Next week’s Camp Au Pair theme will be Cars & Trucks.
Crafts, recipes, activities, and games related to all kinds of vehicles can all be found here on the Camp Au Pair – Cars & Trucks pinboard.
Field Trips can be an excellent way for kids to learn and have new experiences. Get permission from your host parents before any outings. Here are a few field trips that go with this theme:
- Go kart track (even if they aren’t old enough to drive, watching the cars is fun.)
- Look for construction areas where the kids can observe big machines in action. Kids should observe from the car or a safe area.
- Keep an eye out for the trash truck and let them watch the truck in action.
- Go to a drive-through car wash and/or let the kids make their own car wash at home.
Virtual Field Trips
Videos – Mighty Machines & Amazing Big Trucks are kid-friendly video channels showing machinery and big trucks in action. Look for fun videos on YouTube about cars and trucks.
Movies – Here are some movies that fit the cars and trucks theme.
- Bumble Bee
- Bob the Builder Mega Machines
- Cars, Cars 2 & 3
- Chitty Chitty Bang Bang
- Go Karts
- Speed Racer
- The Love Bug
- Turbo
Books – Check your kids’ bookshelf for books on cars & trucks. You can also find many read aloud book videos on YouTube. Cool Cars , Little Blue Truck, The Garbage Trucks Are Coming Today, and With Any Luck, I’ll Drive a Truck are a few fun ones to get you started.
This is a fantastic resource for parents and caregivers looking for fun educational activities.
Space Waves
This is such a fun theme! I like that it combines creative play with real-world learning, especially through simple field trips like watching construction equipment or visiting a car wash. Activities like these help children ask questions, build vocabulary, and stay curious. One thing I’ve noticed is that kids often become even more excited if they get to build their own cardboard roads or parking garages afterward. For families who are relocating and trying to keep children engaged during the transition, secure moving services can make the moving process much smoother, leaving more time to enjoy activities like these together.
This is such a fun theme! I like that it combines creative play with real-world learning, especially through simple field trips like watching construction equipment or visiting a car wash. Activities like these help children ask questions, build vocabulary, and stay curious. One thing I’ve noticed is that kids often become even more excited if they get to build their own cardboard roads or parking garages afterward. For families who are relocating and trying to keep children engaged during the transition, secure moving services can make the moving process much smoother, leaving more time to enjoy activities like these together.