Posts Tagged ‘winter’
Make Your Own Play Dough
January 15th, 2019by Christine Connally | Comments Off on Make Your Own Play Dough
Play dough is the perfect modeling material for children. Their small hands can pat, poke, pinch, roll and knead it into many shapes. Keep it in an airtight container to use another day, or let it air dry into favorite shapes. Measure 2 cups of flour, one cup of salt and 4 teaspoons of cream […]
Avoiding Homesickness this Holiday Season
December 1st, 2017by Christine Connally | Comments Off on Avoiding Homesickness this Holiday Season
Homesickness can be a problem during the holidays, even if it hasn’t been at any other time of the year. Au pairs often miss their friends and family, familiar places and their own traditions and customs. The holiday activities in the United States seem, and may actually be, different just at a time when an […]
Winter Storm Warning and what to do
January 2nd, 2017by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Winter Storm Warning and what to do
Now is the time of year when we hear about winter storm warnings, blizzard warnings, etc. What are you supposed to do about that? A winter storm is a snowstorm that has a lot of snow and/or winds that blow the snow around so you can’t see. A winter storm watch means the conditions are […]
Beat the winter blues!
January 1st, 2012by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Beat the winter blues!
This was originally posted by Cindy Garruba, the Long Island CC After the decorations are put away, the celebrations are over, the New Year has begun: and the post holiday winter blues are starting to hit you and your host family. What can you do to get through the long cold winter months happily? 1. […]
January Cluster Meeting
January 25th, 2011by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on January Cluster Meeting
We went snow tubing at Theodore Wirth Park. For most of the au pairs, it was their first tubing experience, and everyone had fun – even though it was 10 degrees and the tow rope broke!
Winter Tips for Host Families and Au Pairs
December 8th, 2009by Jennifer Harriss | Comments Off on Winter Tips for Host Families and Au Pairs
Now that winter is actually here, it’s a really good idea for host families and au pairs to take the earliest opportunity to talk about winter driving. Many au pairs have never driven in snow before, and everyone can use a refresher. Points to talk about can include: what to do if the car starts […]
