’s needs when the stand gets busy (which is very often! 

We look forward to receiving your application ASAP and hopefully welcoming you as part of our team!

November 21st, 2011

Meet the ERGObaby Demonstrators This Thursday at Select Mothercare Stores

The ERGObaby Product ambassadors will be visiting two Mothercare stores this week to discuss the benefits of babywearing and demonstrate the ERGObaby Carrier. Test drives will also available.

Meet Courtney at:
Mothercare Penrith, NSW
Thursday 24th November, 6pm – 8.30pm
6:15pm Understanding the benefits of babywearing from birth to preschool – ERGObaby

Meet Melanie at:
Mothercare Highpoint, VIC
Thursday 24th November, 11am- 2pm

11:40am Understanding the benefits of babywearing from birth to preschool – ERGObaby

To find out what else is happening on the day click here.

ERGObaby Specials in Store

The ERGObaby Performance is featured in the current Mothercare Christmas catalogue which has the following specials:

Sport Carrier RRP: $159.00 NOW: $139.00

Performance Carrier RRP: $199.00 NOW: $169.00

November 21st, 2011

Look Mum, No Hands! A LittleOne Baby Feature!

Babes in Arms was very excited to be interviewed by Little One Baby. With amazing shots taken by Jen Rayner Photography, we were delighted to spread the word of babywearing further.

Please click below to read the articles:

Little ONE Baby- page 1 – Look Mum, No Hands!

Little ONE Baby- page 2 – Look Mum, No Hands!

November 11th, 2011

People’s Choice Award Nominations

A ‘People’s Choice’ Award will be presented for the most creative concept and will be determined by Facebook fan votes. This award includes a $500 AUD community grant to support the event’s nominated charity.

All submitted events will be uploaded to the Australia & NZ Facebook Page for voting. Voting will commence on the publication of the People’s Choice entries on the Facebook page on the evening of Friday, November 11, 2011.

Voting will run until midnight (EST) November 21, 2011, at which time Babes in Arms will make a determination of the overall winner. This will be announced within a fortnight of voting closing.

November 11th, 2011

Wollongong Babywearing Event

With a storm blowing in from the south, Bek Straughan – orgainser of the Wollongong Babywearing Event – embraced the “World of Possibilities’ philosophy and quickly changed the venue to Integral Energy Park in Dapto to ensure participants would not get wet. It was fantastic to hear that lots of new faces attended.

One highlight from the day was the attendance of photographer Michelle Fulcher from Inspired Images. Click over to her record of the day right here. The images are divine!

November 11th, 2011

Sydney Babywearing Flash Mob

Angela Hill of Kinnect spent weeks organising the choreography and practice sessions for the Sydney Babywearing Flash Mob. 11 babywearers converged on the grass at Ernest Place, Crows Nest centre for the seemingly spontaneous dance that took onlookers by surprise. Check out the video below!

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