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Tips for Navigating Summer: Camps, Activities, and Care

Mar 21, 2023 ● By Kerri DeGraff

Keeping kids busy this summer: one local mom's tips and tricks

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New Issue: March 2023

Mar 01, 2023 ● By The Hood Magazine

The 2023 Summer Camp Guide is here!

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Summer Camp Packing List

Feb 28, 2023 ● By 'hood Staff

Summer camp season is quickly approaching! A packing list is one of the best ways to ensure that you do not forget anything that you or your child needs for upcoming travels.

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2022 Sioux Falls Area Summer Camps and Programs

Feb 27, 2022 ● By The Hood Magazine

Summers are full of adventures, and our area has many great camps and programs available to keep your kids engaged and learning. With the following pages full of options, we’re sure you’ll find a great fit for your family. These camps and programs range from a few hours to overnight and on a wide variety of topics and experiences.

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Window Mosaics

Aug 01, 2020 ● By The Hood Magazine

Make these no-mess mosaics with kids of all ages!

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Camping First Aid Checklist

Feb 28, 2019 ● By The Hood Magazine

Make sure your kids are prepared before they head off to summer camp. Here is a checklist to help you get started.

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Educational Camps

Feb 20, 2019 ● By The Hood Magazine

Summer camps guide geared towards education.

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Saving on Summer Camp Supplies

Feb 25, 2018 ● By The Hood Magazine

The season for summer camps is quickly approaching! Whether your child is attending a sleepaway camp or a day camp, the cost adds up quickly. This is especially true for those with multiple children attending camps

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Creative Camps: More than Creating

Feb 25, 2018 ● By The Hood Magazine

What are your kids doing this summer? Camps are a wonderful way to focus the extra time and energy children have during the summer months on something creative.

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Summer Camp and the Anxious Child

Feb 20, 2017 ● By Hood Magazine

As a parent or caregiver, you can imagine and almost capture the summer bliss that your child might experience at summer camp. Clear blue skies during the day and bright twinkling stars at night. Smokey campfires crackling and blazing. Splashing and squealing in murky lakes or pools. There are also new friends and positive adult role models. The possibilities are abundant. Suddenly, you zap back to reality. Your elementary aged child often experiences anxiety, especially overnight without you. This could be a tough sell!

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