Making Magic Fund

My Little Green Shop is participating in the Making Magic Magic Fund this December. This fund's initiative came from Suzanne Bertani, the writer behind the  popular eco-blog, Mommy Footprint. The details of the fundraiser are available on www.mommyfootprint.com but essentially the thirteen participating businesses are donating cash (proceeds from Dec sales) or merchandise to the Adopt-a-School Fund. The Adopt-a-School Fund was established by the Vancouver Sun after publishing a public plea from an East Vancouver teacher for help on behalf of her impoverished students.

Here are the 13 businesses that are participating this year in the Making Magic Fund:

Apricot Culotte, Bamboobino, Bumblebee Toys, dandelion KIDS, Fill Your Own, Giving Gifts, Green Planet Parties, Kippo Kids, Maxwell Designs, My Little Green Shop, Onyx Containers, Puddlegear and Today I Ate a Rainbow

Read more: http://www.vancouversun.com/news/Mompreneurs+give+back/5823376/story.html#ixzz1fvkfvPh4

Great article alert - Ways to get your children to cooperate without using the word 'no'

http://www.regardingbaby.org/2011/11/05/what-to-say-instead-of-no-six-ways-to-gain-your-childs-co-operation/

Kids' anxiety, depression halved when parenting styled to personality

Found this very ineresting article via

AhaParenting.com - http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2011/08/110801094732.htm?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+sciencedaily%2Fmind_brain+%28ScienceDaily%3A+Mind+%26+Brain+News%29

Contest - Babiators! (non-toxic kid's sunglasses)

Contest! Our new Babiators (kid's non-toxic sunglasses) are very cool. We'll give one pair away to a cool boy a girl. Tell us here or on our fb page something cool your little one did or said in the last week. We'll randomly choose a winner on Friday.

More Green Points for Green Dollars :)

We've expanded our Customer Loyalty Green Points Program. Now you get bonus points (and your friend does too) when you refer him/her to us and they make a purchase. See details - http://www.mylittlegreenshop.c​om/MyRewards.asp

Announcing - $7 Flat Shipping Rate within Metro Vancouver!

We now offer $7 flat rate shipping to all communities within Metro Vancouver - Burnaby, Coquitlam, Port Coquitlam, Surrey, Richmond, New Westminster, Delta, Port Moody, West Vancouver, Pitt Meadows, White Rock, Langley, Maple Ridge, Lion's Bay, Belcarra, Bowen Island and Anmore

Summer Contest!!

What the winner gets:

A tube of  Badger Sunscreen of your choice (3 to choose from) and either a Little Star Reversible Sun Hat (5 styles to choose from) or a Green Toys Sand Play Set.

How to enter:

1) 'Like' us on facebook and 2) either here or on our fb page, tell us of a neat summertime activity you did with your parents that you do or plan to do with your offspring. Sweet summer memories. They're what life should be all about...

The winner will be chosen randomly at midnight on July 15th.

This contest is open to all Canadian and American residents.

Good luck and have a safe, sweet Summer!!!

And the randomly chosen winner for our Summer Contest is... Katrina Franson Lesage! Congratulations to you!! And a big thank you to everyone who entered today and on June 28th. Hope where you are Katrina the sun is shining...