iMommies Introduces: Naomi Hattaway & Liz Weirshousky
Meet Naomi Hattaway and Liz Weirshousky, founders of Rock-n-Tot!
Win tickets to the premiere opening events in Cleveland, Ohio and Washington, DC!
I am the mother of three kiddos, two boys who are 13 and 4, and a little girl who is 19 months. My family has lived in the Cleveland area for going on 3 years. I was a paralegal before I became a SAHM. I love throwing parties, organizing events and my morning coffee. Laundry is my least favorite chore! My hope is to stay home with the kids until the youngest is in kindergarten and I’m excited to see what life brings me in the next 3-5 years.
I am the mother of a 20-month old girl. We have been living in the DC area for 6 years now. We are always working on our 60-year old house and feel the “project” may never be finished, but that is half the fun of a vintage home. I love Mocha Frappucinos from Starbucks and I’m an insane craft nerd. Laundry is my least favorite chore! I work outside of the home, in addition to this new venture and can’t wait until our debut Rock-n-Tot events!
We love family events with our children and wanted to fill the gap that we see so often in events currently offered to families. Our intent in creating Rock-n-Tot was tri-fold.
First, to create an event for the entire family. We both feel strongly that quality time is important to our children. We needed to create something where you are encouraged - as parents - to spend QUALITY time with your children.
Second, to embrace an environment where new friends can be made and old friendships rekindled. Fostering relationships is important to us in our everyday lives and we needed to pass that along.
Finally, to introduce new products to those around us. We come across unique products and safety-related items that we NEED to spread the word about. We want to support parent-created businesses and get products in the hands of other parents that will help keep all of our children safe!
Rock-n-Tot is here!
Announcing the newest family event to hit Cleveland and Washington DC, Rock-n-Tot is an afternoon dance party for kids (birth through 12) and their parents (or anyone who has a part in their lives).
Rock-n-Tot was co-created by two moms living in Ohio and Maryland, in an effort to provide a wholesome event for the whole family, adults and kids alike. The simple premise of this event is to encourage families to spend quality time together, create new relationships and educate themselves with new products (most parent-created!).
Held on the 2nd and 4th Saturdays of each month, beginning February 9, 2008, Velvet Dog Nightclub and UltraBar will be transformed into a kid-friendly zone. The dj plays great music (clean lyrics!) and you’ll find bubbles, egg shakers and scarves are a-plenty.
Discover face painting, airbrush tattoo artists, ‘Rockstars’ - an area for those kids 9-12, complimentary massages and other services for the adults, not to mention free juiceboxes and kid-appropriate snacks!
The founders of Rock-n-Tot have thought of everything - giveaways (every ticket wins a chance to take home a great prize), nursing zones, changing stations, even an area to just get away from it all and rejuvenate with toys, books, puzzles and more. Did we mention there are fantastic goody bags and giveaways?
Pre-walkers are admitted free, everyone else must have a ticket. $12/ticket, Cleveland . . . $15/ticket, Washington DC.
For more info, or to purchase tickets: http://www.rock-n-tot.com
Exclusively for iMommies Readers: To kick off the February 9th premiere events, Naomi and Liz are giving away four pairs of tickets - 2 pairs of tickets for each location! The drawing will be held on January 25th - if you plan to be in one of these areas (or know someone who plans to be in one of these areas), enter the giveaway by leaving a comment below. Be sure to include the city for which you’re registering AND your favorite songs for “rocking with the tots”!
Example Comment:
Please enter me for DALLAS! (Just kidding - Cleveland and DC only this time)
My favorite songs…
With my 14-year old daughter: Just a Girl (Dance Dance Revolution)
With my 7-year old son: Anything fast-paced that requires jumping!
With my 3-year old daughter: The Cuppycake Song, and “Original Compositions” 
Please enter me for Cleveland:
Favorite songs:
4 year old son: Anything from Thomas the Tank Engine, Veggie Tales songs
2 year old son: Barney songs, Old Mac Donald
1 year old son: “If you’re happy and you know it…”, anything requiring clapping
My boys are all very musical; they love to dance, sing, and act out stories. We are blessed beyond words to have them (they are all adopted).
spw cool
YES CHILDREN ARE THE GREATEST WE NEED TO SPEND MORE TIME WITH THEM
I would love to be entered for DC! We love music and especially love rockin’ out! My 5 year old and I love rockin’ out to Belle & Sebastian, Coconut Records, and Persephone’s Bees to name a few. My 4 month old twins and I love Feist, Page France, and the song Red Rabbits by The Shins.
This sounds like a wonderful event. Something for the kids and mom. We need something like this in Cleveland. Thank you for a chance to win tickets.
8 year olds favorite song; So;ider Girl
Gwen
P.S. do you have plans for more events?
can I open one of these in Reading PA?
Cleveland. Sounds like a great event. 1- 12 yr. old boy, likes a wide variety of music
Enter me for DC. I have a 6 & 7 year old girls that love Hannah Montana, High School Musical & Jonah’s Brothers. They just like music in general. I also have a 2 year old that likes any music:)
I would love to enter for Cleveland! I have a 6 yr old boy, 4 yr old girl and 2 yr old boy. We love dancing to lots of *positive* country music and the band Plumb!
I would love to attend one of the rockfests! Please enter me into the Cleveland one. My 6 yr old likes any kind of energetic music (silly dancing) but he also loves classical. LOL My 19 month old will shake his hips to anything, even silly commercials. LOL And my 2 month old loves listening to mommy sing. (doubt you will be having that there-:)
Can’t wait to see where you have the parties next!
Thanks, Angie
PLease enter me for Cleveland. what a great idea! My daughter love all kinds of music.My littllest is a ballerina and i jsut love singing ballerina girl by lionel richie to her!! Her 1st recital song is she wore anitsy bitsy teeney weeney yellow polkadot bikini
Please enter me for Cleveland we would love to go!
My kids love the newer pop music
My 8yr old likes the pop/rock
My 5 and 2 yr olds like anything thats fast and fun that they can “dance” to!!
Thanks this event sounds great!
Please enter us for Cleveland….thanks! What a great event!
My son’s favorite song is Highway from the movie Cars
Please enter us for the contest in Cleveland! What an awesome event!!
My 4 year olds favorite song is “Who Let the Dogs Out”!
This sounds like a great way for families to spend time together. My daughter would love to hear The Wheels on the Bus! Enter me for Cleveland tickets.
Please enter us for the conest in Cleveland. The girls love princess songs, Kiss the girl, Part of your world-Ariel
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