Au Pair in America is the nation's first legal au pair program. Since 1986, we have provided the best child care opportunities to host families across the US and au pairs from around the world.
Posted by Bettina Velona on Dec 6, 2011No Comments
Bettina's au pair group
Boston area community counselors
On Sunday, we celebrated the holidays with other Boston area au pair clusters at the Scout House in Concord. Over 150 au pairs participated in the au pair holiday gala.
Counselors supplied holiday music, decorations, main dishes like ham, turkey, lasagna, as well as a holiday punch. Each au pair was asked to bring food to share from her country.
Au pairs also participated in a gift swap game during which they were asked questions like “Who has visited the Grand Canyon,” or “Who has an American boyfriend?” As you can imagine, there was a lot of laughter involved.
Gift Exchange Game
As a conclusion to a fun evening, au pairs also split up into country groups to sing traditional holiday songs from their country. Here are a few samples:
At the end of the evening, the au pairs got together with their counselors and received a gift.
Posted by Bettina Velona on Dec 15, 2010No Comments
This week, five counselors from the Boston area organized a multi-cluster holiday party for their au pairs. There was plenty of food (each attendee brought a contribution, many from different countries), holiday singing, a visit from Santa and a fun gift exchange game.
German au pairs singing
This party truly represented the spirit of Au Pair in America’s cultural exchange program. Au Pairs talked about their traditions, brought in food from their countries, listened to American holiday songs and sang songs in their own language.
Posted by Bettina Velona on Dec 7, 2010No Comments
Fun with Gingerbread!
Gingerbread is an important part of many cultures’ holiday celebrations. The story of the Gingerbread Boy has been retold in many versions. Below is a recipe for Gingerbread Cookies.
Gingerbread
Preheat oven to 350F
In a large bowl, sift together
3 cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1 teaspoon ground cloves
1 teaspoon nutmeg
In a smaller bowl beat
¾ cups brown sugar
6 tablespoons butter
1 egg
2/3 cup of molasses
1 teaspoon vanilla
Stir the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture. Cover and refrigerate for one hour. Roll out on a lightly floured surface and cut out cookies. Bake on a greased cookie sheet for 8-10 minutes. Place on a rack to cool. Decorate.
This week, several local Au Pair in America counselors joined forces and held a holiday party for their au pairs in Concord, Massachusetts. Au pairs enjoyed an international potluck dinner, a visit by Santa, carolling in many different languages, and exchanging small presents. Over 70 au pairs attended and seemed to enjoy sharing various holiday traditions. Check out more pictures at Bettina’s Holiday Party Pictures as well as Tina’s Holiday Party Pictures
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