Creative Nanny Wednesday: Cinco De Mayo

Creative Nanny Wednesday: Cinco de Mayo

Next Wednesday is Cinco de Mayo! Cinco de Mayo is a celebration of Mexico's heritage and pride. Many restaurants and bars in the US celebrate Cinco de Mayo, so why not have a Cinco de Mayo celebration with the kids!

You can invite some friends over for a little Cinco de Mayo luncheon and craft time.

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Creative Nanny: Cinco de Mayo

Weekend Round Up

This has been another great week on Regarding Nannies!

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Monday Moxie: To Be Or Not Be A Celebrity Nanny by Katie Vaughan

Tuesday Tips: Earth Day Tips For A Longer Use Of The Earth by Alice Shaffer

Creative Nanny Wednesday: Pasta Butterfly by Nanny Gael Ann & her "creative assistant"

Table Talk Thursday: Reflecting back on 2009: Mary Ann X Meddish INA NOTY

Financial Friday: $79.99 for $100 worth of Check Certificates for the Hyatt Hotels. This is great for the upcoming INA Conference, or your summer vacations!

Creative Nanny Wednesday: Tomorrow is April Fools Day!

Creative Nanny Wednesday: by Glenda Propst

Tomorrow is April Fools Day!
The day you are actually expected to be silly!

April Fools Joke

My 11 year old absolutely loves April Fools Day.Every year she enlists my help in figuring out something fun to do her big brother.Last year we did this "Milk Joke" and even though he didn't laugh at the time, once he got to school he did tell his friends that he thought it was pretty funny.It was easy to do and didn't take a lot of time.
You can get the directions by going to The Creative Nanny.

Creative Nanny Wednesday: My Favorite Spring Craft

My Favorite Spring Craft by Glenda Propst

Even as a pre school teacher, I always enjoyed this simple craft activity. It never ceased to amaze me how a pair of googly eyes and a orange diamond shaped piece of felt could transform a cotton ball or a pom pom.

To get the directions go to The Creative Nanny

Spring Sock Bunnies by Nanny Gael Ann and her "creative assistant"

Spring Sock Bunny by Nanny Gael Ann and her "creative assistant"

The minute I saw this idea in the March issue of Family Fun magazine I knew we would be making some for spring. However, the minute I showed the page to my charge, the plan turned into we just have to make them today! So we improvised a bit on the original directions using items we already had on hand and they came out just as cute.

To get the directions go to The Creative Nanny.

St. Patricks Day Shiny Shamrock by Nanny Gael Ann and her creative assistant.

St. Patrick's Day Shamrock


Looking for a fun way to decorate for St. Patrick's Day?
Just grab your little leprechaun(s) and paint a shiny shamrock poster.
Get the directions from Nanny Gael Ann and her creative assistant over at Creative Nanny.

Weekend Round Up

Regarding Nannies Weekend Round Up

This last week on Regarding Nannies we had

Monday Moxie-Professionally Trained Nannies Glenda shares with us the thoughts of 12 various nannies who have attended different Nanny Training Programs

Tuesday Tips: Your A to Z Guide to Getting Organized Alice shares with us an article from Woman's Day with helpful organizing tips.

Creative Nanny Wednesday: Snowperson in Jar Nanny Gael Ann shares another awesome craft with us. She also lets us know that she will be sharing a Creative Nanny activity once a month on Regarding Nannies with us. Thanks Nanny Gael Ann!

Thursday Table Talk: A History Lesson on the INA Nanny of the Year Kellie Geres, Glenda Propst and Becky Kavanagh share with us the history of the NOTY from INA. The three of them are former NOTYs.

Financial Friday: Let's Talk Credit Reports Patti from NannyMall LLC shares her personal account of credit reports and the importance of them.


Coming up this week on Regarding Nannies: Kellie will have another tax tip for us. We will be exploring Emergency Tips from NannyNetwork as well. You will also want to start rounding up all those scratched and non playable DVD/CDS for a great Creative Nanny Wednesday!

Have a great week and thank you for your continued support!

Creative Nanny Wednesday: Snowperson in a Jar

I am excited to tell you that Nanny Gael Ann has agreed to share one of her wonderful craft ideas with us on a monthly basis in 2010. Her craft for January is simple and fun and guaranteed to put a smile on anyone's face.

Go to Creative Nanny to get the directions to make your own "Snowperson in a Jar"

Happy New Year and Week End Round Up

During this last week of 2009, we shared with you some of our favorite blog posts.

We started with Monday Moxie, and Glenda challenged all of you to give something back in 2010.

On Tuesday Tips we shared Kellie's post from NNRW week on staying connected with others in your profession.

On Wednesday's Creative Nanny we repeated Cindy Wilkinson's great post about integrating music and art.

On Thursday Table Talk, evidently we all took a nap

On Financial Friday, Alice shared 10 Things for 2010.

Next week we will be back to our regular schedule, refreshed and renewed and ready to give you more great articles and information.
Coming up this week, Kellie will have tax information from the experts and a great indoor boredom buster from Alice.

We wish you a very Happy 2010 and look forward to a great year.

Creative Nanny Wednesday: Quick and easy crafts

Here are some quick, easy and fun ideas for last minute crafts as Hannukah is here and Christmas is barely a week away.
You can find details at The Creative Nanny.
Thanks to the nannies at Nanny Mall St. Louis for sharing some of these ideas with us.

Book Preview on Wednesday's Creative Nanny

This month our giveaway will be the “Beyond Peanut Butter and Jelly Cookbook” published by INA. This cookbook features lots of great easy, kid tested recipes, craft ideas and projects. On Wednesday Creative Nanny we have some samples of the recipes in the book. You can check it out at Creative Nanny.

Creative Nanny Wednesday: Fall Centerpiece

Pumpkin Centerpiece

Looking for a wonderful fall project you can do together?
Just gather a few simple supplies and make this easy fall centerpiece.


Professional Nanny Gael Ann has shared with us this great idea for a beautiful centerpiece that is fun and easy. It will look beautiful with your Thanksgiving decor and your kids can say "I did it myself"
Go to http://www.thecreativenanny.com/

to find out what you need to make this with the children in your life.

Thanksgiving Blessings Mix

Today is Veteran's Day. Don't forget to stop today and reflect on those who have given so much for our Freedom. Some gave all, All gave some and we thank our Veterans for sacrifices they made.

Thanksgiving Blessing Mix by Glenda Propst (Regarding Nannies Team)

I do this each year for Thanksgiving. I like to vary who I give them to. Sometimes it’s my friends, sometimes it’s my neighbors and if I do Thanksgiving in my home I give them to my guests. It often seems that Thanksgiving gets skipped because it comes after Halloween and before Hanukkah and Christmas, but I think it’s important to remember why we have Thanksgiving and this is a great reminder. (Plus it taste’s good!) It's called Thanksgiving Blessing Mix.
Get the directions on Creative Nanny

Creative Nanny Wednesday:Witches Fingers and More

Witches Fingers and More by Glenda Propst (Regarding Nannies Team)

Whether you are a professional nanny, or a parent, you will want to try these fun Halloween snack ideas with the children in your life.

The first one is Witches fingers.
I found this one at http://www.stlentertains.com/ Their magazine is published locally here in St. Louis, MO but you can also order it. If you go to their website you can also sign up for their newsletter and get a great entertaining idea every week. "Witches' Fingers" are without a doubt the hottest dessert this Halloween. You can find the recipes in almost any book or magazine. The drawback is that they all require quite a few ingredients, not to mention kneading and mixing. Not ours! We found a fun and simple way to create a similar dessert, but with a twist!

To get the recipe and see the other fun Halloween snack ideas go to

http://www.thecreativenanny.com/

Scrapcoloring

SCRAPCOLORING

I am so excited about the website I am sharing with you today.

The day I received the email from Stephane and Elsa about this site, it was all I could do not to post the link all over my Facebook page because it is a site that is fun for all ages.

( I should know because not only did I spend a shameful amount of time playing on the site, I also had dreams about it that night. )
I am so excited about the website I am sharing with you today.
The day I received the information it was all I could do not to post the link all over my Facebook page because it is a site that is fun for all ages. ( I should know because not only did I spend a shameful amount of time playing on the site, I also had dreams about it that night.
To find out more go to The Creative Nanny.

Wednesday Creative Nanny: It's Apple Season

It's Apple Season.
If you have an apple orchard close to you, it's always fun to go on an outing to pick apples but, even if you don't pick your own apples, it's fun to sing, do fingerplays, read about and eat apples!

My favorite APPLE FINGERPLAY is called

Way Up High in the Apple Tree
Way up high in the apple tree (stretch arm up high)

Two red apples smiled at me (hold up 2 fingers)
I shook that tree as hard as I could (make a shaking motion)
Down came the apples, (make a downward motion)
Mmmm--were they good! (smile and rub stomach)

Go to Creative Nanny for another fingerplay ,apple songs and books and a fun snack idea.

Week End Round Up

This is the last weekend to take advantage of our
NNRW Shopping Specials!

Monday Moxie: Spotlight on Central Florida Nannies

Tuesday Tips
A list of great websites an message boards to visit and explore

Wednesday Creative Nanny
Coloring pages to print with no ads!

Thursday Table Talk: Celebrating Penny Andrews 50 years in the Nanny profession

Friday Financial Nanny Alice shows us Part 2 of setting up a budget

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Creative Nanny Wednesday: Integrating Music with Painting

Today we are sharing a post from Cindy Wilkinson's blog
Jumpin with Cindy

Painting to Music for Elementary & Middle School Aged Children

There are some really cool ways of integrating painting with music for children in elementary and middle school. (These activities may also work for pre-school aged children who have had previous experience with painting projects, although you may want to simplify it some.) Since most kids this age have already mastered many of the basics of working with different types of paints, brushes, etc., you can really get down and get creative!! Here are a few of my favorite activities.
Go to The Creative Nanny to read this wonderful ideas for integrating music and painting.
You can also read more about Cindy and her music and even order her fun and imaginative CDs for kids of all ages.