summer
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The Boss or the Kids? Working Parents Juggle a Lot in the Summer
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How do you manage to work when the kids have such random schedules? These tips may help when it just doesn’t seem manageable. It’s summer again. For working parents, summer isn’t all about sunshine and laughter. With the kids off and routines out the window, juggling work calls, children, and your sanity seems almost impossible.
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How to Feel Summer Even If You’re Working Full-Time

You can make the most of your summer, no matter how you spend your day-to-day. Are you sitting at a desk, thinking about how you should be enjoying this sunny day? Don’t. How you view your summer is in your mind – – and it’s entirely in your power to grab some beautiful moments and
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Color & Send This Letter to Siblings in Camp
The little sisters and little brothers can send their own letter to camp, even if they can’t write yet. Free download! A few years ago, we designed this letter template that your children can fill out and send to their siblings. And the kids loved using it! So, we made another one, and this time
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Making Your Summer Meaningful
In five mindful minutes a day Summer vacation is officially upon us, at least for the girls. The kids think they’re the only ones celebrating, but I think I speak for many parents when I say that as much as we cherish our incredible schools and all they do for our children, we are also
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How to Minimize the Summer Laundry
Does summer need to mean more clothing, and more laundry overwhelm? Let’s talk about laundry. (I know… not your favorite topic. Same.) But really—does laundry double in size the second summer vacation starts? No more uniforms. No more school clothes. Just kids running around in five outfits a day like it’s a costume party we
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The Complete Sleepaway Camp Packing List for Girls

If you’re sending your child off to camp for the first time, it’s hard to imagine all the things they’ll need once they’re away from home. If seemed like we were spending a fortune for someone else to host our children for 4 weeks…but that’s even before we started camp shopping! Oh boy, the list
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What to Do at Palisades Mall (There’s Tons!)

The whole family will have a blast at this mall (even if they all want to pick their own activities!) What does your checklist for a family trip look like? Looking for something indoor? Check. Looking for something fun? Check. Looking for something exciting? Check. Looking for something kid friendly? Check. Looking for something teen
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Our Favorite Terry Bathrobes

If you want the coziness you enjoy at hotels every day, one of these bathrobes may be perfect. For some, a thick, cozy bathrobe is a standard, while for others, it’s something they enjoy only on vacation (and only when the hotel supplies one!). But bathrobes are a really practical item to enjoy. They certainly
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Super Fun Vacation Activities to Enjoy…at Home!
The destination? Home! Take a family trip without leaving the comfort of your living room When Covid-19 hit shortly before Pesach four years ago, and we were left scrambling to make do in a situation unlike any we’d ever encountered, the result was a Yom Tov unique on so many fronts. That was the year
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