The question, “What is working” for the Flats and Handwashing Challenge also implies that there are certain things that just aren’t.  As much as I feel that this event can be a powerful tool to showcase how easy using flats can be,, it is also a way to showcase what doesn’t work.  Even better, it [...]

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On the fourth day of the Flats and Handwashing Challenge the topic I and the other bloggers linking up will be discussing is an important one- the handwashing part. I think out of this entire event the handwashing is what people find the most terrifying and most curious.  Why, WHY would anyone do something so [...]

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Day 3 means we are almost halfway through our 7 day challenge to use flats and handwash for 7 days.  This week there are over 60 bloggers participating who have been linking their posts and today instead of there being a prompt for writing they are picking their own topic. For me I wanted to [...]

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It is Day 2 of the 3rd Annual Flats and Handwashing Challenge, that yearly even where we only use flat cloth diapers and handwash them for 7 days.  Our second day will focus on the diapers and other items we are using.  Since flats are so economical it will be fun to see what our [...]

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On the first day of the 3rd Annual Flats and Handwashing Challenge our topic of discussion is “Why take the Challenge?”  Rather than repeat my own reasons that you’ve read again and again I asked others who are taking it to see why they wanted to participate.  We have had over 400 people sign up [...]

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Even though I don’t have a newborn to show the fold on, I was able to get a good grasp of how well the Mini-Kite Fold would work on one.  The shelf in the back and the jelly-rolled legs make this a perfect fold to hold in those runny poops and prevent poopspolsions in conjunction [...]

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I’m so thrilled to be sharing this post with you today and grateful to Sara for sharing her story.  Sara has been handwashing her cloth diapers for about 2 years.  She explains the why’s and even the how’s.  This is such a wonderful and informative post.  Thank you Sara!   “You WHAT??” That is the [...]

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For a lot of us the issue of diaper need isn’t something we think about, whether you cloth diaper or not.  When you are low on diapers you either wash a load or run to the store for a new package.  Not everyone can.  In fact, according to a study performed by Huggies and their [...]

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In the spirit of budget cloth diapering this month I wanted to pass on this great tutorial inspired by a reader (Kelly S.) who posted to my fanpage. I’ve seen other t-shirt diapers but, being a lover of flats, I really loved the idea of cutting a shirt down to make flats! And the best [...]

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It is now May and we are just a few weeks away from the start of our Third Annual Flats and Handwashing Challenge!  May 20-26 families all over the world will once again use flat cloth diapers and only handwash them for 7 days.  Why?  To show that cloth diapers can work for any family- [...]

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