Blog — Inspiration

  Earth day - a day to reflect: what can I do as an individual for Mother Earth, what is it all about? We at Charlie Banana found one answer - sure, it doesn’t cover all big questions, but the beginning of action is much better than just thoughts. Every little effort makes a difference.  So let me explain what makes it special for me to be part of Charlie Banana team, especially on Earth Day and Real Nappy Week. I have been with Charlie Banana for 10 years and some of you might have met me, Neringa, online via...

To mark Word Prematurity Day we're really delighted to introduce Joi, a talented blogger and a mother of twins, based in New Zealand. In her personal blog, Joiful Jelly Beans, Joi writes about her life raising twins - her two Jelly Beans, Jaxon and Byron. She is also a proud Charlie Banana customer and a great example that cloth diapering can easily be done twinning! Today Joi is sharing her personal story of NICU experience and her happiness when she finally got to hold her babies together a month after giving birth: “We found something with his heart”, the doctor...

We were introduced to Betje in 2011 by one of our long-term retailers in the Netherlands, Bumaround. We loved her fun drawings instantly and so did our fans. When we were designing our new website www.CharlieBanana.com we decided to employ her illustration skills to explain some of our products in a fun and eye-catching quick read on the Why Charlie Banana page. This month we want to honor her work and passion with you. Nothing feels better than having your work appreciated and your passion shared. Cloth diapering is fun and thank you Betje for supporting the cloth diapering industry with...

We wanted to share with you what one of our retail partners in Malaysia did in their store during the last Great Cloth Diaper Change on April 22nd 2017. It’s so nice to see so many parents gathering for such an event and to witness its growing popularity. Lots of cloth diapering mamas and papas gathered together to celebrate the joy of cloth diapering! Attendees were gifted lots of Charlie Banana® goodies. It was truly a wonderful day and we hope that it will inspire other retailers to participate next year. Thank you Mothercare Asia for hosting such a wonderful event and for supporting...