Finding Summer Camps

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What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood

Parenting, Kids & Family, Comedy

4.6 • 962 Ratings

🗓️ 7 May 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

What are we going to do with our kids all summer? Gone are the days when kids can just play outdoors unsupervised from sunup to sundown. Now certain summer camps are sold out within a matter of minutes on January 1st. So how can we keep our kids affordably occupied all summer long? Here are some helpful tips and resources where you can find reasonably priced camps and activities for your kids this summer. Amy and Margaret discuss: How they spent their own summers as kids The most effective way to apply for scholarships and financial aid for summer programs Which local community organizations often provide summer activities for kids Sign up for the What Fresh Hell newsletter! Once a month you’ll get our favorite recent episodes, plus links to other things to read and watch and listen to, and upcoming special events: bit.ly/whatfreshnewsletter Here are links to some of the resources mentioned in the episode: Nicole Fabian-Weber for Care.com: Summer camp cost: Breaking down the price of day, sleep-away and specialty camps Sarah D. Wire for USA TODAY: Latest Trump cuts put summer reading, mobile libraries and local museums in jeopardy Here is where you can view how much federal grant money is going to programs in your area Jeff Williams for U.S. News: 8 Alternatives to Sending Your Child to a Pricey Summer Camp Our Fresh Take with Jessica Calarco Anne Helen Petersen for the Culture Study blog: The Past and Potential Future of the Summer Care Scramble Nancy Chen for CBS News: Inflation has caused summer camp costs to soar. Here are tips for parents on how to save Joel Anderson for Slate: What Happened to Kids’ Summers? Jamie Aderski on TikTok: Send Your Kids to Camp or Quit Your Job? We love the sponsors that make this show possible! You can always find all the special deals and codes for all our current sponsors on our website: ⁠https://www.whatfreshhellpodcast.com/p/promo-codes/⁠ mom friends, funny moms, parenting advice, parenting experts, parenting tips, mothers, families, parenting skills, parenting strategies, parenting styles, busy moms, self-help for moms, manage kid’s behavior, teenager, tween, child development, family activities, family fun, parent child relationship, decluttering, kid-friendly, invisible workload, default parent, emotional labor, cognitive labor, summer camps, summer camps for kids, camps for kids, kids camps, kids summer activities, summer activities for kids, affordable summer camps for kids Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:29.2	T's and Cs apply.
0:32.4	The idea of, like, what's important and not important is very different to a working mom than someone being
0:38.2	like libraries, who cares? What fresh hell. Laughing in the face of motherhood. It's a great
0:45.0	experience for your teenage kid to be like a demigod to the little one with Margaret Ables
0:49.7	and Amy Wilson. I always goof on robotics camp because it just feels like robotics camp.
0:56.5	A podcast that solves today's parenting dilemmas so you don't have to.
1:01.0	Hopefully school does more than that, but like at a very basic, like I know where my kids are and
1:04.7	they're safe.
1:07.2	Hello everyone and welcome to what fresh Hell Laughing in the Face of Mother.
1:11.4	This is Margaret.
1:12.4	And this is Amy.
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