Au Pair in America has a Fall, Halloween & Thanksgiving pinboard on Pinterest with lots of great activity ideas.
Check it out here: http://www.pinterest.com/aupairinamerica/fall-halloween-thanksgiving/
Photo: Mo Rizza (Flickr)
Monthly Archives: October 2013
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. The rules of baseball can be found HERE on the Au Pair in America website.
Photo: Sean Winters
Pumpkin Carving
Here is a video explaining how to carve a pumpkin (as well as some non-carving alternatives.) If you got a pumpkin at our pumpkin patch cluster meeting, I don’t recommend carving it yet. It would be better to wait until next weekend (10/26-27) if you want it to stay fresh for Halloween.
Find more fun Halloween & Fall Tips on the APIA Pinterest board.
October 6-12 is Fire Safety Week
Click here to read more fire safety tips on the FEMA website
Here are some Fire Safety Tips from http://www.usfa.fema.gov/:
Control Kids’ Access to Fire
- Keep all matches and lighters out of the hands of children. If possible, keep these sources of fire in locked drawers. Consider buying only “child-proof” lighters—but be aware that no product is completely child-proof.
- Children as young as two years old can strike matches and start fires.
- Never leave children unattended near operating stoves or burning candles, even for a short time.
- Teach children not to pick up matches or lighters they may find. Instead, they should tell an adult immediately.
Fire Safety at Home
- Smoke alarms should be installed on every level of the home, especially near sleeping areas.
- Smoke alarms should be kept clean of dust by regularly vacuuming over and around them.
- Replace batteries in smoke alarms at least once a year. And replace the entire unit after ten years of service, or as the manufacturer recommends.
- Families should plan and practice two escape routes from each room of their home.
Photo: Tony Alter