{"id":1157,"date":"2013-10-09T08:57:53","date_gmt":"2013-10-09T12:57:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/fcw\/2013\/10\/09\/fun-things-to-do-with-your-host-children-2\/"},"modified":"2013-10-09T08:57:53","modified_gmt":"2013-10-09T12:57:53","slug":"fun-things-to-do-with-your-host-children-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/fcw\/2013\/10\/09\/fun-things-to-do-with-your-host-children-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Fun Things to do with your Host Children:"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;  Normal 0     false false false  EN-US X-NONE X-NONE              MicrosoftInternetExplorer4              &lt;![endif]--><\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;                                                                                                                                             &lt;![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p>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.\u00a0 Westport Library will loan them for free.<\/p>\n<p><span>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. <\/span><\/p>\n<p><!--[if gte mso 9]&gt;                                                                                                                                             &lt;![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 10]&gt;--><\/p>\n<p class=\"MsoNormal\"><strong>Make a Pizza<\/strong> &#8211; 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. 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