As a parent and a teacher, I’ve seen the amazing ways children grow and learn at summer camp. I cherish the memories of the days where my own kids piled in the car after a day of camp. With faces flushed from being outside in the hot summer sun, they’d excitedly tell me about the…
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How I Know My Teen is Living His Best Life at Summer Camp
Last weekend we dropped our almost 15 year old off to work at summer camp. I haven’t heard from him in days but that’s how I know my teen is living his best life at summer camp. We spent so much of the past year in such close proximity. Just like every other family, we…
Explore Camps Virtually with Family Summer Fun Virtual Expo (w free tickets)
For a second summer in a row, the pandemic is making it difficult for parents to plan for summer. Vacations, camp experiences, and other hallmarks of summer fun might be in limbo until we know what our kids can do safely. If you’re looking for options and want to start thinking about what socially distant…
4 Important Life Lessons Sleepaway Camp Teaches Kids
What makes a good summer? The answer differs for everyone but for my kids, the hallmark of a great summer is spending more time sleeping in a sleeping bag than in their own beds. I’ve always known that camp experiences were important for our kids, but there are important life lessons sleepaway camp can teach every kid,…
Sending Your Child to Sleepaway Camp? Read This First!
For parents and kids alike, achieving sleepaway camp status is a milestone but getting kids ready feels like training for an Olympic event. Last week our kids packed up their stuff and boarded a cross country flight for their two weeks of unplugged fun at sleepaway camp. Whether your kids are camp veterans like ours…
Camp Google & Maker Camp Provide Free Virtual Camp and Hands-On Learning for Ages 7-17
Have you reached THAT point in the summer yet? You know the one I’m talking about- the one where you look longingly at the calendar wondering how many more weeks until school starts? If you’re clamoring for fun and engaging things for your kids to do to mix up the ho-hum summer routine without breaking the…
Free Microsoft YouthSpark Summer Camp for Beginning and Experienced Coders at Microsoft Stores Near You
With Memorial Day behind us and plenty of end of the year activities scheduled over the next couple weeks, it finally seems like summer is truly around the corner. Each year my strategy for summer is the same- a couple weeks of camp for both kids, a lot of pool and outdoor time, a family…
Mabel’s Labels Limited Edition Camp Combo
Having just successfully made it through a winter of no lost mittens, hats, or scarves, I’m thinking ahead to summer camp with Mabel’s Labels Limited Edition Camp Combo! At the start of each new season, I go Mabel’s Labels happy- affixing cheerful peel and stick labels to all new articles of clothing. With spring just…
