I didn’t expect a bento box to be the solution for my picky eaters. I grew up eating everything that was served to me. Lox, spinach, broccoli, asparagus…all vegetables actually. Every type of fish or cheese too. Since day one. The term “picky eaters” was something completely foreign to me. Everyone in my family ate…
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Healthy(ish) School Snacks for Kids
I despise chips. My kids don’t want snack bags from the health food aisle. Can we find common ground? In some ways, my kids are lucky. I love ice cream, so they get to go to the ice cream store often because mom is much more likely to take them there if she wants it…
My Perfect Morning. And My Typical Morning.
The morning I wish to achieve and the morning I actually have. Oh wait, those are about to change. “This winter I will get up extra early in the morning,” I keep telling myself. “I will stick to it,” I repeat. “It takes 30 days to create a habit,” I remind myself. “I can do…
Stuck Indoors? The Best Boys’ Activity for a Rainy Day
Today may be the day you’re finally spared from “Mom, I’m Bored!”. This is the best boys’ activity. Blue tape + your matchbox car collection + a child engineer = a whole city of fun! If you loved this… you will love our Shrinky Dinks post? Remember those?
These Sukkos Coloring Pages Will Have Everyone Busy
Now older kids and teens can enjoy coloring too with these “adult” style Sukkos coloring pages. They also make the perfect Sukkah decor. Download them free! Sure, your younger kids might be happy with coloring books during those pre-Yom Tov days when they’re home from school and mom is busy. But what about the older…
The Sukkah Decorations You DO Have Time to Create
Bring the outdoors in with this easy-to-create Sukkah decor. Seriously now, who has time for homemade Sukkah decorations? You do. These Sukkah decorations are so easy to put together yourself. Really. I know how busy you are this Yom Tov season, because, so am I. We are all scrambling to get our freezers stocked, our…
My Top Four Jewish Book Reads
Give me a well-written biography that I can’t put down. After being engrossed in the magazine world all week long, I do try to escape into a Jewish book every Shabbat (if I’m hosting, though, one book may take two Shabbats to finish). What kind of books do I like? After earning a bachelor’s degree…
Why I Will Never Drive a Minivan
People tell me it’s inevitable. I say not. Because I have a truck. No, I will never drive a minivan, and it’s not because I’m so tied to the need to feel like a young and hip mom. I just find my truck so much more practical. A) Who cares about sliding doors. I need…
Don’t Start the School Year without Rabbanit Yemima Mizrahi’s Top 4 Essential Tips
Setting our children up for success and happiness may be easier than you think. Did you send your little – and big – ones off to school for the first time this week? Don’t start another day without Rabbanit Yemima Mizrahi’s wisdom: 1) Wrap them in Prayer – Every morning, before your children rush out…
The answer to seamless bedtime
I love mornings. I love the energy and the rush to accomplish “X” number of things before the bus comes. I love the feeling of accomplishment after I dressed, fed, and packed up the kids for their day and sent them off. I love that feeling at the outset of the day, when I have…
