Recap ~ I Love Me Because... I'm Different!

Memories of the I Love Me event still linger with me as I type this post.  I can still see all of the smiling faces and I can hear the excited voices of all of the kids that were in attendance.  I am so thankful to Julia Davis of Truchatonline.com for allowing me to plan and co host this event with her.  I Love Me events are her brainchild and have been a part of Fro Fashion Week since 2012.  All of the kids had a wonderful time there were even some grown kids who joined in on the fun!

Motivation!  These are the signs for the photo booth.  Positive words evoke positive behavior.  Each child also wore name tags that reflected positive words instead of their name.

Black History Heroes presentation.  Everyone who participated by reading about a Hero outloud received a prize!  Reading out loud teaches the child how to speak publicly.  It gives an opportunity to pronounce and enunciate words.  Reading out loud about a Black History Hero instills pride and also learning.  

Fitness! Zumba Instructor Amia Freeman spoke to the children about loving themselves and followed with a short Zumba session.  Fitness is very important to keep minds healthy &  fresh!

It's OK to be Different!  Jessica McGinty Ceo of JessiCurl and Tarin Boone CEO of Naturally Me Media and creator of Fro Fashion Week spoke to the kids about self esteem.   Hearing adults reflecting on things that they too had to deal with as kids made the kids understand that they could overcome adversity. 

Positive Play!  Promoting self love and esteem through positive play has been a key part of every I Love Me event.  Here we see a mom assisting her child by decorating a face that looks like hers.  

Prizes & Give Aways! Throughout the event prizes were given away from Our Natural Kids, Curl Collection, Fro Fashion Week and TruChatOnline.com.  Each kid also received backpacks filled with hair product samples from JessiCurl and Shea Moisture plus MUCH more!

We really had a great time celebrating these children and showering them with love and attention.  I hope they never forget this day.  I know I wont.

Click here to see more pics! ~~~>  Pics from I Love Me Because I'm Different!

Thanks for reading.

Peace.

Our Natural Kids Celebrates 3 Years!!

Happy 3rd Anniversary to Our Natural Kids!!!

Since 2010 Our Natural Kids has done its part to promote natural hair health style and maintenance kids online!  We have done this by providing a safe and private social networking platform where like minded parents can share information regarding natural hair care for children.  Since 2010 our membership has grown to 1900+ members!  We have gained two very knowledgeable professional contributors:  Jamesha Bazemore of Natural Hair Care for Children and Keianna Johnson of Chi Chi Sophistication.  We have also partnered with Afro Puffs & Ponytails - A wonderful organization that celebrates black girls.  We have received sponsorship from the following companies: JessiCurl, OBI Natural Hair Care, Beauty & Glory by Tarece, Pura Body Naturals, SofNfree, Mixed Chicks, Dr. Kari Williams and Pretty Brown Girl
Our Natural Kids has also been included as sponsors for: Chocolate Chat Atlanta III and I Love Me Naturally Fall 2012. We now have members in EVERY state and in 10 Countries!

Speaking about Our Natural Kids at Chocolate Chat III

                 The LittleChick and I giving away a prize at 
                             I Love Me Naturally Fall 2012

We have worked very hard to bring the natural hair community what it needs and we appreciate each and every one of our members.  We are so excited about 2013 and have already embarked on some new endeavors with more to come.  We are pleased to be working with Julia Davis of TruChatOnline.com for the next "I Love Me..." Event (02/28/2013).  Stay tuned as we GROW!!  For more on Our Natural Kids please join us today at www.OurNaturalKids.ning.com We would LOVE to have you!!

Thanks for your support and thanks for reading!

Peace

I Love Me Naturally ~ Fall 2012

I Love Me, Naturally is an empowerment event for girls presented by TruChatOnline.com.  Sanctioned as part of Fro Fashion Week Fall 2012 this event focused on our young divas.  I am a HUGE fan of natural hair related events that I can attend with my daughter.  "I Love Me..." does not disappoint.  As a matter of fact, I am not sure who had more fun, me or my child!!    It was set up as a really fun pajama party and we had a ball!

Julia of TruChatOnline.com telling us about all of the fun things she has planned for us!

Motivational speaker and encourager @GeechieGurltm had some great icebreaker activities for us to participate in.  She talked to the girls about birthing ideas and carrying them through to fruition in a fun way.

Fro Fashion Week creator, Tarin Boone spoke on the importance of celebrating our little divas as part of the excitement, glitz & glamour of Fro Fashion Week.

We did arts and crafts.  All was geared towards African American girls.  There was a diverse set of crafting materials available.

As one of the sponsors of this event, my LittleChick and I got to pick the winner of the RunwayWalk,  We chose this little cutie and presented her with a gift bag full of goodies on behalf of Our Natural Kids!

Jess McGuinty, CEO of JessiCurl, is always a hit with the kids.  Not only did her company sponsor giveaways for this event but she also spoke on the troubles that she had as a young girl because of her thick, curly red hair.

She made sure that everyone had temporary tattoos of the JessiCurl logo.  here they are showing them off!

Thank you to Julia of TruChatOnline.com, Tarin Boone of Fro FashionWeek, JessiCurl and GeechiGurlTM plus all of the attendees for showing us all such a wonderfully fun time!!

For more pics check out our FB Fan Page below

The SistahChick & Our Natural Kids

I Love Me & I Have the Right to Remain Curly!

I escorted my daughter to a wonderful event last week appropriately named "I Love Me and I Have the Right to Remain Curly!".  This was a fantastic celebration of natural hair and ALL things girly.  Held at Atlanta's own Dazzling Diva Day Spa and organized by Julia Davis of  TruChatOnline.com this gathering was the frilly, pink, sparkly, answer to most little girls dreams.  A Fro Fashion Week sanctioned event, "I Love Me..." made children it's main focus. Natural hair product maker JessiCurl not only sponsored the event, but the Owner/Ceo Jessica McGuinty was in the house to encourage the young ladies in attendance to love themselves just the way they are. The SistahChick and Our Natural Kids are proud to have sponsored one of the giveaways ($25 TJ Maxx Gift) Card.

Upon arrival each girl was escorted to a room with tables filled with cupcakes by Chanelle's Heavenly Treasures

Each cupcake was topped with original art from
Author/Illustrator Ayanna Davis

Julia Davis of TruChatOnline.com and Spa owner Angela Robins did a great job of making the girls feel comfortable and explaining to them what they could expect.  

Drawings for giveaways happened through out the evening.

My LittleChick and the winner of the prize that was donated by
The SistahChick and Our Natural Kids

The girls were really delighted to hear Jessica McGuinty speak.  She was able to relate to them on a personal level by sharing some stories from her youth where people teased her because of her thick curly hair.  She also talked about how her curly hair led her to start her company JessiCurl.

Salon Infinity owner, Trina Pierre showed them how their Barbies can have curly hair too!

Motivational speaker Daree Allen spoke to them about her new book, "Whats Wrong With Me" and taught them how to journal as a means of self expression.

Several girls volunteered to read from "12 Months With Ayanna's Kids" by Author Ayanna Davis

Each girl left with a gift bag full of goodies, but they also left feeling empowered and good about who they are.  Now that is priceless!!

Click here to see the rest of the pictures ~~~> "I Love Me..."

Thanks for reading,

Peace