On Fridays, we list the links we love and point to the hot topics at our favorite sites.

Ready to celebrate your little tike’s birthday? ParentDish has the 411 on throwing parties for next to nothing.

Are you worn out while your kids bounce off the walls and beg you to entertain them?  Lil sugar tells all about five lazy games you can play with your little balls of energy.

Do your kids have you losing sleep and gaining weight? CafeMom says sleep and weight loss go hand-in-hand. Try cathcing some more ZZZ’s and you might find you look quite snazzy in your summer swimsuit.

We’re still loving Little Sassy Pants. Think you will too. Check out this cute online shop right here.

OK, readers: We need cute kid photos. Send them our way so we can publish them here. Just send your pic to jackidonaldson@gmail.com — make sure it’s at least 350 pixels wide and tell us something about the photo. No blurry shots, please.

Photo by: HAMED MASOUMI on flickr