November 11-17– Geography Awareness Week –This is the perfect week to take out a map or a globe and show the children where they live and where your home country is. Have them mark on a map all of the places they have visited and where they would like to go. Visit the library for Read More
Sunday, November 18 – UBS Thanksgiving Parade
For 19 years, Stamford’s annual holiday balloon parade, has become one of the largest events of its kind in the country, with giant helium balloons floating through Stamford Downtown. Last year it drew over 100,000 people. Among the many balloons, The Lorax and Red from Fraggle Rock will make their debut this year. Don’t miss Read More
November 6 – John Philip Sousa’s birthday – John Philip Sousa was born in 1854 and is famous for composing marches – classic American patriotic music. Make a marching band with the children and have a parade. Children love to make noise, so you don’t need fancy instruments. Try two pot lids as cymbals, a Read More
November 2012 Calendar
November 2 – Day of the Dead / el día de los muertos– This is a Mexican holiday marked by celebrations, special foods, reunions and visits to cemeteries. It is also known as All Soul’s Day. https://blogs.aupairinamerica.com/cha/wp-content/uploads/sites/67/2012/10/candyskull.jpg November 4 – Daylight Savings Time Ends-In most parts of the country you’ll get an extra hour Read More
Child Focus
Homework – Now that the school year is well under way, your host children may have more homework than before. Tips to help everyone get homework done can be found here http://aupairinamerica.com/resources/activities/homework_support.asp https://blogs.aupairinamerica.com/cha/wp-content/uploads/sites/67/2012/06/questions1.jpg Driving – Keeping children happy in the car can be challenging. One helpful approach is to engage them in car Read More
Fun Things to Do Next Weekend:
Saturday October 27 at 8 p.m. Haunted Hayride in Shelton. Join other au pairs for an evening at the Fairview Tree Farm where ghosts, goblins and other Halloween frights await you in the woods . www.fairviewtreefarm.com Sunday October 28: Westport Playhouse will be hosting Community Day. Purchase tickets for the play Raisin in the Sun Read More
October Calendar
October 8- Columbus Day – Today commemorates the landing of Christopher Columbus in the “New World.” October 24 – 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
Fun Things to do with your Host Children:
October is National Stamp Collecting Month –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. https://blogs.aupairinamerica.com/cha/wp-content/uploads/sites/67/2012/05/576640-01-main-103×1031.jpg Make a Pizza – Pizza is easy and Read More
Football
American Football season kicks off this month The first game is September 5th ~ Dallas Cowboys vs. New York Giants Visit http://aupairinamerica.com/resources/life_in_the_us/football.asp for the full rules of American Football. American Football Simplified A football field is 100 yards long. There is a Goal Post at each end of the field, in the End Zone, Read More
Multi Cluster Miniature Golf
Fun was had by all at our End of the Summer multi cluster miniature golf event Au pairs from all over Connecticut met, mingled and tried their hand at mini golf. Read More