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A mess and a present (for you)

January 23, 2012 by Molly 30 Comments

Have you ever wished you could earn something from the mess your child makes? How about an Amazon voucher worth £75?

All you have to do is dig out a picture of your beautiful child making a huge mess. Something like this:

This time last year Frog was learning about food.

She was learning to throw it, smear it all over her face and, occasionally, taste the odd morsel.

I remember one particular meal very clearly. We’d had carrot soup for lunch. It was everywhere – adorning the wall, floor and ceiling. Frog had food in her hair, all over her face and under every fingernail. I couldn’t imagine a day when this wouldn’t be the outcome of every mealtime. The thought of Frog using a spoon was a distant dream.

Fast-forward to today and we’re all about the spoons. Gone are the days of plunging chubby fists into plates of spaghetti. Instead, we’re scooping and aiming with perfect precision. The mess is, amazingly, minimal.

But I look back on those early days with fondess. We had great fun…

Now here’s the good bit.

If you too have messy children, you now have the opportunity to brag about it and win yourself a £75 Amazon voucher.

All you have to do is post a picture of your child making a mess, covered in mess or just generally looking messy, on your own blog, along with the following:

Here is my entry to the Appliances Online messiest kid competition at Mother’s Always Right.

Once you’ve done that, come back and leave a comment with a link to your post so I can see your picture. It really is that simple.

Then, in a couple of weeks, keep your eye on my Facebook page and Twitter feed to find out if you’ve won.

Terms and conditions:

  • Competition open to UK residents only
  • Competition closes Monday 6th February
  • The winner will be chosen from the selection of photographs posted – the messier the better

Filed Under: Babies, FOOD, MOTHERHOOD Tagged With: Amazon, baby-led weaning, food, giveaway, mess, Parenting

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Comments

  1. vicky M says

    February 5, 2012 at 8:46 pm

    Here’s my entry…
    http://vickys-luck.blogspot.com/
    Great giveaway thanks 🙂

    Reply
  2. Sarah Anguish (@littleboo_21) says

    February 4, 2012 at 9:46 am

    A messy flashback – http://boorootiggertoo.blogspot.com/2012/02/messy-flashback.html

    @littleboo_21

    Reply
  3. Kara Guppy says

    February 4, 2012 at 9:40 am

    Here is my entry – good luck everyone x
    http://mumto5-chelseamamma.blogspot.com/2012/01/weaning-messy-truth.html

    Reply
  4. baggiesbabe says

    February 3, 2012 at 10:11 pm

    Here’s my entry!!!
    http://alwaysbeafriend.com/2012/01/silent-sunday-29012011/

    Reply
  5. Jenny says

    February 3, 2012 at 7:29 pm

    Here’s my entry:
    http://the-gingerbread-house.co.uk/2012/01/24/messy-cooking-with-a-toddler/

    Reply
  6. sez says

    February 3, 2012 at 4:14 pm

    A messy kid is a happy kid, thats what my dad used to say lol,
    heres my entry
    http://theycolourmyworld.blogspot.com/2012/02/baby-led-weaning-and-mess.html

    Reply
  7. Emma (@mummymummymum) says

    February 2, 2012 at 9:45 pm

    Here is mine Molly.

    http://www.mummymummymum.com/2012/02/02/messy-kids-52-photo-week-5/

    🙂

    Reply
  8. clairelouise says

    February 2, 2012 at 7:33 pm

    Here is my entry of a very messy kid lol http://aspergersinfo.wordpress.com/2012/02/02/the-messy-kid-competition/

    Reply
  9. Katherine says

    February 2, 2012 at 3:25 pm

    This is about as messy as it gets! http://www.lifewithkids.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/IMAG0803-179×300.jpg

    Reply
    • mothersalwaysright says

      February 2, 2012 at 6:48 pm

      We have that bib!

      Reply
      • Katherine says

        February 3, 2012 at 7:10 am

        It’s a great bib so far but why not go the whole hog and provide waterproof trousers too as you still end up changing them?

        Reply
  10. Katherine says

    February 2, 2012 at 3:21 pm

    These are so funny! I’ve been Baby Led Weaning for the last few weeks and was expecting a huge mess especially when we gave our baby messy foods like mash or sauces, but she’s so dainty. She doesn’t splatter anything, doesn’t throw, just places the food to the side that she doesn’t want and gets the spoon either straight in her mouth or almost. So I don’t have any really messy photos to enter. Am I just lucky or is the mess yet to come?

    Reply
    • mothersalwaysright says

      February 2, 2012 at 6:48 pm

      Lucky is an understatement – you are gifted with a miracle child!

      Reply
      • Katherine says

        February 3, 2012 at 7:09 am

        Ha ha, I’ve got a feeling she just hasn’t discovrered how fun making a mess is yet!

        Reply
  11. joanna Burns says

    February 1, 2012 at 12:10 am

    http://joburns.wordpress.com/wp-admin/post.php?post=31&action=edit&message=1

    Reply
  12. Claire says

    January 31, 2012 at 11:21 am

    Here is our entry, thank you for the lovely competition

    http://ftandfo.blogspot.com/2012/01/messy-kids.html

    Reply
  13. julie buttonf1fan says

    January 30, 2012 at 8:36 pm

    Here is our entry
    http://mummysrandomblog.blogspot.com/2012/01/messy-flash-back.html

    Thank you for a fabulous competition, something good from mess!

    Reply
  14. Neil Bothwell (@scottishwizard) says

    January 30, 2012 at 12:27 pm

    here is my entry http://theblabberingmrb.blogspot.com/

    Neil Bothwell

    Reply
  15. Ramblings Of A Suburban Mummy says

    January 30, 2012 at 8:36 am

    Here is my entry! http://realsuburbanmummy.com/2012/01/30/nearly-1/

    Reply
  16. emma says

    January 29, 2012 at 4:41 pm

    Here is my entry, some great pics included so far, they have made me smile!

    http://www.emmaand3.com/?p=3134

    Reply
  17. Elizabeth Williams (@bumps_2_babies) says

    January 29, 2012 at 4:48 am

    Great competition. Great to see little ones having fun getting messy!!

    Here’s my entry….http://bumps-2-babies.blogspot.com/2012/01/bring-on-mess.html

    Reply
  18. Squeakymom says

    January 26, 2012 at 11:23 pm

    Here’s my entry… http://squeakybaby.blogspot.com/2012/01/tomato-soup.html

    Reply
  19. Triley says

    January 25, 2012 at 7:41 pm

    Hi, Here is my entry……. He just loves spaghetti!!!!

    https://twitter.com/#!/Customboblind/status/162257807658332161/photo/1

    Reply
  20. Lou Strachan (@Bobbity666) says

    January 24, 2012 at 8:47 pm

    Here’s our entry – first time independently feeding – argh!
    http://bloggomy.blogspot.com/2012/01/messiest-kid-competition-entry.html

    Reply
  21. lauren says

    January 24, 2012 at 8:30 pm

    Here is mine!!

    http://spudandspike.co.uk/2012/01/messiest-kid-competition/

    Reply
  22. MsXpat says

    January 24, 2012 at 5:59 pm

    What mommy is without a messy pic, lol They are so adorable though! Great compeition. My link is here:
    http://tigertales-msxpat.blogspot.com/2012/01/messiest-kid-competition.html

    Reply
  23. Edspire says

    January 24, 2012 at 10:24 am

    http://www.edspire.co.uk/year_2012/01/24/esther-mess/
    Here is my entry! What a great comp! Thank you x

    Reply
  24. anna tims (@ageingmatron) says

    January 23, 2012 at 8:49 pm

    Would a picture of me in a huge mess count? I’ve plenty of those….

    Reply
    • mothersalwaysright says

      January 24, 2012 at 10:20 am

      Er. Can’t you just throw some chocolate at your kids and take a pic?!

      Reply

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