How to Have Fun With the Kids As an Aupair

Ask the kids for ideas of things that they enjoy., Ask the guest parents if there are any limits to what you can do, if they don't want the kids to burn the house down baking a cake, then don't bake a cake. , Pick something special for each week...

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Step-by-Step Guide

  1. Step 1: Ask the kids for ideas of things that they enjoy.

    Are they artsy? Are they athletic? Love reading? Math? Cooking? Find something based in one of their special areas.
  2. Step 2: Ask the guest parents if there are any limits to what you can do

    , If your children are artsy, then here comes my example...... , Maybe a couple, 3 for each kid, and yourself.

    This costs roughly 1€50 per, but I'm sure the host parents will help. , Anything that your kid can handle that isn't too difficult to clean up! ,,,, You aren't the slave, and it will teach them equality.
  3. Step 3: if they don't want the kids to burn the house down baking a cake

  4. Step 4: then don't bake a cake.

  5. Step 5: Pick something special for each week that will keep them on their toes.

  6. Step 6: Go to Ikea

  7. Step 7: pick up some of those super cheap wooden picture frames that are sold in the 3 packs.

  8. Step 8: Pick up paint

  9. Step 9: sparkles

  10. Step 10: feathers..

  11. Step 11: Bring the supplies home and find a time that is great for all the kids.

  12. Step 12: Set up a table

  13. Step 13: call them down and decorate!

  14. Step 14: When all is done

  15. Step 15: search through albums with them (at the discretion of the parents) and help them find pictures that work great!

  16. Step 16: Clean up the mess

  17. Step 17: but make sure they help.

Detailed Guide

Are they artsy? Are they athletic? Love reading? Math? Cooking? Find something based in one of their special areas.

, If your children are artsy, then here comes my example...... , Maybe a couple, 3 for each kid, and yourself.

This costs roughly 1€50 per, but I'm sure the host parents will help. , Anything that your kid can handle that isn't too difficult to clean up! ,,,, You aren't the slave, and it will teach them equality.

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