What Holiday Gift Do You Really Want from Your Employers? Many nanny agency owners have been asking Be the Best Nanny Newsletter what parents should give their nannies as holiday gifts. So, we though we should ask nannies to answer the question themselves. Undoubtedly, when asked, many nannies will say they want a cash bonus […]
Martha Stewart Crafts™ Glitter We all know most nannies and au pairs are crafty. And since there’s still plenty of time to make holiday decorations and gifts with your charges, for Product Review Sunday we highly recommend downloading a coupon for Martha Stewart Crafts™ fine glitter. The coupon can be used at Michael’s stores. Click […]
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au Pairs From simple solutions to sophisticated scenarios, 365 Ways to Prepare for Christmas by David E. Monn provides straightforward tips on how to do holiday shopping, entertaining, decorating, gift wrapping, cooking, and more. There are think-ahead strategies designed to keep you out of the trenches the […]
What are the Best Holiday Gifts You Have Given Your Employers? All this week we posted the results of the Be the Best Nanny Newsletter holiday gift-giving survey for nannies and au pairs. We learned that 59% of nannies and au pairs give a gift for each member of their employers family including the parents […]
Nanny Holiday Gift-Giving Guide Finding the right holiday gift to give to your boss can be tough. We have been discussing that the sentiment is more important than the cost of the gift you choose. For those who haven’t decided what to give to their employers and their children yet this holiday season, we hope […]
Giving One Gift to Your Employers’ Family Of the nannies that took our Be the Best Nanny Newsletter holiday gift-giving survey, 59% give a holiday gift to each member of their employers’ family. While 59% of nannies give both the children and parents a holiday gift, only 3% of the survey participants give just one gift […]
Gifts Should Convey the Right Message, Not a Price Tag This week we are sharing the results of the Be the Best Nanny Newsletter holiday gift-giving survey for nannies and au pairs. When giving a gift to your employers (the parents) you want to appear generous, but not as a gift show-off. At the same […]
How Much Do You Spend Per Holiday Gift? Results of Be the Best Nanny Newsletter Holiday Gift-Giving Survey Buying gifts for the members of your employer’s family can be tricky. Nannies and au pairs typically want to give their employers something lovely and meaningful, but want to keep a reasonable budget. Peggy Post, the great-grand-daughter-in-law […]
Product Review Sunday Chocolates are sweet, representing the Hanukkah spirit. There are great chocolates made just for Hanukkah that are inexpensive and a perfect gift to give for the holiday. You can find chocolate dreidels, chocolate menorahs, and chocolate stars, and more. Nannies and au pairs can certainly buy these individual chocolates – a new […]
Weekly Trip to the Library for Nannies and Au PairsThe Christmas Menorahs: How a Town Fought Hate by Janice Cohn This picture book tells the true story of an inspiring event: when windows with Hanukkah menorahs become targets for rock throwers in Billings, Montana in 1993, thousands of non-Jewish people put pictures of menorahs in […]
