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Au Pair in America is the nation's first legal au pair program. Since 1986, we have provided the best child care opportunities to host families across the U.S. and au pairs from around the world.
Come to the 11th Annual National Book Festival, organized and sponsored by the Library of Congress, on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. President Barack Obama and Michelle Obama are honorary chairs for the event. The festival is free and open to the public. Saturday, Sept. 24: 10 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. Sunday, Read More
On Saturday, September 17 we had an au pair soccer match on the National Mall in DC. Our team represented Maryland and we played against a team of au pairs from Virginia. We cheered for our team and they played hard. I think we represented Maryland au pairs very well, even though we did not Read More
Baby Safety Month – There are many safety tips on the Au Pair in America website. In honor of Baby Safety Month, here are some more specific baby tips: Check condition and sturdiness of toys. Discard any with sharp edges or are broken or falling apart. Check children’s clothing for loose buttons and strings. Read More
Grandparents Day is celebrated on the first Sunday after Labor Day. This year that will be September 11. This is not a widely celebrated holiday, but most grandparents would still appreciate being remembered and would particularly enjoy a homemade gift or card. Work with your children to create a simple but special surprise. Use a Read More
Take out the blocks and see how tall you can build a skyscraper. Or try this… Make your own large size blocks: Wash the inside of half-gallon size cardboard milk or juice containers Carefully cut off the folding top portion of each container Put one container completely inside the other with the two closed ends Read More
With the start of school it’s easy to rush out the door and forget to eat a healthy and nutritious breakfast. Remember that children need a balanced diet including milk, meat, vegetables, fruit and grain. Breakfast should include at least three of those groups. Photo by: Dospaz (Flickr) Read More
What is a Schultüte? From Wikipedia: A “Schultüte” (or School Cone, even though the word “Tüte” translates more as “bag” from German), often also called Zuckertüte (“sugar bag”, especially in Eastern Germany) is a paper (and later plastic) bag in particular. When children in Germany and Austria set off for their first day in school Read More
A few brave au pairs showed up for the baseball game last night. We had rain off and on all day. So, we were really lucky that we had no rain at all last night for the game. It was not the most action packed baseball game, but they can all say they have been Read More
Due to the severe weather from Hurricane Irene that is anticipated on Saturday, the event will be be canceled. If you created a time capsule to take part, please contact me (contact info. below) to arrange to receive your goody bag. In honor of the 25th Anniversary of Au Pair in America, we are sponsoring Read More
