Volume 7 Issue 1 Page 1 of 2
Winter 2007
News & Updates
Congratulations to Jill Walters, TPNN Placement Counselor, who had a healthy baby boy on December 27, 2006. Mommy, Daddy and Big Sister are all very busy with him!
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2007 INA Conference to be held in Alexandria, VA
The International Nanny Association's 22nd Annual Conference will be held May 17-20, 2007 in Alexandria, Virginia. The INA conference is the time when our association honors one very special individual as the INA Nanny of the Year (see below).
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2007 Nanny of the Year Nominations Now Being Accepted
Do you know someone who goes above and beyond in the field of childcare? The International Nanny Association is now accepting nominations for the 2007 Nanny of the Year. Visit www.nanny.org and
click on the "Nanny of the Year" link for important eligibility requirements
and to download an application packet, or call 1-888-878-1477.
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Kid's Website Corner
Bill Nye the Science Guy: Learn about Bill Nye the Science Guy and his show; choose from 40 'Home Demos' you can try, watch video clips, and more. Address: www.billnye.com
Color Matters: Budding artists and anyone interested in color will want to see how color affects our mind and body, its use in design and art, plus lots more. Explains additive and subtractive color systems, how the eye sees colors, and how other cultures view and use colors.
Address: www.colormatters.com
15 fun things to do with your kids during the winter
If there isn't any snow on the ground where you live, you probably want to find some alternatives to the good old standby winter activities like sledding, skiing and making snow angels and snowmen. Here are a few ideas to try to keep from getting cabin fever this winter:
- Make hot cocoa (see other side for recipe).
- Go bowling.
- Make a graph showing each day's high and low temperatures.
- Go roller skating.
- Play your favorite board games.
- Make paper snowflakes.
- Make pine cone bird feeders (see other side for directions).
- Go ice skating together.
- Visit your local library and check out books on winter themes (See other side for suggestions).
- Draw and color a mural showing a winter scene.
- Take a knitting class at your local craft store and make hats for each other.
- Use sheets or boxes to build a fort inside your house.
- Collect old winter coats (or canned food) from family and friends to donate to charity.
- Take a hike through your neighborhood or yard and try to find something that is one of the colors of the rainbow.
- Think about how people stay warm in winter, then investigate how animals do it.
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