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The Little Lilypad is a lifestyle blog mostly written by a mum to two beautiful, cheeky and entertaining daughters. It is sometimes written by the Man on the Pad or by one of our baby bloggers. Occasionally we accept guest posts too. There is frequently talk of sustainable living, saving money, lifestyle and travel. It is hopefully helpful, sometimes funny and always honest.
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  1. International Women's Day 2014 #lastingchange

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    Unless you have been in hiding for the last few weeks, you cannot have ignored the social media powerhouse that is Team Honk! Team Honk is about bloggers raising money and awareness for Comic Relief.

    To celebrate International Women's Day #iwd2014, Tanya, Annie and Penny are in Tanzania finding out how donations to Sport Relief last year have created female entrepreneurs and #lastingchange for women, their families and communities and beyond - rippling out #lastingchange in Africa. 

    So we are delighted to share this #lastingchange postcard:

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    • Bertha - This is a Bertha.  She is a food producer in Dar es Salaam who has received support from the Gatsby Trust. Bertha makes three different types of wine, garlic paste and a flour used to make porridge.  In addition to making products she is also now training other women to do the same.   Bertha works from a processing plant that she built herself at the back of her property, with room dedicated to each part of her business. 

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    We think she is inspirational, don't you?

    How can you help?

    5 MINS  Please RT, share and support any updates you see with the #lastingchange hashtag.

    DONATE You can help create #lastingchange by sponsoring #teamhonkrelay for Sport Relief

    GET INVOLVED Join up for your local Sport Relief event here.

    Thanks for helping to create #lastingchange

  2. Little Fun Fest - We have been chosen!

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    You may or may not have noticed that we have a shiny spangly new badge on the Lilypad and we are thrilled to say that we are a "Little Fun Fest Blogger Extraordinaire". *sounds fanfare*

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    What is that baffled face? Do you mean you have no idea what I am talking about?

    I have to admit that I had not heard about Little Fun Fest until after the event last year but I knew that it was something we would want to get involved in. It is basically a festival for the under 10's (and having never actually been to a festival myself, I thought it was a great way to start by taking the whole family) , based around having fun. What is not to love?

    The website says that Little Fun Fest aims to provide funsters with their very own festival experience. Funsters can lose themselves in music, magic, rides, stories and dance. They can enjoy being a child and use their imaginations and energy in beautiful surroundings with other funsters. We want grown ups to join in the fun too, but we also want them to be able to sit back and watch their funsters enjoy a memorable day and take home a permanent smile.

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    It sounds like there is something for everyone, which is good especially when you have a big age gap between children but whenever I think about festivals, I am always thinking that I can't wear my heels, so I think I am finally going to have to admit defeat and purchase some wellies ..... just to make sure I look the part of course!

    So if you fancy joining us on our Little Fun Fest adventure, tickets for Little Fun Fest can be booked here

    All entertainments and rides are included in the entrance fee.

    Disclaimer : We have been awarded tickets for our family to go to Little Fun Fest but all opinions are our own, so we will let you know how we get on!

  3. New Giveaway with JellyEgg worth approx £100

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    It is a new month and we have a new competition with our friends at JellyEgg. It is also no secret that we love shoes and whilst our usual choice of footwear is more about heels than hybrid, we are delighted to share this new range of creative footwear from Keen.

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     is a fantastic footwear company and they are all about living a HybridLife, the mantra that they follow in their business.  Keen has a commitment to creating solutions in their product practices and design footwear that enables everyone to ‘play anywhere without a ceiling’. (We LOVE this philosophy)

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    We love that all of the footwear by Keen is designed with play in mind and each pair can be worn walking up mountains, around deserts or even city streets.  There are many choices of footwear available from Keen as they cater to men, women, children and babies which means that your entire family can be kitted out in suitable, fun and stylish footwear. 

    The fabulous folk over at JellyEgg are giving you the opportunity to win a pair of Keen shoes from their extensive range. So it could be anything from a pair of toddler shoes at £29.99 or an adults pair at £114.99. If you win, the choice is yours!

    They would make a perfect Christmas present, wouldn't they?

    What are you waiting for? All you need to do is enter below :

    a Rafflecopter giveaway

    Good luck!

  4. UNICEF - Charity doesn't always begin at home

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    Family is at the heart of the Little Lilypad Co and I remember as a child being told that "charity begins at home" but what about all those children whose home is not like mine or yours?

    There are countless charities across the globe and each and every one of them deserves support and recognition but we were approached this month by UNICEF to share their work. UNICEF is the world’s leading organisation working for children and child rights. They work in more than 190 countries with families, local communities, business partners and governments, to help every child reach their full potential.

    With everything that's going on in the world today, it's important we support international charities like UNICEF. Over two million refugees have fled the crisis in Syria, half of them children. They urgently need our help.
     
    If you would like to make a donation, you can go direct to their donate page. 
     
    Disclaimer :  We received no financial compensation for this post only the warm fuzzy feeling of doing something good today!