Creative Wednesdays Cherry blossoms have finally appeared all around the world where spring has arrived. They come in different shades of pink and nothing is prettier than the fragile, short-lived blossoms. We used paint, markers, and tissue paper to make this beautiful arts and craft project with kids. What You Need: Heavyweight Paper Pink Tissue Paper Brown […]
Creative Children’s Book Project There are few books as loved by kids as The Mitten by Jan Brett. Winter is a great time to read this beloved children’s book and do this cute craft with the kids in your care. As you read the book the kids will love when a Ukaranian boy named Nikki loses […]
Weekly Trip to the Library What child doesn’t like penguins? And now that’s it is cold outside it’s the perfect time to read and doing indoor crafts. This week I borrowed books from the library about penguins and has the kids make some penguins from different shapes cut out from colored construction paper. If you […]
Creative Projects Making gingerbread men and women is a winter holiday tradition making this the perfect time to let kids trace, cut, and decorate gingerbread garland made out of brown paper bags. Here’s how to make this easy holiday decoration. You Will Need: Brown Paper Bags Pencil Safety Scissors Gingerbread Man Template or Cookie Cutter […]
Creative Wednesdays The religious celebration of Hanukkah begins Sunday at sundown. The center of the celebration is the candelabra called a menorah. Hanukkah celebrates a miracle. After the Seleucid desecration of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem, there was only enough sealed consecrated olive oil left to fuel the eternal flame in the Temple for one […]
Creative Projects While at a playdate with another nanny and her charges we made these adorable little tins. We simply removed the paper from soup cans and decorated them with construction paper and Halloween themed foam stickers you can find at nearly any craft store this time of year. Use them as pencil holders, as goody […]
Creative Wednesdays When you care for kids too young to do much of their own arts and crafts independently you can still use them to help make cards and gifts for their family and friends. In this project, we used a toddler’s foot to create cute birthday cards with a personal touch. You Will Need: […]
Creative Project Wednesday The kids I care for and I love to collect a few pretty sea shells to take home as souvenirs when we visit the beach. We have made photo frames, shells hair clips, and simple necklaces with shells. This week we painted the shells to look like animals and balls. For younger kids […]
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 […]
Father’s Day is coming up this weekend. Rather than spending money on your Dad Boss spend time with your charges and help them make him a gift. You and the kids can’t go wrong giving a hand painted gift. Even the youngest toddler can finger paint this sign for their father made by nanny and […]
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