Fun Things We Do
Camp Au Pair – Bugs & Butterflies
Next week’s Camp Au Pair theme will be Bugs & Butterflies. More than 100 crafts, recipes, and activities related to all kinds of bugs, insects, butterflies, and spiders can be found here on the Camp Au Pair – Bugs & Butterflies pinboard. Field Trips can be an excellent way for kids to learn and have Read More
Camp Au Pair – Under the Sea
In honor of Shark Week (see below), next week’s Camp Au Pair theme is Under the Sea. Crafts, recipes, activities, and games related to creatures who live under the sea can all be found here on the Camp Au Pair – Under the Sea pinboard. Webcams – Read More
Social Distancing: Free Virtual Escape Rooms
Libraries may be closed due to COVID-19, but many librarians are coming up with creative ideas to keep people entertained and promote literacy. One of those creative ideas is free virtual escape rooms. With a variety of themes, some may be fun to do on your own, others as activities with the kids. Sydney Krawiec, Read More
Making Thanksgiving Memories Together
Thanksgiving is a public holiday celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November every year in the United States. It started as a harvest festival and has been celebrated nationally on and off since 1789. The most important part of Thanksgiving for American families is to spend family time together. “My favorite holiday was Thanksgiving. Firstly, Read More
Three Ways for Au Pairs to Stay Red Cross Ready
Being knowledgeable in basic first aid and CPR is important for au pairs (and anyone else caring for children). Au Pair in America’s commitment to infant/child safety begins before au pairs arrive to the U.S., with pre-arrival training and continue throughout the au pair year. #1 Training At Orientation Our orientation includes seminars by American Red Cross Read More
Back to School Planning
Back to school time is here. This can mean changes to the au pair schedule and possibly to the duties. It is very important to communicate these changes to avoid problems. Here is a list of topics to consider discussing: Au pair’s work schedule The children’s school and activity schedules Where the children get dropped Read More
Annual Holiday Party
Our cluster meeting last night was so much fun! To celebrate the holidays each au pair brought a dish that reminded them of home. Food always helps bring people together and often helps with homesickness too. After sharing some wonderful dish we all played a really fun game: everyone had to hold a plate on Read More
Thanksgiving and Giving Back
This year for our Thanksgiving cluster meeting we had our annual pie tasting. Everyone got to taste the different pies they may see during Thanksgiving (Pumpkin, Apple, Pecan) and vote for their favorite one. Many au pairs had never tried pumpkin pie before. Apple Pie was the winner this year. For the holidays this year Read More
Trick or Treat! Annual Halloween Breakfast
This morning we all got to enjoy a nice breakfast to start celebrating Halloween (might as well start the sugar rush early). Many au pairs were able to bring their host children, some were dressed up and all had fun. Diane’s house is always decorated for Halloween (see pictures below). We had so much fun! Read More
Great Falls Park Brunch
Our annual August cluster meeting at Great Falls! What a beautiful place to welcome our new Au Pairs and wish our departing Au Pairs well! Read More
Ice Cream Sundae Night
Another wonderful meeting! We had so much fun getting together and enjoying an Ice Cream Sundae Night. Almost everyone went for a second bowl 🙂 Read More
Annual Au Pair Birthday Party
Cake, ice cream, presents, and celebrations! Another great Cluster Meeting where we celebrated everyone’s birthday. We all had so much fun and just didn’t want it to end 🙂 Read More
Giving Back
Last night we had the privilege to work with Team Mathias to assemble Be The Match swabbing kits. In less than 2 hours, these amazing young women completed over 800 kits that will be the first step in potentially saving lives. It was beautiful to witness our group learn about Be the Match Read More
Giving Thanks and Giving Back
We had a wonderful cluster meeting last night that focused on the importance of giving thanks and giving back! The au pairs packed hundreds of snack bags for children served by the Cornerstone programs in Reston. We also collected a box full of school supplies for Art for Humanity in Honduras – Art Read More
Brunch at Great Falls Park
The rain waited just long enough for us to have a great bunch in Great Falls park today. Many new au pairs came, which was wonderful. We got to spend time together, talk, meet everyone, and eat good food of course. Another great cluster meeting! Read More