Busy Parents:
Get the Skills They’ll Use for Life WithOUT You Having to Do It All!
Whether your kids are just learning to help or act like they know everything, #LifeSkillsNow summer camp serves up real skills —
free, June 8-12, ages 5-18.
Bite-sized workshops your kids and teens can watch and try right away, no prep required!
Join Over 115,000 Families Loving the First 4 Seasons of #LifeSkillsNow, and You Get:
- Three brand new workshops you can start on TODAY: one for littles, one for teens, one that might literally save a life + 12 more previous favs. Try those out now and look forward to the rest of the 95+ new workshops in June!
- Kids actually listening: Watch a total stranger explain something you’ve said 100 times, and they think it’s brilliant. It’s like having 70 expert mentors join your parenting team at no cost!
- Reduced mental load: When your kids learn chores and other practical skills, you get to share responsibility in the household (this summer and beyond).
- Private member area: No ads, no “next playing” rabbit hole, no password, no app to download. Just hit the “automagic” button in your email from any device and *poof!* your kids start learning.
- Confidence about your kids’ futures: Building real skills like finances, communication, and cooking when they’re young means they won’t end up back in your basement watching YouTube when they become young adults.
Save your spot in 20 seconds and unlock 15 skills your kids can start today:
No cost, no credit card, no upgrade required. I’m a mom like you, and my team and I built this because our own kids needed it. No junk, I promise. If you can’t see the form above, click here to register.
“My boys are at an age where everything is “stupid” (11 and 13). But underneath their tough-guy attitudes, they enjoy the workshops. They watched the steak workshop and had their own grilling competition. Then they drop knowledge on the family which tells me they learn so much more than they want us to think they do.”
Take your kids from, “I don’t know how,” to “I got this!” or at least, “What would happen if I tried?”
They watch a video, try the skill in real life, and keep building confidence all summer long (even grown-ups!).
100% of last year’s participants said they wanted to try to come back this year!! (not rounded up!)
No credit card. No upgrade required. Just hit play. If you can’t see the form above, click here to register.
How It Works
1. Sign up
2. Kids watch short videos
3. Use skills in real life
What You Get to Start on Right Away:
Three brand-new workshops from this year’s lineup unlock the second you register!
When You’re Ready to Buy Your First Car:
How to Make Decisions
Second-generation auto shop owner Sam Tillema dishes out honest advice for teens. Young, cool, and hilarious, he’ll tell your teenager things like, “Don’t buy more car than you can afford,” in a way they’ll actually hear. Pure gold for any family with a driver-in-training.
Veggie-Loaded Double Chocolate Muffins:
Healthy Snack Made by Kids
Popular Instagram dad Levi Jensen shows your kids how to make a treat that’s secretly packed with nutrition, and his adorable daughter will get you chuckling while your kids feel right at home. Ages 5-18, because cooking is for everyone.
Save a Life by Stopping the Bleed:
How to Make a Tourniquet
The kids from Warrior Kid Medic teach your kids an emergency skill most adults don’t know. Straight from Shark Tank to #LifeSkillsNow, their firefighter dad wants kids to feel capable, not afraid, when something goes wrong.
Immediately after signing up, you’ll get access to those three early access workshops from season five, plus 12 of our most-loved workshops from the past four years! You’ll keep access all the way from now through summer camp week June 8th-12th.
Your kids will learn life skills like:
- the 5-minute bedroom clean-up routine
- homemade gellies (spoonable gelatin, not the fake stuff)
- a unique way to fold laundry
- a police officer’s “what if you get pulled over” demo with my sheepish teenage daughter
- and more!
No credit card. No upgrade required. Just hit play. If you can’t see the form above, click here to register.
“This is our 4th year. I now have capable helpers in nearly every aspect of family life: kitchen work, house cleaning, laundry, organizing, packing for vacation, gardening, business, computer skills… and my oldest child is only 12!”
What Happens During Free Camp Week (June 8-12)
- 95+ brand new life skills workshops drop in 24-hour on-demand cycles all week.
- Your kids can watch what interests them, skip what doesn’t, and come back the next day for more.
- Videos = 5-30 minutes each. No homework, no schedule, no pressure.
- Workshops come with a printable and a “mission” (a real-world action your kid does after watching).
- No ads. No algorithm. Nothing pulling them somewhere else. (Whisper: It’s the opposite of YouTube.)
- One workshop, ten workshops, or go nuts and try them all — whatever fits your family’s week.
Save your spot and unlock 15 skills your kids can start today:
No cost, no credit card, no upgrade required. The team of moms behind #LifeSkillsNow built this because our own kids needed it, too! No junk, we promise. If you can’t see the form above, click here to register.
Who is #LifeSkillsNow For?
Summer Screentime Promise from #LifeSkillsNow:
Your kids and teens will spend the shortest possible amount of time using screens productively, then get sent off into the real world to work on their “mission” with every skill!
“I wasn’t sure if my kids would be into it, but my 8 year old really enjoyed it. The missions were key!”
See Inside:
14 Tracks | 70 Experts | 95 Skills
Click any track to see every workshop!
How Life Changes After #LifeSkillsNow
My older kids planned a date night on Fathers’ Day. They made a list, shopped with me, cooked my husband his favorite meal and dessert, and set up a sweet centerpiece and table for us! They were also our servers and babysat their little siblings for us to have a peaceful date on the porch. I am just amazed at all they have learned through your classes. Thank you for helping me to raise such sweet kids!
“My son FINALLY understands how to clean and organize his room and actually does it! It hasn’t been this clean in a very long time!”
“Life-changing: my 14-year-old finally got the concept of, ‘This is mine, I’m responsible for this, I want this, I need this, I get it now, I have to take care of it, not Mom and Dad!'”
“This year my 5-year-old made instant pot oatmeal by herself after watching Katie’s workshop and was SO proud of herself!”
“Over the years, Life Skills Camp has helped my kids feel comfortable cooking, attempt more on their own, get more on board with eating healthy, clean their rooms more consistently, and practice manners and speaking skills. We’ve also saved a lot of money from the girls’ haircut tips in season 2!”
“I said ‘Clean before Screens’ and my 10 year old looked at me completely unamused. Deadpan, he said, ‘Is that from one of those videos?’
“We are loving these sessions so much that we purchased multiple seasons today!”
- Set your own schedule June 8-12 when all the workshops are free, dozens rotating each day.
- Watch short video lessons for kids, teens, or parents (5-30 minutes).
- Print or read handouts (all learning styles appreciated!).
- Share reviews to build community and practice the art of written communication.
- Enjoy hearing about the ACTION your kids take in the world, off screens and with imagination at full power!
- Motivate with our daily prize opportunities if you’d like! Thousands of dollars in prizes because hey – it would be great if all kids were intrinsically motivated to do chores, but in reality you might enjoy a little help. 😉
Print the itinerary, let your kids highlight what interests them of the 95+ workshops, and watch each day’s batch of workshops whenever it works for you June 8-12!
No credit card. No upgrade required. Just hit play. If you can’t see the form above, click here to register.
Hi, I’m Katie.
I’m a mom of 4, former teacher, and I’ve been running Kitchen Stewardship since 2009 and teaching kids to cook online with Kids Cook Real Food since 2016. My oldest is engaged and my youngest is 11, so I’ve lived the whole range of “my kid needs to know how to do this before they leave.”
I started #LifeSkillsNow when I realized my cooking class families wanted more life skills. I can’t teach everything…but I know a lot of smart people (and the art of getting folks to say yes to helping kids). That first year, 25,000 families showed up. Now we’re on our fifth season and over 115,000 families have benefited!
Two things I’ll share, humbly I hope: I’ve given two TEDx talks and the Wall Street Journal recommended my kids cooking course as the best online cooking class for kids. I tell you that because I want you to trust that this isn’t a random free thing, it’s the biggest thing I do all year.
But honestly, none of that matters to you as much as the fact that I’m a real mom, just like you. There are dishes all over my counter. I have to ask my freshman son how long he’s been playing video games…twice. And I often stay up too late watching Survivor or Brooklyn 99.
But I also enjoy 3 nights a week off cooking, because my teens make full meals without help. I haven’t cleaned their bathroom in two years, and I have a 21-year-old son who owns his own business and a 17-year-old daughter with a budget spreadsheet that would make you swoon.
The point is: We don’t have to be perfect, and we don’t have to do it all ourselves. If your kids listen better to someone who isn’t you, by all means hire this team of experts I’ve gathered together. We have a pretty fair rate – how about you trade your email for full access to 95+ workshops? I’ll set it up so you get a little break, and maybe even melt your heart a little as your kids exceed expectations and make you feel so, so proud.
“My boys (9 and 11) loved independently exploring the offered classes! I loved seeing the pride on their faces as they mastered ‘grown up skills’ like ironing. My 11 year old was SO EXCITED to learn from one of the camp leaders and cleaned his own room from top to bottom and had fun doing it. Sometimes our kids just need to learn from someone else.“
– Erin T.
Thousands of dollars in prizes to motivate kids and teens (and grown-ups)!!!





























Huge thanks to our generous sponsors!
Real Mom Testimonials
“My daughter who struggles to clean her room proudly showed me her reset room, and my son who loves to earn money was challenged to think about ways he can grow his entrepreneurial skills beyond doing chores at home. The courses sparked multiple life skill conversations that we wouldn’t have had if it weren’t for this program.”
Heather L.
“I feel like my kids can accomplish anything as long as they make the choice to follow the excellent resources from these amazing teachers! The workshops are well worth the price [to keep beyond free camp week]. This is truly an investment with good returns!”
Corrie T.
“Last spring, a tree fell on my head and this past year of recovery has been survival mode for us all. #LifeSkillsNow camp was a boost for my girls to be able to do ‘hard’ things. They had to take over the household chores (along with my husband) and they managed so beautifully until I was up and around again.”
Misty O’Donnell
My kids got right to work on the things they were putting off! This was wonderful!
Katie
This was very helpful, and the printable was clean and easy to read. [The workshop] was short, to the point, and very effective. Thank you!
Robb family
“My favorite thing about your videos is that you give a good motivating start to the process and leave plenty of opportunity to stay curious and go investigate how to do even more. Thank you for inspiring my kids to become more independent!”
Kay
“This is a great video! I am learning along with my kids, and this is definitely something we can use now and in the future. I am so thankful for this opportunity to teach them life skills that they will need and use.”
Carrie M.
You could pay big bucks for other summer camps…
…but #LifeSkillsNow is totally free!
Still Have questions? Here are your answers.
Remember that you get 15 workshops right when you register! Use them whenever you have 10-30 minutes.
If you’d rather, you’ll have an opportunity to purchase the package to keep to use at your convenience all summer long. (Hint: watch for a discount right after you register!)
We make the videos 5-30 minutes for a couple reasons – keeping kids’ and teens’ attention and fitting skills into your busy schedule! We hear from a lot of camper fams that they’ll flip on a workshop during breakfast or lunch on free camp week. Even if your kids are running off to other camps, what if they could build FIVE productive life skills for free? It’s worth the “price” of admission to be sure.
Plus, during camp week, every workshop is available for 24 hours, so you can watch after school, after dinner, or while you drive them somewhere else. We built this for busy families.
I’ve been seeing some questions come from some people who can’t believe the whole summer camp is free!
“What’s the catch?” they ask.
If you were wondering the same thing, let me explain.
There really isn’t a “catch.”
The whole camp, all 95+ video workshops and downloadable handouts, is free June 8-12, 2026. Topics rotate with about 20 available on-demand every 24 hours. (You get 15 workshops to use right away, all through June.)
You’ll have to put in your email address as “payment.”
Text number is optional.
Yes, you’ll get emails about the event (but there’s always a little “skip emails until camp starts” link if it’s too much).
Yes, you’ll be offered a chance to purchase the package to keep.
If that’s not your thing, know that it’s because some people buy it that tens of thousands get to experience it all without payment. Pretty cool!
All campers get to enter for thousands of dollars in prizes with dozens of winners! 😮
Your kids and teens will be exposed to lots of new topics, challenged to DO actions in the world, and given a chance to make a lot of choices. Kids love having choices!
It’s a sweet opportunity for the whole family, and I’m glad to be able to share this with you.
This year has more teen-specific workshops than ever. Financial literacy. Cooking. Car buying. Real adulting stuff. In past seasons moms said: “My teens who normally roll their eyes at me actually watched these.” Try one and see.
Last year Isaac, age 14, said: “I was not expecting the videos to be so interesting and I learned so much.”
5 to 30 minutes. Most are around 10-15. Short on purpose, because your life is busy.
Yes! Kids 5+ can watch on their own (no ads, no weird YouTube recommendations). We include family workshops you do together and cooking for everyone to enjoy.
Sarah said: “I just wanted to share that I had my doubts about this, but signed up for free access and had my 7 year old listen while he played with Legos today.”
Definitely! Families with kids across multiple age ranges get the most out of it. Each kid picks their own workshops, adults too, and everyone has a week packed with learning. The dinner conversations are fabulous, I hear! We make it so easy that you can just forward your registration email to any device, and your kids can just hit the “automagic” login button, no password needed, and they’re immediately inside the private member area. Hit play and go!
No requirement. You can feel peaceful about your kids in a protected member area, no ads, no Internet rabbit holes, no interaction with others (except Mrs. Kimball cheering them on if they leave a review).
Many parents enjoy listening in from across the room and others look forward to spectacular dinner conversation hearing about all that their kids learned during the day from #LifeSkillsNow. Some are listening to their own Parent Professional Development Track workshops, modeling the skill of lifelong learning for their kids.
If your children are ages 5-8, we might recommend you hang with them for understanding and safety, but if they’re old enough to read and run a tablet by themselves, let them have at it!
One mom said: “I felt safe letting the kids watch even if I had to take care of the toddler or run out to the garden. I rarely do that with anything online.”
All workshops are recorded and available for 24 hours, so any time zone works. International families have been part of #LifeSkillsNow since season one.
During free camp week, no. But if you grab the All-Access Pass you get lifetime access to every video you want.
YES! Large families, neighborhood gatherings, daycare/summer care centers have all enjoyed our past summer camps, and this one will also work wonderfully for groups of kids…as long as they can decide which workshops they want to participate in! 🙂 PLUS gathering kids together helps keep you accountable so you don’t put off the important life skills you know you want your kids to learn…but don’t always find time for.
No. We won’t give out any of your information to workshop teachers. Certain camp leaders might have freebies available that you can access by submitting your email address to the speaker directly via the directions they provide. This is completely at your discretion and on an individual basis, and we mark those “For Grown-Ups” so there’s no confusion whether kids should be hitting the button to leave the membership area.
All of our speakers/camp leaders for this year’s camp have been hand-picked and our slots are currently full. However, we’d love introductions to or recommendations for potential camp leaders for next year, Season Six! If you’re interested in being considered for next year, tap the chat icon in the corner of your screen and get in touch. If you’d like to be an affiliate for this year’s camp and beyond, anyone can sign up at any time right here: https://raisinghealthyfamilies.com/affiliate-info/
There are over twenty workshops available each day, but a child would likely only be a fit for about 6-10 of them. Workshops themselves are 5-30 minutes long, and then implementing the action step/mission will start with 5-10 minutes. BUT some kids will want to keep going with their missions and may end up working on their gardens, cooking, budget planning, or business building all day (or all summer) long! Join us June 8-12, 2026!
How to eat an elephant? One bite at a time. 😉
Unlike school, you don’t have any curriculum standards your kids have to meet. Start with the early access workshops and have fun all the way up to camp kickoff on June 8th with a smaller subset of topics.
We recommend printing out the camp itinerary, one for each child, and let them read titles and highlight what they’re interested in. Enjoy holistic, individualized learning at its best!!
Here’s Laura Heuseveldt from Season One (2022) on how it went for her family: “Can’t beat the flexibility and ease of crafting your own personalized, individualized, camp week. Variety of offerings also helped us to ‘try’ something new or different. The workshops were a good jumping off point and have opened doors to continued summer (all the time) projects and learning. Already looking forward to next year!”
Nope, not at all!
We’ve found that live sessions don’t serve families – it’s too stressful to be on the call at the right time, AND kids will do much better with tightly edited, SHORT workshops. We work very hard to make everything feel smooth and easy for the grown-ups and the kids. (Plus I wouldn’t get as many high-level experts to say yes if they had to show up live, either. Win for everyone!)
You’ll get 24 hours to view each pre-recorded workshop on-demand during camp week June 8-12, 2026.
Yes, all workshop videos have closed captions available in English. Just hit the “CC” on Vimeo. Dash us an email if another languague would be helpful as it’s something we’re considering.
Transcriptions are available for non-visual workshops when you purchase the All-Access Package.
This is a totally FREE event for the whole family! You’ll get exclusive access through a membership dashboard, and you can start right away with 3 Early Access workshops from this upcoming season as well as 3 each from seasons 1 through 4!
The full camp with over 95 videos is also free. Each workshop will be available for 24 hours June 8-12, 2026 to encourage you to jump in and take action. If you want to keep camp beyond the free week (or start early), you’ll be offered a chance to purchase the package at a discount as soon as you register.
My team and I are here for you! Tap the chat icon in the corner of your screen to get in touch with my Happiness Coordinators.
Save your spot in 20 seconds and unlock 15 skills your kids can start today:
No credit card. No upgrade required. Just hit play. If you can’t see the form above, click here to register.