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Monday, July 9, 2012
Dunedin Nappy Lady Workshops
The Original Nappy Lady Waste Free Parenting Workshops
Dunedin
Taken by:
The Nappy Lady - Kate Meads
Want Free Nappies???
The Nappy Lady will be running 2 Waste Free Parenting courses during 2012!!
Come along to one of the Nappy Lady workshops and learn all about your nappy options and how you can save lots of money.
The best news.... you will get to take home a $100 pack of cloth nappies for free from the Nappy Lady and Dunedin District Council
At the Nappy workshop The Nappy Lady will:
Show you the modern nappy options
Explain how all of the different styles of nappies work
Help you choose the best nappy for your baby and budget
Give you helpful ways you can be more sustainable at home
Cost:
$20.00 per couple or parent attending on their own
Dates and Venues for 2012:
29th September 2012 - 11.30am to 1:30pm
The Dunningham Suite
Level 4
Dunedin Library.
Bookings are essential - spaces are limited.
TO BOOK: Phone Dunedin Council Customer Services on 03 477 4000 or email dcc@dcc.govt.nz to book your place
Hawera Nappy Workshop - Limited Spaces
Nappy Lady Waste Free Parenting Workshops.
Taken by: The Nappy Lady - Kate Meads.
Want a Free Cloth Nappy Trial Pack?
The Nappy Lady is coming to Hawera!
Come along to one of the Nappy Lady workshops and learn all about your nappy options and how you can save lots of money.
The best news... you will get to take home a cloth nappy trial pack for free from the Nappy Lady and her generous sponsors.
At the Nappy workshop The Nappy Lady will:
- Show you the modern nappy options
- Explain how all of the different styles of nappies work
- Help you choose the best nappy for your baby and budget
- Give you helpful ways you can be more sustainable at home
Cost: $20.00 per couple or parent attending on their own
LIMITED SPACES: To Book you can purchase tickets using the link below:
Saturday, July 7, 2012
Thursday, April 12, 2012
Press Release for the Trip 2012
The Press release has gone out and now it is offical...I am going to be a crazy lady this week! I love the bit about "Imagine you’re pushing your pram in a local park and a woman wearing a satin cape and calling herself The Nappy Lady hands you a cloth nappy for your baby... Well, that’s what I’ll be doing over the next week"
A huge thanks to Katherine and Denise who have made this possible!!
I cant wait to meet you all but for now check out the press release and all of the events planned below!
xxx
The Nappy Lady
Press release:
Kiwi mum organises New Zealand’s biggest treasure hunt
11 April 2012 – Starting this Friday, 13 April, a mum from Katikati will don a hot pink and electric blue cape and set off on a 2,100km road trip around New Zealand, hiding prizes along the way in the nation’s biggest treasure hunt.
The Nappy Lady Kate Meads will travel from Invercargill to Auckland from 13 to 21 April in an operation that sees her acting as part Superwoman, part Santa Claus, and part Easter Bunny in an effort to spread the word about the benefits of using modern cloth nappies.
“Like Superwoman, I’ve got a cape and I’m trying to save the world,” Kate laughs. “Like Santa Claus, I’m giving away free gifts of cloth nappies and prizes to Kiwi parents. And like the Easter Bunny, I’m hiding goodies all over the country for people to find.”
Armed with over 600 cloth nappies from leading New Zealand suppliers, Kate’s whirlwind tour of New Zealand sees her travelling 2,100km – the length of 7 million disposable nappies laid end-to-end, which is the number of disposables that are thrown into New Zealand landfills each week. And she’ll be hiding those 600 cloth nappies in towns and cities along the road, posting clues on Facebook to encourage parents to participate in this sustainability- focused game of hide-and-seek.
“The number of disposable nappies left festering in our nation’s parks and green spaces is phenomenal,” Kate says. “Wouldn’t you rather find a clean, reusable modern cloth nappy in your local reserve instead of a stinking, germ- laden disposable nappy? And likewise, wouldn’t you prefer parents to take their nappy home and dispose of the waste within appropriately and hygienically instead of dumping it into the places where we take our kids to play?”
With 20 scheduled stops between Invercargill and Auckland for scheduled coffee groups, workshops, and even a “Wine, Cheese, and Nappies” evening, Kate and her team of Nappy Avengers are focused on educating Kiwi mums and dads about sustainable parenting choices.
“But we’re also aiming to have fun along the way,” Kate says. “One of the things that parents consistently tell us they love about modern cloth nappies is how fun and funky the designs are. So we’re taking that to heart and showing the country just how fun and funky cloth nappy users can be.
“Imagine you’re pushing your pram in a local park and a woman wearing a satin cape and calling herself The Nappy Lady hands you a cloth nappy for your baby... Well, that’s what I’ll be doing over the next week, so watch out! Hiding 600 nappies around New Zealand, from Invercargill to Auckland and beyond, is just one of the fun things we’ll be doing during Cloth Nappy Week.
“We’re not just spreading the word about modern cloth nappies. We’re spreading the nappies, too!”
--ENDS--
International Cloth Nappy Week is scheduled for 16-22 April 2012, and the Cloth Nappy Week Road Trip takes place 13-21 April. For images, information about Cloth Nappy Week, or interviews with The Nappy Lady, please contact Katherine Granich on 021 120 5778 or katherine@copylab.co.nz.
Cloth Nappy Week 2012 Road Trip Itinerary
Media are welcome to attend any of the following Cloth Nappy Week events. The Nappy Lady Kate Meads is also available for interviews and commentary prior to and during the Cloth Nappy Week Road Trip. Please contact Katherine Granich on 021 120 5778 or katherine@copylab.co.nz if you wish to attend.
13 April
11.30am – 12.30pm: Coffee Group, Invercargill Environmental Centre, 67 Glengarry Cres, Invercargill
2.30pm – 3.30pm: Coffee Group, Milk & Honey, 103 Main Street, Gore
14 April
8.30am – 9.30am: Bacon, Eggs and Nappies, Mojo Café, Princess Street, Dunedin
11am –1pm: The Nappy Lady Workshop, The Dunningham Suite, Dunedin City Library, Dunedin
3pm – 4pm: Coffee Group, Steam Café, 7 Thames Street, Oamaru
7pm – 8pm: Wine, Cheese & Nappies, Tussock Restaurant, 51 King Street, Timaru
15 April
10.30am – 11.30am: Coffee Group, South City Shopping Centre, Christchurch
2pm – 3pm: The Nappy Lady Workshop, South City Shopping Centre, Christchurch
16 April
12.30 – 1.30pm: Coffee Group, Robert Harris Cafe, 193 Trafalgar Street, Nelson
17 April
10am – 11.30am: Coffee Group, Southern Cross, 39 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro, Wellington
1pm – 2.30pm: The Nappy Lady Workshop, Life City Church, 1-3 Parkway, Wainuiomata, Hutt City
6.30pm – 7.30pm: The Nappy Lady Workshop, Southern Cross, 39 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro, Wellington
18 April
12 noon – 1pm: Coffee Group, Robert Harris Café, 73 Church Street, The Square, Palmerston North
6.30pm – 7.30pm: The Nappy Lady Workshop, Hastings Central Library, Cnr Eastbourne Street East & Warren Street South, Hastings
19 April
9am – 10.30am: Coffee Group, Milk and Honey, 10 Hardinge Rd (The Crown Hotel), Ahuriri, Napier
2.30pm – 3.30pm: Coffee Group, Robert Harris Café, Treble Court, Peel Street, Gisborne
6.30pm – 8.30pm: Wine, Cheese & Nappies Workshop, The Winemaker’s Daughters Café, 88 Grey Street, Gisborne
20 April
11am – 12 noon: Coffee Group, Grindz Café, 1st Ave, Tauranga
2pm – 3pm: Coffee Group, Robert Harris Café, Main Road, Katikati
21 April
10am – 12 noon: Nappy Flash Mob and Coffee Group, Robert Harris Café, Upstairs by Whitcoulls, Botany Town Centre, 588 Chapel Road, East Tamaki, Auckland
A huge thanks to Katherine and Denise who have made this possible!!
I cant wait to meet you all but for now check out the press release and all of the events planned below!
xxx
The Nappy Lady
Press release:
Kiwi mum organises New Zealand’s biggest treasure hunt
11 April 2012 – Starting this Friday, 13 April, a mum from Katikati will don a hot pink and electric blue cape and set off on a 2,100km road trip around New Zealand, hiding prizes along the way in the nation’s biggest treasure hunt.
The Nappy Lady Kate Meads will travel from Invercargill to Auckland from 13 to 21 April in an operation that sees her acting as part Superwoman, part Santa Claus, and part Easter Bunny in an effort to spread the word about the benefits of using modern cloth nappies.
“Like Superwoman, I’ve got a cape and I’m trying to save the world,” Kate laughs. “Like Santa Claus, I’m giving away free gifts of cloth nappies and prizes to Kiwi parents. And like the Easter Bunny, I’m hiding goodies all over the country for people to find.”
Armed with over 600 cloth nappies from leading New Zealand suppliers, Kate’s whirlwind tour of New Zealand sees her travelling 2,100km – the length of 7 million disposable nappies laid end-to-end, which is the number of disposables that are thrown into New Zealand landfills each week. And she’ll be hiding those 600 cloth nappies in towns and cities along the road, posting clues on Facebook to encourage parents to participate in this sustainability- focused game of hide-and-seek.
“The number of disposable nappies left festering in our nation’s parks and green spaces is phenomenal,” Kate says. “Wouldn’t you rather find a clean, reusable modern cloth nappy in your local reserve instead of a stinking, germ- laden disposable nappy? And likewise, wouldn’t you prefer parents to take their nappy home and dispose of the waste within appropriately and hygienically instead of dumping it into the places where we take our kids to play?”
With 20 scheduled stops between Invercargill and Auckland for scheduled coffee groups, workshops, and even a “Wine, Cheese, and Nappies” evening, Kate and her team of Nappy Avengers are focused on educating Kiwi mums and dads about sustainable parenting choices.
“But we’re also aiming to have fun along the way,” Kate says. “One of the things that parents consistently tell us they love about modern cloth nappies is how fun and funky the designs are. So we’re taking that to heart and showing the country just how fun and funky cloth nappy users can be.
“Imagine you’re pushing your pram in a local park and a woman wearing a satin cape and calling herself The Nappy Lady hands you a cloth nappy for your baby... Well, that’s what I’ll be doing over the next week, so watch out! Hiding 600 nappies around New Zealand, from Invercargill to Auckland and beyond, is just one of the fun things we’ll be doing during Cloth Nappy Week.
“We’re not just spreading the word about modern cloth nappies. We’re spreading the nappies, too!”
--ENDS--
International Cloth Nappy Week is scheduled for 16-22 April 2012, and the Cloth Nappy Week Road Trip takes place 13-21 April. For images, information about Cloth Nappy Week, or interviews with The Nappy Lady, please contact Katherine Granich on 021 120 5778 or katherine@copylab.co.nz.
Cloth Nappy Week 2012 Road Trip Itinerary
Media are welcome to attend any of the following Cloth Nappy Week events. The Nappy Lady Kate Meads is also available for interviews and commentary prior to and during the Cloth Nappy Week Road Trip. Please contact Katherine Granich on 021 120 5778 or katherine@copylab.co.nz if you wish to attend.
13 April
11.30am – 12.30pm: Coffee Group, Invercargill Environmental Centre, 67 Glengarry Cres, Invercargill
2.30pm – 3.30pm: Coffee Group, Milk & Honey, 103 Main Street, Gore
14 April
8.30am – 9.30am: Bacon, Eggs and Nappies, Mojo Café, Princess Street, Dunedin
11am –1pm: The Nappy Lady Workshop, The Dunningham Suite, Dunedin City Library, Dunedin
3pm – 4pm: Coffee Group, Steam Café, 7 Thames Street, Oamaru
7pm – 8pm: Wine, Cheese & Nappies, Tussock Restaurant, 51 King Street, Timaru
15 April
10.30am – 11.30am: Coffee Group, South City Shopping Centre, Christchurch
2pm – 3pm: The Nappy Lady Workshop, South City Shopping Centre, Christchurch
16 April
12.30 – 1.30pm: Coffee Group, Robert Harris Cafe, 193 Trafalgar Street, Nelson
17 April
10am – 11.30am: Coffee Group, Southern Cross, 39 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro, Wellington
1pm – 2.30pm: The Nappy Lady Workshop, Life City Church, 1-3 Parkway, Wainuiomata, Hutt City
6.30pm – 7.30pm: The Nappy Lady Workshop, Southern Cross, 39 Abel Smith Street, Te Aro, Wellington
18 April
12 noon – 1pm: Coffee Group, Robert Harris Café, 73 Church Street, The Square, Palmerston North
6.30pm – 7.30pm: The Nappy Lady Workshop, Hastings Central Library, Cnr Eastbourne Street East & Warren Street South, Hastings
19 April
9am – 10.30am: Coffee Group, Milk and Honey, 10 Hardinge Rd (The Crown Hotel), Ahuriri, Napier
2.30pm – 3.30pm: Coffee Group, Robert Harris Café, Treble Court, Peel Street, Gisborne
6.30pm – 8.30pm: Wine, Cheese & Nappies Workshop, The Winemaker’s Daughters Café, 88 Grey Street, Gisborne
20 April
11am – 12 noon: Coffee Group, Grindz Café, 1st Ave, Tauranga
2pm – 3pm: Coffee Group, Robert Harris Café, Main Road, Katikati
21 April
10am – 12 noon: Nappy Flash Mob and Coffee Group, Robert Harris Café, Upstairs by Whitcoulls, Botany Town Centre, 588 Chapel Road, East Tamaki, Auckland
Monday, April 9, 2012
Enjoying the quite moments!!
Here I am sitting here enjoying the chocolate easter egg the bunny got me and doing the end of year accounts for my hubby and me.
My lovely husband is making a batch of piklets and Daniel is playing with the dogs outside. I think it is really important to appreciate these lovely quiet moments that you have as a family even if you are just doing your own thing, you are still together, hanging out at home.
Too often we find ourselves running out the door to one thing or another or going to town to be entertained when perhaps we just need to hang out at home and enjoy each others company.
The same cant be said for next week of course. As the trip gets closer, I am getting more excited about all the things we have planned for Cloth Nappy Week. This year has been amazing already with so much interest from different councils and with Cloth Nappy Week having such a wonderful group of passionate businesses supporting it all along the way!
I hope that you have all had a fantastic easter and I had better get back to the book work and the pikelets of course...yum yum yum!!!!
See you soon!!!
xx
The Nappy Lady
My lovely husband is making a batch of piklets and Daniel is playing with the dogs outside. I think it is really important to appreciate these lovely quiet moments that you have as a family even if you are just doing your own thing, you are still together, hanging out at home.
Too often we find ourselves running out the door to one thing or another or going to town to be entertained when perhaps we just need to hang out at home and enjoy each others company.
The same cant be said for next week of course. As the trip gets closer, I am getting more excited about all the things we have planned for Cloth Nappy Week. This year has been amazing already with so much interest from different councils and with Cloth Nappy Week having such a wonderful group of passionate businesses supporting it all along the way!
I hope that you have all had a fantastic easter and I had better get back to the book work and the pikelets of course...yum yum yum!!!!
See you soon!!!
xx
The Nappy Lady
Tuesday, April 21, 2009
Does anyone stand around and wait for their nappies to dry?
I was astounded to read recently that two disposable companies have been implying that parents using cloth nappies would have no time to spend with their families because they would have to spend so much time washing nappies and standing at the washing line.
What is really so hard about putting nappies in the washing machine and turning it on. With small babies, we all use our washing machines daily! The hardest thing sometimes is to get into a routine - many people simply alternate clothes washes with nappy washes and some people just throw it all in together!
Modern cloth nappies are shaped to fit just like disposables. Sometimes the wrap is separate from the nappy but one needs to dress baby in a number of items of clothing every day so one extra item of clothing makes very little difference.
Another common complaint is ’having to handle the poo when you using cloth’. I am amazed at the number of parents I have spoken to, who have not read the small print on disposables where it quite clearly states that any solids must be disposed of down the toilet. It appears that most parents just wrap up the nappy, poo and all, and dispose of it into the bin to go into our landfills – just because it is a disposable nappy. This is potentially very dangerous as there could well be tonnes of untreated human waste sitting in our landfills.
By using flushable liners in re-usable nappies, we don't have to deal with any of the nasty stuff, you simply just flush it away!
With our economy the way it is and with the price of disposable nappies increasing, disposables may actually cost your family more time than you think. Consider how many extra hours a parent may need to work each week just to pay for the $50 worth of disposable nappies their baby is likely to use per week. The amount of time the parent would have to work to earn enought to purchase their disposable nappies would far out weigh the amount of time it would take for mum to turn on the washing machine 3-4 times a week and to hang out 4 loads of washing.
Modern cloth nappies have become easy, low cost, eco friendly alternatives to disposables and will not cost a family any more time than what their daily washing routine already does.
What is really so hard about putting nappies in the washing machine and turning it on. With small babies, we all use our washing machines daily! The hardest thing sometimes is to get into a routine - many people simply alternate clothes washes with nappy washes and some people just throw it all in together!
Modern cloth nappies are shaped to fit just like disposables. Sometimes the wrap is separate from the nappy but one needs to dress baby in a number of items of clothing every day so one extra item of clothing makes very little difference.
Another common complaint is ’having to handle the poo when you using cloth’. I am amazed at the number of parents I have spoken to, who have not read the small print on disposables where it quite clearly states that any solids must be disposed of down the toilet. It appears that most parents just wrap up the nappy, poo and all, and dispose of it into the bin to go into our landfills – just because it is a disposable nappy. This is potentially very dangerous as there could well be tonnes of untreated human waste sitting in our landfills.
By using flushable liners in re-usable nappies, we don't have to deal with any of the nasty stuff, you simply just flush it away!
With our economy the way it is and with the price of disposable nappies increasing, disposables may actually cost your family more time than you think. Consider how many extra hours a parent may need to work each week just to pay for the $50 worth of disposable nappies their baby is likely to use per week. The amount of time the parent would have to work to earn enought to purchase their disposable nappies would far out weigh the amount of time it would take for mum to turn on the washing machine 3-4 times a week and to hang out 4 loads of washing.
Modern cloth nappies have become easy, low cost, eco friendly alternatives to disposables and will not cost a family any more time than what their daily washing routine already does.
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