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So Natural Baby, a single day fair and festival

April 30, 2012

So Natural Baby is being held in Green Park Station, Bath on Sunday 6 May 2012 from 10.30am until 4.30pm to celebrate all aspects of natural family life from parental experience to pre-birth and pregnancy through to childhood.

The aim is to provide families with an opportunity to learn about the variety of natural and ethically-sourced products, services, information and support that is available to them in the Bath area.  There will be FREE workshops, demonstrations and talks from local experts especially tailored to new parents and parents-to-be and run in collaboration with BORN. There will be stalls selling baby products made from organic and natural ingredients, handmade or responsibly sourced children’s clothing, toys and nursery items and visitor will have the opportunity to explore mother and baby yoga, massage, dance and Steiner crafts.

The first 150 visitors will receive a free goodie bag (which includes a copy of the Spring issue of JUNO) and The Musical Tree House will be running sessions of drumming and singing for all.

For more information and the schedule of workshops and demonstrations visit www.sonaturalbaby.co.uk or contact Emma on 07807 906 684 / sonaturalbaby@gmail.com

 

Filed Under: Activities, News Archive

Spring Sling Show 2012

March 15, 2012

The Spring Sling Show is on Saturday 24 March 2012 from 11am until 3pm at Somers Town Community Association, 150 Ossulton Street, London, NW1 1EE.

Join a day of celebrating slings and babywearing. Find out more about using slings, with information, advice and demonstrations throughout the day from babywearing consultants and experienced babywearers.

Browse the marketplace to try out and buy a wide variety of slings, carriers and accessories. Exhibitors include: Mama Natura, Connecta, Petit Poppet, Je Porte Mon Bebe, Natural Mamas and South London Sling Library.

Visit the café for tea, cake and a chance to meet other parents who carry their babies and toddlers.

Enter a fundraising raffle with amazing prizes donated by sling manufacturers from around the world. All proceeds will go to the UK Sling Libraries Network and the North London Attachment Parenting Group.

The Spring Sling Show 2012 is sponsored by Hoppediz.

For more information visit www.springslingshow.co.uk or www.facebook.com/springslingshow2012

Filed Under: Family Living, News Archive

Love Baby Jan 29th

January 22, 2012

JUNO is excited to be taking part in the Love Baby festival in Bristol on Sunday 29 January 2012.

The festival takes place in January and July each year and last July we had a fantastic day meeting parents and parents-to-be and other exhibitors such as Bristol Doula Network and Relaxed Birth and Parenting. There’s lots to see and a schedule of workshops – but these need to be booked in advance.

Paintworks is a really great venue, intimate but also a nice space with a courtyard and delicious food – so many of these baby shows we attend are in soulless halls…So if you are in the south west and want to come and find out more about natural parenting, and say hello to the JUNO team, click here for more details.

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Win fabulous Birthing Shirts

December 1, 2011

The Birthing Shirt Company is the home of the Bamboo Birthing Shirt and natural birth preparation products.

Created specifically to meet a woman’s childbirth needs, the simple, modern birthing shirt design is made of the eco-friendly fabric bamboo jersey. It is stretchy, supersoft, breathable and durable. The Bamboo Birthing Shirt is extremely versatile and has been designed so it can be worn in the later stages of your pregnancy, during childbirth and afterwards when feeding and bonding with your baby and is:

  • Made from soft eco-friendly bamboo jersey
  • Stud fastening down the front to enable quick and easy access for feeding and skin-on-skin bonding
  • Short sleeved to keep you cool but upper arm coverage for comfort
  • Loose fitting and stretchy to cope with the changing shape of your body

The Bamboo Birthing Shirt has also been shortlisted for the ‘Loved by Parents Award 2011’ for Best Product for Breastfeeding.

To enter our competition to win

  • Two Bamboo Birthing Shirts (one midnight blue and one in our new colour berry red)
  • A matching bamboo jersey headband
  • An  essential oil aromatherapy candle for labour

with a total value of over £70

Please go the competitions entry form answer the following question:   “Name one of the essential oils in our Aromatherapy candle for labour.”

The answer to the question can be found on their website www.TheBirthingShirtCompany.com

Competition closes 7th January 2012 at noon.

Filed Under: Ended Competitions, News Archive

Baby Expo on 13th November

November 2, 2011

The JUNO team is excited to be hosting the Natural Parenting Zone at BabyExpo on Sunday 13 November 2011.

Gossypium have joined us to take the last space in the JUNO Community Stand. We now have a fantastic line up in the JUNO Natural Parenting Zone including:

Acupressure for Natural Pain Relief in Labour
Birthing Link
Buggalugs
Cheeks and Cherries
Cheeky Wipes
Daisy Birthing and Baby
Doula Care
Kadria Skincare
Mama Natura
Planet Tots
The Informed Parent
Sussex Doulas
The Poet’s Corner Clinic
La Leche League and
GrowingUp Green Nurseries

We will be giving away goody bags and we would love to meet JUNO readers so come and say hello!

Tickets are on sale online now with prizes to win.

We look forward to seeing you there.

www.brightonbabyexpo.co.uk

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Haba Ghost Tower and Castle Competition

October 17, 2011

JUNO is very excited to give readers the chance to win this fantastic HABA GHOST TOWER AND KNIGHTS CASTLE

The set is themed around castles and towers and features 81 solid hard wood blocks including cylinders, triangles, square and rectangles with cut outs to form the ramparts, archways for the windows and the castle entrance, plus a series of red blocks which are triangle and pyramid shaped to form the roof line.

The Ghost Tower and Knights Castle set also includes four knights with lances, four horses, four trees, a long table, a flag on a pole, four chairs a dog, a dragon and a ghost! This really adds to the play value allowing both a construction element to the play and a role play game once your child has finished their block building.

For your chance to win this fantastic prize, which retails at £55, enter by visiting our competitions entry page.

Entries close at midday on Monday 21st November 2011.

Juno Competition rules apply – please note, multiple entries from 1 household will be disqualified.
HABA is a wood manufacturing company known for high-quality baby and children’s toys, as well as children’s games and furniture. See www.haba.co.uk for the full range of toys and details of stockists.
Filed Under: News & Events, News Archive

Come and see us at BabyExpo!

September 26, 2011

The JUNO team is excited to be hosting the Natural Parenting Zone at BabyExpo, an inspirational parenting and baby event in Brighton on Sunday 13 November 2011.

In the Natural Parenting Zone we are already being joined by Bubbalugs, Cheeky Wipes, Cheeks and Cherries, Kadria skincare, Mama Natura, Planet Tots and Sussex Doulas with The Informed Parent, Acupressure in Labour, DoulaCare and La Leche League being part of our community stand.

Elsewhere in the show are NCT breastfeeding counsellors; bra fitting; a Baby and Buggy Zone; fashion shows, CBeebies Mister Maker and a vast range of products and services on sale at excellent show prices.

Tickets are on sale online now with prizes to win.

We look forward to seeing you there.

www.brightonbabyexpo.co.uk

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The Land of Me – DVD & activity books to giveaway

September 19, 2011

The Land of Me is a computer game devised by educationalists to “nurture… creativity, language and literacy”. It plays like an interactive storybook with six chapters. Your child can choose to be Buddy Boo the bear, Eric the raccoon, or Willow the owl and determines a series of amusing or fantastical outcomes through multiple-choice questioning by the main character of each chapter. This is a lot of fun, and crazy things can happen! The characters are warm, with a variety of real-life accents, including a depth and tone often missing in other games. The music is rich and varied, with oompahpah, Japanese lullabies and Beyoncé. We have owned this game for over three months and I have never found it grating. My little boy, who is nearly 3, is enthralled. It truly is a magical, enchanting adventure.

JUNO has a set of the DVD plus Activity Books Volumes 1 and 2 to give away. These are beautifully packaged in 100% recycled materials and retail at £29.95 for the DVD and £6.95 for each book (published by Penguin). For your chance to win the set, complete the online entry form by 3 October 2011.

 

Paula Cleary

www.feetonthegroundandheadintheclouds.blogspot.com

www.thelandofme.com

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Tiddley Pom Competition

August 7, 2011

The Tiddley Pom range has been created by mother and skin care expert Emma Nash who says the Baby Spa offers ‘something different’. It’s a spa range for babies where the products compliment each other. The baby aromatherapy, music and massage products can be used on their own but work even more effectively as a complete spa treatment. The full Tiddley Pom experience combines baby oils, balms and skin products with soothing baby spa music from world-renowned composer Fridrik Karlsson to produce a gentle, relaxing baby spa experience for parents and baby to enjoy together.

All Tiddley Pom products are natural, organic and made in England and use carefully selected ingredients. There are no parabens, SLS, mineral oils or harmful chemicals.

Tiddley Pom are offering JUNO readers the chance to win 4 Natural Baby Spa Box Sets worth £32.99

The box set contains Natural Baby Wash, Organic Baby Massage Oil, Soothing Baby Lotion and Natural Nappy Balm. Baby Spa CD by Fridrik Karlsson and a booklet of baby massage tips.

The Tiddley Pom range is available from http://tiddley-pom.com/ or you can call the team on 0845 094 2816.

To enter, go to the Competition Entry Form simply answer this question – Which world renowned composer composed the music for the Baby Spa CD?

Filed Under: News Archive

Fudgy Bear Books

July 31, 2011

Fudgy is a very soft, cuddly bear who has his own series of books about his adventures.

He’s the creation of Sarah Marley who decided to write a book for her little boy Nicholas. The book she made was about Nicholas’ teddy bear and his trip to the farm. Nicholas loved the book so much, Sarah decided to take the idea one stage further and create a series of stories revolving around the teddy bear’s adventures. But for this she needed a bear, so designed and created a new Teddy bear, Fudgy, who could feature in the books.

The books are slim-line paperback with Fudgy leading the adventures. What I like about them is that they feature photographs of the animals, tractors, fruit etc, so that children can see very real images. In Fudgy Goes to the Farm, the sow looks very contented feeding her piglets. In Fudgy Goes to the Zoo there’s a vivid picture of a tiger running.

While I write this, Fudgy is sitting on my desk and he’s very tempting to pick up and cuddle. I’m sure that children will delight in having a bear who also appears in books.

JUNO has three Fudgy Bears, each with a book, to give away. To be entered into the draw, please go to  our competition entry form. Entries close on 1st September at noon.

www.fudgybear.com

Filed Under: For Children, News Archive
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