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ANI — Mon, 11 Jul 2011 19:51:32 +0000

Greetings Nannies! As we all know, being a nanny can be isolating sometimes. We encourage you all to make connections with other nanny’s through playgroups, nanny associations, and online nanny communities. Here are some great links of places you can connect and share!

Nanny Associations:

Northwest Nanny Association

International Nanny Association

Nanny Blogs:

Regarding Nannies

All Things Nanny

The Financial Nanny

Tales from the Nannyhood

Networking:

Nanny Island

Please let us know of other places you connect as nannies! Thank you for all you do everyday!

Photo fun with Kids!

ANI — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 20:08:43 +0000

Have an old digital camera lying around? Why not make use of it on a rainy day by letting your charges explore their inner photographer! There are many different ways to manage this sort of activity. You can direct them to take pictures of their favorite things or have them take pictures of items that begin with a particular letter. Take it further and create a photo album book using websites such as shutterfly.com and photobucket.com.

The following websites give great ideas on how to create and make an activity such as this one fun for your charges, and also great photo book and scrapbook ideas!

http://www.marthastewart.com/article/kids-scrapbooking-ideas

http://www.intoscrapbooking.com/scrapbooking-with-kids/simple-scrapbooking-for-kids-the-family-album-approach.html

http://www.digitalphotographybasics.com/kids-guide-to-digital-photography-through-games/

http://www.livestrong.com/article/225899-fun-photography-ideas-for-children/

http://www.make-your-own-photobooks.com/children-story-photo-books.html

http://www.squidoo.com/kidsdigitalcameraphotoactivities

Bonus: turn this great idea into a unique and thoughtful Mother’s day gift!

Have a great photo activity to do with children? Comment below and let us know!

Gardening with Kids!

ANI — Wed, 30 Mar 2011 20:46:01 +0000

As the weather starts to change, it’s not too early to think about getting a vegetable garden started for the summer! This is a great activity to share with children of all ages. It teaches them about where their food comes from, and also about taking responsibility and learning to care for something. Whether you sow seeds indoors or outdoors, or opt for buying plant starts, it’s fun to monitor their progress along the way and watch your garden grow!

There are several resources available specifically tailored towards gardening with young one’s, here are a couple of places to start:

Seattle Tilth: Children’s Garden Education Programs–check out this website for Garden Camps for ages 1 through 14 from June through August, also mark your calendar for their upcoming Edible Plant Sales found here. Their “Maritime Northwest Garden Guide” is also invaluable for figuring out when to plant what and how in the NW climate.

Plan a visit to the Children’s Garden at Magnuson Park to get inspired! Children ages 5-13 helped design the park, which includes: paths, flower beds, a Starfish border, and Big Blue Whale bed. Work parties are held regularly Spring through Fall. Also, check out the Children’s Garden at Marra Farm in South Seattle, where regular gardening and nutrition classes are held for school-age children.

Check out websites like KidsGardening.com or books such as Roots, Shoots, Buckets and Boots: Gardening Together with Children for more great resources and ideas!

Annie’s Nannies Sponsors 11th Annual PEPS Luncheon

ANI — Tue, 05 May 2009 21:36:59 +0000

At Annie’s Nannies? we are? very involved in the community and routinely donate our services for various charities and community organizations.? On April 28th, as part of our on-going support of the Program for Early Parent Support (PEPS),? we donated childcare? at their? 11th Annual Luncheon.? ? The Seattle Children’s Museum donated space for? us to utilize.? ? Ten of our nannies? volunteered their time to care for thirty children who ranged in age from 12 months to 4 1/2 years.? ? The children participated in craft activities, explored the museum and? had a lot of? fun!? ? The nannies also enjoyed themselves.? The parents were quite happy to know that their children were in good hands while they enjoyed the luncheon.

Nannies Andrea, Amanda, and Amber with their charges exploring the

developmental activity in the Curiosity Corner.

Nanny Kim with her charges eating lunch in the party room.

Nanny Amber with her charge in the Curiosity Corner.

Nanny Sarah with her charges after exploring the Children’s Museum.

Thank you to all the nannies that participated!! We couldn’t have done it without you!

Welcome!

ANI — Fri, 20 Jun 2008 21:13:09 +0000

Welcome fabulous Nannies to Annie’s Nanny Network! The staff at Annie’s Nannies has always felt that supporting our Nanny Community is one of the most important things we do. With that in mind, we have created this blog. We wanted a place where we could combine not only our great wealth of knowledge, but yours as well. We want this to truly be a Nanny Community. We would love your contributions….funny stories, questions, and words of wisdom to share with your fellow Nannies.