The Real Diaper Association 100% Reusable Cloth Diapers Photo Contest starts Tuesday, 10/19, so get those cameras ready to catch some cute cloth-diapered bottoms! Prizes include a $150 grand prize from diapershops.com, and $50 gift certificates to Metro Minis and Suburban Treehugger!

Join us for the Twitter Launch party Tuesday evening hosted by The Eco Chic.  You can RSVP and view details on her site. RDA Twitter Party Details

Photos will be due by 11/3/10, submitted on the Real Diaper Association website. Please read the official rules and details here: http://www.realdiaperassociation.org/contest/photoContest.php

Anyone can enter, but you must be an active RDA member to vote. Join here: http://www.realdiaperassociation.org/directory/signup.php

I know I will be entering my little guy or my soon to be other little guy again this year and I hope you will too!  Spread the word for this fun event and great cause!  Now get out your cameras and your flashiest diapers and start snapping pictures!  I can’t wait to see them all!

With close to 300 lovely mamas tweeting to Ellen last night it was easy to get lost! We had at least 4,000 tweets yesterday!  Our goal was to bombard Ellen with facts about cloth diapers and show her how adorable they are.  I think we did that, and then some. Unfortunately we didn’t trend, but that wasn’t for lack of trying!  We just happened to be the same night as a big game.  Now I am going to show you some of my favorite tweets!  For a detailed look check out What the Hashtag!

The Funny Tweets!

The Good Idea Tweets.

The, Yeah, Good Point, Tweets.

The Oh So True Tweet.

The Mantra!

And finally, the all about me tweets!

A HUGE thank you to The Eco Chic for hosting the party and to the people who helped promote it.  Kelly’s Closet and Rumparooz both sponsored some giveaways to gain more attention.

There is still work to be done!  Keep an eye out for more updates!

Don’t forget to be at the #operationfluffy party on Twitter tonight at 9 PM EST.

Are you ready?

• Have you uploaded your fluffy photos to Twitpic.com to tweet @TheEllenShow?
• Have you figured out how to use Tweetgrid.com to be able to follow the chat? (party tutorial)
• Have you signed up to follow @KimRosas and @TheEcoChic?
• Have you told your kids to be in bed on time?  (This is a biggie for me, my son has been a night owl lately!)
• Have you told all of your friends to be there?
• Have you prepared yourself for a ton of fun?

If you have done all of the above then you are ready for a party!

I wish wish wish I could tell you what I am working on in regards to #operationfluffy.  It is top secret but all kinds of awesome! It involves custom embroidered diapers, dancing, video, and fun!

See you tonight!

This is an announcement for the #clothdiapers party.  The announcement comes from Eco Mom Media’s website.

Get Real – The Inside Poop on Cloth Diapers
Twitter Party

Date: Earth Day – Thursday, April 22nd, 2010
Time: 9:00-10:00 pm ET
Hashtag: #GetRealDiapers
Hosted by: The Real Diaper Association, Bamboo Bums Diapers, Diaper Daisy Modern Cloth Diapers, and The Eco Chic
Follow our hosts on Twitter: @RealDiapers@RDAHeatherMc @BambooBums @DiaperDaisy @TheEcoChic@EcoMomMedia

Sponsors: Diaper Shops, SoftBums Diapers, Sweet Camo Babytique, Global Enfant/Baby BeeHinds, Cutey Baby, Goo Goo Gaia, Bum Essentials, Eden’s Baby, Snooty Booty Diapers, Rockin’ Green Soap, Sugar Dipes, Diaper Lab, and a few more surprise guests!
Follow our sponsors on Twitter: @DiaperShops,  @SoftBumsMama, @SweetCamoBaby, @GlobalEnfant,@CuteyBaby, @GooGooGaia, @BumEssentials, @EdensBaby, @SnootybDiapers, @RockinGreenSoap,@SugarDipes, and a few more surprise guests!

Event Topic: You are invited to attend a special Twitter Party all about diapers.  In honor of the 40th anniversary of Earth Day the Real Diaper Association, Bamboo Bums Diapers, Diaper Daisy Modern Cloth Diapers and The Eco Chic would like to explain how cloth diapers are making a comeback.

Actually cloth diapers have been used since the beginning of time and are still very popular.  Today’s cloth diapers can be as simple as the pre-fold diapers your grandmother used or modern with Velcroclosures and stylish patterns.  Cloth diapers can fit any budget from frugal to the extreme; all of which can save you thousands of dollars throughout your child’s diapering years.  Cloth diapers are  healthieron your baby and do not contain toxins like disposable diapers.  Cloth diapers are reusable and the perfect commitment for parents who wish to reduce their child’s environmental butt-footprint.

Registration: We are so excited to be able to open registration EARLY! Go enter by filling out our Survey Monkey form.  Click here to register.

Prizes: While the exact prizes are still being finalized we anticipate the following categories of prizes.  *Subject to change.

Pre-Registration Prize Pack: Each person who registers prior to April 22nd, 2010 (before 8:45pm ET) will be entered into a drawing for a Flip Ultra HD video camera compliments of Diaper Shops.  All you have to do is pre-register for the #GetRealDiapers party and join us on April 22nd on Twitter by tweeting #GetRealDiapers at least once on 4/22/10 before the start of the party.

Frugal Cloth Diapering Prize Pack*: 12 prefolds, 1 HH Sherpa fitted (medium), 1 contour diaper, 1 diaper cover, 2 diaper doublers, 1 wet bag, and 1 bag of Rockin’ Green Soap (Fresh Linen).  This prize pack is compliments of Snooty Booty Diapers, Sugar Dipes, Eden’s Baby, and Rockin’ Green Soap.
Modern Cloth Diaper/Cloth 101 Prize Pack*: 1 Bum Genius 3.0 one-size pocket diaper, 1 Bum Genius one-size organic AIO, 1 FuzziBunz one-size pocket diaper, 1 KatyDid one-size pocket diaper, 1 Bumwear one-size pocket diaper, 1 GroBaby one-size shell and insert, 2 GoodMama one-size fitteds, 1 WonderWrap one-size cover, 1 Thirsties Dou Diaper, 6 pack of Thirsties Fab Wipes, 1 dozen Sweet Camo wipes, 4oz. Thirsties Booty Luster, 1 PlanetWise pail liner, 1 PlanetWise wet bag, 1 bag Rockin’ Green Soap (Fresh Linen).  This prize pack is compliments of Sweet Camo Babytique and Rockin’ Green Soap.
Extreme Cloth Diaper Prize Pack*: 18 Smartipants one-size diapers with inserts, 18 cloth wipes, 1 wet bag, 2 pail liners, Kissuluvs wipes solution/spray, 1 bag Rockin’ Green Soap (Fresh Linen).  This prize pack is compliments of Diaper Shop and Rockin’ Green Soap.
*These prize packs are designed for the parent who is new to cloth diapering.  We will ask for ‘proof’ that you are not currently in cloth diapers full time for the winners of these prize packs.

Referral Prize Pack: Win one of 4 cloth diaper packages compliments of SoftBums.  Each package will contain 2 SoftBums one-size covers along with 6 snap in inserts.  To be eligible, invite a non-cloth diapering friend (or 10!) to the Get Real Twitter Party and you can win extra prizes!  Receive one entry for the referral prize pack for each person who lists you as the person who referred them.  They may enter you by name, email, blog, or Twitter account.  There is no maximum for the number of referral entries and there will be multiple prize winners!  This prize pack is open to current cloth diaper users and non-cloth diapering parents as well.

Cloth Diaper Advocate Prize Pack: Multiple winners possible.  Prizes to include a $25 gift certificate to Snooty Booty Diapers and a $100 gift certificate to Cutey Baby.  To be considered for the cloth diaper advocate prize pack you must currently be in cloth diapers and help with the promotion of this event.  This can include blogging, tweeting, facebook, and other forms of social media (forums, etc).  Don’t forget to include a link back.  Entrants must leave a comment on this blog post with a link to all mentions (each individual comment will count as an entry).  You are limited to two extra entries per day.  Current value of this prize pack is over $100 in retail value!!!

Additional prizes to be randomly awarded: Newborn prize pack compliments of Goo Goo Gaia, a 3 pack of Baby Beehinds hemp one-size fitteds, and a 3 pack of Baby Beehinds bamboo one-size fitteds.  Details on eligibility of these additional prizes is still being determined.

**All prizes are open to residents of the US and Canada.  Conditions subject to change.

Link to us: Please feel free to add our party badge to your blog or website with a link back here. *This will count as advocate credit so be sure to leave a comment below with a link!