One project can be fun for kids of all ages! Looking to entertain your preschoolers/toddlers at the same time as your older kids? This collaborative project will be fun for both! Collect some empty cardboard boxes and break them down to flat pieces. (Don’t have any boxes? Is there such a thing? You can use…
Prepare Your Grains In the Oven and Be Ready for Great Salads Any Time
Did you know you could prepare most (maybe all) grains in a 9×13 and freeze some for later use? Do you like adding grains to your salads like we do? For a while now, I’ve been preparing a batch of farro or quinoa once a week and keeping it in the fridge to add to…
Habit Stacking: The Best Way to Establish a New Habit
This simple method will have you sticking to new habits you never managed to nail down before. We all have ideas and goals of habits we want to incorporate into our daily lives. They can be spiritual or physical, health or maybe parenting related. But somehow it’s always so hard to stick to our good…
How to Fold Towels So They’re Always Pretty and Neat
Follow these tips and you’ll have those pretty piles you’ve always admired. (Plus, scroll down for our fav towels) You love the look of a nice neat linen closet, but somehow your towels just don’t have that polished look like you see in your dreams. We’re here to help! The key is consistency. There isn’t…
How to Teach a Child to Swallow Pills
Learning this important life skill can be difficult, but we’ve got two tips that can help. Swallowing pills is a simple skill most of us adults take for granted, but it can be tricky to master for a kid. The following two tips work for most kids (or adults!). But before you even have your…
Did You Know You Could Scan Documents into PDF Files on Your iPhone?
We’ll step you through the simple process and you can streamline all those camp and school forms from now on! (No app download needed!) Forms, forms and more forms. Especially for camp and school, but we always seem to be filling out forms. And unless it’s an online form, you’re probably scanning it (or taking…
Change Up Your Donut By Changing the Sugar
The type of sugar you roll your donut in makes all the difference. Ever since we posted our Yeshiva Donuts back in 2018, they’ve been a runaway favorite by our readers – and in our own homes. Every Chanukah, we make a batch or three. Last year was no different. Except we had a British friend drop…
6 Items Made For the Lefty in Your Life
We found some things will make the little things easier for lefties. Are you a lefty? Do you love a lefty? I’ve got a couple of left-handed kids and over the years we’ve come across a few tasks that are so much more difficult simply because this world is designed for righties. Of course, we…
The Perfect Makeup Bag Comes in Two Sizes and at a Great Price
Whether you need a bag for travel or for home, we found a bag that keeps your makeup organized. In my daily routine, I don’t wear much makeup. Eyeliner, brow pencil, maybe mascara and I’m ready for the day. For Shabbos and occasions, though, I do add some more. So when I travel, I can…
A Simple Hack to Safely Dispose of Frying Oil
We found the perfect mess-free way to get rid of the oil left in the frying pan. Before we get to the hack, I want to mention the source. Hadassa Goldberg is a young mom who lives in the South of Israel. She came up with the phrase “Ahavat HaBayit” to replace “Avodat HaBayit” turning…