Last week, we had our annual au pair holiday party. We joined another cluster in Lexington and went to the Yantze River Restaurant in Lexington Center.
Au pairs ate from the plentiful buffet, did a yankee swap game and sang holiday songs in their language. 
We ended the meeting by caroling around the Lexington Center Christmas tree.
For more photos and some videos please visit Holiday Party
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.
For more photos and videos of our holiday party please go to Holiday Party 2011 and Au Pair Holiday Party 2011
