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 […]
Sea Shell Hair Pins
June 10, 2015 3 Comments
Who doesn’t love summertime and days spent at the beach with the kids? Part of each day spent at the beach my charges scan the shore for sea shell treasures. These nautical hair pins are easy and inexpensive to make but don’t let little kids use the glue. Let your favorite mermaids pick out their favorite shells […]
Painting Symmetry
June 3, 2015 2 Comments
Creative Wednesdays Symmetry can be taught at an early age with this very simple art project. Explain to the little ones that if you cut something in half and both sides look exactly the same, they are symmetrical. Allow the children to experiment using different sized drops of paint and spaces between the paint dots. The five-year-old I care […]
A Word a Week
May 20, 2015 Leave a Comment
Learning Activities I love visiting teacher’s blogs and getting ideas to find fun ways to teach the kids in my care. Last week we described how to have fun teaching preschool children letters doing projects with A Letter of the Week. This week we recommend teaching older children A Word a Week with a worksheet I found […]
Mom, I Love You Because… Flap Card
May 6, 2015 1 Comment
Mother’s Day Card Mother’s Day is this weekend. The parents you work for will appreciate it if you help their children make cards for the holiday. When making cards there’s no need to spend money because you can just use the supplies your Nanny Family already has in the house. This is a great card […]
“I Love You This Much” Hand Card
April 29, 2015 1 Comment
Mother’s Day Project For years I’ve been making this card with kids. With Mother’s Days approaching next week, it is an easy card to make with the children for their mother. Of course you can make this card for Father’s Day, Valentine’s Day, birthdays, or any special occasion too. It couldn’t be cuter and easier to make. […]
Recycled Rocking Robin Craft
April 22, 2015 Leave a Comment
Earth Day Project My youngest charge and I enjoy attending an environmental program for children at a local garden. Following a lesson about birds one day we made this rocking robin craft. Made out of old cardboard cereal boxes, these delightful birds rock back and forth when tapped. The robins look so cute. Be sure […]
Fingerprint Flowers
April 8, 2015 1 Comment
It’s officially Spring and the first flowers are starting to sprout in my neck of the woods. In preparation for Mothers Day, or just as a Springtime craft, make these cute hand and fingerprint flowers with the kids. We used washable paint to make our plants, but you can also use washable ink pads. Be sure […]
Rubber Band Easter Eggs
April 1, 2015 1 Comment
Creative Wednesdays Kids don’t have to be Christian to decorate eggs, but decorating eggs is a common Easter activity. Most egg dyes stain, so have the kids wear aprons and protect the work surface and the floor where you will be dying the eggs. Before dying eggs simply hard boil them and let them cool at […]
Teaching Kids Opposites
March 25, 2015 Leave a Comment
Creative Wednesdays Teach children opposites to help them understand that not everything is the same. Go to the library and borrow the children’s books about opposites, sing the opposite songs, and play the opposite games for preschoolers we have listed below. Once they have a grasp on the concept of opposites, help kids make an opposite […]
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