Posts Tagged ‘kids activities’
Camp Au Pair – Cars and Trucks Week
July 5th, 2026by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Camp Au Pair – Cars and Trucks Week
This is Cars and Trucks Week! I think all kids enjoy playing with their toy cars and trucks, and this will give you lots of ideas to expand on that! From making art by rolling cars through paint, to going to a laser-show car wash, to riding on a restored streetcar, there is something for […]
Camp Au Pair – Nature Exploration
August 23rd, 2020by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Camp Au Pair – Nature Exploration
Thanks to COVID19, a lot of kids are going to miss out on day camp this year. Our au pairs can run a weekly camp for the kids that will be even more fun, since it’s designed just for them! Plus they don’t have to spend all that time on the bus going back and […]
Camp Au Pair – STEM/Science week
August 9th, 2020by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Camp Au Pair – STEM/Science week
Thanks to COVID19, a lot of kids are going to miss out on day camp this year. Our au pairs can run a weekly camp for the kids that will be even more fun, since it’s designed just for them! Plus they don’t have to spend all that time on the bus going back and […]
Camp Au Pair – Dinosaur Week
July 5th, 2020by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Camp Au Pair – Dinosaur Week
Thanks to COVID19, a lot of kids are going to miss out on day camp this year. Our au pairs can run a weekly camp for the kids that will be even more fun, since it’s designed just for them! Plus they don’t have to spend all that time on the bus going back and […]
Camp Au Pair – Outer Space
June 15th, 2020by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Camp Au Pair – Outer Space
Thanks to COVID19, a lot of kids are going to miss out on day camp this year. Our au pairs can run a weekly camp for the kids that will be even more fun, since it’s designed just for them! Plus they don’t have to spend all that time on the bus going back and […]
February
February 3rd, 2014by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on February
February is a great month for kids in Minnesota. It’s Chinese New Year, Black History Month, I Love to Read Month, and of course the month that has Valentine’s Day. It’s also when we have the Olympics! Our Pinterest page http://www.pinterest.com/aupairinamerica/ has pages that have many activities around these holidays and events. They do a […]
Groundhog Day Feb. 2nd
January 29th, 2013by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Groundhog Day Feb. 2nd
Traditionally, the groundhog is supposed to wake up on February 2, and come up out of his burrow. If he sees his shadow, he will return to the burrow for six more weeks of winter. If he doesn’t see his shadow, he remains outside and starts his year, because he knows that spring has arrived […]
Halloween
October 21st, 2011by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Halloween
Halloween is a great time to share the United States culture with your au pair. Even preschoolers can paint a pumpkin (use washable tempera paint and clean up quickly) and older kids can carve pumpkins with guidance. Costumes provide lots of topics or conversation. And of course Trick-or-Treating is fun for everyone! Talk to your […]
What to do when your kids say "I'm bored"
June 28th, 2011by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on What to do when your kids say "I'm bored"
Sometimes, especially with younger children, cries of boredom are really calls for companionship and attention—their friends may be away on vacation and without the structure of school they may find it difficult to keep occupied during long summer days. Prolonged intervals where the kids have nothing to do can be stressful . When bored, children […]
