APIA Fall, Halloween & Thanksgiving pinboard with lots of great activity ideas. Visit. http://www.pinterest.com/aupairinamerica/fall-halloween-thanksgiving/ Read More
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. Read More
Brooklyn Bridge Walk Sunday Oct. 6, 2013
Westport, CT au pairs joined other Fairfield County au pairs for our annual walk across Brooklyn Bridge. Even the weather could not dampen the au pairs’ spirit and fun. Read More
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 Read More
Host Family-Au Pair Beach Party
Since we have had so many new families move to Westport, we had a Host Family-Au Pair Gathering at the beach Sunday September 8th. We all had an opportunity to meet each other, make some new friends and welcome some newcomers to our wonderful town. A great time was had by all! Read More
September 8- National Grandparents Day
Take some time with your host children today to make a surprise for Grandparents Day. This is not a widely celebrated holiday, so grandparents will appreciate being remembered and would particularly enjoy a homemade gift or card. Read More
American Football season kicks off this month The first game in the NFL is September 5th ~ Baltimore Ravens vs. Denver Broncos
American Football Simplified A Football Game is made up of 60 minutes of play time. The 60 minutes is divided into four Quarters of 15 minutes each. At the end of two Quarters, there is a break called Half Time. On the Scoreboard you can see the minutes and seconds running out. The team with Read More
September Calendar
September 2 -Labor Day – Labor Day is the first Monday in September and was first celebrated in the United States on September 5, 1882 as a trade union holiday. Now Labor Day is seen as the end of summer and the beginning of school for many students. The day is often celebrated with picnics, Read More
August 27 – First Day of School
The rules regarding stopping for school buses are: Yellow flashing lights indicate that the bus is preparing to load or unload children. You should slow down and prepare to stop the car. Red flashing lights and extended stop arms indicate that the bus has stopped, and children are getting on or off. Motorists approaching from Read More
Multi Cluster Miniature Golf Event
Au pairs from all over Fairfield County mingled and met and played miniature golf at Cove Marina in Norwalk, CT Wednesday evening August 21st. It was a great way to end the summer, catch up with some old friends and make some new ones. A fun time was had by all! Read More