Visit the following web sites for fun Thanksgiving activities to do with your host children. Click here to find crafts, coloring sheets, spelling worksheets, math puzzles, nametags and more.
http://www.enchantedlearning.com/crafts/thanksgiving/
http://www.parenting.com/gallery/thanksgiving-crafts-ideas
http://www.buzzfeed.com/mikespohr/23-clever-crafts-to-keep-the-kids-busy-on-thanksgiving
I am excited to announce the opening of the 2014 IAPA Au Pair of the Year award! The International Au Pair Association (IAPA) hosts this award every year as a way to celebrate au pairs around the world and enhance the public’s awareness of this enriching cultural exchange opportunity. We know there are amazing young women in our cluster who are deserving of the title “Au Pair of the Year”. Host families should visit http://aupairinamerica.com/aupairoftheyear/2013.asp. for more information.
Submitting a nomination is easy- host families simply must email their nomination essay to aupairoftheyear@aifs.com no later than Friday, January 10th. Photos and videos are welcome in addition to the essay. Go Westport!
November 3 – Daylight Savings Time Ends-In most parts of the country you’ll get an extra hour of sleep – set your clock back one hour.
November 5 – Election Day – Schools are closed in Westport. Looking for something to do with your host children? Take them on a hike at Lake Mohegan in Fairfield or Earthplace, the Westport Nature Center. If it is raining, try the Westport Library or YMCA. Ever been to My Three Sons in Norwalk? It is a video arcade, with bounce house and laser tag. Do you have older children? Take them to the Museum of Natural History in NYC or the Yale Art Museum in New Haven. Chanukah comes early this year. It is the same day as Thanksgiving so today might be a good day to get the kids to decorate the house for Chanukah or make Chanukah cards for their relatives and friends.
November 11 – Veteran’s Day
A day to honor American veterans of all wars, Veterans Day is a federal holiday
November 28 Thanksgiving – Thanksgiving dates back to the first European settlers in North America. After hardship, illness and hard work the Pilgrims celebrated a successful harvest that they shared with their Native American friends. This national holiday is a day to feast and give thanks.
November 29– Black Friday is the Friday after Thanksgiving and is the beginning of the traditional Christmas shopping season. Black Friday is not an official holiday, but many people have the day off, which increases the number of potential shoppers. Merchants and the media use the term Black Friday to refer to the beginning of the period in which retailers are in the black i.e., turning a profit for the year. Sales are everywhere–set your alarm and hit the stores before the sun comes up to get an authentic experience this unique day!
Au pairs from all around CT came together for a tour of Yale University, in New Haven, CT on Saturday Nov. 2nd
. Afterwards many stayed for the Yale vs. Columbia football game.
