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Transitioning Kids from Summer Fun to a School Year Structure

Topics: Summer Fun

Transitioning kids from summer fun to a school year structure does not have to be difficult! With the anticipation of a new school year comes the rites of passage that go along with stepping up a grade, or walking into a new class or school, or perhaps even starting school for the first time ever. So often, we focus on the ceremony of shopping for a new wardrobe, backpack, binders and markers, but we forget that we should spend some time acclimating our kids' minds for the classroom environment. This doesn't mean we should hold mock school sessions at home…

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How to Play: Water Toss

Topics: How to play

Zip it up! Credit: tanakawho, FlickrWhat you need: You need resealable plastic bags and buckets of water.How to play: Dip each bag into a bucket of water to fill it up and then seal it. Make enough bags for each player and to have back-ups. Establish a line, which players can toss the bags across at each other. Divide the children into two teams, and put each team on opposing sides of the line.The rules: Players will throw the bags at each other. If a player gets hit, she is out of the game. When you enter your name and…

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Flat Fee Babysitting Charge

Topics: Babysitter, Babysitting, Childcare, Babysitting Jobs, Babysitting Services

Flat fee babysitting charges are quite popular. In fact, sometimes charging a flat fee can be more appealing to families who need babysitting services than hourly rates would be. Instead of charging by the hour, a babysitter who utilizes a flat fee rate might charge by the afternoon or evening. Several more ideas for flat fee jobs include overnight babysitting, weekend childcare, holiday sitting and scaled rate jobs. Overnight childcare generally consists of a flat rate for actual "sleep time." For example, an overnight babysitting job could earn an hourly rate from 7am-9pm, and then a flat fee of $50…

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Interviewing Babysitters

Topics: Babysitter

When screening babysitters, you'll want to set up a meeting with a few of the best candidates you can find. Here are some guidelines for interviewing babysitters. Contact babysitters via phone first to initiate a potential interview. Spend a few minutes to talk to a candidate before you ask to meet her for an interview. You can ask questions that will help determine if you want to meet her in person, including what his or her background with children is and availability. Set a time to meet. Ask some appropriate questions, including the candidate's work history, interest in caring for…

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Cow Coloring Pages

Topics: Coloring Pages

Have you ever seen a newborn - as in just a few days old - baby cow? They are the most adorable things in the world!! Farm animals are pretty darn popular around here, so I figured I'd add to our collection and put up some new cow coloring pages for kids. The Woo! Jr. Kids Activities Network was founded by Wendy Piersall, the blogging and social media force behind the well known Sparkplugging blog network. Wendy has appeared on the Today Show & has been featured on Entrepreneur.com and Inc.com as an advocate for women in business. But in…

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How to Play: Cup Stack Relay Knock Down

Topics: How to play

Stack 'em up! Credit: John Loo, Flickr What you need: For each team, you need eight to 10 plastic cups and paper plates and a ball (a standard kick ball, soccer ball or volleyball).How to play: Divide the players into teams of eight to 10 players. Line them up facing away from the middle of a circle. Inside the circle will be each team's pile of cups and plates to stack. Each team is given one ball.The rules: At the starting signal, the first player on each team will run to his pile of cups and plates and begin to…

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