summer activities

Child Development & Health

Dreading the long summer with the kids?

The kids are counting down the days until summer vacation. Their excitement is palpable! Long, lazy days of doing nothing makes your...

Family Activities

Avoid brain drain this summer

It's a week out of school and your kids' backpacks are already lost in the abyss of video games, iPads, piles of dirty clothes and...

Activities for Kids

Top 20 summer camps in the U.S.

From sea to shining sea — and sometimes, even across that sea — here are 20 of the coolest summer camps for kids!

Home Safety

The great outdoors: Outdoor living safety tips

After a long winter cooped up indoors, the warm summer air beckons us outdoors. Get outside and be safe this summer with these...

Family Activities

Summer beach must-haves for kids

With school ending and temperatures soaring, it's officially time for beach fun. Whether you live near the beach and visit regularly...

Activities for Kids

Simple science to amaze your kids

Wouldn’t it be great to be the coolest mom on the block? Take a step closer to super mom status by doing some simple science...

Toys and Play

5 Fun water toys for outside play

Going stir crazy with the kids out of school? Try one of these five fun toys to get your kids outside. Water toys are perfect for...

School Age Kids

Start planning now to prevent the summer slump for kids

According to Exploracise, a popular website for parents and educators, the skills and information retained by children during the...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Must-have apps for summertime for the WAHM

Turn your smartphone into a mobile office so that you can manage your time and still have a fun summer.

Parenting Advice & Columns

Summer hours for the WAHM

When you work in an office environment, sometimes summer brings a fun treat: summer work hours. But don’t worry, work-at-home-moms....

SheKnows TV: City Guide

6 Summer traditions for families

Summer is all about spending time with your family. Make it special by starting one (or more!) of these great summer traditions for...

Hobbies

Plan a summer movie night under the stars

Take advantage of the breezy summer evenings by hosting a movie night in your backyard. Reminiscent of the old drive-in theaters,...

Tweens, Teens & College

How to choose a summer camp for your teen

Summer camp isn't just for little kids. Older children and teens can benefit from going to camp, as well. At camp, kids of all ages...

Kids Activity Center

Wet and wild games to play at home

Nothing announces the arrival of summer like a bathing suit and a sprinkler, but when your kids tire of jumping through the water's...

Family Activities

Start a family summer keepsake collection

Year after year, you collect the mementos of summer. Whether they are shells or rocks or magnets from your travels, caring for and...

Activities for Kids

How to tell if your child is under-scheduled this summer

While many moms worry about over-scheduling their kids, both during the school year and during the summer months, is there such a...

Activities for Kids

Summer camp decompression: Transitioning back home

The end of summer camp and the return to home and school can be an emotional and challenging transition for both parent and child....

Family Activities

Mom's guide to packing the perfect beach bag

Bag, sunscreen, book, toys ... What are the must-haves for beach bags this summer? Read on to find out!

Children's School & Education

Keeping school skills sharp during the summer

As the school year winds down, the freedom of lazy summer days beckon. Weeks - perhaps months - on end to laze and play and...

Family Activities

7 ways to stop summer brain drain

No more pencils, no more books? Sure, if you want your kids to spend the first three months of the school year re-learning skills...

Parenting Advice & Columns

Fun summer classes to beat boredom

Once summer gets under way, you may find that you need a little more structure to your days than you thought you did. Dreams of...