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Fun Babysitting Activities

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There are a number of fun babysitting activities you can offer the children you are babysitting. Most activities will depend on your location and resources, as well as the ages of the children you are looking after and what the parents will allow them to do. If you are located in a rural area, you may be able to play games outside, fly kites or visit a barn with animals. A city location, on the other hand, may provide parks, museums or pet stores to visit. If the weather is unpleasant or traveling is not possible, crafts and indoor games…

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Wintertime Babysitting Activities

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When the weather is really cold or snowy outside, activities to do with the children you are babysitting can seem limited. There are, however, many wintertime activities that can provide hours of fun for both you and the children you are looking after. Begin with crafts to keep their idle hands busy. Use cotton-balls and glue or marshmallows and toothpicks to make snowmen. Create paper snowflakes-have the children color and decorate a piece of paper, fold it several times, cut pieces of the folded edge off, and then unfold the paper to reveal the snowflake shape. If you attach yarn…

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Summertime Babysitting Activities

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When the weather is warm and sunny outside, it is the perfect opportunity for getting the children you are babysitting out of the house. Summertime gives kids a chance to exert all the energy they have held inside all winter long. Rather than keeping them cooped up inside or allowing them to sit in front of the TV or computer, plan lots of fun outdoor activities. Play active games such as "Red Light, Green Light," "Simon Says," and "Hide and Seek." Go on a bug hunt and catch fireflies in a jar in the evening. Have a scavenger hunt in…

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Single Child Babysitting Activities

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When your babysitting job consists of only looking after one child, your options for games and activities can seem somewhat limited. Group activities such as "hide and seek," "tag," and many boardgames become pointless. There are, however, many activities that can be done whether you are babysitting many children or only one. Games such as puzzles, treasure hunts, blowing bubbles, bug exploring and some boardgames can be enjoyed when playing with just one child. Nearly all crafts can be done with a single child, including everything from creating playdough animals to making paper hats out of newspaper. Cooking is always…

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