Why cloth? We are having a writing contest for why you choose cloth diaper. All entries whether you win or not become our intellectual property. First place wins a $100 gift card and second place a $25 gift card. Entries due May 30th.

Not a writer? Refer a friend and if they win you win a $10 gift card.

You can submit your entry to orders@littleants.com by 12pm CST.

Please also include this signed agreement with your entry. Contest Agreement

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Another Earth Day is here.  I think I am going to spend this year focusing on one more area to improve our stewardship to the Earth.  This year my focus is going to be on growing our own food.  In the past we have worked on resuable items from diapers, napkins and paper towel all the way to mama cloth and cloth napkins.  We are still doing pretty well keeping up with that and have hit almost the 5 year mark of being without a clothes dryer.  The area that I always slack off is the garden.  We have a rain barrel, a composter and a raised bed but honestly the mix of me not being a morning person and not wanting to be in the sun when it is 100 degrees combined with really sweet blood (aka mosquitoes love me), has me usually wimp out half way through the growing season.  What is your green goal for the year and any tips on how to keep my garden going this year?

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Little Ants Auction Sign up

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For questions call 812-477-2700.
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14. Please no complaining if your bid does not win. Have fun! Bidding is open until 4pm CST on Monday January 07, 2012. Closing time may change upon our discretion. Auction Open to US and Canada Residents only.

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Today all across our country, people are voting. But, did you know that everyday, you cast your vote? Every purchase we make is our vote on how we want our economy to be run. When you shop from a large organization or companies overseas we are voting for that to be the foundation of our government and the priority of our economy. There are even large diaper manufacturers which are petitioning to have the tariff removed from disposable diapers produced overseas. When you shop at a small local store you are voting for your city or town. You are voting for funding for roads, voting for schools, voting for police officers and firefighters. As a small business owner I hear time and time again how people just don’t have the money to shop local or to pay retail for their purchases. And I admit we all love a good sale, but the truth of the matter is it costs money for all the services that we need to function as a society. A vote to skip sales tax just means your local government needs to raise that money somewhere else. A vote to buy the cheapest thing made in China means that our citizens are out that job in favor of a worker who is working too many hours for too little a pay, something we as a country decided is illegal on our soil. All of these decisions are a foundation for our country. It isn’t just about the presidential election every four years on that first Tuesday November.

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I am excited to say that we are finally getting organized to have classes in our community rooms. There is a tab up top with details on the space. We are still waiting on an estimate for the ceiling but otherwise we are almost good to go.

Until the ceiling is done, we will still allow rental of the space AND if you do your baby registry with us, you can use the space for your shower for FREE!!!!

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It is too gorgeous this time of year to be stuck indoors so take your kids to the zoo on us! Enter on facebook and the blog!

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We had a great time at the party in the store on Saturday, but it is time to give some celebration loving to our internet friends too! Until 9/4 enter to win a Kindle. You can enter on Facebook, the blog or through twitter.

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12:00 – 3:00pm
Mama’s Own Green Cleaning will be demonstrating how to make your very own Multi-purpose cleaner that will save you money while being kind to the planet! Make your own 5 gallons of laundry detergent with a tiny little pre-made starter kit – just go home, melt it down and add water. Great opportunities to learn how to green your family while saving GREEN, one little step at a time. Going green is NOT expensive ~ learn a little, save a lot while honoring your health, the health of your loved ones and our beloved planet. www.mamasowngreenclean.com

11:30am Blast off with More Energy–Free

Bonnie Schnautz, founder of B-Renewed Wellness Solutions, is a Naturopathic Doctor and Certified Natural Health Professional.  She specializes in helping women renew their health to fuel and fulfill their dreams.  In her presentation, 7 Steps to Blast Your Energy, Bonnie will share how to utilize simple whole foods to blast your energy levels off the charts!

12:30pm Motherhood Yoga
Motherhood yoga. Suitable for prenatal and 4 mos postnatal and just moms too. A gentle flow and strengthening exercise especially for women. Men of course are welcome too.

1:30pm  Babywearing–Free
Bring a carrier you have or try on some of ours.  Get the basics and a few wrap specific carries down.

2:30pm Healthy Pregnancy–Free
Join Terri Berg, local Bradley instructor to learn some Bradley basics to having a healthier pregnancy and birth

3:00pm Cloth Diapering 101–$10.00
From washing, to choosing to why in the world would you want tos. We cover all the basics to get you started on diapering (and give you some cool swag and coupons too!)

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The ultimate in pile pushing!

I hate arguing. I like to pat myself on the back and say it is because I am a “peacemaker” but really the honest truth is that I am too lazy to keep beating a dead horse. This does not bode well for trying to convince children to do daunting horrifying tasks like (brace yourself) pick up their own toys!

When they were little I would just clean with them and they could stay on task as long as I was cleaning too. Well go figure, 5 kids later and sometimes I need to do exciting restful things like hang laundry, pay bills or run a business. For a while the whole clean up thing just went out the window. If it had taken all the junk in our house with it, we would call it a day and go to bed, but alas, the stuff was still there.

I then found a way to improve on my already brilliant plan of sweep everything into a pile and then put it away. It is all about ownership and being in charge. Now maybe it is just my kids and especially my oldest, but gosh does that kid LOVE to be in charge. He loved it so much that he would boss his brothers around the whole time until they were screaming and fighting with all the energy they were suppose to be putting towards cleaning. This was a love that needed to be “redirected”.

Now after I sweep everything that got strewn across whatever room into a pile, everyone gets something to be in charge of. I give one kid Legos (because that is always, always a category no matter where we clean), one kid recycling and then the other two kids whatever other category happens to be left there. Then I can go sit and eat my bon bons….er I mean work, while they get to feel ownership for their job AND I know who hasn’t done their task. It is amazing the attitude change when I tell them “XYZ kid, you are in charge of Legos” instead of “come pick up this pig sty.”

*shameless plug, if you can’t sweep everything into a pile, come see us about some great deals on environmentally friendly EcoTimber flooring.

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