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Welcome to the Natural Parents Network Holiday Gift Guide!
Have you finished your holiday shopping? The NPN Holiday Gift Guide is a great opportunity to complete your gift-giving purchases for family and friends, while supporting many naturally-minded small businesses. The companies who have provided items for giveaway are almost exclusively made up of small businesses or work-at-home families.
The Rafflecopter entry system is at the bottom of this post (and on every post participating in the Gift Guide). Please visit some of the other review posts listed below and read about the fabulous companies offering giveaways in the Natural Parents Network Holiday Gift Guide.
Please continue reading to learn more about Pip & Bean, which is offering our readers a giveaway of a Superhero Set: Reversible Cape, Reversible Mask, and Arm Bands, a value of $25.
Up, up, and away!
Mikko has got a serious obsession right now with superheroes. So when I saw the fabulous shiny capes in Pip & Bean's Etsy shop, I knew Mikko would be thrilled.
Fun fact: Mikko wore his reversible cape, mask, and arm bands out while running errands, in the car seat and in the store, and then to bed that night! He's a fan. A superfan.
Adjusting his disguise in the car. The mask is made of two layers of sturdy felt with elastic firmly sandwiched between, so you can flip it to either color. Mikko must think his mask feels comfortable, because he left it on a long time! It's got nice wide eyeholes so seeing through it is still easy.
The arm bands are a similar sturdy felt. They come in just one of the coordinating shades, which was fine, and they slip on easily. They seemed to be very comfortable, too — easier for a kid to wear than gloves but still lending that superhero panache to the outfit.
The reversible cape is made of two thick, premium layers of satin. The drape and flow of the fabrics is excellent, and it just feels so nice to the touch. That might explain why Mikko slept in his! It also stood up to the Seattle rain admirably and still looks nice — I love children's wear that's washable!
This is a joint giveaway between Natural Parents Network and many other natural parenting sites. You may enter for all of the giveaways at one site only. Please find the section marked "Win it!" for the mandatory entry and optional bonus entries.
Welcome to the Natural Parents Network Holiday Gift Guide!
Have you finished your holiday shopping? The NPN Holiday Gift Guide is a great opportunity to complete your gift-giving purchases for family and friends, while supporting many naturally-minded small businesses. The companies who have provided items for giveaway are almost exclusively made up of small businesses or work-at-home families.
The Rafflecopter entry system is at the bottom of this post (and on every post participating in the Gift Guide). Please visit some of the other review posts listed below and read about the fabulous companies offering giveaways in the Natural Parents Network Holiday Gift Guide.
Welcome to the Sunday Surf, a tour of the best blogposts I've read throughout the week.
It's hard to tell in this picture because it was raining so I put my coat on, plus I'm wearing Superbaby, but I went as a wet nurse. Why not! I had the perfect prop for it this year.
"Thoughts, specific thoughts, get in the way of an actual experience of patience. … A potential solution? Presence. I know the word presence may be kind of thrown around these days, but we all have the ability to be present with what’s going on within and around us in the way we choose. That is at the heart of true patience. Choice."
You can link up your own posts on Patience at the Natural Parents Network Blog Hop for the next week: http://presenceparenting.com/patience-npn/ (And read a bunch of great posts already linked!)
My friend JW said this song reminds her of me, because it starts out “I feel like an old hobo…” How did I listen to it a hundred times and not notice that before??
We found that despite all this physical activity, the number of calories that the Hadza burned per day was indistinguishable from that of typical adults in Europe and the United States. We ran a number of statistical tests, accounting for body mass, lean body mass, age, sex and fat mass, and still found no difference in daily energy expenditure between the Hadza and their Western counterparts.
This doesn’t, of course, mean that I should let go my quest to be more primally active. Just thought it was interesting that energy expenditure remains constant, no matter the overall activity level.
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Lauren Wayne, writer and natural parent. Riding the rails with my husband, Crackerdog Sam, and our hobo kids, Mikko Lint Picker and Alrik Irontrousers. Trying every day to parent intentionally and with grace.
Parenthood Elevated to Transcendency
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*[Teaching children] the fundamental principles of a moral life is
important whether there is a god or not, but especially if not. If this is
all there i...
Homemade Electrolyte Drink For Kids (& You!)
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My kids have battled a few viruses in the last few months. I feel as
though sports drinks have been recommended “because they need electrolytes”
on more o...
On My Mind: 05.20.13
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Mondays at The Variegated Life: favorite links. The day after my birthday
last week, Brian had surgery on his left elbow. The surgery was not major,
but it...
"I Love You Soooooo Much!"
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This is Jemma's new phrase. I hear it a few days each day or so and it
melts my heart. Especially since it's accompanied by a giant leg squeeze,
kiss or be...
Put Away The Stroller
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First off, I would like to state that I don’t have anything against
strollers. There are plenty of situations where I think a stroller would be
a lifesaver...
At-Home Exercise: Using My Stairs for Strength
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Amy of Presence Parenting shares a few ways she is using a simple structure
in her home for greater health. Read More...
Thanks for subscribing to the Nat...
This Life
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By 9:15pm the kids had dinner and dessert. By the time I was able to sit
down and eat my food was cold. Sometimes I think that’s a requirement of
mother...
I just had the worst day
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Everyone is fine. It wasn’t like THE worst day. But it was…something. It
started out great. I worked in the garden, took a bike ride to get some
oven-fre...
I just had the worst day
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Everyone is fine. It wasn’t like THE worst day. But it was…something. It
started out great. I worked in the garden, took a bike ride to get some
oven-fre...
Looking for Chief Editor for TFB Resource Guide
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Hopefully this week I’ll be able to get a proper post written, but today is
not that day. I’d love to tell you all about how I’m beyond sick of being
in ...
The Children's Bookshelf
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The Children's Bookshelf is co-hosted by What Do We Do All Day, No Twiddle
Twaddle, Smiling like Sunshine, Mouse Grows Mouse Learns , Mommy and Me
B...
Geranium in Bloom.
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It recently came to my attention that my niece Helen has mostly outgrown
all of her auntie-mades. She is a string bean - skinny but very tall for
her age. ...
Colors of Life
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In the middle of all the love, peace and happiness work we’re involved in,
I managed to get an unexpected break and visit a crafts fair near our place
en...
Maintaining Sanity When Your Partner is Away
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I'm over at NPN talking about how to maintain your sanity when your partner
is away. Click on the link and share your experiences and tips!
era
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Today I couldn’t face saying goodbye to my xtracycle. If I would have, I
would have cried, in front of Terry & Ralph and maybe they would have
thought me a...
Giveaway: Beauty Without Cruelty $50 ARV {6.1; US}
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This is a *joint giveaway with True Confessions of a Real Mommy and Natural
Parents Network*.
You may enter at *one site only*. Please find the section m...
Be blessed.
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Today. May you find beauty in unexpected places. May you laugh from deep in your soul. May you feel love, kindness, and compassion - both within yourself and...
Ballet For Kids
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I’ve been toying with putting Ameli in dance classes for a while now. She’s
always asking for it, and she loved dancing around the living room. I did
ball...
Parenting From the Inside Out
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Paige of Parenting Gently and Everyday Feminism are teaming up to offer the
first ever online course called Transformative Parenting: Finding Your
Authenti...
Transformative Parenting
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Today I'm bringing you a *guest post* from a genius friend of mine all
about a new kind of parenting course. Please welcome *Paige*! Scroll to the
bottom f...
"My Moon"
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Amarys has some real cutisms these days. She makes us fall over from
cuteness. About a month ago she was driving somewhere with Brent and she
looked out ...
What’s New: Haircuts and House Hunting
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As I was finishing up last week’s update post, Annabelle, who had been
immersed in an art activity in the kitchen, walked into the office and told
me, “I j...
Letting My Daughter Go Topless
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We were playing at the park this muggy afternoon when my two year old
decided it was way too hot and humid to wear a shirt. So she took it off
and then da...
Placenta Encapsulation in South Africa {Guest Post}
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*Melissa from Organic Birth shares a bit about placenta encapsulation and
how it is growing in popularity in South Africa. *
Placentophagy is the act of ...
Life Out of Balance? Put Yourself Back on the List
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*“I know one thing for sure. It is impossible to find one’s own balance
from the outside in. I now know beyond a doubt that finding—and
maintaining—our b...
I Dumped My Blender Giveaway
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My kids love smoothies. I hate making smoothies. Why? Because my blender is
a lazy jerk. Just one orange and he starts complaining. I …Continue reading
… T...
Put your children in danger: A guide for authors
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[image: Please do not leave children unattended unless they're in a novel
warning sign photo unattended-children_zps1054cc36.jpg]
At the same time as I am r...
Put your children in danger: A guide for authors
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[image: Please do not leave children unattended unless they're in a novel
warning sign photo unattended-children_zps1054cc36.jpg]
At the same time as I am r...
Look At Me, All Divorce Guru and Shit
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I like to decide I’m an expert at things when I’ve lived through them. I
know how to be hit by a car! Shit, I’ve read about how hard drives work on
the ins...
My generation
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I've been reading a lot lately about people my age, called Millennials. It
started here, with a bunch of articles on Psychology Today. The weird part
(to...
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It’s been almost a month since my last post. I know this. And you know how
when you haven’t made the effort in a friendship for a while and you try
again, ...
Easter: Is it just a believing?
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Huh, why am I still talking about Easter on May fifteenth? Everybody knows
Easter was way back in March this year! Well, yes, Easter Sunday, the
commemor...
Mamatography week 19
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*4/26. Childhood*
[image: 4/26. Childhood]
We found this in the closet, and both kids spent hours playing with it.
*4/27. Earth*
[image: 4/27. Earth]
From o...
Wordless Wednesday: Cosleeping brothers
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*[image: Wordless Wednesday: Cosleeping brothers == Hobo Mama]
And now you know why Sam & I have trouble finding a place to sleep…*
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"Sing My Burkley Song"
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My little Burkley Baby - thenWhen Burkley was in the NICU, I made up a
little song and sang it to him in the wee hours of the night when it was
just us. It...
The End of a Brief, Beautiful Era
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Dear Canon,
As I ease into my fourth week back at work, I am grateful for how smooth
this transition is going. We have found a sitter who fits our family a...
Fast & Easy DIY Pull-String Pinata Tutorial
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When searching for a pinata for Oscar's batman party, we couldn't find
anything we liked (we weren't crazy about the idea of smashing batman's
head open fo...
"Stained Glass" Bunting
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Somewhere, I saw this tutorial - crayon shavings + wax paper = bunting.
So one night, while watching Downton Abbey, I started sharpening crayons
into a muf...
Come on a forest adventure with us…
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Would you like to join us for a walk in the woods? Come on, it’s fun!
Here’s something neat! What is it? Looks like a big bug. But there’s nobody
inside… W...
Every Day is Mother’s Day
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The energy of the morning invited me to wake with focus today. Along with
my usual time of solace to write and prepare for the day, it is Mother’s
Day. A d...
Weekend Reading {vol. 98}
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*Wild Food, Wild Knowledge @ The Parent Vortex*
*Just as we might grow our own food or collect wild edibles from the
forest, we can organically gather the ...
Pumping Tips on NPN
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35 Tips and Tricks For Pumping Mamas (Gretchen, Abbie, Shannon) Mothers who
have experienced the ups and downs of pumping can attest to the fact that
it is...
Death and rebirth of a dream
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I stopped writing two years ago. Just like that, I stopped. After six years
of solid blogging across several websites, working hard to grow my audience
and...
Rare Books We Love
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Books, they help me power through hours, days and months with a toddler.
Are you tired of Goodnight Moon and Guess How Much I Love You? Here are
some RARE ...
Benefits of Country Living #countryliving
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1. No line at the DMV. I took the kids there because it was on the way home
from somewhere and I was done in 10 minutes, including the 3-min stop in
the ba...
An education
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Taking a childbirth educator training is not something I would have done of
my own volition anytime soon (and perhaps this is my mothers' day post,
since...
Proof That I Have Nothing But Baby on My Brain
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Yeah. I got nothing else. This would be why I haven't been blogging. I
expect next month I will start filling this blog with pictures of baby,
thoughts abo...
From Keeper to Angelpadz in 13 Years
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The following is a guest post from Juliet of Twisting Vines… I first came
across reusable menstrual products somewhere around 2000, as a very broke
post-gr...
Creepy Mommy
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Our Family
by Uli Propson age 4
Roll over ever so carefully, slowly - slowly!- scooting away from the
sleeping toddler. Pause. Listen for the breathing. St...
Parenting Towards Enlightenment
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We, a class of aspiring yoga teachers, are sitting on the floor of the
meditation hall at the ashram in India when the conversation turns to the
conflict b...
Tropical Twist Kale Chips
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*Welcome to the Festival of Food Carnival. In celebration of Spring, we're
sharing real raw recipe ideas. Hosted by Diary of a First Child and Hybrid
Rast...
Six Months In
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It's hard for me to comprehend that my youngest is almost seven months.
He's closer to a year than he is to being a newborn, and he's almost been
earthside...
In Praise of Facebook
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A new article over at *Relevant Magazine *talks about the dangers of
Facebook envy and the threat social media poses to true community.
I want to be symp...
Feel the Fear and Birth Anyway
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This is just a little post to ease me back into the blogging world (thesis
finally submitted). As usual, the content is in response to a reoccurring
issue ...
Finding Our Soft Hearts
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A couple of us moms were still preparing — skewering the hollow eggs so
they could be painted, squirting small blobs of paint onto plates, and
tying toothp...
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80 million things on my mind.
Approximately 950 gazillion things on my to-do list.
Trying to figure out what I want to be and do when I grow up...whenever ...
Daddy Died
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*Welcome to the March 2013 Carnival of Natural Parenting: Tough
Conversations*
*This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural
Par...
6 Ingredients: Week 3
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Join the Six Ingredient Challenge hosted by Hobo Mama and Anktangle! We're on a six-week path to eat more whole foods, guided by one simple rule: Buy foods w...
Joining a gym
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I’ve recently discovered there is a place I can go to where I can do all my
favorite activities such as running, spinning, yoga and strength training.
For ...
Watch Out Fake Brain
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As part of my doula work, I am passionate about advocacy. I encourage
parents-to-be to advocate for themselves and their babies...to ask for
informed decis...
We've moved to elisabeth-stone.com
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Or go to *www.elisabethmstone.com*
Annnnnnd apparently Bloglovin is a big ol' loser and won't let me switch my
URL. So you'll need to re-follow me if you...
Ripple of Blessings
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A mere two weeks ago, my daughter applied to and was accepted to go to
Ghana as part of the medical team on a mission trip. Already we have seen
blessings ...
Update
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Life is...life. We have our ups and downs, don't we all? We cry, we laugh,
we get mad, we get happy, we get sad, we love.
Our dogs died. Bobbi died in late...
Recipe - Perfect Scalloped Potatoes
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Last week I decided I would make my own scalloped potatoes. When I was a kid my mom would make them from a box, and I loved them. But being the non processed...
A Subtype of Apraxia?
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We first heard of apraxia as a possible diagnosis when Sweets was less than
2 years old, but they wouldn't test for it until she was at least 2. When
readi...
Mommy Dearest or Darling Daddy?
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Today I am hosing a post written by one of my favorite online people, Momma
Jorje. Read and enjoy! Welcome to the Taboo
Carnival. O...
Mamatography Week 26
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This post is part of Mamatography 2012, a project hosted by Diary of a
First Child. The goal is to document the entire year of 2012 in
photos. Paired with ...
Were Your Doctor’s Children Breastfed?
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Every week I hear stories from nursing mothers in which their doctors gave
them incorrect information or bad advice about breastfeeding. It’s
frustrating, ...
I'm not dead.
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Day in the park.
I haven't written in so long because I feel lost here. This is Worthwhile
used to be about my life as a stay-at-home mom and now what i...
The Night My 7 Year Old Made Dinner
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Welcome to the November Carnival of Natural Parenting: Kids in the Kitchen
This post was written for inclusion in the monthly Carnival of Natural
Parenting...
Potato Soup
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Mirella and I were making a large dinner with accompanying potatoes. We
peeled, chopped, and boiled the potatoes, but got a bit distracted toward
the end. ...
Moving Day!
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Farmer’s Daughter has moved to its own domain! You can find me from now on
at http://farmersdaughterct.com In other news, I’ve also made this cute FD
butt...
anti-supermom
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It's been hard the past several days. I most definitely suffer from PMDD. I
hate that it makes me feel so powerless over my self-control. I hate that
nearl...
Please continue reading to learn more about Pip & Bean, which is offering our readers a giveaway of a Superhero Set: Reversible Cape, Reversible Mask, and Arm Bands, a value of $25.
DVD, a value of $21 total.
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