momstown check boxes!

Have your say in how to make momstown better for you! Participate in the momstown member & media survey.

We'd like to know more about what you like and how you use and participate with momstown. Your thoughts are very important to us!

Click here to fill in the 5 minute survey and be entered to win a $25 Starbucks card!

Product Review: You are sooooo Beautiful

I'm a big book lover so I'm thrilled that momstown had a chance to review a recently published children's book. My kind of product review!

You are Sooooooo Beautiful by Leanne Power is a lovely story about the relationship between little girl Marley Rae and her Auntie. The larger themes were focused on building self-esteem, respecting differences in others and recognising ones inner beauty. Such important topics to discuss with our kids, especially our girls.

Pretty big topics for a four year old, but when I read this book with my daughter she heard the message loud and clear. Lauren's recap was "If I'm bossy then I'm not letting my friend be herself" and "we all look different and we are all beautiful".

The topic of inner beauty was a bit too conceptual for my kindergartner but I'm sure that slightly older children would have a deeper understanding. It was also a good reminder to mama not to squash my child's independent and creative spirit - let her shine and let her be beautiful in her own way.

Great story from an Alberta mom with a great message that we're proud to support!

momstown meals photo contest!!

Who can use an extra $100 in grocery money???

Enter our momstown meals photo contest to WIN!

How?

1. Send in a picture (email to contests@momstown.ca) of your child in a food themed picture (eating, cooking, messing, whatever...)

2. momstown will load the picture up onto our Facebook Fan Page into the momstown meals album.

3. VOTE for your child and encourage friends to vote -- just by making a comment under the picture.

People can vote for as many sweet pics as they wish, but just once per photo. Voters do need to be fans of momstown but it's as simple as clicking the 'like' button to become one.

Prizes:

Grand Prize: $100 Grocery store gift card + 1 yr momstown membership + feature on momstown meals

2nd Prize: 1 year momstown membership + feature in momstown meals

3rd Prize: 6 month momstown membership + feature on momstown meals

Contest runs from June 15-25th. Keep visiting & voting. It's day 2 and we already have 160+ incredible photo entries!

Check out the hilarious album here!

Product Review: AppleCheeks Swim Diaper

Baby Megan took her first swim this weekend and her wee tush was wrapped in an AppleCheeks Washable Swim Diaper!

We know AppleCheeks for their Canadian made reusable cloth diapers. I haven't converted to cloth (yet) so I blindly throw out regular disposable diapers everyday, but buying and tossing out disposable swim diapers irks me to no end.

My kids swim a lot -- swimming lessons in the winter, backyard pool in the summer and Grandma & Papa have a beach. We've spent a mint on swim diapers.

Voila - an AppleCheeks Swim diaper! I don't need to buy another swim diaper!!!

Super cute like the regular AppleCheeks line, they come in 2 sizes and 2 colours (Bonfire & Corsica). 100% polyester Canadian milled mesh is comfortable and breezy to wear at the beach or pool.

What I love just as much as the diaper is the fact these were designed by Montreal moms and manufactured in Canada. All good things all round.

How did Megan's first dip go? Well, the water was a bit chilly for her liking but I bet her bum felt comfy!

momstown is tweet, tweet, tweeting!!!

What's that sound?

Oh, it's momstown TWEETING!

Since momstown.ca is already a form of social media itself with our continuous conversations on our own forums, we have always been engaging with our local community both online & IRL (in real life)!Twitter had not been our focus as our mama members were already chatting (and meeting) with us everyday.

But, you can't ignore the blue tweeting bird and so momstown is joining into the conversation full speed ahead.

We look forward to collaborating with our momstown twitter friends and connecting with others within our local (and not so local) communities.

At momstown, our goal is to connect local neighbourhood moms - so find us on twitter and see how we can help connect even more moms!



Log on to find us and our twitter handles at:
momstown total: @momstownca
momstown Burlington, Oakville & Milton merged as @momstownHalton
momstown Guelph: @momstownGuelph
momstown Kitchener-Waterloo: @momstownkw
momstown Hamilton: @momstownHamilt
momstown Toronto Bloor West Village: @momstownToronto
momstown Markham: @momstownMarkham
momstown Georgina: @momstownGeorgna
momstown Newmarket-Aurora: @momstownAurora
momstown Barrie: @momstownbarrie

momstown Edmonton SE: @momstownEdmS
momstown Edmonton NW: @momstownEdmN
momstown Calgary N: @momstownCalgaryN
momstown Central Alberta: @momstownCtrlAb

momstown mama 1st annual thinktank!!

Throw momstown mamas into a house for the weekend with the goal of building a plan for each momstown chapter... and what do you get?

Inspiration! Excitement! FUN! (& a pajama party without a pillow fight!)

Our Ontario licensed chapters gathered at momstown 'central' in Burlington this past weekend while the Alberta clan met in Central Alberta. Tele-conference kept us all connected for the important elements and we brainstormed and learned together!

With laptops & teeny nursing babies on our laps we hustled to redefine our 2010-2011 strategies. What would a momstown meeting be without babies? We are MOMStown after all!

Julie Cole from Mabels Labels joined us to share her experience with word of mouth and social media marketing.

Alison Burke from Impressions PR also stopped by to media train us all. Bring on the media opportunites. Posture is good and key messages practised - our girls are ready!

Of course, we had a little wine and brainstorming on the deck (it was a beautiful day Saturday!) and went out for dinner for great garlicy Greek Food!

It was also awesome to look out the front window and see the street lined with team momstown vehicles!

It was just such a motivational weekend for both Christi & I and our licensed chapters. Can't wait to do it again every June! And even in a few weeks with our own Halton team!

Boy oh boy are we ever ready to help reach more neighbourhood moms!!