For a healthy and quick breakfast and snack I often make these easy broccoli and cheddar egg bites for the kids. The children love help making this simple breakfast after school, eating one or two as a snack, and then storing them in the fridge to have with breakfast the next day. You Will Need: […]
Chinese New Year Fans
February 18, 2026 Leave a Comment
After reading “Our Lunar New Year” by Yobe Qiu children will love creating their own Chinese New Year fan because it’s bright, hands-on, and lets little artists explore bold colors, practice fine motor skills with folding and decorating, and learn about traditions connected to Chinese New Year. Best of all, when they’re done, they don’t […]
Heart-Shaped Tortilla Pizza for Valentine’s Day
February 13, 2026 Leave a Comment
As a nanny, I know the fastest way to a kid’s heart is through their stomach especially when dinner shows up in the shape of one. This Valentine’s Day, I’m turning tortillas into heart-shaped mini pizzas that are fun to make, fun to eat, and guaranteed to earn me major cool-nanny points. This tortilla pizza […]
Dried Flower Valentine’s Sun Catcher
February 11, 2026 Leave a Comment
Over the summer a child I care for and I used a microwave flower press to dry flowers quickly and efficiently to make crafts during the year. This week we used some of the pink and red flowers to make a heart-shaped sun catcher as a Valentine’s craft. You Will Need: Small FlowersMicrowave Flower PressConstruction […]
Valentine’s Gifts on a Budget
February 8, 2026 Leave a Comment
Heart-Shaped Roasted Potatoes for Valentine’s Day
February 6, 2026 Leave a Comment
Heart-Shaped Roasted Potatoes are a total win for nannies to make for children for Valentine’s Day. The kiddos will love the cute shape and the crispy edges, while nannies love how easy and hands-on the potatoes are. This is a yummy, feel-good way to celebrate Valentine’s Day with smiles at the table with very few […]
Thumbprint Heart Salt Dough Necklaces for Valentine’s Day
February 4, 2026 Leave a Comment
Thumbprint Heart Salt Dough Necklaces are the perfect Valentine’s Day craft. Kids love mixing the ingredients, rolling the dough, cutting out the shapes with cookie cutters, using their fingers to make hearts, painting their pendants, and creating a heartfelt gift that their friends and family can wear all in one sweet activity. Check out how […]
Groundhog Day Puppets
February 2, 2026 Leave a Comment
Today is Groundhog Day. The celebration derives from the Pennsylvania Dutch superstition that if a groundhog emerges from its burrow and sees its shadow, it will retreat to its den and winter will go on for six more weeks. If the groundhog does not see its shadow, spring will arrive early. The kids love making […]
Best Humidifiers for Babies and Children
February 1, 2026 Leave a Comment
Dry winter air, central heat, and low humidity can often leave tiny noses congested and skin feeling dry, cracked, and itchy. A cool-mist humidifier adds back moisture to the air, helping keep babies’ and children’s’ nasal passages clear, skin soft, and sleep deeper by easing irritation from colds and dry air. Choosing a cool mist […]
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