Wednesday Quick Hits: 31 Awesome Cake Designs, Talking to your Child about Race, Extreme Weight Loss Measures, More!
It’s almost Spring and hope is in the air! Right now there are so many fun birthday parties happening and we’re all emerging from our houses to go to them. If you’re one of the parents planning them, we’ve found 31 awesome cake designs you may be able to put together (ok, I wouldn’t be able to make them, but I have a friend or two who may). Also: tips on learning to talk to your child about race, the newest (very extreme) way to loose weight, Chris Brown trying to get the kids behind him and the best idea of the week. Go!
Living in New York, we are surrounded by people from nearly every culture around the globe. Times have changed since we were young and had inappropriate names and stereotypes thrown around in common conversation. So how do we approach discussing race with our children? Here are five tips. (Momversation)
Is Junior not satisfied with sprinkles and trick candles anymore? Here are 31 awesome cake designs that claim to be simple. Some of them actually look like my 30 something friends may dig them (French fry cake, I’m looking at you). (Parenting)
Could it possibly be this will be the next big thing in weight loss? A woman had brain surgery to control her hunger impulses. (ABC News)
The Nickelodeon Kids Choice Awards have a song by Chris Brown pitted against one by Rhianna. Chris Brown is campaigning on his MySpace page for people to vote for him. Should he be getting out the kid’s vote? (Strollerderby)
Simple great idea of the week: let kids hand out “Playdate cards” if they’re too shy to ask themselves. Love it. (Parent Hacks)
Jodi Nelson Call also writes for Pistols and Popcorn.
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