The school-aged children I care for loved decorating these standing 3D sculptures I make from cardboard for them. I just grab cardboard boxes from the recycling bin and cut out characters from cardboard. For this activity they used paint, pastels, and tissue paper squares to decorate their Thanksgiving turkeys. You Will Need: Turkey Template, remove […]
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Acorn squash is so delicious and stuffing the squash makes for a great presentation. I found this easy, delicious recipe on The Clean Eating Couple web site. I didn’t peel the apples and I used vegan cheese. Feel free to substitute the ground turkey with another protein or to make it vegetarian add some rice […]
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A toddler I babysit loves this easy Thanksgiving-themed project my other Nanny Kids and I made for her. She carries the turkey jug with her every where she goes and loves putting colorful pom poms in and then pouring them of the bottle. You Will Need: Pom Poms Empty Plastic Bottle Construction Paper Scissors Glue […]
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This is a great autumn and a Thanksgiving holiday-inspired gluten-free breakfast. If you can’t find canned sweet potato purée, just peel and chop a large sweet potato. Boil the sweet potato until it is tender, then drain. Pulse the sweet potato in a food processor until smooth. You Will Need: 3/4 cup canned sweet potato […]
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Children enjoy collecting acorns in the backyard or while on autumn hikes. Each year I have the children decorate the acorns they collect to make little faces. Be sure to read children’s books about acorns including, “Because of an Acorn,” “The Acorn Thief,” “The Oak Inside the Acorn,” and “Acorn.” You Will Need: Acorns Acrylic […]
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Getting laid off from a nanny job is always stressful. Losing income is scary when you have bills to pay. Missing the children can be devastating. The best way to pay bills until you find a new job is to apply for any state benefits you are entitled to. The best medicine for missing a […]
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Children love Halloween! Some Halloween movies like “Ghostbusters” are classics that everyone should should eventually see. I hope the reviews below will help caregivers determine what are the appropriate Halloween movies to watch with the children in their care. Hocus Pocus Ages 9+ Hocus Pocus is one of the best Halloween movies of all time […]
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I found this Halloween cupcake recipe on the Land O’Lakes website. Kids love baking so allow the children to help you with every step of this recipe. I even allowed the young boys to decorate these cupcakes themselves for their upcoming Halloween party. You Will Need: CUPCAKES 1 1/2 cups sugar 1/4 cup Land O […]
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I have been doing this haunted house with window shutters and doors that open and close for Halloween while babysitting and with my Nanny Kids for years. I found this project on the sarahjanestudios web site. This year I printed out some Halloween clip art characters for the children to glue to the windows as […]
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Children love baking and children love Halloween. So making Halloween cookies with this recipe from the Taste of Home web site is always a fun activity to do with little ones in October. Allow the children to help with every step of making cookies from collecting the ingredients, measuring, mixing, rolling the dough, using cookie […]
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