Food’s Here!


Most everyone knows that one of the best gifts you can bring a new parent is a meal–something that’s yummy, nutritious, and ready-to-eat on arrival. Bonus points if it’s in throwaway or reusable containers. Even more bonus points if it can be eaten one-handed!

But wanna know a new parent gift that’s even better than a meal? A whole lot of meals. After all, make a family dinner and you feed them for a night; organize a meal schedule for a family and you can feed them for weeks!  Nowadays you can do this easily by using one of several free online meal calendars, which are great because they allow friends and family to sign up by the day and specify what they plan to make (preventing the new parents from receiving four lasagnas in one week). Plus, special instructions can be added in, such as the parents’ food preferences, preferred drop-off time, directions to their home and contact info.

After my son was born, some friends from church used MealTrain to organize a schedule of meals for us, and it was beyond amazing (unexpected bonus: I scored some fabulous new recipes!). Here are a few others:

 

Take Them A Meal

Food Tidings

MealBaby

CaringMeals

Of course, a meal delivery schedule is also a great thing to do for anyone who is ill or recovering from surgery, has recently lost a loved one, or is just new to the neighborhood…really any reason at all is a good one!

 

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Kids Country Day Camp

<p dir="ltr">Kids Country Day Camp is a sports, adventure, and recreational day camp for children 5 - 12 years of age. They  are located on 10 beautiful acres in the heart of Suffolk County, Mount Sinai. The campus is comprised of  indoor and outdoor recreation areas, athletic fields, sports courts, playgrounds, and water activity areas. The  summer camp session runs for 8 weeks excluding the 4th of July holiday. Various combinations of weeks and  days provides complete scheduling flexibility. Activity hours are from 9:00am to 4:00pm with additional before and after care available for your convenience. Before care hours are from 7:00-8:30am and after care hours  are from 4:30-6:00pm. Rates include lunch, snacks, refreshments, arts & crafts and activity materials, sports equipment, and 2 camp shirts.</p>

Deer Mountain Day Camp

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">At Deer Mountain Day Camp, we provide more than just a great experience. We craft each of our activities with ingenuity, depth, and diligence—ensuring real skill building and substantial, lasting takeaways. Our goal is to expose your child to all we have to offer in creative, thoughtful ways—while keeping fun and awesomeness top of mind.</span></p>

The Club of Riverdale

<p>With specialized camps for kids, we zero in on your child's favorite activites, such as tennis camp and golf camp. We offer a wide range of sports, games, and activities, staffed by pros and passionate coaches.</p>