How to Be a Cool Nana

The world is full of cool nanas. I know because I get to meet them and talk to them here on my blog and via other social media outlets. Over on Facebook we are giving away a cool nana shirt on Monday. Hop over and enter if you haven’t already!

What makes a nana (or grandmother by any name) cool? It’s how she treats her grandchildren of course!

If you are worried that you aren’t as cool as you want to be here are 10 ways you can improve upon your coolness.

10 Ways to be a Cool Nana

10. Tattoo your grandchild’s name on your arm. If you have several grandchildren use both arms. If this doesn’t sound appealing use an ink pen for the tats and wash it off after your grandchildren visit.

9. Feed your grandchildren as much candy and as many soft drinks as they want, but make sure you only do this when they are not spending the night with you. Practice acting innocent so you will be believable when the parents come to pick up the child and they are bouncing off the walls.

8. Let them do whatever they want to do, when they want to do it and don’t complain about the mess. This wrecks your house but is lots of fun for the kids.

7. Give the grandchildren a television remote and tell them they can watch anything they want  for as long as they want but be sure and have the remote programed for only age appropriate channels before you hand it over.

6. If they are spending the week with you and don’t want to take a bath or brush their teeth-don’t make them.You fought that battle with your children. You shouldn’t have to do it again.

5. Take them to an animal shelter and buy them a pet to take home to mom and dad.

4. Get concert tickets for their favorite rock group and tell them they can take a friend. Then buy yourself a good set of ear plugs and go with them.

3. For summertime entertainment- Have a food fight out on the deck. When you are done use the water hose to spray everyone off. Remind grandchildren not to try this at home. Parents are not nearly as cool as nana.

2. Use photo shop to make a picture of yourself with your grandchild’s favorite sports star. They’ll think it’s really cool that nana once shot hoops with Lebron James.

And the number one way to prove you are a cool nana….

1. Take everyone to Disney World for a week and put it all on your charge card. The grandchildren will be out of college by the time you pay it off, but hey….those memories last a life time (and so do the bills).

These 10 suggestions for coolness are subject to parental guidelines. You might want to check with your children before you try these….just in case they might not approve.