This is a joint giveaway between Natural Parents Network and many other natural parenting sites. You may enter for all of the giveaways at one site only. Please find the section marked “Win it!” for the mandatory entry and optional bonus entries.

Welcome to the Natural Parents Network Holiday Gift Guide!

Natural Parents Network, Amy Willa: Me, Mothering, and Making it All Work, and 24 other natural parenting bloggers are giving away 89 items perfect for gifting for the holidays as part of the Natural Parents Network Holiday Gift Guide. The combined total value of all of the items is $2,550.

Have you finished your holiday shopping? The NPN Holiday Gift Guide is a great opportunity to complete your gift-giving purchases for family and friends, while supporting many naturally-minded small businesses. The companies who have provided items for giveaway are almost exclusively made up of small businesses or work-at-home families.

The Rafflecopter System where you can enter to WIN YOUR OWN Cuddles for Kids Doll Carrier is live as of November 1 on this post (and on every post participating in the Gift Guide). Please visit some of the other review posts listed below and read about the fabulous companies offering giveaways in the Natural Parents Network Holiday Gift Guide.

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This is a joint giveaway with Amy Willa: Me, Mothering, and Making it All Work and Natural Parents Network. You may enter at one site only. Please find the section marked “Win it!” for the mandatory entry and optional bonus entries.

Cashmere Cuddles is offering our readers a giveaway of a Cuddles For Kids Doll Carrier, a value of $25.

About Cashmere Cuddles

Cuddles for Kids are simple and adorable x-shaped carriers made for kids to carry baby dolls or stuffed animals. With no buckles or ties, Cashmere Cuddles’ Cuddles for Kids Doll Carriers are easy to put on, fun for pretend play, and encourage nurturing skills and responsibility between little ones and their cherished toys!

Teri, the owner and crafter behind Cashmere Cuddles and Cuddles for Kids, is a woman after my own heart: a wife and mom to two, she is also a historian, a childbirth educator, a birth doula, and a La Leche League leader.

She started making baby carriers when her second son was born. She needed to have a carrier that worked for her family, so that she could care for both children at the same time. Teri researched and tried different carriers until she decided to make her own – she adapted the traditional design of a Japanese Hanamuguri carrier to offer more support across the sit bones, and she loved it!

And it wasn’t just her family that loved the carrier.

“Cashmere Cuddles was born because strangers would stop me on the street and ask where I got it.” Teri says.

Eventually, customers started asking if Teri could make matching carriers for their children to carry their beloved baby dolls and other toys. And, thus, Cuddles for Kids was born! Now, moms and dads can order a Cashmere Cuddles carrier and a matching kids’ carrier all at the same Etsy site. Teri also sews and sells other beautiful children’s whimsy items.

My Experience with the Cuddles for Kids Doll Carrier

When I received the Cashmere Cuddes Cuddles for Kids soft X-shaped Doll Carrier, I was so excited. My 4-year-old Abbey has been carrying dolls and stuffed animals to the park, on playdates, and errands for almost a year now, and now she has a functional and very cute way to carry them hands free! She loves her new Cuddles for Kids Doll Carrier!

Ease of Use

Abbey has used the Cuddles for Kids Doll Carrier inside the house and outdoors. It is light, comfortable, and easy to use. She can put it on, tuck her baby doll or stuffed animal in, run and play, and take it off with ease. The 4T-5T sized carrier is a great size for her, even though she is on the slight side. The greatest benefit of this is that she will be able to use it for at least another two years, if not three, until she starts to outgrow it. All of Abbey’s playthings and baby dolls that she likes to play “mommy” with are small, but if she had a larger lifelike newborn-sized baby doll, it would have plenty of room to fit in the carrier comfortably.

Quality & Construction

I especially love the quality of materials and construction of the Cuddles for Kids Doll Carrier. You can tell that Teri of Cashmere Cuddles really takes pride in creating each doll carrier carefully and with lots of love. The instruction card that was included gives specific information on how to wear and wash the doll carrier, which is very helpful, because at first glance, I thought that the beautiful felt flower was sewn on. It turns out that it is cleverly attached with velcro in order to be able to remove it for washing!

Cashmere Cuddles doesn’t only make children’s play Doll Carriers. Her shop features children’s whimsy items in addition to fashionable, functional baby carriers for moms on the go. Tara’s unique x-slings, wraps and mei tais can be special ordered in custom colors and patterns to suit your personal sense of style.

Get Your Hands on One!

I wholeheartedly recommend the Cuddles for Kids Doll Carrier as an excellent and fun addition to your child’s life. It’s practical, making lost loveys a thing of the past in our household! Plus, it encourages and inspires nurturing and responsibility in our young children, a quality that is so important to the emotional growth and success of our next generation!

Teri of Cashmere Cuddles shares this desire to encourage a nurturing society - she not only makes doll carriers to inspire nurture in our children, but she is also an advocate for the Continuum Concept, and she hopes to bring a sense of normalcy to what our culture calls “babywearing.” Girls and boys who have carriers for their toys will hopefully be drawn to want to wear their own babies when they grow up.

Hows that for an educational toy!? Here’s how you can get your very own doll carrier for your little one:

BUY IT!

You can purchase your own Cuddles for Kids Doll Carrier at Cashmere Cuddles on Etsy. Both ready-to-ship and made-to-order doll carriers are available, in a variety of sizes and patterns ranging from $17.50 to $25.00.

Remember that Cashmere Cuddles also makes x-shaped baby carriers for moms! How adorable would a matching mother-daughter or mother-son set of carrier and doll-carrier be for a big brother or big sister gift!?

 

WIN IT!

For your own chance to win a Cuddles for Kids Doll Carrier from Cashmere Cuddles, enter by leaving a comment and using our Rafflecopter system below.

The winner will receive one Cuddles for Kids Doll Carrier in the size of your choice. Contest is open to the US/CANADA.

MANDATORY ENTRY: Visit Cashmere Cuddles and tell us one thing you have learned about the company! You must enter your name and email address in the Rafflecopter entry system for your entry to count, after leaving a comment on this blog post.

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This is a joint giveaway with Amy Willa: Me, Mothering, and Making it All Work and Natural Parents Network. You may enter at one site only, and we’ll be recording IP addresses to ensure that there are no duplicate entries. That said, please do visit and enjoy both sites!
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This is part of a larger giveaway hosted by Natural Parents Network. You may enter the whole giveaway at one site only, and we’ll be recording IP addresses to ensure that there are no duplicate entries. That said, please do visit and enjoy all of the participating sites!

Please note that each entrant can win only one prize, and NPN will be randomly assigning prizes to the winners. One of the giveaway questions asks which are your top five prizes so we can try to match winners to their preferences.

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***Thank you for your interest in the Natural Parents Network Gift Guide! We invite you to read the reviews of other participating bloggers and return to enter the giveaway between November 1 and 25. Many of the giveaway items are open worldwide!

Here are the participating sites and companies. (Reviews go live between October 25 and October 31, and all links will be live by November 1.) We’ve included any coupon codes the companies have offered so you can get your holiday shopping under way!

Publishing on Thursday, October 25, 2012

• From Ergobaby via A Little Bit of All of It — Win one of two Ergobaby Doll Carriers (ARV $25 x 2)
• From Poppy Soap Company via Fine and Fair — Win 1 of 3 a Mix & Match Organic Soap Sets (ARV $30)
  Shop now with coupon code delilah and get $10 off your purchase through November 25, 2012!
• From Wild Arbutus via Anktangle — Win a Handmade Baby Hat or Plush Crocheted Toy (ARV $25)
  Shop now with coupon code NPNGIFTS10 and get 10% off all orders through December 31, 2012!
• From Lucy Locket Creations via The Artful Mama — Win a Dragon or Dinosaur De-tachable Tail (ARV $20)
  Shop now with coupon code HANDMADE and get 15% off your purchase until November 30, 2012!
• From Job Description: Mommy via Code Name: Mama — Win 3 Pairs of Handmade Earrings (up to $45 ARV)
  Shop now with coupon code NPNJDM and get 15% off your purchase through December 15, 2012!
• From A Mother’s Boutique via Hobo Mama — Win a $75 Gift Certificate for Nursing & Maternity Wear
  Shop now with coupon code HOBO10 and get 10% off virtually any item in the store (certain exclusions apply) through November 25, 2012!
• From Terramor via ourfeminist{play}school — Win a jewelery gift set (ARV $30)
  Shop now with coupon code npn10 and get 10% off your Etsy purchase through November 25, 2012!

Publishing on Friday, October 26, 2012

• From Kid Culture via ourfeminist{play}school — Win a Superhero Cape for your Lil’ Superhero! (ARV $20)
• From Soapie Skyes via Living Peacefully with Children — Win a bottle of All Natural Balancing Shampoo (ARV $20)
  Shop now with coupon code NATURALCHRISTMAS and get 25% off all orders through January 5, 2013!
• From The Babywearing Workout via MomeeeZen and True Confessions of a Real Mommy — Win 1 of 5 copies of Mama’s “Little” Personal Trainer (ARV $10 x 5)
  Shop now with coupon code NPN2012 and get 15% off your purchase between November 5 and December 24, 2012!
• From Wooly Topic via Our Crazy Corner of the World — Win a set of 6 Wool Rock Pods (ARV $36)
  Shop now with coupon code celebration10 and get 10% off your purchase from October 26, 2012, until December 30, 2012!
• From Yellow Elm via Mothers of Change — Win a handmade felted flower headband (ARV $20)
  Shop now with coupon code HANDMADEHOLIDAY15 and get 15% off your purchase until December 31, 2012!
• From Intuition Physician via Mommying My Way — Win a Set of 2 Attachment Parenting-Related Children’s Stories (ARV $34)
• From Cashmere Cuddles via Amy Willa: Me, Mothering, and Making it All Work — Win a Cuddles for Kids Doll Carrier (ARV $25)
• From Sacred Rose Tea via A Little Bit of All of It — Win 1 box of Holiday Blend Organic Tea and a Tea Infuser (ARV $27)
• From Rock Paper Tree via Vibrant Wanderings — Win a $50 gift certificate good toward handcrafted items made with precious metals, crystals, and gemstones
  Shop now with coupon code TEN10TEN and get 10% off your purchase through November 25, 2012!
• From Two Pink Hearts via Code Name: Mama — Win a $20 Gift Certificate for a fashion camera strap cover
  Shop now with coupon code holiday10 and get 10% off through December 31, 2012!
• From Kangaroo Care via Firmly Planted — Win a Nursing Necklace (ARV $25)!

Publishing on Saturday, October 27, 2012

• From The Enchanted Cupboard via Hybrid Rasta Mama — Win a $20 Gift Certificate to spend on wooden toys and dolls, custom wedding cake toppers, and more!
  Shop now with coupon code NPN and get 10% off your purchase through November 25, 2012!
• From Jupiter’s Child, via Downside Up and Outside In — Win a beautiful hand dyed, hand spliced rainbow colored jump rope (ARV $25)
• From Born at Home Toys via That Mama Gretchen — Win a Fishing Set (ARV $20)
  Shop now with coupon code THATMAMA and get 10% off all orders through November 25, 2012!
• From Monkey Mama Necklaces via I Thought I Knew Mama — Win a twiddle buster or twiddle teether pendant nursing necklace, a safe and distracting necklace perfect for little nurslings (ARV $20)
  Shop now with coupon code ITIKM10 and get 10% off your purchase until November 30, 2012!
• From Averylee Kids via That Mama Gretchen — Win Baby Booties and an Owl Taggie (ARV $35)
  Shop now with coupon code FREEKIDS and get Free Shipping through November 25, 2012!
• From Knot Genie via Living Peacefully with Children — Win a Knot Genie Detangle Brush (ARV $20)
  Shop now with coupon code living and get $4 off all orders through November 25, 2012!
• From Raising Green Kids via very, very fine — Win a $25 gift certificate to purchase green and eco-friendly items from bathtime to home decor!
• From BirchLeaf Designs via Hobo Mama — Win 2 Hand-Dyed Playsilks (ARV $26)
  Shop now with coupon code NPN and get 10% off through November 25, 2012!
• From SoRad via ourfeminist{play}school — Win a Ninja Sleep Set (ARV $40)
• From The Sugar Cone Shoppe via A Little Bit of All of It — Win a Mei Tai Doll Carrier (ARV $32)
  Shop now with coupon code 2012NPN and get free domestic shipping through November 25, 2012!
• From LeoandLola via Firmly Planted — Win a $50 Gift Card to spend on custom onesies, t-shirts, dresses, and many upcycled items!
  Shop now with coupon code NPNFREE and get free domestic shipping through November 25, 2012!

Publishing on Sunday, October 28, 2012

• From Anointment via MomeeeZen — Win Baby Balm, Baby Oil, Calendula Soap and a Soap Scrubbie (ARV $30)
  Shop now with coupon code npnreview and orders over $50 get free shipping to US/Canada and a free gift through December 31, 2012!
• From Dirty Diva Soaps via Hybrid Rasta Mama — Win a set of three soaps (ARV $20)
  Shop now with coupon code Hybridrastamama and get 10% off your purchase through November 25, 2012!
• From KR Dyeworks viaDownside Up And Outside In — Win a $25 gift certificate to purchase handpainted yarn, knitting patterns, or handknit shawls and scarves!
  Shop now with coupon code NPN20 and get 20% off your order November 1-30, 2012!
• From moksa organics via ourfeminist{play}school — Win a $30 gift certificate to purchase a wide variety of organic soaps and body care products!
  Shop now with coupon code naturalparenting and get 30% off your purchase through November 25, 2012!
• From Sophisticated Play Apparel via Living Peacefully with Children — Win a Matching Set of Toddler Wrist Warmers and Cowl (ARV $34)
  Shop now with coupon code livingpeacefully and get 15% off all orders through January 5, 2013!
• From Dominna via Code Name: Mama — Win a $30 Gift Certificate toward handmade Latvian toys
• From Easy Lunchboxes via Firmly Planted — Win a Set of Food Storage Containers and a Lunch Bag (ARV $22)!
• From Anktangle Creations via A Little Bit of All of It — Win a $20 gift certificate to spend on handmade gifts including baby leggings, wool dryer balls, wool diaper covers, ear warmers, and more!
• From Howells Natural Wood Products via Hybrid Rasta Mama — Win a set of solid, natural building blocks (ARV $33)
  Shop now with coupon code HRM10 and get 10% off your purchase through November 25, 2012!

Publishing on Monday, October 29, 2012

• From Bent River Bobbins via Firmly Planted — Win a $20 Gift Certificate to buy high quality, reusable bags and sandwich wraps, baby toys, and more!
• From Serious Puzzles via Momma Jorje — Win a Jumbo Numbers – 20pc Wooden Puzzle By Melissa & Doug (ARV $20)
• From Hybrid Rasta Mama via Diary of a First Child — Win one of three copies of the eBook ‘Coconut Oil For Your Skin’(ARV $7 x 3)
• From Libre Tea via The Hippie Housewife — Win a Libre glass ’n poly Original Tea Glass (ARV $24)
• From Texture Clothing via very, very fine — Win a Comfy Skirt (ARV $72)
  Shop now with coupon code veryfineship and receive free shipping on all orders November 29, 2012!
• From Presence Parenting via Anktangle — Win a 60-Minute Nurturing Presence Session(ARV $50)!
  Shop now with coupon code NPN50 and receive 50% off your own Nurturing Presence Sessions through November 30, 2012!
• From Dionna Ford via I Thought I Knew Mama — Win 1 of 2 copies of For My Children: A Mother’s Journal of Memories, Wishes and Wisdom, a beautiful way for a mother to pass along her memories (ARV $15 x 2)
• From Nushkie via Hybrid Rasta Mama — Win a 54 piece Jigsaw Puzzle of your choice (ARV $24)
• From Barefoot Books via Downside Up And Outside In — Win a book of your choosing from independent children’s book publishers, Barefoot Books! (ARV $25)
• From Prima Princessa via Hobo Mama — Win one of 3 copies of Prima Princessa Presents: The Nutcracker kids ballet DVD (ARV $7 x 3)
• From Wise Daughters Craft Market via ourfeminist{play}school — Win a set of wooden play money! (ARV $20)
• From Wooly Moss Roots via Hybrid Rasta Mama — Win your all natural Tooth Powder, Magical Healing Salve, and a Smudging Bundle (ARV $34)
  Shop now with coupon code HYBRIDRASTAMAMA15 and get 15% off your purchase through November 25, 2012!
• From Glass Dharma via Living Peacefully with Children — Win a $25 Gift Certificate to purchase beautiful, reusable glass straws and straw sets.
• From Earthslings via Code Name: Mama — Win a $35 Gift Certificate toward pouch slings, dolls, dress-up costumes, and more
  Shop now with coupon code KIDS2012 and get 10% off through December 31, 2012!
• From Moby via A Little Bit of All of It — Win a Mini Moby Doll Carrier and Knot Hat (ARV $21)
  Shop now with coupon code blogger2012 and get 10% off one item through November 25, 2012!
• From Yarns and Storys via Our Crazy Corner of the World — Win a store credit worth $30, for an item of your choice at Yarns and Storys, including hand spun and hand-dyed fibers, hats, scarves and other clothing items.
  Shop now with coupon code NPN and get 10% off your purchase until November 25, 2012!

Publishing on Tuesday, October 30, 2012

• From Desert Dye Works via Hybrid Rasta Mama — Win a $30 Gift Certificate to spend on playsilks in all sizes and colors, silk dress-up items, or prayer flags!
• From Playful Planet via Presence Parenting — Win a Storyland Yoga DVD (ARV $15)
  Shop now with coupon code NPN20 and get 20% off of your purchase through November 25, 2012!
• From Stubby Pencil Studio via Vibrant Wanderings — Win $60 worth of Eco Friendly Art Materials. (ARV $60)
  Shop now with coupon code SAVE15 and get 15% off of your purchase through November 30, 2012!
• From Earthfaeries Homebrewed Soap via Firmly Planted — Win a $20 Gift Card to buy home-brewed soaps and perfumes as well as other handmade goods!
• From Dysfunction Designs via The Hippie Housewife — Win a $20 Gift Certificate to buy handmade necklaces and bracelets for women and men.
  Shop now with coupon code NATGIFTS and get 5% off all orders through December 31, 2012!
• From MonCherPug via The Artful Mama — Win a Organic Miniature Pug (ARV $45)
• From doTERRA via MomeeeZen — Win a $20 gift card to spend on essential oils & a free phone consultation with Patti Tinholt to help you learn which Essential Oils are right for you!
  Shop now and for any purchases over $100, receive $50 towards your next purchase.
• From Snapdragon Fortress via Anktangle — Win a Knit Wool Kitten (ARV $20)!
• From Pip & Bean via Hobo Mama — Win a Superhero Kit: Reversible Cape, Mask, and Arm Bands (ARV $25)
• From The Tea Spot via A Little Bit of All of It — Win a Steeping Cup and an Organic Tea Sampler (ARV $44)
  Shop now with coupon code naturalparents and get 15% off their order from November 1-25, 2012!
• From Kid Culture via ourfeminist{play}school — Win a family set of Play Me Mama Crafts’ organic hankies! (ARV $24)
• From Z-Man Games via Living Peacefully with Children — 2 Winners will receive a copy of the board game Mondo (ARV $40 x 2)
• From Mama May I via Code Name: Mama — Win a Story Starters Game (ARV $25)
  Shop now with coupon code NPNHOLIDAY and get 10% off through December 31, 2012!
• From Maggie’s Naturals via Hybrid Rasta Mama — Win a 6-pack Variety Food Coloring Package (ARV $60)

Publishing on Wednesday, October 31, 2012

• From Olive Shoot Institute via Firmly Planted — Win Extreme 18X Soap Nut Liquid Concentrate and a Guinea Pig Doll (ARV $40)!
• From Flying Bird Botanicals via very, very fine — Win a $25 gift certificate to purchase artisan tea blends, rich drinking chocolates, or organic body and baby care products!
• From Lauren Wayne via ourfeminist{play}school, win 1 of 2 copies of Poetry of a Hobo Mama: The First Three Years (ARV $10 x 2)
  Shop now with coupon code SAP84AYJ and get 20% off all orders of the trade paperback at the author’s store through December 31, 2012!
• From Elemental Handcrafts via Hybrid Rasta Mama — Win a personalized wooden ball/spoon set with a magnet (ARV $33)
• From Worts and Cunning Apothecary via Living Peacefully with Children — Win a Happy Homestead Remedy Kit (ARV $20)
  Shop now with coupon code NATURALWORT and get 10% off all orders through November 25, 2012!
• From Destany Fenton Fine Art via Code Name: Mama — Win an original 12×16 portrait (ARV $220)
• From RainbowSouffle via A Little Bit of All of It — Win a $20 Gift Certificate to spend on a doll ring sling, handmade toys, costume items, and more!
  Shop now with coupon code FREESHIP and get free shipping on any item through November 25, 2012!