If you are looking for fun things to do with your host kids to celebrate the winter season, check out Au Pair in America on Pinterest. You’ll find recipes, crafts, games and winter traditions from a variety of countries to share with your host children.
If you have some fun winter traditions from your home country, share those with your host family. This beautiful season is a great time for culture sharing.
This week’s Camp Au Pair theme Summer Olympics. The 2021 Summer Olympics are taking place in Tokyo, Japan, July 23-Aug 8.
Crafts, recipes, activities, and games related to the Summer Olympics can be found here on the Camp Au Pair Summer Olympics pinboard.
Videos – On YouTube you can find many great videos of about the Olympics.
Books – Stop by your local library and look for books about the Olympics.
Some good ones include: Olympig!, G is for Gold Medal: An Olympic Alphabet, How to Train with a T-Rex and Win 8 Gold Medals, Wilma Unlimited, America’s Champion Swimmer: Gertrude Ederle, Way to Go Alex!, Touch the Sky, Pele: King of Soccer, A Picture Book of Jesse Owens & Babar’s Celestville Games.
You may also find some of these books read aloud on YouTube.
Fun Fact: The Olympic symbol consists of five interlaced rings of equal dimensions, used alone, in one or in five different colors, which are, from left to right, blue, yellow, black, green and red. The Olympic symbol (the Olympic rings) expresses the activity of the Olympic Movement and represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games.
Image: Project Nursery
Looking for fun activities to do with your host kids? Check out the Au Pair in America Pinterest page. The Winter Holidays pinboard has lots of crafts and games to celebrate Hanukkah, Christmas, New Years and more.
Check out our St. Patrick’s Day pinboard on Pinterest for recipes, games, crafts and other fun activity ideas to do with your kids.
You will find lots of fun ideas for games, crafts, printables, activities and recipes related to the 2012 Summer Olympics in London on the Camp Au Pair in America – London Olympics pinboard.
Fun Fact: The Olympic symbol consists of five interlaced rings of equal dimensions, used alone, in one or in five different colors, which are, from left to right, blue, yellow, black, green and red. The Olympic symbol (the Olympic rings) expresses the activity of the Olympic Movement and represents the union of the five continents and the meeting of athletes from throughout the world at the Olympic Games.
Contest: First au pair in my cluster to tell me what is their favorite event in the Summer Olympic games will win a prize. Send your answer via Facebook or email.
Photo: easypreschoolcraft.blogspot
Dave & Busters is a really fun place to take the kids or go with your friends after work. It can be a little expensive, so Wednesday is my favorite day to go. That’s when they have all their games for 1/2 price. We have two locations near our cluster: Bethesda & Arundel Mills. Find more information on the Dave & Busters website.
1/2 Price Games is Back! Every Wednesday – open to close.
*Offer subject to change. May not be combined with any other offers. Blackout days and some restrictions may apply. Excludes Photo Morph. Valid until 10pm on Wednesdays in Honolulu.
You will find lots of fun ideas for games, crafts, printables, activities and recipes to create your own backyard beach adventures. Check out the
You will find lots of fun ideas for games, crafts, printables, activities and recipes to explore under the sea adventures. Check out the
Au Pair in America Camp Au Pair – Under the Sea pinboard.
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Olympic Update
from Vancouver!
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“we bring the world together”
Greetings!
Au Pair in America brings the world together, so we thought it would be fun to bring the world to you with updates on the Olympic Games in Vancouver. Enjoy!
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Inspiring Performances in Ladies Figure Skating |
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Joannie Rochette of Canada skated an inspiring and emotional short program last night, not 48 hours after her mother passing away suddenly of a heart attack. Her score of 71.36, a personal best for the short program, put her in third place going into the ladies long program on Thursday.
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A St. Patrick’s Day Game
Pin The Shamrock on the Leprechaun
Supplies:
Big picture of a Leprechaun
A green shamrock, for each child, with adhesive on back and their name on the front
Blindfold
How To Play: Blindfold the player, spin ‘em around and let them try to stick the shamrock where it’s supposed to go. Give a prize for the player that gets the closest.
(from Kaboose.com)
