Focus on Health, Strength, and Growth Instead I came across a great article in Cooking Light Magazine by Jennifer Drawbridge about kids and diets. The title answers the age old question about taking about kids about weight. The title is, “The Right Way to Talk to Your Kids About Weight. Correct answer: not at all.” […]
6 Hours Worked and Time Tracking Apps for Nannies and Sitters
May 31, 2015 6 Comments
Whether nannies are paid daily, weekly, bi-weekly, or monthly it’s important for in-home caregivers to track the hours they work so they are paid the proper amount of overtime. Many nannies use a piece of notebook paper, daily log, or paper calendar to write down the hours worked. But in this technological-age there are easy […]
Chocolate Waffles
May 29, 2015 2 Comments
Cooking With Kids I made these chocolate waffles for my charge’s birthday dinner. They make a great breakfast for a special holiday or a dessert anytime. The kids will enjoy helping measure and mix the batter. The recipe shows how to make a delicious hard sauce, but the kids will love the waffles with just a little homemade or […]
Coffee Filter Butterflies
May 27, 2015 Leave a Comment
Creative Wednesdays Who doesn’t love butterflies? This is one of the easiest projects you can make with kids. The five-year-old I care for just loves making butterflies out of coffee filters. Plus, it is fascinating to learn how a worm-like caterpillar turn into a delicate creature with wings. Be sure to check out the link provided below […]
Flyebaby Airplane Hammock: Helpful or Hype?
May 24, 2015 Leave a Comment
Product Review Sunday There is no fun holding an infant for the duration of a flight. Flyebaby is a hammock-type seat that can be used on an airplane during the cruise portion of the flight as a comfortable and convenient place to put carry a baby. It can also attach to most dining room chairs […]
Gus Gets Scared and Activities
May 23, 2015 Leave a Comment
Weekly Trip to the Library Have the kids you cared for ever been scared? Of course they have. That’s why Gus Gets Scared is a great book to read with your charges. Gus is an adventurous little rhino who has just gotten a new tent. Will he be brave enough to sleep outside all night? Gus Gets […]
Summer Grilled Steak Salad
May 22, 2015 Leave a Comment
Cooking for Kids It’s the start of Memorial Day weekend and the unofficial start of summer. So, I heated up the grill to make tonight’s dinner. I let the kids play in the back yard while the steak was on the grill and let them eat dinner outside in the nice weather. I served grilled flank […]
A Word a Week
May 20, 2015 Leave a Comment
Learning Activities I love visiting teacher’s blogs and getting ideas to find fun ways to teach the kids in my care. Last week we described how to have fun teaching preschool children letters doing projects with A Letter of the Week. This week we recommend teaching older children A Word a Week with a worksheet I found […]
The Baby Mop: Helpful or Hype?
May 17, 2015 1 Comment
Product Review Sunday A nanny contacted me asking me if I thought the Baby Mop would make a cute baby shower gift. I personally would be hesitant to give the product as a gift since the concept of a baby romper being a mop really distrubs me. Granted, kids crawl on the floor and may get […]
A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon and Projects
May 15, 2015 Leave a Comment
Weekly Trip to the Library A Bad Case of Stripes by David Shannon is a great book for teaching individuality. This teaches kids that it is okay to be yourself, to like things that other people may not like, to be good at something that other people may think is strange or different and to not […]
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