Emily Oster from ParentData re: talking to kids about hard things
These past few days have been especially heavy. I have had a very hard time concentrating on just about anything, which really isn't an...
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Feb 10, 2022
Values matter in choosing a summer camp
Often times when asked, "What's the best camp in LA (besides Tumbleweed, obvi)?" I struggle with helping that person pick a camp because,...
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Jan 21, 2022
Kids Can’t Stay in Survival Mode Forever.
Tumbleweed Helps Move them from Surviving to Thriving. When children went back to school in the fall of 2021, the signs of substantial...
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Jan 11, 2022
Check out Landshark's Article in Camping Magazine!
Most of you know Landshark one of the owners of Tumbleweed or Eloise and Henry's dad or my husband, but what you might not know is that...
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Dec 15, 2021
New Blog Series! "If you like Tumbleweed, You'll love..."
Sometimes I will be watching TV or listening to a podcast and think "this makes me feel the same way I feel about camp!". I think about...
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Oct 19, 2021
Part 2 of 2: Full interview with Authority Magazine on how parents can help kids excel and thrive at
Now LIVE! Check out my interview with Authority Magazine for 5 ways parents can help their kids thrive this school year and so much more!...
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Oct 11, 2021
How Parents Can Help their Kids Thrive this School Year.
The 2021-2022 school year is shaping up to be one of the most challenging yet. I was asked to put together some thoughts on how parents...
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Sep 24, 2021
Highly Recommend: Emily Oster's Parent Data Newsletter
For some of you, the name Emily Oster might be very familiar - she is the author of Expecting Better (among other books). Her writing and...
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Sep 14, 2021
Reflections of Summer 2021
It has been one month since we wrapped up a fantastic summer camp season here at Tumbleweed. These past few weeks have been filled with...
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Mar 30, 2021
From our Friends at red Tricycle: 11 Mom-Owned LA Businesses You Should Know About
Did you know that Tumbleweed is owned by a MOM?! Yes, guilty - it's me, TukTuk, also known as Liz Kimmelman, also know as mom to my two...
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Mar 27, 2021
"I Love my insurance group"
Who says something like that? Someone who belongs to Redwoods Insurance Group, that's for sure. Besides providing incredible resources...
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Mar 26, 2021
What's in the (in)Box?!
Take a look at the top 5 questions we are getting this week from parents LIKE you about camp LIKE Tumbleweed! Do you still have space at...
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Mar 23, 2021
How to help our kids through troubling times
The past week has been incredibly challenging, difficult, and at times scary. Last week was really rough. For some, it was life-changing...
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Mar 9, 2021
A compass in the Storm
We have a saying at camp – “Tumbleweed Forever”. Through fire and plague, fear and the unknown, this saying has gotten us through. When...
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Feb 10, 2021
new logo?!
"WHAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAT" - everyone. Yes, it is true! For the first time in our 65+ year history, Tumbleweed is moving away from the...
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Feb 5, 2021
Catch TukTuk on the Campwire Again!
Woohoo! Check out my most recent podcast interview on the American Camp Association's Podcast, The CampWire. Yatiel Owens, John Beitner...
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Feb 2, 2021
Why Tumbleweed is Needed more Than Ever
Hey there, parent of a child during the craziest time of our lives: I see you. I see you workin’ hard to get your kids on zoom school. I...
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Jan 15, 2021
How do you honor a king among men?
I'm sure many many MANY of the social media accounts and blogs and groups you follow all have quotes and images and posts about...
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Jan 7, 2021
New Interview for the Day Camp Pod Cast!
I had the pleasure of speaking with and being interviewed by Andy Pritikin from the Go Camp Pro's Day Camp Pod Cast. We chatted about all...
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Jan 2, 2021
Top PodCast Recs for Car Trips
As a camp director and all around advocate for our Tumbleweed motto - Unplug, Explore, Play More - I am often trying to bring camp and...
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