{"id":1669,"date":"2026-06-08T12:54:36","date_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:54:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/2026\/06\/08\/welcome-to-camp-au-pair-in-america-5\/"},"modified":"2026-06-08T12:54:36","modified_gmt":"2026-06-08T16:54:36","slug":"welcome-to-camp-au-pair-in-america-5","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/2026\/06\/08\/welcome-to-camp-au-pair-in-america-5\/","title":{"rendered":"Welcome to Camp Au Pair in America!"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>When kids are out of school for the summer, it doesn\u2019t take long for them to become bored and sometimes that leads to sibling squabbles and mischief. Even though they don\u2019t realize it, they are usually missing routine and predictability in their daily schedule. One solution is to make fun plans to keep them busy!<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Camp-Au-Pair-2024.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-4710\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Camp-Au-Pair-2024.png\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 810px) 100vw, 810px\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Camp-Au-Pair-2024.png 810w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Camp-Au-Pair-2024-300x167.png 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Camp-Au-Pair-2024-768x427.png 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2024\/06\/Camp-Au-Pair-2024-624x347.png 624w\" alt=\"\" width=\"810\" height=\"450\" data-pin-title=\"Welcome to Camp Au Pair in America!\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n<p>Each week this summer we will share a different\u00a0<strong>Camp Au Pair<\/strong>\u00a0theme. These weekly themes are designed to give you ideas to keep your host kids occupied and engaged all summer long. They will also be learning. (But shhhh, don\u2019t tell them that part.) Check back each Friday, for the next week\u2019s theme. This gives you a chance to make plans and gather materials for the next week. For each theme there will be crafts, games, snacks and activities. You can just use these ideas or add your own and customize the themes to fit the ages and interests of your host children.<\/p>\n<p>Here are the themes you can look forward to:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Under the Sea<\/li>\n<li>Outer Space<\/li>\n<li>Nature Exploration<\/li>\n<li>Dinosaurs<\/li>\n<li>Cars and Trucks<\/li>\n<li>Bugs &amp; Butterflies<\/li>\n<li>Science (STEM)<\/li>\n<li>Backyard Safari<\/li>\n<li>Art Experiences<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Check out\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/summer-fun\/\">Summer Fun<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0&amp;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.pinterest.com\/aupairinamerica\/summer-holidays\/\"><strong>Summer Holidays<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0pin boards for even more ideas.<\/p>\n<p>If you get some great pictures doing these activities with your host kids, please send those to your community counselor. We love to share your accomplishments and inspire other au pairs!<\/p>\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\" style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>Let\u2019s\u00a0make\u00a0this\u00a0an\u00a0amazing\u00a0summer!<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When kids are out of school for the summer, it doesn\u2019t take long for them to become bored and sometimes that leads to sibling squabbles and mischief. Even though they don\u2019t realize it, they are usually missing routine and predictability in their daily schedule. One solution is to make fun plans to keep them busy!  <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdl\/2026\/06\/08\/welcome-to-camp-au-pair-in-america-5\/\">Read More<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[377,395,1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1669","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-au-pair-tips","category-blog","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v23.9 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Welcome to Camp Au Pair in America! - Au Pairs in Southern Maryland<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"noindex, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Welcome to Camp Au Pair in America! - Au Pairs in Southern Maryland\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"When kids are out of school for the summer, it doesn\u2019t take long for them to become bored and sometimes that leads to sibling squabbles and mischief. 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