You know how they say shopping goes on the back burner when one becomes a mom?


Well, that’s not necessarily true. We moms could never resist a good bargain (After all, we’re still ladies!), especially when it has to do with baby essentials and cutely accessories for our little ones. 



Which is why I’m excited to share to you mommas and daddies one of the biggest baby bazaars to happen in Manila this 2012! On November 9, from 4pm-10pm, the FIlipinas Heritage Library in Makati turns into a gigantic bargain hub as Mommy Sellers Events Management, together with Medela Moms, Make Believe Productions,Ton of Fun and Jellybean’s Costume Closet bring you Baby Carnival: A Pre-Christmas Bazaar. 

Gathering over 25 of the country’s most promising microentrepreneurs and online sellers, this exciting bazaar will feature hard-to-find brand new and pre-loved baby and parenting items such as cloth and disposable diapers, breastfeeding covers, books, toys, nursing bottles, hair accessories and more – all at discounted prices you wouldn’t find elsewhere!

Included in the roster of participating vendors are Little Darla Couture, Mom Baby Fabric, The Sweet Bee Unlimited, Baby Love Studio, Mommy Matters, Bug&Kelly, Keisha Ysabel, The Princess Boutique, GPG Bulilit Bookstore, Little Princess Couture, Melanie Sumalinog, Three Little Piglets, Moms of Payatas Foundation, All Mine Clothes Store, Ciocalato Cupcakery, Rosemarie Soriano, Shainne Chan and tons more. 

Families will also be treated to fun activities including costume fitting and photobooth use, face painting and storytelling sessions, balloon darts, plus free cotton candy and a ring toss booth, courtesy of event sponsors.

And if you ever get hungry from the 6-hour bargain hunting, don’t worry for there will be a variety of food and drink stalls to sate your appetite.



In the spirit of the Yuletide season, Mommy Sellers Online Management has offered to share this wonderful event to one Filipina Explorer reader and her family for FREE! All you have to do is Like the Filipina Explorer and the Baby Carnival fanpages on Facebook, then leave a comment below indicating your real name and FB name plus your email address starting today until 11:59pm of November 7. Participant names will be raffled off on November 8 via random.org, and one lucky winner will get 3 passes to the bazaar. Tickets cost P100 each, so that’s P300 FREE for you!

I will announce the winner on morning of November 8 via the Filipina Explorer FB fan page and website. Please do make sure that you can be contacted via e-mail, and that you can come on November 9 for the event. 

Jumpstart your Christmas shopping routine early. Not only will you be able to grab discounted baby must-haves, your attendance will also benefit hundreds of kids as all proceeds of the event, including entrance tickets go to a toy and book drive and gift giving project for the White Cross Orphanage in San Juan and the National Children’s Hospital Quezon.

For more information on the event, please visit the official Baby Carnival website at http://bazaarphilippines.com. Also checkout the Baby Carnival Facebook fan page at http://www.facebook.com/BabyBazaarsatFHL.

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Gretchen is a Best of the Net and Pushcart Prize-nominated poet and essayist from the Philippines, where she embraces life while managing bipolar disorder and ADHD. Her confessional pieces unpack the complexities of grief, healing, motherhood, love, and intersections, garnering recognition from the Greg Grummer Poetry Contest and Navigator's Travel Writing Competition.

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