Grasshopper New Media Presents...

Welcome to another edition of Hot Stuff! Remember, this is your opportunity to share what you love most about the internet! Following are our nominees for the May 8th edition of Hot Stuff! Please do vote for your favorite, and then tune in on Friday to see the results!

Loveys

Glennia at The Silent I shares a story about the loss of her son’s lovey on a trip to Japan, The Day we lost Becky. She offers some advice on what to do if your child has a lovey. The Silent I also offers lots of tips for traveling with children. Glennia has a lot of experience with this topic, so be sure to read what she has to share!

Now, Glennia, do you have photos of Becky? Because they’d come in handy at our next nominated site. 10 Speed Press is asking to see your Dirty Wow Wow. No, really. Send them a photo of a well loved lovey and you might just win a new stuffy, a t-shirt, and a book! Excuse me while I channel my late Nana. “A Dirty Wow Wow. What will they think of next?”

Activities

Melitsa of Play-Activities shares 11 Fun Kid Activities to do at Grandma’s house. This appears to be a new site, and Melitsa has a lot of fun stuff to check out.

BeAGoodDad reminds us to lead by example, even when we are doing simple things. Learning opportunities constantly present themselves. Are you open to seeing them?

Money, Money, Money, Money

Mint: Take Back Your Wallet’s article Four Terrible Money Mistakes We Make With Our Kids offers some practical advice about talking with your kids about money. It can be a challenge to resist the temptation to “keep up with the Jonses,” but resisting is important for you and for your children!

Be Better

Zenhabits was nominated for the post entitled How to be a Great Dad- 12 Awesome Tips. These tips are awesome. I especially liked the one that involved massages, doing chores and offering surprises to Mom. Seriously, these tips apply to both branches of parenting.

Please remember to nominate your favorite post for next week’s edition. Simply leave a comment or send an email to: hatchew at hotmail dot com.

Let the voting begin!!

[tags]loveys, kid’s special toys, activities, away from home, lead by example, money mistakes, teaching kids about money, great mom, dad, parent, parenting[/tags]