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Camp Au Pair – Explore the World!

This week we are exploring the world! The nice things about this is that most things can be done indoors, where it’s air conditioned.

Kids are naturally curious about how people live around the world. Here are dozens of ideas to teach them about cultures. 

Field trips include lovely, climate-controlled places like Asia Mall, MIA, Midtown Clobal Marketplace, the Swedish Institute, the German-American Institute, etc. Recipes include things like Agua Fresca and Brigadeiros. Activities have kids pretending to be African animals doing yoga, or making a Carnivale mask. Tons of fun and no sunscreen involved (well, maybe a little.)

Share some pictures of you and your host kids learning about other countries!

Camp Au Pair

APIA has Pinterest boards with many, many different ideas of things to do with kids. My favorites are the Camp Au Pair boards. These are themed activities, so kids can have a “Space” week or an “Under the Sea” week with their au pair. the activities include science, art, math, and cultural projects, with some for every age level.

Here’s a link to the “Under the Sea” week board: https://www.pinterest.com/aupairinamerica/camp-au-pair-under-the-sea/ and here’s one of the projects:

Fish Kids Craft out of Cupcake Liners #crafts #underthesea #kids

As you will see, these are great ideas for amusing kids during a hot Minnesota summer.