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REGISTER YOUR BUSINESS FOR BABY FEST 2011!
Click HERE for the 2011 Sponsor/Exhibitor registration packet (PDF).
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| VIDEO: BEST OF BABY FEST 2010 |
If you missed Baby Fest last year or just want to know what all the fuss is about, check out the "Best of Baby Fest 2010" video and share it with your mom or mom-to-be friends!
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DAD'S DIARY: IT'S A MOM'S WORLD
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By: A Dad Living in a Mom's World
Us dads, before we're officially Dads, aren't quite sure how this whole parenting thing will work out. We've seen other guys, whom we've deemed far inferior to us, thrust into the parenting world and somehow, against all odds, they make it. We, too, should be able to master this.
Why do we doubt ourselves? Because society makes us! It's a mom's world out there - everything relating to kids is built around them. Mother's Day Out. Playgroups. Magazines. We're trying to break into this huge fortress, but the gates are locked tight and there are big, burly guards out front keeping us at bay.
When our son was an infant...
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The wildly popular Kalencom Swag Bags will be back for this year's Baby Fest! The first 50 moms or moms-to-be through the doors will get a stylish diaper bag filled with great goodies.
Last year, 200 people were waiting in line outside before the doors opened at 10:00 a.m.
We're happy to welcome back New Orleans based Kalencom Corporation as a Sponsor for Baby Fest 2011.
Fun Fact: Kalencom was founded in 1971. Both their corporate headquarters and main plant are located in New Orleans in their own four-story, 60,000 sq. ft. facility, plus their secondary self-owned 62,000 sq. ft. distribution and manufacturing plant is in Mississippi.
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PHOTOGRAPHY 101:
TIPS FROM A PHOTO SHOOT WITH MAXIMO -
2010'S CUTEST BABY
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By: Ray Taix, photographer
The Brothers Taix
 New Orleans Baby Fest held a Cutest Baby Contest leading up to its first expo last October. The competition was fierce with lots of cute kids and brisk online voting, but Maximo won the day! The prize was a complete photo shoot complements of The Brothers Taix (that's us). When dealing with young kids, especially if it's the first shoot with them, the environment can play a big part in the results of the shoot and not just the way the pictures look. The temperature as well (often 90 degrees in the shade here in New Orleans) can shut a little one down, and consequently the photo shoot, in minutes. In this particular case, we had gorgeous, spring-like weather, and the biggest concern was keeping the little one entertained. Sometimes this can be the toughest part! I know from experience, as I have a five-year-old and a seven-month-old myself. Maximo was a naturally happy and curious child, and his mommy and daddy came prepared with every silly trick they knew to keep the show running.
[Read more...]
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PRESENTING SPONSOR: OCHSNER HEALTH SYSTEM
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 New Orleans Baby Fest, THE Baby, Child & Family event of the year, announces Ochsner Health System as this year's Presenting Sponsor.
Last year's Presenting Sponsor, Ochsner Medical Center - Kenner, will remain a vital part of this year's event. This expanded partnership allows New Orleans Baby Fest and Ochsner the opportunity to expand resources for parents and parents-to-be throughout South Louisiana.
The Ochsner Health System includes eight hospitals and 35 health centers. |
In addition to Presenting Sponsor Ochsner Health System, we are thrilled to announce eight more businesses that are Sponsors of Baby Fest 2011 so far:
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SALES AND ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE BABY FEST MARKETPLACE
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- CELL PHONES FOR SOLDIERS - Wireless Zone of Kenner is currently collecting phones at their Kenner store and will also collect phones at Baby Fest for the Cell Phones for Soldiers program which turns old cell phones into millions of minutes of prepaid calling cards for U.S. troops stationed overseas. [Read more...]
 Two Sprouts- Check out Two Sprouts' facebook page for pictures of the progress on their new store in Old Metairie. It looks great and will open soon!
- NEW Nursing Cover with Minkie for drips and dribbles. Be on the Go...and in fashion. Retail - $35. SALE for BABY FEST - $30. Call to order: 504-251-1750. Many styles and prints available, including Fleur De Lis!
- Opened her 3rd Fleurty Girl store in two years! The new French Quarter store joins the Oak and Magazine Street stores.
- Multi-award winning children's book author and musician Johnette Downing just received a Silver Parents' Choice Award for her creepy, crawly new CD, BOOGIE WOOGIE BUGS! You can catch Johnette's live performances at Baby Fest and get her to autograph her books and CDs in person at her Baby Fest booth.
- Lisey Lu has some adorable new designs and items for Easter, Jazz Fest and Summer! Check out their website www.liseylu.net or find them on FB, Lisey Lu, to check out their cute new goodies including beach towels, seersucker tote bags, personalized Easter buckets, and adorable, original Jazz Fest designs!
Lil Squirts, "baby books the locals love!" - Offering three fabrics for a limited time! Blue and White Polka Dot, Madison Chocolate and Khaki Linen are available online only - www.lilsquirts.net.
- Will you be bringing your NOLA Baby to the Jazz Fest for the first time? Well, be sure to document this special event in our New Orleans Baby Book! There is plenty space for pictures and filling out special memories such as what artist you saw perform and more!!!!
- Spring sessions are filling up fast! If you were planning on having your children's portraits created outdoors before the infamous muggy New Orleans weather is upon us, now is the time to act. There are currently only a couple of weekend slots remaining between now and June, and weekday sessions are limited as well. Contact Kayce with Fresh Light Photography today to schedule your appointment - this gorgeous weather won't last long!
- "We'll be there for all your family's milestones". Visit Milestone's Baby Fest booth for a chance to win $2,000 in prizes!
- Co-hosting the Great Cloth Diaper Change this Saturday, 4/16 at 11am at Palmer Park. Check out their facebook page for more details.
We encourage you to continue to patronize all of the great exhibitors from Baby Fest 2010. We'll post our growing list of 2011 sponsors and exhibitors, including these businesses featured and more, on our website soon.
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- 2nd Annual New Orleans Baby Fest
- Saturday, October 15, 2011
- The Pontchartrain Center, Kenner, LA
- Exhibit Halls A & B (34,000 square feet)
Interested in being a sponsor or exhibitor? Email us: nolababyfest[at]gmail.com or view and print out the 2011 Sponsor/Exhibitor Registration Packet here.
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Lisey Lu Embroidery
