On this YouTube Channel, kids learn step-by-step how to draw and you (and they) will be amazed at what they can create. A YouTube channel that is actually productive for children? What, where? Art for Kids Hub on Youtube is an amazing channel in which Rob and a child draw a picture, step by step,…
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Is Your Child Naturally Disorganized?
Organizing a backpack may be the first activity that can help your disorganized child learn to focus and organize. An occupational therapist shares the get-organized game plan. A while back, I shared my briefcase organizing technique in this post, where I recommended using the “SPACE” system. Then, one reader wrote to us sharing that her school had…
Is Laura Doyle’s Book Consistent with Jewish Values?
So many have improved their marriages by using the Laura Doyle techniques. But are these techniques in line with what the Torah would advise us? By a BCP Reader We recently received this letter from a BCP reader after we published the post Are You Married to a Figment of Your Imagination? by Laura Doyle…
8 Fun Activities for Motzei Shabbos
Once Shabbos is over in the wintertime, there’s a long cozy (homework free) Motzei Shabbos evening ahead of you. Plan ahead and make some great family memories and nights to remember. Come winter, motzei Shabbos features super long evenings, cold weather, and kids that need food and entertainment. If you don’t prepare in advance you’re…
How Do You Know When to Switch Your Toddler to a Bed?
He’s not jumping out out of the crib yet…or maybe he is. But is he mature enough for a bed? I am currently the proud owner of three cribs and three Pack n’ Plays. Yes, really. (That’s the great thing about having twins first — you have way too much of everything!) Two of my…
The Gift of Giving: This Chanukah, Play the “Favor Game” with Your Family.
The greatest gift does not need to cost you a penny. Yet it will be the best gift ever. Whether you think Chanukah and immediately think “gifts” or you find the whole gifting thing wrong and inappropriate…is irrelevant. Because here is a type of gift anyone can give. It’s a gesture, more than anything. This…
How to Play Snack Memory at Your Party
Get ready to brag about your favorite snack, be competitive, and have fun! This snack memory game will be a hit with everyone – kids or adults. The Rules: Everyone has to bring one snack (something special and worthy for the game, like a chocolate bar, huge bag of chips, candy…) Sit around the table….
Does Your Child Want a Gift That You Don’t Want to Give?
What to give, when to give, how to give—or whether to give at all. A gift guide My mother is the perfect Bubby. Although my children are growing up 6,000 miles away from her, she never fails to express her love to them, whether through every gift she sends, the attention she doles out over…
This Scavenger Hunt Will Be Your Family’s Favorite Night Out
Last Chanukah, my family had a blast playing this type of scavenger hunt. Gather up the cousins and laugh all night long. The kids are on vacation from school and everyone is a family state of mind. This is the perfect time of year to spend the day doing something fun with all the cousins…
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…