Register for our Embrace Your World IBW 2015 Event!

There is so much packed in to our Embrace Your World IBW 2015 Event! 

Click here to get to the event registration!!! 

Amount of experience in babywearing needed to attend our event? ZERO.

Amount of money needed to attend our event? ZERO.

Amount of carriers you need to bring with you to attend? ZERO. (Of course, if you want help with a carrier you have, please do bring that. But we have a large lending library that you will get to sample and use during our classes.)

But there are lots of big numbers to take note of!

17 Babywearing Educators!!! Our amazing BWI of NCIL group is made up of 3 Master Babywearing Educators (MBEs), 2 Advanced Babywearing Educators (ABEs), and 12 Volunteering Babywearing Educators (VBEs).

You get to look at, touch, and try on carriers from our lending library - that's 60 different brands of carriers and about 200 carriers!

And you get to have FUN! During classes, games, and just chatting with others about babywearing!

Where? Great Lakes Leadership Campus 526 N. Main St. Elburn IL 60119

Here is a listing of the entire day's events for you to peruse and decide what you want to attend. Feel free to attend one class, two, or stay all day! Remember, all these amazing classes are FREE!

ALL DAY LONG

• Check in at the registration table and get your gift bag (first 50 people registered for our event).
• Purchase your raffle tickets and enter them into whichever of the raffles you want to win!
• Visit our vendors Marsupial Mamas, Lehan's, and Fluff Envy. 
• Check out information from our other sponsors, Illinois Friends of Midwives (ILFOM) and Stephanie L. Butler, Attorney at Law.
• We have some fun games planned for you to take part in!
• Childcare, sponsored by Kindercare with space donated by Elburn Hill Church, is available for your children who are not being worn in classes. See the event link for more details on this!

Plenty of break time to do all this fun stuff in between whichever class or classes you choose to attend!

9:45am Come and get a breakfast treat provided by Dunkin Donuts before your first class! 

10am-10:45am Your choice of the following classes

         Babywearing 101 sponsored by The Joyful Giraffe

         Ring Sling Workshop

         Babywearing Workout sponsored and taught by Ryan Darby from Pound 4 Pound Fitness

11:15am-12pm Your choice of the following classes

         Intro to Wrapping sponsored by New Leaf Photography

         Mei Tais and Soft Structured Carriers

         Babywearing Yoga being taught by Lisa Gartley

12pm-1pm Lunch provided by Briana's Pancake Cafe as well as the following fun activities

         Ask the VBE - your chance to ask our VBE's whatever questions you may have!

         Babywearing 102 - Now that you learned the basics in 101, browse and try on carriers from our vast lending library.

1:15-2pm Your choice of the following classes

         Wrapping with Shorter Wraps sponsored by Radiant Heart Yoga

         Ring Sling Workshop

         Babywearing Ballet sponsored by Blue Fox Software and taught by Leah Wheatley

2:30-3:15pm Your choice of the following classes

         Intro to Tandem Wearing

         Wrap Back Carries sponsored by Cherilyn Denler Photography

         Babywearing Zumba sponsored and taught by Center-Fit

3:15-3:30pm Raffle prize winners will be announced! 

In case you missed it at the top of this page...

Click here to get to the event registration!!! 

We cannot wait to see you at the BWI of NCIL 2015 IBW Embrace Your World Event! 

A collage of our IBW 2014 Event!