Father’s Day is Sunday, June 21, 2009. Nannies and au pairs should not be expected to spend a fortune on gifts for their Dad Bosses (as we often call our employers). But, if you are an in-home childcare provider it is common to help the children make a card and gift for their father for […]
365 TV-Free Activities You Can Do with Your Child By Steven J. Bennet and Ruth Bennett Make the most of your time with your charges-whether it’s five minutes or a whole afternoon-with simple, fun activities that will excite the whole family. From arts and crafts to toymaking to math and number games, 365 TV-Free Activities […]
Growing Plants http://fun.familyeducation.com/ Materials Seeds, Shallow dish of water, Planters, Potting soil Directions Soak seeds from an orange, apple, grapefruit, lemon, or lime in water for a day or two. Fill several planters with potting soil and place three or four seeds in each one about half an inch deep. Water the seeds, place the […]
Teaching Children to be Green Tomorrow is Earth Day. Great power lies in the hands of nannies and au pairs that consistently teach children to reduce, reuse, and recycle. To teach children to respect the environment, we must live green and value our natural world, especially when our charges look up to us. If we […]
Weekly Trip to the Library The Tiny Seed By Eric Carle Publisher Simon & Schuster Children’s Publishing Ages infant to preschool A very popular book with the description of a flowering plant’s life cycle through the seasons. It’s Spring By Samantha Berger and Pamela Chanko Publisher Scholastic, Inc. For ages 4 to 8 The robin […]
Activities for Nannies and Au Pairs to do With Children We recommend kaboose.com for Saint Patrick’s Day activities. There are recipes for traditional corned beef and cabbage, Irish soda bread, and plenty of fun projects. Here’s one we like. http://holidays.kaboose.com/saint-patricks-day/ Leprechaun Hat for Chips [This is] a fun table decoration that can be used to […]
Super Bowl Recipes, Games, and Coloring Sheets for Kids. In America, some nannies work during the Super Bowl, the most watched television event of the year. Alicia Donovan, a nanny working in Madison, Wisconsin emailed Best Nanny Newsletter asking: “I will be working on Super Bowl Sunday so the parents can have their friends that […]
How Nannies and Au Pairs Celebrate Inauguration Day with Children The Kennedy children had a nanny while living in the White House, Carter hired a governess, and Obama will have his mother-in-law to help care for his children while living in the White House. Ask the children you care for what they hope the new […]
How Nannies and Au Pairs Can Celebrate Martin Luther King, Jr. Day It is fitting that the first African American will be inaugurated as the 44th President of the United States of America just one day after America recognizes the civil right’s activist Martin Luther King, Jr. The inauguration will be a memorable moment in […]
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