Using some materials you may already have at home, you or your children can create a Pesach pillowcase that will look beautiful at your table. Crafting before Pesach! How? When? The month between Purim and Pesach often seems like one large to-do list. Yet, I always try to squeeze in a project or two to…
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Young Couple Stuck at Home? Ideas of What You Can Do Together
Young couples can still make the most of their time stuck at home alone together. While most of our readers are looking for ways to entertain their young children during this bizarre time, we’ve gotten quite a few requests from a different demographic. There are many young couples who are home now with lots of…
9 Ways to Remain Calm in the Chaos
Take a deep breath. Will you choose to live these moments to their fullest? Experts and BCP readers share how they keep calm when things are a little crazy. “When you speak slowly and quietly, you calm yourself down. You can practice this all day for optimum results, and especially when a loved one is…
Torah Live Videos Educate Children in the Most Dynamic Way. And now, it’s FREE!
Torah Live comes to the rescue–Their absolutely amazing educational and enlightening videos are now being offered for FREE! When Rabbi Dan Roth was starting out as a teacher, he saw it was becoming difficult to teach in an environment where the attention span was so short. He saw it as his mission to be able…
A Curated List of Wholesome Pre-1990 Secular Books
It’s hard to find kosher books among the secular books written today. But it wasn’t like that when we were kids. These are the books you might have read when you were young…and that your child might enjoy today. We’re usually very hesitant to share secular books on Between Carpools since everyone has different standards…
What to Watch & Where to Listen – Jewish Kids Edition
Need some help educating and entertaining the kids? Want to keep them in a space that upholds your values? There are plenty of Torah-true resources available right now! There’s so much content online right now, there’s no need to resort to YouTube to help you carry the load of entertaining and educating your children. So…
How to Entertain a Toddler
We asked you what are the favorite activities that keep your toddlers busy…and these are your responses. A while back, one of our readers asked us for ideas on how to entertain a toddler. We had to think for a minute. Most of us have toddlers, but we also have bigger kids, so our little…
Our Roundup of Crafts and Fun Activities for Kids to Do!
There are so many ways to keep little hands busy, from crafts to coloring books. Remember to sit down and take a moment to enjoy your children, while working on projects or crafts together. This is the perfect opportunity to take a less than perfect scenario and turn it into something positive. PLEASE NOTE: Amazon…
Free Download! Daily Schedule + Suggested Activities
Download, print, and fill in your own daily schedule. These activity suggestions may help! As suggested in this post, keeping a routine is integral in these coming days. Need ideas on what to put on your schedule? I’ve listed some ideas by category on this chart. Click here to download an editable schedule for you to…
Enjoy a Moment of Calm with This Free Coloring Page Download!
We put a call out to the BCP community to share their talents with you and give moms a few minutes of calm during these hectic days. Thanks to illustrator Mindy Feferkorn for this coloring page, with its important message of bitachon in Hashem. Download, print, and let your children color while they unwind from…