Carries You Can Do With a Size 2 Woven Wrap
Size 2 is a very short wrap. It’s great for very short carries. But most people want a longer wrap for more versatility.
However, a size 2 woven wrap may be more versatile than you think!
Read MoreFree Wrapping Course
I was set to release my extensive woven wrapping course for $97 on 30 March totally oblivious to the fact that corona virus was planning to hit the US in a big way just prior to my release date . . .
Read MoreYou Can Easily Homeschool Kids, Babywearing Mom
As a babywearing mom and connected parent, you can easily homeschool kids. Let me explain:
Any good mom is homeschooling before she sends her kids to school, whether she has thought about it that way or not.
You are speaking to, singing to, and playing with your baby.
You are exposing them to colors and shapes and sounds and textures. ‘
You take them on walks and to parks, and shopping and the zoo.
You spend time at the library reading, or pulling books off shelves, or doing baby/toddler library activities.
You point out birds and airplanes overhead. You take them to the beach and help them put their toes in the sand, and in the water.
They get older. You teach them to look both ways and hold your hand before crossing the street.
You still take them to the zoo and the park and the beach and the store. You show them how to choose apples that aren’t bruised. You teach them the names of all the different animals and where in the world they are from.
You read more books. You play hide and seek. You get them art supplies and do crafts or puzzles together. You bake cookies.
All of that is homeschooling.
It is age appropriate exploration. It is child led pursuits and a deepening understanding of the world.
If you do some of those things with your little kid, I can help show you how you can easily homeschool kids by continuing to do these kinds of things as your child gets older year by year and end up with a well educated child who hasn’t had their love of learning dulled and is set up to be able to follow their own dreams as an adult.
Would you be interested? Want to know how this could be possible?
Baby Wrapping Community and Like Minded Moms
So you’re a wrapping mom and you LOVE the convenience of ditching the stroller and going hands free.
Whether it’s shopping or making dinner, going for walks or running your business, having your baby wrapped up next to your heart lets you get on with life!
Read MoreLearn More Wrap Carries and New Woven Wrap Skills
If you already love wrapping your baby but want to learn more wrap carries and new ways to use your wrap, I’ve got you covered!
Read MoreAre You a Woven Wrap Newbie? This is for you.
There’s plenty of information about wrapping. So much, in fact, that it may be hard for the woven wrap newbie to know where to start. Especially with the specialized wrap lingo. OMG, have you seen the wrap lingo???
Okay, I’m going lingo free.
Read MorePoppins Carry and Poppins Finish
The distinctive look of Poppins Carry makes it a favorite for pretty wrap photo shoots, while the double layer of support over baby and the ability to pop baby in and out of it without untying make it a convenient choice for an easy carry on the front or hip.
This is a great way to have a fast poppable carry but with more support so you stay comfortable in this single shoulder carry than you would with a ring sling.
Because it’s so pretty, the “Poppins Finish” is often incorporated into other carries as well:
2019 Babywearing Costume Contest for Halloween
9th Halloween Contest for Babywearing Costumes!
Time to get creative and come up with a stellar babywearing costume for you and your baby this year!
GRAND PRIZE: WOVEN WRAP!
I’ve been giving away a woven wrap to the costume contest winner for 9 years since my first babywearing costume contest in 2011 and I’d love for you to be the next winner!
To enter, all you have to do is share a picture of your costume anytime in October (or November 1st) in a comment on one of my Facebook posts calling for costume submissions such as RIGHT HERE. Read More
FCC is NOT FWCC
What’s the difference between Front Cross Carry (FCC) & Front Wrap Cross Carry (FWCC)?
Front Wrap Cross Carry (FWCC) is the first carry most people learn. Read More
Girasol Sherwood video
Fair Trade Wraps: Girasol Weavers Traditional Practices
All my exclusive Girasol wraps – and all of the wraps that Girasol makes – are fair trade items and their manufacture supports amazing skilled artisans.
Here’s what Girasol says about their production with partners in Guatemala:
“GIRASOL stands for more than 30 years of experience in fair trade trade with partners in Guatemala and Mexico. This means that our relations are based on dependable terms of business. The most important part is that we pay our partners always in advance and that they can count on an assured income â also in difficult times.
“Furthermore, it is important to us that above all our partners in Guatemala where an intricate net of people is involved in the production of or wraps and carriers are able to work as independently as possible and are included in all questions regarding the production. Hence we try, for example, to do without plastic parts for the MySol as far as possible parts since these cannot be procured in Guatemala.” Read More
What is GSM? Woven Wrap G/M2
What is GSM? What does it have to do with woven wraps. I was asked to talk about GSM and woven wrap weight, which I do in the video just below.
I made this to complement a wrap training I did a few years ago. I now have an even better training and you can watch my Wrap With Confidence Workshop for beginner wrappers in my free FB group Wrap Club. Read More
Comfortable Babywearing Without Shoulder Pain
5 Rules of Comfortable Babywearing
Babywearing shouldn’t hurt!
This isn’t the act of a martyr mom – doing what’s best for her baby at her own expense.
A good baby carrier should make your life easier and better and more comfortable.
So what if it does hurt? Read More
Housework and Woven Wraps
You got your wrap and now it’s easier to care for your baby (and yourself). There’s less crying in your home and everyone is happier.
Babywearing for the win!
Is it possible that there are more benefits that could be had from your woven wrap?
Is it just possible this wonder cloth might also help you do something about:
- toys all over the room?
- stacks of laundry (unwashed or unfolded)?
- dishes piling up in the sink?
- and dust bunnies in the corners?
Oh, yes, mama (or papa)! Read More
Valentines Day with Small Children
How to Celebrate
Valentines Day with Small Children
3 Tips in this Blog Post Will Change Your Valentines Game:
- easy Amazon Prime gifts to order in advance
- trade babysitting with a friend
- dates when you can’t get a sitter
Read on for all the details to make V-Day easy for you! Read More
Storch Inka Roadtrip for Fulltiming Family
Storch Inka wrap – 3 babies and fulltime RVing
We’ve loved our Storch Inka wrap with Ada (born September 2004), Annabelle (born Christmas 2009) and Cassidy (born April 2011)!
Yes, I’ve wrapped baby goats and many other borrowed babies, too!
And in 2011 we moved into an RV called Benny the Brave full-time and traveled the country with a newborn, 1 year old and a 6 year old! Read More
Storchenwiege Wrap Sale
Update: Sale is over now.
Storchenwiege Wraps Leave the US Market😮😥
Otherwise Known As:
I wanna cry but I’m having a BLOW OUT SALE instead!
Why do I want to cry?
Storchenwiege wraps are known for being one of the highest-quality, most supportive, indestructible, and beloved woven wraps on the market for decades (longer than almost any other wrap company). Read More
Easiest DIY Advent Calendar
Easy DIY Advent Calendar
It’s not too late to make an advent calendar to help countdown the days until Christmas with your kids!
Time Needed: minimum (perfect for us last minute moms)
Budget Needed: nada
Supplies Needed: 24 clothepins and either string or cardboard (paper plate works)
How to do an Easy, Free Advent Calendar of Books
Advent Calendar of Books
What’s great about the Advent Calendar of Books besides how easy it is and that you don’t need a budget, is that it can be customized to your family’s seasonal traditions very easily.
You can use Religious books, Santa stories, Winter books, or a combination of any appropriate books that you like! Read More
Best Natural Baby Gifts for Baby Shower or Christmas
7 Best Natural Baby Gifts on Amazon
Natural baby gifts are always appreciated by new moms and by babies, too. If mom already has a fair trade woven baby wrap, here are some fun natural baby gifts she is sure to appreciate!
I tend towards baby minimalism. But when I do get a natural baby toy, it better be aesthetic, quiet (no electronics, please), and get a lot of use or it’s got to go!