Monthly Archives: October 2013

Fun Things to do with your Host Children:

Dinosaurs are fascinating but no more so than to preschool and young school age children. Check your local library for fact and fantasy about these prehistoric creatures. Take out some dinosaur books or videos.  Westport Library will loan them for free.

Collecting stamps is a fun and easy introduction to geography, history, art and nature. Help your children start a stamp collection by sharing stamps from your letters from home. Ask your au pair friends for stamps from their countries.

Make a Pizza – Pizza is easy and fun to make and can be a nutritious meal for the children. Buy a ready-made crust, shredded mozzarella cheese and a jar of pizza sauce. The crust goes on a cookie sheet, then spread the sauce and sprinkle the cheese. Bake as directed for the crust.

October Calendar

October 14- Columbus Day – Today commemorates the landing of Christopher Columbus in the “New World.”

October 23 – Game One of the Baseball World Series – In baseball the World Series is the championship games of Major League Baseball in North America, played in October after the end of the regular season between the pennant winners of the American and National Leagues. The Series winner is determined through a best-of-seven playoff, meaning that the first team to win four games wins the series. The World Series has been an annual event since 1903. It is played at the baseball stadiums of the two teams in the series. Baseball is so popular that it is sometimes called the “national pastime.” The word “ballgame” in the United States almost always refers to a game of baseball, and “ballpark” to a baseball field.

October 31-Halloween This is the day children dress up in costumes and, in many communities, go door-to-door to ask for candy. Safety on Halloween is extremely important – don’t take our eyes off the children and don’t let them eat unwrapped candy