Posts Tagged ‘learning’

Camp Au Pair – Princesses and Knights

August 1st, 2025

This week’s Camp Au Pair theme is Princesses and Knights. Crafts, recipes, activities, and games related to royalty, dragons, chivalry, fairies, and more, can all be found here on the Camp Au Pair – Princesses and Knights pinboard. (Note – I recognize the inherent sexism in the title of this week, but I also know that kids really like princesses […]

Camp Au Pair – Art Experiences

July 25th, 2025

This week’s Camp Au Pair theme is Art Experiences. Crafts, recipes, activities, and games related to art can all be found here on the Camp Au Pair – Art Experiences pinboard. Culture Sharing – Share any specific forms of art that are popular in your home country (mosaics, origami, murals, fabric dying, etc.) Are there any famous artists from your country that […]

Camp Au Pair: Art Experiences

June 21st, 2024

This week’s Camp Au Pair theme is Art Experiences. Crafts, recipes, activities, and games related to art can all be found here on the Camp Au Pair – Art Experiences pinboard. Culture Sharing – Share any specific forms of art that are popular in your home country (mosaics, origami, murals, fabric dying, etc.) Are there any famous artists from your country […]

Make Plans for Summer Fun with the Kids!

June 21st, 2022

When the kids are out of school on summer break there are soooo many possibilities. But, if you don’t make plans, you will often end up in the house with bored kids getting into trouble and arguing with their siblings.  Make plans! Having lots of ideas ready can minimize those problems. Looking for fun activity […]

Helping Young Children Learn Language

March 15th, 2017

Being an au pair is an important role in a child’s life. When you are caring for a young child up to 45 hours per week, there are lots of opportunities to help them learn language. Many host parents are eager for their children to be exposed to foreign language. If this is true of […]