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Earth Day: a “Big Change” for parents, literally
So, what are you doing for Earth Day this year? A clean-up project with the family, maybe? Scheduling a recycling pick-up? How about changing diapers?
I don’t just mean changing Junior’s stinky pants to a clean diaper, I mean changing - literally - from disposables to eco-friendly cloth diapers.
Kristen Eggers of Lebanon, Ohio is urging parents to do just that.
Eggers, mom of a 3-year-old; is hosting a Great Cloth Diaper Change at the Marvin’s Organic Gardens Think Green Earth Day event.
The Great Cloth Diaper Change is actually a world-wide event with more than 400 participating locations.
The goal is to have enough participants to secure a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records for the most cloth diapers changed simultaneously.
“I am hoping we will be able to show others that cloth diapering isn’t as difficult or complicated as many people believe it is,” said Eggers.
“Modern cloth diapers are completely different than the diapers used years ago.”
Eggers is also a Senior Consultant for Diaper Parties by Everything Birth. She travels to homes showing guests several cloth diaper options and accessories.
“We carry many brands, so I have many styles for moms to look at. The party is also sort of a ‘cloth diapering 101’ class because many people have no, or at least very little, knowledge of cloth diapers or how to care for them.”
Eggers made the switch to cloth diapers while potty training her daughter.
“Kids potty train so much more easily when they can feel they are wet in cloth training pants, so I started out with a few pairs. I realized I was already dealing with washing training pants; why not wash diapers, too?”
The Great Cloth Diaper Change needs at least 25 participants to be in the official count according to Guinness World Records rules.
“I am hoping this event will shine a light on the many benefits of cloth diapering and let parents see that they do have options - especially options that don’t require pins or dunking diapers in the toilet.”
The Great Cloth Diaper Change
Check-in at noon, Saturday, April 23
Marvin’s Organic Gardens, 2205 U.S. Route 42 South, Lebanon
For more information visit greatclothdiaperchange.com or email Kristen@diaperparties.com
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By @good one
April 19, 2011 12:58 PM | Link to this
Good one. BTW, I think we should recycle our Prez. Switch him in for an American one…just an opinion here…
By Irishguy
April 19, 2011 8:53 AM | Link to this
Well, earth day and dirty diapers do have the “load of crap” factor in common.