I was going to run that very cool looking Color Me Rad race last Saturday. And then I found out the Great Cloth Diaper Change (GCDC) was on the same day!
It’s hard to pick between getting splattered with spray paint or having your baby entered into the Guiness Book of World Records…
Wait, no it’s NOT! It’s cloth diapering, folks! That’s a no-brainer!
So we went off to the Univ. of Hartford where I was a volunteer helping a local cloth diaper shop put on a great event!
Great goody-goody-gumdrops, I mean Goody Bags!
Check out the awesome goody bag! I even put in a fun twist-up colored pencil from this blog! (see it in blue!).
The Earthy Family Fair!
I was blown away by the crafters and vendors (I think most all were local!) at the Earthy Family Fair that preceded our GCDC event. Not to mention the fantastic raffle prizes offered!
Wool dryer balls, handcrafted soaps, essential oils, doulas, corn-based children’s plates and spoons!
A local children’s place even had a bubble machine and a corn digging table for the kids – I pretty much lost my oldest to the corn table all morning!
I did end up babywearing the little guy in my Ergobaby for the last part of the day (cleanup!) and he nodded off before lunchtime! He’s been an early riser lately!
My personal favorite (okay other than these amazing photos from Jennifer Mirock Photography!) was the delightful coiled rope bowls by Mountain Thread Co. You’ll want to check out her Etsy shop!
Oh and we changed diapers too!
For the record attempt: 186 events qualifying events gave us 8373 participants in 18 countries… unofficially that set a new record, but of course, we’re waiting on Guinness to confirm!
Babies and their changers went into a roped off area around 10:45, then at the signal, all babies were changed into a cloth diaper. I was an official witness, so I had to have a fellow volunteer change my baby! He wore his favorite new Tots Bots EasyFit 4 in the Hey Diddle Diddle print!
It’ll be a few weeks till we find out if this year’s Great Cloth Diaper Change made a world record. If it does, then BOTH my boys will be in the Guinness Book of World Records, as we did the GCDC in 2011 too!
Who here participated in the Great Cloth Diaper Change 2014 event?
Katherine L
Saturday 3rd of May 2014
Great post, Julie! I was so excited for participate for the first time - and it's great to know the unofficial numbers! Thanks for the generous shout-out. Fun to make connections!
Katherine L
Saturday 3rd of May 2014
Great post, Julie! I was so excited for participate for the first time - and it's great to know the unofficial numbers! Thanks for the generous shout-out. Fun to make connections!
ginger g
Friday 2nd of May 2014
We went in Roseville, CA! Fun times! :)
ginger g
Friday 2nd of May 2014
We went in Roseville, CA! Fun times! :)
Ashley H
Friday 2nd of May 2014
I didn't participate myself, but I have a friend that did!