Generation Huggies
Hey! If you're in the city today, come to Union Square. For reals. Because I'll be there. Checking out the Fall Festival and live blogging. And I totally want to meet you.
What will I be live blogging about? Generation Huggies, my friends. Generation Huggies.
Huggies is celebrating its 30th birthday in a big way — big as in a $30,000 sweepstakes prize. Because Huggies loves moms. Moms are great. And moms buy diapers. It's kind of a match made in heaven. I think Huggies might love me especially. Because I'm pretty sure I've kept Costco in the black over the last decade buying ginormous boxes of diapers and wipes and pullups — all Huggies. I started using using those oh-so-tiny-adorable-newborn-Huggies with Ralph and I never looked back.
Huggies knows moms. But they want to know moms even better. They want to hear from you. So, in addition to the huge sweepstakes, they are also hosting a huge video contest. And the winning videos will be featured in an upcoming National Ad Campaign. You — yes you — can make a 60-second video, talking about what motherhood means to you, or how motherhood has changed in the last 30 years, or sharing an everyday moment you had with your baby.
Then you can upload it to the Generation Huggies site. And check out the other videos. And vote for your favorites. Basically, you can join Huggies as they celebrate Motherhood.
Can't get to Union Square? Because maybe you live in Montana? Then check in with me today over at The Motherhood. I've created a group/circle called Generation Huggies NYC. Click here to see what I'm seeing at the Park today. I'll be posting and taking pictures and uploading video and texting and calling in voice messages and doing everything there is to do at the new, the improved, The (just relaunched!) Motherhood.
And if you register at The Motherhood (fast, easy) you can join the Generation Huggies NYC Circle (even if you're not in NYC - amazing!). Just login, then find the circle here, and click Join This Circle in the left hand column. Once you've joined, you can add photos, and record voice messages that get posted online — you'll be able to do anything I can do. And we can all hang out there. Together.
So. Come by Union Square. Bring your kids. Say Hello! I'll take your picture and write about how cute your hair is. If you let me. Or. Come say hello online. I'll be at The Motherhood. Live Blogging. About Generation Huggies. And Moms.
posted by Gabrielle of Design Mom at Saturday, October 04, 2008
10 Comments:
Love your blog but I just can't get behind this cause. Disposables are so harmful to our environment and the chemicals in them are so hazardous to our children! Cloth diapers and wipes are much healthier in so many ways - no landfill, no chemicals, far fewer diaper rashes, earlier and more natural potty learning and much less expensive. And they are so easy! The contour shapes, al-in-ones and velcro covers available make cloth diapering as easy as disposables to use. The adorable colors and prints are endless - something right up your alley - and they are even a breeze to make yourself even if all the sewing experience you have is eighth-grade Home Ec like me. If you're not into sewing there is one last big plus; Work-At-Home-Moms with their own internet shops are a huge part of the cloth diaper manufacturing industry so you will be supporting Motherhood on a much more genuine level then by shoveling your money into a huge corporation which devotes some tiny percentage of its marketing budget to a feel-good ploy to, let's be honest, increase their profits.
Thanks for your comment maestra!
I've tried cloth and found they're not a good solution for my own family's lifestyle. But I'm so glad to hear they work for you.
How I would love to be in NYC today! Ahhhh. But I am here, on the West Coast and so I must say "hello there!" from way over here.
cloth diapers are the way to go..
cloth diapers are the way to go..
Cloth dipers are so much better. Many of my girls friends have similar opinions. It is also more comfortable for the baby.
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I spent so much money on cloth diapers and they were just a disaster for me. I tried numerous different kinds: bought online, handmade and specialty stores, etc. After months of tears and stress, I gave up. The leaks, the laundry, the diaper rash on my poor baby. Total nightmare. At first I felt guilty like I'd given in to the ease of disposables, but you know what? It was so much better. And also there are other environmental concerns with using cloth diapers. Neither method of diapering is perfect.
i can appreciate mothers who cloth diaper their children. i have a sister-in-law that does this and loves it. i am a huggies mom myself. we also buy our huggies from costco and it is so nice, one big box lasts us well over a month and they are the only kind we buy. we have tried other brands that friends gave us at showers but huggies is what they used at the hospital and sent us home with and they do not leak and seem to fit much better. i have realized since becoming a mother that you do what works for you and your family. huggies work well for us.
I can't believe I totally missed meeting you at Union Square! We live in Harlem, I love your blog and I'm always down at the Greenmarket in Union Square. But, alas, we were out of town last weekend. Bummer.
I completely respect the idea that when it comes to diapers (or anything else, really) each family has to do what's right for it - no one solution will work for everyone. So, to mskaz, yea for you for giving cloth a college try - and I'm so sorry it ended in tears for you!
I just think that, unlike mskaz, most families are deciding what's best without really knowing much about cloth alternatives, which is too bad, because I love using cloth! It has been a great experience.
So, for anyone being bombarded with the ad budget of the disposable diaper makers (read: all moms), I just encourage you to also spend a moment at diaperswappers.com, jilliansdrawers.com (go to the "New to Cloth" section), or cottonbabies.com to find out a little bit more about modern day cloth diapers, too. (No, I do not have any affiliation with those sites - I just think they're good sources of information.)
Sorry for hijacking, Design Mom! I just had to add my 2 cents. I wish you all the best in all of your ventures, I guess the subject of diapers these days just tends to stir up some further discussion.
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