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Same beginning, one line, many different stories. Seventeen UK parent bloggers took the challenge to ‘tell the story’ their way. This is our gift to the children around the world: beautiful stories with illustrations from our own kids, making it a perfect bedtime storybook.
By creating this book called ‘Once upon a time’ we are fundraising for Save the Children. The profit of all book sales will be donated to the charity.
Thank you to all parent bloggers who took part in this story book for their time, creativity and empathy! Together we made it happen!
Now it’s onto you! We are raising money for those kids, born with the challenge to survive. Let’s help them write a better story of their life, one that will make them smile!
Besides, the book is funny and colourfil, making it the perfect Christmas gift for a child. You can view and purchase the book HERE.
‘Save the Children works in more than 120 countries. We save children’s lives. We fight for their rights. We help them fulfil their potential.’
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December 4, 2011
I am planning a fundraising campaign for Save the Children called ‘Tell it your way’. The plan is to publish a book with children’s bedtime stories written by creative parents that blog – in aid for the Save the Children charity.
So, we give participating bloggers same story line, which is ‘Once upon a time…’ (so we really give you the freedom to be as creative as you want) and we ask you to write a short story aimed at small kids as well as an image of a drawing you or your kids make, or simply a photo you take to support your story.
I will then collate all your unique creative stories and images, and I will be designing them into a children book (using the Blurb book-making and book-selling platform). Once the book is ready and goes life, I will share the link with you so you can buy it as a gift or for yourselves, share it, recommend it to friends, and generally spread-the-word for the campaign and the book, so we raise as much money for Save the Children, as possible. Hope you agree it’s all for a great cause, and hopefully the book will make a wonderful Christmas gift. 100% of all money raised will be sent on a monthly basis to Save the Children UK.
So, the benefit for you as a participating blogger? Apart from making good to kids born in poverty and challenged to survive, your story will also help you raise your profile and get great publicity! All bloggers will be introduced by a paragraph about the blog, your photo and link to the blog.
Here is the creative concept and how I came up with the children story book:
‘Once upon a time, I was born and challenged… challenged to survive.
I’ve got a story, which is different to yours. Although, it is similar to the million children around me, who were born with the same challenge. It’s not easy to keep on telling my story, to keep on living it.
Would you help writing a better one for me? A story of a better life.
A story with a different ending, despite having the same beginning.’
The deadline for all stories and images is 20th November, so we can make it happen in time for Christmas. However, please let me know if you are interested asap, so I can sign you in for the book.
To summarise, what I’d need from you is:
- Creative children (bedtime) story around 300-350 words (or 1,500 characters)
- Image to support your story, ideally something you make with your kids and take a photo of
- Your details: your name, blog name, blog link, your photo and a short description about your blog
Let’s collaborate in an effort to change the story of those kids, born with the challenge to survive, and help them write together a better story of their life, one that will make them smile. Now it’s onto you. Please email me asap, if interested.
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November 7, 2011
Congratulations to all the finalists in this year’s MAD Blog Awards! Very well-deserved!
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June 13, 2011
Hello GreenKiddie friends. Most of you are probably aware that apart from running GreenKiddie, I am one of those Marketing & Social Media bods (at least for the last 8 years) who are here to connect and help brands, bloggers and consumers. My start-up >incite was born a while ago and due to a few new business wins, I am looking for bloggers interested in testing and reviewing products. If this is you, please keep reading.
At >incite I work with a range of exciting brands from the beauty, nursery (kids’ products), food and drinks, retail and home interior and design sectors. The opportunities for monetising your blog are endless: from paid posts and tweets to receiving products to test and review. If you are lucky you could be selected to event experience services like spa / beauty treatments or holiday destinations.
If you are interested in any PR or sponsored marketing opportunities from trying new products to review, receiving exclusive offers, or attending amazing brand events, you are welcome to register here.
When signing-up, you will be approached by >incite with relevant opportunities from brands, based on your preferences, i.e. receiving a product to test and review, attend a bloggers or media event, etc. I will not share your contact details with third parties before you give us your permission to do so. You can also unsubscribe at any time.
To register your interest, please fill in the form. Thanks and good luck!
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June 7, 2011
Have you seen the award-winning movie with Kevin Spacey “Pay it Forward”? – Loved the idea: when someone does you a big favour, don’t pay it back… Pay It Forward! Is it possible for one idea to change the world? – A young boy decides that if he can do three good deeds for someone and they in turn can “pay it forward” and so forth, positive changes can occur.
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!
To upload the banner on your blog, either copy the image, or use the below code:
<a href=”http://blog.greenkiddie.co.uk/pass-the-ball/” target=”_blank”><img src=”Images/Pass-the-ball.gif” alt=”PASS-THE-BALL” width=”327″ height=”115″ hspace=”5″ vspace=”5″ border=”0″ /></a>
http://rachelpattisson.blogspot.com, http://cafebebe.co.uk and http://noblesavage.me.uk for inspiring me!
See? – Nice and easy! Let the bloggers know that you’ve mentioned their sites, and make sure you thank to those who mention yours!
Make someone’s day bright and shiny – it’s now over to you!
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June 10, 2010
