What should the children be doing?
Here is a list for all of you EDITED that have the children, but can’t think of what to do to entertain them.
Read a book.
Do an art project
bake cookies
make bread or challah
watch a video
play a game inside or outdoors
go to the mall
go to the zoo
go to a park
learn
teach your child to do something new (sewing does not have to be for girls only)
color
make edible play dough
clean a room with your child
go through your child’s clothing with them to determine what they need
spend time talking with them and see what is going on with them lives
read something to or with your child (no matter how old they are)
teach your child to do the laundry
Interesting thought here… New York is ONE state out of fifty. Jews live in a lot of other places that do NOT have the Catskills, and frankly, many people did not have the financial ability to send their children to camp, the Catskills, bungalows, or anywhere else this year, and are probably still paying off tuition from last year or years past. I do not know about any of the people outside of “holy” New York, but I kept my children home an entire summer. My wife and I could not afford camp. Right now, we cannot afford more than the bare minimum of groceries, so camp is a luxury. The concept that your children need to be entertained every second of every day by someone else is absurd! If you have them, you should be able to take care of them!