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Parenting How-to

How to pack for summer camp

With summer just around the corner, it’s almost time to start shipping your kids off to camp! But before they head off for swimming,...

Kids' Parties

Camping-themed party décor

Picking a kid-friendly theme for a birthday party can be difficult, especially when it seems as though kids outgrow their favorite...

Activities for Kids

Summer camp visiting day primer

Visiting Day at summer camp is a day eagerly awaited by both parent and child. The date is foremost in your mind, yet it signifies...

Family Activities

Fun family weekend activities

Finding time to spend together during the course of a week can seem next to impossible for the average family between work, school,...

Activities for Kids

Care packages for kids at camp

Camps across the country are filled with campers eagerly awaiting camp care packages, but you're left wondering what to send to your...

Activities for Kids

Tips for selecting the right summer camp for your children

Summer camp is a fun, interactive way for your child to develop self confidence and a sense of responsibility. Not all camps are the...

Activities for Kids

High-tech, musical and artsy summer camps for kids

Is your child a film-lover? A budding scientist? A Grammy-winner in the making? Here are some of the most unique camps and summer...

Age by Age

Empty nest camp syndrome

This summer may be a new experience with your child starting day camp, overnight camp or a teen summer program. Being engaged and...

Activities for Kids

Packing tips for overnight summer camp

In our first Camp Chatter series, summer camp expert Jill Tipograph, founder of the premier camp/teen/family resource Everything...

Activities for Kids

Kid camp paradise

When I saw my son with the brochure advertising for the summer camp devoted strictly to skateboarding and cartoon drawing, well, I...