With the right tools and a bit of practice, you can give your sons’ a barber-worthy haircut, without covering the house in hair! Tips and tricks, below. My husband started giving our boys haircuts at home when their hair grew to the breaking point during COVID and …just never stopped. It’s easier, cheaper and more…
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Chanukah Gift Guide 2024 – Kids, Teens, and Tweens
From toddlers to teens, there’s so much fun they’ll have with these gift picks! For more ideas, see our past Gift Guides:2023 Chanukah Gift Guide for Kids & Teens2022 Chanukah Gift Guide for Kids & Teens KIDS Lil Teddy$98Enter a world of imagination, whimsy, and plush, velvety warmth! Each Lil Teddy blanket is enchanting and…
12 Can’t-Go-Wrong Sweaters for Boys and Men
What will he wear to warm up once the chill sets in? UPDATED: As soon as there’s the slightest chill in the air, some boys and men like to have a sweater to throw on over their shirt (that classroom, beis medrash, or office might also be chilly!). For many, all they want is something…
The Boys Need Some Basics: The Polo Shirt Roundup
Solid colors, stripes, little guys, big guys…there’s a polo shirt for everyone. The girls have their uniforms, and now it’s time to get the boys their shirts for school. Many boys schools require boys to wear shirts with collars. And while button-down shirts work, polo shirts are much comfier, don’t need to be ironed, and…
Boy-Friendly Ideas for Chol Hamoed
Boys, and teenage boys especially, are notoriously hard to entertain when it’s family time. Last midwinter, we rounded up some great ideas for both out-of-the-house and at-home activities that older kids/tweens/teens might enjoy in this post (check it out!). We admitted then, that entertaining little kids is relatively easy. It gets harder when the kids…
Keep Track of Your Boys on Purim With an AirTag
With his consent, you can keep track of where your son is spending his time on Purim. At some point in a boy’s teenage years, we moms have to let go and let him do the “group” thing on Purim. They dress up and go all around town singing, dancing, laughing, and raising money for…
Genius Ways to Supplement Your Son’s Education
Boys (and girls!) can benefit when there’s fun learning resources available at home. These are tried-and-true ways to pique his interest. Editor’s Note: A few months ago, one reader wrote to us, “This is just a suggestion of something I’d love to see–and I’m sure others would too. I have a bunch of boys that…
Chanukah Gift Guide 2023 – Kids, Teens, and Tweens
From toddlers to teens, there’s lots of great giftable ideas Also see our past Gift Guides 2022 Chanukah Gift Guide for Kids & Teens Little Miss Twin Stars Jewelry*10% of proceeds to support Zaka in Eretz Yisrael**Use code BCP10 for 10% off your order*$16 and up.From newborn through teen (and even women), TwinStars has beautiful…
Black Sneakers for Boys With a Dress Code
Do your boys have a school shoe policy? Hard to find sneakers that fit the rules and your son’s taste? There’s a pick here that will work. Updated Aug 2023 They have to wear only dark shoes, black shoes, white soles, black soles, a little color, no color – you know the policy I’m talking…
The Top 7 Recommended Weekdays Pants for Boys
These are the weekday pants our elementary age boys love and wear. UPDATED for 2024. Between the five of us, we have quite a few boys. Sure, we have more girls than boys, but we’ve been buying pants for long enough to know what’s good and worthwhile and what’s not. We have boys who play…