Respecting Professional Boundaries Nannies love taking photos of their charges to share with the kids’ parents and family members and to make memory books and scrapbooks for the kids, parents, and themselves. But, nannies should not post photos of other people’s children online. Some families (especially high profile families) have their employees sign confidentiality clauses not allowing […]
Winner of Free Nanny Certification Course!
May 1, 2016 Leave a Comment
Congratulations Laura Rogers! Congratulations to Laura Rogers who has won a free nanny certification course at http://nannytraining.com/! The results of the drawing can be seen at random.org
Mother’s Day Flowering Tree
April 27, 2016 Leave a Comment
Creative Wednesday By Heather Marinkovic Mother’s Day is coming up. As a nanny I love helping the kids make inexpensive gifts for their parents on holidays. Heather Marinkovic, a former nanny and current full-time mother, made these cute flowering trees with her toddler for the mothers and grandmother’s in her life. Feel free to add […]
Earth Day Cookies
April 22, 2016 1 Comment
Cooking With Kids April 22 is Earth Day. Celebrate the Earth with your nanny kids by having an Earth Day treat and celebration. Earth Day is the perfect time to encourage children to recycle, not litter, turn off lights, conserve water, and walk to activities. Be sure to make some Earth Sun Catchers, our fun […]
How Can You Protect the Earth?
April 20, 2016 2 Comments
Earth Day Project Earth Day will be celebrated this Friday, April 22 and this weekend in communities throughout the world. Some simple and tangible ways to help the kids in your care protect the world is by recycling; not wasting water; walking or biking to school and activities; turning off lights; and not littering. In […]
Win a Free Nanny Certification Course
April 17, 2016 1 Comment
Get Certified from NannyTraining.com! With over 20 years in the nanny industry, Michelle LaRowe has created NannyTraining.com, an affordable, convenient, and quality online nanny training program. The winner of this contest will receive a complimentary registration for the NannyTraining.com nanny certification program, a $69 value. The course consists of 13 lessons, 350 topics, 100s of […]
Fork Painted Tulips
April 13, 2016 1 Comment
Creative Wednesdays Spring is in the air and so are Spring flowers. There are 150 species of tulips with over 3000 varieties. Tulips are perennials, (lives for more than two years), and usually bloom for only three to seven days. We made some tulips with plastic forks and paint. You can buy the supplies needed for […]
Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree
April 13, 2016 1 Comment
Creative Wednesdays It’s spring and when you look out the window what do you see? It looks like popcorn is popping on the spring trees. So we made some spring trees indoors on a rainy day with real popcorn. Before, during, and after making the trees teach the kids the song, “Popcorn Popping on the […]
Spring Cherry Blossoms
April 6, 2016 1 Comment
Creative Wednesdays Cherry blossoms have finally appeared all around the world where spring has arrived. They come in different shades of pink and nothing is prettier than the fragile, short-lived blossoms. We used paint, markers, and tissue paper to make this beautiful arts and craft project with kids. What You Need: Heavyweight Paper Pink Tissue Paper Brown […]
Color Bubble Painting: Bubble Science
March 30, 2016 1 Comment
Creative Wednesdays What kid doesn’t love bubbles? What child doesn’t love painting and science experiments? My youngest charge absolutley loves doing this color bubble painting project. There are two ways to make bubble painting. It’s very important that the child is old enough to be able to blow out of the straws and not suck […]
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