Today I am pleased to resume offering Sponsor Spotlight posts here at exhale. return to center. (Yay!) by welcoming Amy Bowers of mama merit badges.

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About mama merit badges:

Mama merit badges are 1½ inches, iron on, and 100% embroidery. They can be worn on your diaper bag, purse, tote, jacket, jeans, scarf or baby carrier. Stick them on your wall, fridge or bulletin board. They make a wonderful shower or blessingway gift. Present one to a friend after a mama-roic episode. Use them when journaling or scrapbooking about your life as a mother.

Each badge comes individually packaged with a description of the badge included.

Amy’s inspiration for mama merit badges:

I started mama merit badges when I looked for merit badges for parenting on the internet and they were not there! So, I had to make them. I have heard from so many moms (and dads) about their parenting adventures and the absurd situations we so often find ourselves in.

The badges are meant to be a funny, irreverent little gift that allows us to take our selves less seriously and have more fun.

Mama merit badges meet craft store ribbons – how fun!

Visit Amy’s blog for more creative merit badge display ideas.

Behind the scenes with Amy:

This last year I have been blogging at www.mamamscout.com chronicling my family’s explorations and activities as unschooly creatives. We live in a rambling 100 year old house in Florida, where we appreciate the weather, swimming, citrus, amusement parks, and insane skies.

Our days are filled with reading, art making, face paint, cooking, traveling, asking a lot of questions, hanging out with friends, hiking, looking in microscopes and dancing.

Oh, and I have a passion for getting as near to alligators as I can.

My favorite words are, “wow” and “look!”

Favorite way to exhale. return to center.:

My favorite way to exhale and return to center is to spend the late afternoon and dinner at the beach.

We started this a few years ago and now I am smitten with sea suppers.

We load up a simple dinner, maybe a little wine or some icy beer, and kids in bathing suits. As we are arriving at the beach, everyone else is leaving – bliss! We play in the late afternoon sun, run, slide down sand dunes, send messages in bottles and philosophize about how great it all is.

After sunset, we rinse off and put on pajamas for the ride home. At least one kid always has to be carried up to bed and the rest fall asleep just as quick.

It is the most re-energizing thing I have ever done.

Connect with Amy:

mamameritbadges.com
mamascout.com
Etsy
Facebook
Pinterest
Twitter

Today’s giveaway is for a full set of mama merit badges.

(Click HERE to see the whole colorful collection.)

To enter, leave a comment below between now and Saturday at 5 p.m. EST. If you are inspired, tell us which merit badge you most deserve (or go ahead — invent your own and award it to youself!).

Amy is also offering FREE SHIPPING for the month of February in the mama scout Etsy shop. Use the code “exhale” at checkout.

Thank you, Amy!  Mamasté, friends.

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