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What’s a Bored Jar? Here’s Why You Need One for Your Kids

by Miriam Hammer | July 16, 2018 | 7 comment(s)

What’s a Bored Jar? Here’s Why You Need One for Your Kids. There isn’t a mom that doesn’t hear, “Ma, I’m bored…” at least multiple times a day. You can make the ‘Bored Jar’ a solution for your child or family.

There isn’t a mom that doesn’t hear, “Ma, I’m bored…” at least multiple times a day. You can make the ‘Bored Jar’ a solution for your child or family. A few years ago I saw the idea for creating a “Bored Jar” all over Pinterest. Bored Jars are for kids who are, well, bored. I…

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Filed Under: Crafts & Activities Tagged With: activities, download, kids, parenting, things to do

For the Nine Days, It’s Back to the Kid-Pleasing Basics

by Between Carpools | July 15, 2018 | 5 comment(s)

nine days menu

Our no-fuss nine days menus aren’t about indulgent dairy dishes. We’re simply serving the basic, easy things our families love. We don’t like calling this list a “Nine Days Menu.” It’s not a Yom Tov, it’s not a simcha. We don’t want to forget the meaning of the week by indulging in our favorite dairy…

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Filed Under: Menus & Entertaining Tagged With: dairy, nine days

This is the Easiest Creamiest Ziti of Your Life–You Don’t Even Need a Pot!

by Victoria Dwek | July 13, 2018 | 27 comment(s)

no-pot ziti

When I first learned this no-pot trick for making ziti my first thought was, “Where was this dish my whole life?” “Thank you so much for the meal the other day,” one sister-in-law, who had recently had a baby, told another. The three of us were out to lunch one afternoon. “Oh, it was nothing….

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: 9x13, dairy, dinner done, egg free, nine days, oven, pasta

10 Must-Know Tips for Parents Over Summer Vacation

by Guest | July 12, 2018 | 2 comment(s)

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Kids home for too many days on end? Make those summer vacation days enjoyable for both of you and maintain a great attitude. Sometimes, a parent’s feeling towards summer vacation can be the opposite of their child’s. If your child thinks, “I never want it to end!,” a parent could think, “When will it end?……

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Filed Under: Parenting Tagged With: kids, parenting, summer

Make the Easiest Tastiest Falafel Plate for Dinner

by Victoria Dwek | July 11, 2018 | 0 comment(s)

You don’t even need to cook a thing! Make a big Israeli-style falafel plate with all the fixings for dinner and serve with hot, fresh pita. There’s a Pita Hut in North Miami Beach that has a falafel plate like this on the menu. It’s one big dish with techina, chummus, Turkish salad, eggplant salad,…

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Filed Under: Tips & Tricks Tagged With: nine days, pareve, summer

New Baby? Make Sure Your Baby is Safe with This Nanny Checklist.

by Victoria Dwek | July 11, 2018 | 2 comment(s)

If you’re considering hiring a baby nurse/nanny to help care for your newborn, be vigilant and make sure you and your agency have taken care of these essential responsibilities. I called the owner of a reputable nanny agency to learn: What should we expect from a referring agency? And what is our responsibility to do?…

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6 Ways to Get Rid of Bugs This Summer

by Esti Friedman | July 10, 2018 | 6 comment(s)

From minimizing them outdoors to ridding them from indoors, there’s lots you can do to keep those bugs from invading your space in the summer. After a lengthy conversation with all my neighbors about dealing with bugs during the summer months, I knew a post was in order. I grew up in a super clean…

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This Shawarma Sheet Pan Chicken is Going on Your Dinner Rotation

by Leah Schapira | July 09, 2018 | 3 comment(s)

shawarma chicken

This shawarma sheet pan chicken dinner is a simple, tasty family favorite. In the past I’ve stated that I’m not a huge fan of sheet pan dinners. My main complaint is that it doesn’t work well for a large family. If you need to make 5-6 sheet pans to feed your family and it takes…

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Filed Under: Recipes Tagged With: chicken, dinner done, editors' picks, egg free, meat, oven, poultry

Grab and Go Snack Solution. Because, Come Summer, the Average Child Eats 9 Snacks a Day (I counted)

by Renee Muller | July 08, 2018 | 8 comment(s)

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Do your kids turn over the kitchen searching for a snack, especially after a swim? Keep it orderly and healthy with this snack prep solution. Yay. So summer is here, full swing. Know what I love most about summer? Shopping for groceries again and again and again. (Insert generous dose of sarcasm here.) Also, cleaning…

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Filed Under: Tips & Tricks Tagged With: snacks, summer

Ew…It’s Stuck! How to Remove Gum from Clothing

by Sarah Massry, MSED | July 06, 2018 | 3 comment(s)

There are few food stains that are as stubborn as chewing gum. Here’s how I got my daughter’s neon blue gum off my favorite skirt. After a recent trip to the pizza store, I gave my daughter a handful of quarters to buy gumballs for all the cousins. One of those neon blue gumballs came…

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