Shop Black Friday The Smart Way

These days, you have to support your friends and favorite small business. This up coming weekend. I know there will be a lot of shopping going on within the next few weeks, and I have all most 50 local business owners to introduce you too.

Some times, I get really Big Ideas. I’m talking eye popping!  See the 6th Total Children’s Wellness Fair was last Saturday at KIPP Charlotte, Charlotte, NC. I kid you not, every last one of our vendors was handed picked yours truley, and absolutely adored by Queen City Stay At Home Moms. Because of that, I came up with a way to maximize thier participation from the fair! Now you tell me, what better way than than to share them with you? My most favorite people in the world?

With these businesses, you can mark everyone off your lst and have absolutely no shopping gulit.  Take a look at the “Let’s Explore” vendors for the 2016 Total Children’s Wellness Fair/ #TCWF2016 and shop your Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, and Cyber Monday  heart out!

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***Let’s do another GIVEAWAY!*** (since your are reading,why not right? )

The “Total Children’s Wellness Fair 2016” is offering HUNDREDS of dollars in prizes being given away!

HOW TO ENTER:
(1 entry) Go through and “like” each business page or “join” each group associated with a small business (all are linked on this post to make it easy). You must like/join/visit all business pages in order for your entry to count! Comment “done” when you’re finished.

(1 entry) Add five friends and TAG them in this post. Every five friends you add and tag equals one entry into the giveaway

EASY PEASY!

The giveaway ends at midnight on Friday November 25th and winners will be announced on Saturday November 26th. Each winner will be able to select their prize of choice based on which prizes are still available when their name is drawn.

PARTICIPATING SMALL BUSINESSES (like/join/visit for entry)

1. ETHNICBYALI
2. Fashion Owl Sewing
3. Encouraging Words College Prep

4.Kenley Drop-in (IG&FB)   https://www.facebook.com/ty.pen.3/videos/10157774143565298/

5. Market America          tcwf-pads

6. Greater Life Chiropractic
7. Proverbs 31 Heart Handmade Organic Ring Slings

8. Rodan+Fields cbristow

9. Three C’s Speech Therapy Services,

10. North Carolinians for Home Education

11. Suhailahs Best   
12. Dragon ForgedJewelry and Crystals

13. Babywearing International or Charlotte
14. Author S. Cheree
15. Jupiter Strong

16. Fantasy Bubbles   https://www.facebook.com/addulali357/videos/10202262675524043/

17. Scentsy
18. Thirty-One Gifts

19. Marion’s House

20. My Name In A Story

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“What an awesome event yesterday at the Total Children’s Wellness event in Raleigh. Lots of vendors, kids playing and dancing with a live DJ. Horse back riding with the horses, Popcorn machine. This family enjoyed their personalized book with their names in it purchased from Www.mynameinastory.com ” Brian Girard

21. Damsel In Defense

22. Aloha in a Bag LLC
23. Mary & Martha

24. Arbonne International   

25. TeddyRuxla

26. Cassie’s Sweetz

27. Phoenix Dwelling

28. The Males Place

29. Keith Clinic

30. KIPP Charlotte 

31. Dot Girl 1st Period Kit

32. Charlotte Mecklenburg County Health Department

33. Utz Chips  package-shot

34. Good Health Chips

35. Home Depot (South Blvd. Charlotte NC)

noah-tcwf36. Jamal of, #TRAILBREDRIDERZ

37. Abdul Ali

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39.  Birthing Peace Within

40. Thank You Shauna Burns for the amazing event banner!  We are still standing sending up power for the safe return of Hailey!

41, Lula Roe

42. Mother Nuture via         MomsSelect

43. Golden Corral University

44. LH Education.Org

*No purchase necessary. Limit one prize per person. This giveaway is not sponsored by Facebook*

So GET UP! GET OUT and SHOP #TCWF2016 Small! Saturday

Charlotte’s Best Vendors: Family Events (#TCWF2016)

This Saturday is going to be AMAZING! The excitment is taking over me and fustrating my husband at the same time!

The 6th Total Children’s Wellness Fair is a parents dream come true for the Queen City!  There will be doulas, Babywearers Of Charlotte, live horseriding, Cooking With Kids Challenge with Chef Michael Bowling, a dance party with Smoothie Bar,The Scholar Mom, amazing vendors…and SO Much MORE!

If you know me, you know I beleive in teamwork and mutally rewarding relationships that  include respect,  good customer service and business integrity.  Every last vendor is smart, kind, resourceful and just real people want to see you live better. I just cant say enough about them.  But I can tell who each of them are!

Starting with our special guest:

 

Zianna Oliphant, the 9yr old superhero that spoke at the Charlotte City Council Meeting in September. She will be there for a special Meet and Greet.  I don’t know about you,but I love sharing inspirational people with my children. My hope is that it’s contagious!

 

 

Click Here to meet our 2016 Total Children’s Wellness Fair Vendors, Sponsor and Queen City Stay At Home Mom Team!

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We want a full house. Please share. Entry, and Parking is free for this family friendly event! You don’t even have to take my work for it….. these fine folks share this (without any envelopes under the table 🙂 )

Location: KIPP Charlotte 931 Wilann Dr, Charlotte, NC 28215

Time 11am- 6pm

When: SATURDAY, 11.19.16

Friday Four-Reasons To Attend The 6th TCWF

One thing I love about Charlotte is the action! There is always something to do, somewhere to go. Where you are looking for casual entertainment or a little something more enriching, it’s here. On November 19th, come on down to KIPP Charlotte for an entire day of empowering family fun! It’s free, for the unnborn to the college student. You really shouldn’t miss it!

tcwfffThis is our 6th year, and every year we get better and larger. While staying true to our mission of keeping the focus on all seven branches of wellness ( Social, Spiritual, Enviromental. Educational, Physical, Social, and Financial)  This fair beagan in 2010 because I wanted to be the change I wanted to see. It just made since. Today more moms are helping to ensure it will always be a grand event for our diversefamilies to reflect our wonderful Queen City.  Here’s why you shouldn’t miss it!

Special Guest Appearance from:

zianna1Zianna Oliphant 9, year old that bravely spoke infron of the Charlotte City Counsil about BLM issues.

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Want To See Who Is Vending, Exhibiting, Sharing? Click HERE!

This fair is organized by Queen City Stay At Home Moms,but could never happen without the amazing vendors, sponsors and other fantastic supporters

1. Cooking With Kids Challenge- Hosted by Chef Michael Bowling. He will select the mini chefs from the crowd to compete in 30 yummy minutes of adrenaline pumping culinary action. 

2. The Re-Fashion Show- This part of the fair is a direct example for enviromental, social and finacial wellness. 

3. Family Dance Party w/Smothie Bar. Don’t hold back parents, go on and have a little fun with your child. Our live DJ will keep you  hyped while our teens staff keeps you hydrated with fresh locally sourced smoothies.

4. Pre-Holiday Shopping from some amazing vendors! This year, shop local. Support your local ecomoy. We have hand selected some of Charlotte’s best small business owners. Take your time to get to know them. Many of them are parents that have fallen in love with hier product service and cant wait to share it with you.  We gauarantee you that you find something for everyone on your holiday shopping list. 

If you have never attended, let this year be the first one toinclude in your family pre holiday traditions.  We are the first one’s in Charlotte to bring you holistic and inclusive family fun, entertaiment and empowerment for the unborn to the college student under one roof. You will love itor your admission rate will be refunded imediatley.  (ok, so it’s fre

We are asking everyone that attends to use hashtag #TCWF2016 . That way other will experience a bit of the fun no matter where they are.