Julia's money-saving, battery-saving, fear-of-the-dark solution: Sometimes a night light just isn’t enough for our sometimes dark-shy five year old. She was begging to take battery-operated flashlights to bed with her each night but we quickly grew tired of the incessant need to replace the batteries after the flashlight was left on a night or two […]
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The MomSpeak: Tips for camping with your baby
My next post on The MomSpeak highlights the fantastic series of family camping hacks we featured here throughout the summer: Tips for camping with your baby I thoroughly enjoyed reading all of those tips, and, in fact, am planning to pitch the tent in the backyard this weekend.
Family camping hack: Store next day’s clothes at the foot of the sleeping bag
Despite the summer heat, mornings at the campground can still be chilly. Heather’s tip keeps kids organized and warm at the same time: When camping, we put the kids’ clothes for the next day inside the feet of their sleeping bags before they go to sleep. This serves two purposes. First, they know exactly what […]
Family camping hack: Choosing the best campsite with kids
Here's Sarah's practical advice about choosing a campsite when you've got little ones along: We just got back from camping with our 3 year-old twins. It was a lot of fun, but could have been better if we'd just had better criteria for choosing a site. So here are the two criteria I'll use next […]
Family camping hack: Old toys = camping toys
Another great camping tip from Tim: On a recent church retreat, we were amazed when a couple of families pulled out bins of old toys that managed to entertain our kids for hours. The parents explained that these were mostly toys that were missing parts and might have otherwise been thrown away. Since the kids […]
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