Products Nannies Love It can become frustrating when you care for a child that constantly chews on pencils, bites their nails or objects, sucks their thumb, needs a pacifier, or sucks on clothing or hair. If you are feeling exasperated, like nothing works to stop the chewing or sucking we highly recommend trying some Chewlery. […]
Cooking With Kids Who doesn’t love brownies or sundaes? Better yet, who doesn’t love brownie sundaes? We were told by a friend to make brownie bowls to hold our brownie sundaes. Simply make brownie mix as usual but put in cupcake or muffin tins instead and place another muffin on top of the brownies while cooking to create […]
Creative Wednesdays All kids like making, giving, and receiving Birthday Cards. For those that cannot write yet making a card from their handprint makes a great gift. It is a easy, thoughtful, and personal gift from your charge. What You Need: Heavyweight or Cardstock Paper Paint Paper Plate Paint Brush Markers Glue Stick Ribbon (optional) […]
Helpful or Hype? The pee‑kaboo reusable potty training sticker is a unique and fun way to potty train a child and helps overcome the ultimate potty training obstacle-actually getting the child to want to use the potty again and again. Simply place the sticker in the base of a flat-bottomed portable potty seat and watch […]
Cooking for Kids The kids I care for love crunchy foods for snacking. Nachos and pretzels become boring after awhile. So I tried these Avocado Fritters. They are crunchy on the outside and smooth and creamy on the inside. I dipped them in Panko bread crumbs twice to make them nice and crunchy. They make a great […]
Creative Wednesdays Kids love making and receiving Valentine’s cards for Valentine’s Day on February 14. Make plenty of Valentine’s Day cards for family, classmates, and friends. We traced different sized heart-shaped cookie cutters on holiday colored construction paper to make these animal Valentine’s cards. Have the kids use their imaginations to use the different sized hearts to create animals. […]
Creative Projects Symmetry can be used to make Valentine’s Cards at an early age with this very simple art project. Explain to the little ones that if you cut something in half and both sides look exactly the same, they are symmetrical. Allow the children to experiment using different sized drops of paint and spaces […]
Respecting Professional Boundaries To maintain a good working relationship both nannies and parents need to be on time. With an occasional emergency, hurricane or snow storm, or train delay as an exception, parents cannot get to work on time if their nanny arrives to work late, and nannies resent when parents don’t call them to […]
Product Review Sunday Do you care for a child that squishes food in their hair at mealtime? The Crumb Cap was created by a mom of three, out of necessity, to prevent her toddler from squishing food in her hair during meals. It eased the stress and mess of mealtime and will surely help with […]
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