I love the fall and I love the activities that come with the change of season. Having in-home childcare gives children the guidance and help to do the fun things found on the internet, the television, or in magazines during this wonderful season. An au pair can take advantage of everything fall has to offer with your children.
It is such a great feeling to walk in the door knowing your child has been having fun while you worked. The reward of a big smile and, "look what I did today" are priceless!
Here are some of my favorite fall rituals. Ask your au pair to do some with your children this fall.
Ingredients
Instructions
Pumpkin Games
Grab some pumpkins at the grocery store and play these games indoors or out. Have a play date for some friendly competition during the day or do this as a family in the evenings.
Pumpkin bowling: Set up a triangle of ten vertical containers such as 2 liter soda bottles, empty cans, paper towel rolls, etc. Roll the pumpkin 3 times to try and get them all down.
Pumpkin rolling: For medium to large pumpkins, do a pumpkin rolling game. Set a starting line and a finish line and have your little ones roll the pumpkins from the start to finish.
Posted by Darcy Martin
It is such a great feeling to walk in the door knowing your child has been having fun while you worked. The reward of a big smile and, "look what I did today" are priceless!
Here are some of my favorite fall rituals. Ask your au pair to do some with your children this fall.
Caramel Apples
- 1 14-ounce bag individually wrapped caramel candies (about 50)
- 2 tablespoons milk
- 4-6 medium apples
- 4-6 craft sticks
Instructions
- Place the unwrapped caramels in a shallow microwave-safe bowl.
- Mix in the milk and microwave on high for 2 minutes, stirring after 1 minute. Be careful with this step as the caramel will get hot.
- When the caramels are melted, remove the dish from the microwave with pot holders and stir the sauce until smooth. Set aside to cool slightly.
- Generously butter a baking sheet. Twist off the apple stems and spear each fruit with a craft stick.
- Roll one apple in the caramel sauce until it is thoroughly coated. Place it; stick pointing up, on the baking sheet.
- To thoroughly coat an apple, roll it in the caramel sauce, and then hold it upright so the sauce slides down the sides.
- Working quickly, coat the remaining apples in the caramel sauce. The caramel coating will be gooey, so refrigerate the apple for 15 minutes or until the caramel is slightly hardened.
Pumpkin GamesGrab some pumpkins at the grocery store and play these games indoors or out. Have a play date for some friendly competition during the day or do this as a family in the evenings.
Pumpkin bowling: Set up a triangle of ten vertical containers such as 2 liter soda bottles, empty cans, paper towel rolls, etc. Roll the pumpkin 3 times to try and get them all down.
Pumpkin rolling: For medium to large pumpkins, do a pumpkin rolling game. Set a starting line and a finish line and have your little ones roll the pumpkins from the start to finish.
Autumn Yard Collage
This is a great activity with children. Materials needed to create your autumn yard collage include hay bales, pumpkins (all sizes), scarecrows, witches, cornucopias, etc. Anything related to fall will look wonderful. Stack the hay bales to create a backdrop. Next, place a huge scarecrow (or witch) on the center of the stack. Then add other complimentary fall accessories. Your children will take pride in their lovely 3 dimensional work of art.Posted by Darcy Martin
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