All That Stuff

A quick-and-easy recipe to ensuring your baby grows up happy and
healthy: —

Love (sometimes like)
Naps (short, brief, almost non-existent moments)
Sunshine (hey, we’ll take rain)
Lullabies (or whatever the kiddos are listening to nowadays)
And whether we like it or not…STUFF! (and lots of it)

Lucky for you, we’ve got the last one covered. Check out our
slideshow of some of our favorite new and expectant parent must-haves,
recommended by experts, product testers, and baby bloggers in the baby business.

The lovey stuff? Well…that’s up to you.

Camp Jewell YMCA

<span style="font-size: 12pt; font-family: tahoma, arial, helvetica, sans-serif; color: #000000; background-color: transparent; font-weight: 300; font-style: normal; font-variant: normal; text-decoration: none; vertical-align: baseline; white-space: pre-wrap;">Established in 1901, Camp Jewell YMCA has built a strong reputation for providing campers with engaging activities, quality programming, and comfortable facilities. Aside from fostering an all-round enriching experience, Camp Jewell focuses on teaching their values - Caring, Honesty, Respect, and Responsibility - which are integral in all that they do. At Camp Jewell, they understand that each camper is unique. They offer 2-week programs for campers 7-16 with over 40 activities and specialty camps.

OASIS DAY CAMP DOBBS FERRY - Westchester

Oasis in Dobbs Ferry is an affordable premier Westchester day camp located on the beautiful Mercy College campus overlooking the Hudson. Children, ages 3 to 16, are invited to take part in activities centered around sports, the arts, nature, daily instructional and recreational swimming, and most importantly, social emotional growth. Offering a variety of camp experiences, Oasis in Dobbs Ferry has something for everyone! The traditional summer camp program includes children grades K-6, Teen Travel &amp; Jr. Teen Travel programs, as well as an ESIC (Early Start Imagination Camp) for the newest campers, ages 3-5. Oasis in Dobbs Ferry is a place to experience amazing summers &amp; make lifelong friends!

New Country Day Camp

Transportation is provided from Manhattan and Brooklyn to Staten Island&rsquo;s 75-acre Henry Kaufmann Campground, where swimming pools, hiking trails, and open meadows set the scene for a summer of adventure and enrichment. New Country Day Camp, a program of the 14th Street Y and Educational Alliance, is a joyful and inclusive community where campers, families and staff build meaningful connections with each other and the natural world around them, and experience personal growth through high-quality programs that are rooted in the outdoors and guided by Jewish values.