We're thrilled to announce the sponsors for the Snips, Snails, & Puppydog Tails event! This multi-week celebration ran through June 2010, with themed segments bringing fun content and giveaways to the Baby Bumble B community. More companies joined later with coupon codes and surprise giveaways, but these were the main sponsors who helped kick things off.

Event Segments

• Snips & Snails Saturdays
• Puppy Dog Tails Thursdays
• Boy Mama Mondays

Awesome Sponsors

Interested in becoming a sponsor? Reach out to Katie at katie@babybumbleb.com. We also shared a button for fellow bloggers and readers to grab and display on their own sites — spreading the word was always part of the fun.

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