The challenge

With a similar idea, GreenKiddie is now calling all bloggers and challenge-lovers! To stay in line with the World Cup, we are challenging you with a simple blogging game: Pass-the-Ball! All you need to do is to recommend 3 blogs that you like most to your peeps in Twitter or through your blog! The game will continue for the duration of the World Cup!

How to do it

1/ Choose your favourite 3 blogs

2/ Try to think of something that unites them – are they all about babycare, parenting, working mums, etc., or are they make you think positively, brings a smile on your face, or are practical, funny, helpful…?

3/ Say it! – Recommend these 3 blogs to your friends and followers!

If you are going to do it:

- As a Blog Post: write something similar to: “I pass-the-ball to X, Y and Z blogs for (making me smile/ their parenting advice/ sense of humour)!” You may wish to be more “wordy” when describing the blogs. Please don’t forget to post links to the blogs of your choice.

- On Twitter: use the frame: “#passtheball to X, Y, Z for their blogs which make up my day!”

4/ Let the bloggers know that you’ve mentioned their sites, and make sure you say “thank you” to those who mention yours!

5/ Pay it Forward When someone recommends your blog, it’s now YOUR TURN to recommend others. So don’t stop the game, but please pay it forward.

Let me start first

I Pass-the-ball to http://rachelpattisson.blogspot.com, http://cafebebe.co.uk and http://noblesavage.me.uk for inspiring me! See? – Nice and easy! Make someone’s day nice and bright!

It’s now over to you!

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We would love to hear from you if your posts are 1/ relevant to the topic, 2/ published on your blog during the current month, and 3/ inspiring, informative or provocative.

The topic for our first carnival in July is: “Eco-friendly Summer Holiday with kids” – write about your tips and advice or about your funny stories. If you want to get involved in the July carnival, all you have to do is email a link to your post to info (at) greenkiddie (dot) co (dot) uk by 27^th June and the carnival will be posted on the 7th July. Get immersed into the “green summer” theme and share your inspiration with us!

And don’t forget to read other people’s posts and comments when the carnival is published. I promise it will be interesting, helpful and fun!

If you are a brand-representative and would like your product story to be included in the Blog Carnival, please contact us on advertising (at) greenkiddie (dot) co (dot) uk.

We are also looking for interested mums bloggers to host the next edition of the Green Mama Blog Carnival. The August topic will be “Green (Handmade) Accessories”.

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If selected, you will be testing one on the following great products.

• 15ml Certified Organic Rosehip Oil: contains 80% EFA’s, antioxidants, lycopene, beta carotene, vitamin A (safe amount for pregnant mothers)  – A remedy for dry, sensitive skin conditions such as ezcema, dermatitis, nappy Rash, Cradle Cap, Hormone Therapy. Reduces redness, wrinkles, scars and stretch marks, pigmentation.  Can be used by both mother and baby, and is suitable to all skin types.
• 40ml Skin Clinic Rescue Balm: Contains Certified Organic Rosehip Oil, Certified Organic Rosehip Butter, Certified Organic Everlasting Oil – A natural soothing ointment. Helps to reduce the appearance of cracked, dry skin and burns.
• 125g Skin Clinic Rescue Cream : Contains Certified Organic Rosehip Oil, Certified Organic Rosehip Butter, Certified Organic Everlasting Oil, Helychrysm – Helps relieve dry itchy flaky skin, and helps reduce the appearance of stretch marks and increases the elasticity of the skin.
• 150ml Clarifying Facial Wash – SLS Free Foaming Cleanser that gently cleanses and removes makeup including waterproof mascara without overdrying the skin. Very mild formula for bathing babies if you want to share it.
• 50g Replenishing Moisture Cream – A rich and nourishing Moisturising Cream, rich in beta carotene(vitamin a) which helps to rejuvenate dry, sensitive and sun damaged skin. Green Tea Extract protects you from free radicals, and contains a high content of silica for the formation of collagen and healthy plump skin cells.

GreenKiddie has teamed with the Australian natural cosmetic brand Kosmea to give you a chance to test their products for free!

After a month you will need to give us your feedback for us to upload on GreenKiddie.co.uk. Your chances of being selected for the product testing will increase if you have a blog yourself where you’d review your experience as well.

If you are interested in taking part, please email info@greenkiddie.co.uk with your name and your blog address, if any. Also, please tell us about your product preferences, listing them from 1 to 5, 1 being your most desired one. We cannot guarantee you will be selected to test your first choice product, but we will do our best to match your choice. Besides, all Kosmea products are just fabulous!

Closing date: 30^th May 2010. The selected mums will be announced on 1st June, and all reviews should be with us by 25^th June 2010.

WINNERS: The five lucky mums selected to test the fab Kosmea products are: Miroslava Moore, Emma Sheppard, Claire Walsh, Josephine Middleton, and Lorraine Liyanage! Congratulations and happy testing!

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All you have to do is to spread the word for GreenKiddie’s recipes. Then send us an email to info@greenkiddie.co.uk with your name, email address and a link to your blog, post or comment, which must include the following sentence: “Just found out great healthy baby and toddler recipes on www.GreenKiddie.co.uk/Recipes.php – go and check it yourself!”.

Closing date: 24th December 2009.

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Scared how to cope with your little one? – Don’t be! Follow your instincts… and our blog!

The best way to ease your child is be as close to nature, as possible. From breastfeeding, organic clothing, natural cosmetics for your baby, to  “green” nursery, bedding, toys… Avoiding chemicals will do best for your kiddie, and will not harm the environment!

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