Keeping Kids Busy on Long, Hot Summer Days During the long, hot days of summer nannies don’t need to rely on electronics and video games to entertain the kids. Here are more than one month’s worth of easy activities to do with the kids. 1. Find an object in the house that begins with each letter […]
Quick Blueberry Banana Bread
July 17, 2015 Leave a Comment
Cooking With Kids Bananas ripen too fast in the summer leaving my Nanny Family with plenty of over ripe bananas that are perfect for baking banana bread. They have a lot of extra berries too. I highly recommend adding blueberries to this easy banana bread recipe. It’s sweet and tasty and the kids will love helping bake […]
Oatmeal Raisin Cookies
July 10, 2015 Leave a Comment
Cooking With Kids I have yet to meet a child that doesn’t love to help to bake. Whether it’s the middle of summer, a rainy day, or during a snow storm kids will love making and eating cookies. Help the kiddos put on an apron, wash their hands, and allow them to help you collect the […]
Creative Relay Races, Obstacle Courses and Sack Races
July 7, 2015 Leave a Comment
Summer Boredom Busters Most of us don’t have burlap sacks on hand to have traditional sack races so have the kids make up their own variations of group races in the grass. You can use the ideas below to plan the races for the kids, but let them come with ideas of their own too. […]
Plane Rides with Kids
July 6, 2015 Leave a Comment
Being Prepared While Flying with Kids Parents bring nannies on plane trips to make traveling easier.Nannies can help keep kids busy on the plane and act as an extra set of hands helping with the kids and carrying supplies. When buying plane tickets remember that it is easier to take nonstop flights when traveling with kids. Request […]
Statue of Liberty Paper Plate Mask
July 1, 2015 Leave a Comment
Paper Plate Craft for 4th of July After working as a nanny for 21-years and making every red, white, and blue craft and food under the sun I needed to find a new patriotic craft I haven’t made before with the kids for the Fourth of July. I found an inexpensive paper plate craft book […]
Anatomically Correct Baby Dolls: Helpful or Hype?
June 28, 2015 1 Comment
Do You Use Silly Names for Private Parts with Kids? Most baby dolls are infamous for their gender vagueness. But, now there are a slew of anatomically correct genitalia baby dolls on the market. Some parents and caregivers find these baby dolls offensive or sexualized. Others don’t see any problem in teaching kids about all […]
Auto Bingo
June 24, 2015 Leave a Comment
Traveling with Kids It’s summer and time for road trips with the kids. To entertain the little ones while on the road make and play Auto Bingo. Although it is easy to print free samples of Auto Bingo from the Internet, keep the kids busy by allowing them to illustrate their own Bingo boards. Of […]
8 Ways to Ensure Nanny Job Security
June 23, 2015 1 Comment
Respecting Professional Boundaries Nannies often say it just takes luck to find and keep great nanny jobs. But, ensuring job longevity requires effective communication and a lot of effort to be a professional worker — not just luck. Here’s our list of ways to ensure nanny job security: 1. Arrive to your job on time […]
Pacifier Wipes
June 21, 2015 Leave a Comment
Helpful or Hype? When my Mom Boss had a newborn she received tons of great baby gifts. But she also got plenty of products that we never used. I love the concept of Pacifier Wipes. All babies drop their pacifiers a lot, so I thought that paicifier wipes were a great idea. They are portable and […]
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