Getting ready for Pesach is a big job and you might not be sure just where to start. Our Pesach Calendar is just what you need. Raquel Zolty of The Organizing Shoppe has some advice for us before we begin planning our cleaning and organizing calendar, “Divide Pesach into three categories. Clothing, cleaning, cooking. You’ll…
A Great Big Spring Cleaning Checklist
Do you combine Pesach cleaning with a thorough spring cleaning? This list will keep you on track. While not everything on this list is required for Pesach cleaning, many take the opportunity to do combine Pesach cleaning with a spring cleaning, which homes can use annually. Would you like to do that thorough job but…
Purim On A Thursday or Friday: 4 Great Shabbos-Themed Mishloach Manos Ideas
When Purim falls on a Thursday or Friday, anyone loves a little Shabbos prep help. Enter these mishloach manos. They can be enjoyed Purim day or saved to enhance your recipient’s Shabbos. Wouldn’t it be nice to receive a mishloach manos that is perfect and helpful with the Shabbos prep? Something to set aside, as…
Our Great Big List of Laundry Tips
Need a way to make the laundry process easier, more efficient, and go by faster? Our readers share their top tips. So many of you had great ideas for improving the laundry process. But before we get to the tips, we think that the most important tips we received pertain to the attitude we have…
How to Get That Playroom Super Organized (Your Kids Will Even Want to Put Things Away)
Cleaning up is hard to do when your kids are not really sure where everything belongs. With this system, your playroom closets will look neat and stay neat…and your kids will be the ones to keep it that way! In every home, the space where toys are stored can be a bit different. Many have…
How She Does It: Between Carpools Chats with Mica Soffer, Publisher of COLLive.com
Q: First, can you tell us a little bit about your “work-life” and your “home life.” At work, I’m the publisher and editor of COLlive.com, a Jewish media outlet that provides news of the Chabad community worldwide, as well as news of interest to the Orthodox Jewish community. More than a news source, it has…
Why Are These Baked Sweet Potato Fries So Good?
This easy sweet potato fry side dish has been a go-to countless times. There’s something about these sweet potato fries―whenever we made them after publishing Kids Cooking Made Easy―we noticed that they always came out best when we measured the spices exactly and didn’t skip or substitute any. So just trust us. Prep according to…
3 Reasons Why We Absolutely Love These Kids Pajamas
If your children’s pajamas drawer is full of mismatched sets, it’s time to replace ‘em with some new cozy pairs. And they don’t have to be expensive! These PJs are the best deal all around. A few months ago, we included Vaenait Pajamas on our baby layette roundup. But if you’re not in the market…
Free Download! Chanukah Gel Pen Coloring Page
Kids and adults…get out your gel pens and spend some quality time bonding and coloring with this coloring page by Artist Esti Winter We’re smitten by everything that Esti draws. And so we’re super excited to get out those gel pens and color this masterpiece along with our kids. Keep ‘em busy for hours or…
This Game is a Way Better Version of Memory
Play Face Memory at your Chanukah party and we’re sure you’ll have a lot of laughs and cheers. If you have lots of people coming to your Chanukah party, this game is going to get really challenging and exciting. And while you can definitely let the kids play on their own while the adults schmooze,…
