Products Nannies Love The Original EggMazing is my favorite way to make Easter Eggs. My six-year-old Nanny Kid was literally jumping up and down with excitement anticipating making these vibrant Easter Eggs. She would have used the The Original EggMazing for hours more if we had more eggs to decorate. Simply place a hard-boiled egg […]
Products Nannies Love I can’t express how excited I am to have found Walkie Chalk Stand-Up Sidewalk Chalk Holder. Working as a nanny that loves to make obstacle courses for my Nanny Kids. I’m ashamed I didn’t create and market the Walkie Chalk Stand-Up Sidewalk Chalk Holder myself! Now that the weather is warming up […]
Here’s a fun project to do with children as they prepare for Easter. Allow kids to decorate paper plates anyway they want to resemble an Easter egg. Then let them play with a paper chick when the pretend to open the cracked Easter egg. Please click here to visit my storefront to purchase the supplies […]
Saint Patrick’s Day Fun To prepare for Saint Patrick’s Day the kids and I are making these shamrock lacing cards today to celebrate the Irish holiday. I used cardboard but you can use heavyweight craft paper too. Try using different sized Shamrocks for the little ones to lace as well. You Will Need: Cardboard Box […]
Creative Saint Patrick’s Day Fun Here’s a fun activity the kids will love to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day. All you need to do is cut out foot prints from green construction paper or spray your footprints in the snow with green water. Then hide small treasures of gold coin candy around the house or yard. Sprinkle the footprints as a trail […]
Irish folklore describes leprechaun as little fairies. Legend says they keep pots of gold at the ends of rainbows. Every Saint Patrick’s Day my Nanny Kids and I make leprechaun traps along with thousands of kids around the world. “How to Catch a Leprechaun” is a perfect children’s book for four- to ten-year-old kids, by […]
Creative Wednesdays I save toilet paper and paper towel cardboard tubes to make free, quick, and easy projects for my Nanny Kids. This is an easy activity to let older siblings help make for their younger siblings. The shapes pictured might not look perfect because my Nanny Kid’s brother enjoyed drawing the shapes for his […]
Creative Projects A winter time favorite is cutting Q-Tips to make beautiful, unique snowflakes. It is a good project for school aged children. I typically cut up a lot of Q-tips before getting started but older kids love to cut them up themselves. Here is what you’ll need to get started. You Will Need: Blue […]
Creative Project 2020 used to be the term that meant perfect vision. Now, for many, it will be remembered as one off the toughest years of their lives. This week I’m helping my Nanny Kids get ready to ring in a new year by making crafts and hats (stop by to see how to make […]
Creative Wednesdays I found this cute reindeer mask on Shutterfly. I recommend using heavyweight paper but if you only have regular printer paper go ahead and use it like I did. I printed the reindeer templates on regular printer paper then just pasted it to another piece is regular printer paper. You Will Need: Paper […]
