Summer is synonymous with camp, right? Day camp, overnight camp, sports camp, band camp, you name it. Our kids are still on the young side of overnight camp, and because I’m home, it’s never made a lot of sense (depending on the day you ask me!) to send them off to day camp. But sports camp? That’s our obsession. We’d heard a lot of really nice things said about Willowhill Golf Camp, and after years of 1/2 hour lesson times and driving ranges, we thought we’d give our boys an extended amount of time practicing one of their favorite summer sports.

We chose a 1/2 day option for a week, and color me impressed - the kids had a great time, and learned A LOT. They’ve always had a knack for the game, so the instructors were able to spend a significant amount of time working on individual quirks - grip correction, body form, reading greens, etc. And bonus for me - they fed them lunch, so they also had time to socialize with new friends.

It was crazy convenient to where we live, but Willowhill is convenient to just about anywhere on the North Shore - just about 1/2 a mile down from the Willow and Waukegan intersection in Northbrook/Glenview. The kids gave it a big thumbs up, and they’re still sporting their ball caps around and asking when they get to go back - which, funny they should ask…

Willowhill has a fall and winter golf program - it’s for boys and girls, ages 8 - 13, and is designed to help improve golfers that look to move forward competitively. Want more information? Visit their web site! See you on the links!

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Looking for a cheap treat today? It’s “National Cheesecake Day” at The Cheesecake Factory at Old Orchard Shopping Center in Skokie - if you drop by today, Wednesday, July 30, you can get a slice of their famous cheesecake for just $1.50!

It’s just for dine-in folks, but is there a better way to beat the heat today? Take a load off, let someone else make you a meal and bring you a drink, and help the restaurant celebrate 30 years of yummy goodness…

“Mom, what’s a jump rope?”

Back in the day, I could cartwheel into a double-dutch demo like nobody’s business. Jump roping was standard operating procedure on the playgrounds, aside from flirtatious games of Red Rover with…ewww! Boys! These days, elementary school playgrounds make ours look like we grew up with Laura and Mary Ingalls. OK - fine. But damn if my kids aren’t going to learn how jump rope and actually do it once in a while, rather than save it all up for the Jump Rope For Heart day at school.

I can’t bring the double-dutch action like I once could - and it takes a good 15 minutes of hard begging from my six-year-old to do a cartwheel. But I can take them to a pro - the Jump Rope Warrior. If you’ve never seen him in action, Guinness World Record holder Dave Fisher puts on an amazing display of talent that’ll have even the big kids giving him the standing O. Here’s your chance to catch the action:

THE ROPE WARRIOR
Friday, July 25 @ 7-8pm
The Glen Town Center
Summertime Fun
2671 Navy Blvd. (next to Jos. A. Bank)
Call 847-724-2025 to reserve your place!

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