Win a Free Nanny Certification Course

Get Certified from NannyTraining.com! With over 20 years in the nanny industry, Michelle LaRowe has created NannyTraining.com, an affordable, convenient, and quality online nanny training program. The winner of this contest will receive a complimentary registration for the NannyTraining.com nanny certification program, a $69 value. The course consists of 13 lessons, 350 topics, 100s of […]

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Fork Painted Tulips

Creative Wednesdays Spring is in the air and so are Spring flowers. There are 150 species of tulips with over 3000 varieties. Tulips are perennials, (lives for more than two years), and usually bloom for only three to seven days. We made some tulips with plastic forks and paint. You can buy the supplies needed for […]

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Popcorn Popping on the Apricot Tree

Creative Wednesdays It’s spring and when you look out the window what do you see? It looks like popcorn is popping on the spring trees. So we made some spring trees indoors on a rainy day with real popcorn. Before, during, and after making the trees teach the kids the song, “Popcorn Popping on the […]

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Spring Cherry Blossoms

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 […]

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Color Bubble Painting: Bubble Science

Creative Wednesdays What kid doesn’t love bubbles? What child doesn’t love painting and science experiments? My youngest charge absolutley loves doing this color bubble painting project. There are two ways to make bubble painting. It’s very important that the child is old enough to be able to blow out of the straws and not suck […]

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Chewlery: To Reduce Fidgeting, Biting of Fingernails, Sucking of Thumbs, and Much More

Products Nannies Love It can become frustrating when you care for a child that constantly chews on pencils, bites their nails or objects, sucks their thumb, needs a pacifier, or sucks on clothing or hair. If you are feeling exasperated, like nothing works to stop the chewing or sucking we highly recommend trying some Chewlery. […]

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Brownie Bowl Sundaes

Cooking With Kids Who doesn’t love brownies or sundaes? Better yet, who doesn’t love brownie sundaes? We were told by a friend to make brownie bowls to hold our brownie sundaes. Simply make brownie mix as usual but put in cupcake or muffin tins instead and place another muffin on top of the brownies while cooking to create […]

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Handprint Cupcake Card

Creative Wednesdays All kids like making, giving, and receiving Birthday Cards. For those that cannot write yet making a card from their handprint makes a great gift. It is a easy, thoughtful, and personal gift from your charge. What You Need: Heavyweight or Cardstock Paper Paint Paper Plate Paint Brush Markers Glue Stick Ribbon (optional) […]

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Pee-Kaboo Potty Training Stickers

Helpful or Hype? The pee‑kaboo reusable potty training sticker is a unique and fun way to potty train a child and helps overcome the ultimate potty training obstacle-actually getting the child to want to use the potty again and again. Simply place the sticker in the base of a flat-bottomed portable potty seat and watch […]

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Avocado Fritters

Cooking for Kids The kids I care for love crunchy foods for snacking. Nachos and pretzels become boring after awhile. So I tried these Avocado Fritters. They are crunchy on the outside and smooth and creamy on the inside. I dipped them in Panko bread crumbs twice to make them nice and crunchy. They make a great […]

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