I simply use heart shaped cookie cutters to make the kids a Valentine’s Day breakfast. You can make the most delicious strawberry waffles, pancakes, sliced fruit, and egg in hole all in heart shapes. Here is how to make the egg in a hole: You Will Need: 1 Slice of Bread1 Tablespoon of Butter1 EggHeart […]
Children love Valentine’s Day. Children also love baking. Combine these two loves by making cookies for Valentine’s Day. I found this chocolate rolled cookie recipe on the glorious treats web site. Make sure to let the children help with every part of baking from collecting the ingredients, measuring, mixing, rolling the dough, using cookie cutters, […]
This tie dye coffee filter Valentine’s project is easy and inexpensive. Children love to watch the colors move and change as they spray the coffee filters with water. I may make a small profit when visitors purchase items using the affiliate links within this blog post and on my storefront. You Will Need: Coffee FiltersWashable […]
Making sun catchers has become my favorite project to do with kids of any age. This is an easy project that children can keep to decorate their bedrooms or playrooms for years. Just because the child I care for chose to use one color per heart, allow the children in your care to use any […]
Weekly Trip to the Library Here are some of my favorite Valentine’s Day books at a variety of reading levels for preschoolers to second graders. Why are they my favorite books? Because these are my Nanny Kids’ favorite books. Pick the appropriate books depending on your Nanny Kid’s level of reading. The child will enjoy […]
Cooking with Kids These red velvety muffins are soft, tender, and have an extra fudgy taste that makes you feel like you are eating dessert instead of breakfast. Red is the color of Valentine’s Day so use a whole small bottle of red food coloring. Feel free to play around with this, starting with less […]
Creative Projects Kids love making Valentine’s Day crafts and sending Valentine’s Day cards. In the United States alone, about 190 million Valentine’s Day cards are sent each year, not including the hundreds of millions of cards school children exchange. Here is how to make Paper Woven Heart Hangers for your Nanny Kids to hang on […]
Valentine’s Day Breakfast The easiest way to make strawberry waffles is to use a waffle mix and add diced strawberries to the mixture before cooking the waffles. But if you have time, making this waffle recipe I found on the insidebruceewlife.com web site tastes even better. I added a few drops of red food coloring […]
Cooking With Kids When I found Rold Gold Heartzels Heart Shaped Pretzels at the grocery store I knew my nanny kids would love making heart-shaped chocolate covered pretzels for Valentine’s Day. These adorable pretzels make a great Valentine’s Day gift or just a holiday themed treat for your nanny kids. Click here to see how […]
Valentine’s Day Project Here is a super easy project to let your nanny kids of any age make for their parents and friends for Valentine’s Day. You Will Need: White, red and pink paper White glue Paint brush Marker What to Do: 1. Tear up pieces of red and pink shades of paper. 2. With […]
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