A fun kit for Parents to have in their home or for Sitters to bring on the job.

The Kit price is $ 10 plus shipping. Please Contact Us to place your order Includes: Bubble recipe with empty bubble container, balloons (assorted sizes & colors), stickers, Easy & fun recipes for kids & activities booklet, 10 Bouncy balls of assorted sizes & colors, Cleaning Kit for small stains & dirty fingers & 8x10 plastic table cloth to sit on while making fun messes.

Dance to music

Have a picnic in the backyard

Create a hula show

Take a walk

Play hide & go seek

jump rope

Help the children make a fun recipe for their parents

Make a fort using sheets, blankets & chairs

Tell stories in the fort

Bring toilet paper & let them decorate (TP) the inside of the house (make sure ya clean this one up before the parents get home!)

Finger paint

Cut a sponge to the design they request (example: star, square, puppy) & sponge paint

With a flashlight, make hand shadows on a wall or in a blanket fort

Bring your own ingredients when cooking. To let the child help stir add ingredients to a cool pan or bowl. Bring the items down to the child's level (he/she can sit on a waterproof plastic spread out on the kitchen floor, far from the stove. Do not him/her stand on a chair).

High-quality Bubbles: Mix together 1/3 cup Corn Syrup, 3/4 cup *Joy (liquid dish washing soap), & 2 cups water.

*Joy can be subsitituted with other liquid soaps.

This bubble recipe produces thicker bubble juice than what is available in stores, making it easier for younger children to blow bubbles. 

Peanut butter balls: Combine 1 cup corn flakes - crushed, 2 tsp flour, 1/2 cup peanut butter, 2 tsp honey, 1/2 tsp vanilla, & 1/2 tsp cinnamon. Blend with hands. Roll into small balls and refrigerate on waxed paper. (Is the child allergic to peanuts?)

Blubber:  Do not use cheap glue that has too much water in it. Mix 1/2 cup water with 1/2 cup glue In a separate container, mix 1/2 cup water with 2 T Borax (You'll find this hidden away in a tiny recess of your detergent aisle) Now, while stirring the Borax mixture constantly, add the glue mixture. It should immediately glump up and look like blubber (Or at least what we imagine blubber to look like.) If it isn't really glumpy and tough, mix up more Borax mixture and add that to it. Use the same toys as with silly putty. This does not stick to things as much as silly putty.

Play dough: Combine 1 cup flour, 1/2 cup salt, 1 cup water with liquid food coloring added, 1 tbsp oil, & 1 tsp cream of tartar. Mix in pan. Cook, stirring over low/medium heat until ball forms. Depending on the child's age, you may want to let them mix the ingredients, then cook it at home & bring it back for the next visit.

& more to come...

SUPPLIES: Large crayons (with papers removed)

white tissue paper (pre-cut into 7 inches x 9 1/2 inches)

2 Similar leaves (freshly picked so they will not be brittle)

Instructions: Go outdoors together and find ivy leaves or leaves with large veins. Let the child pick them and carry them to the art table. Place the leaf upside-down underneath the tissue paper, the bumpy veins are facing up. Using your own sheet of paper, demonstrate to the child how to hold the crayon on its side and then drag it across the paper. Move the paper over & repeat the procedure until there are several imprints. Overlapping is alright. Now, let the child choose at least 3 different crayon colors & begin.

The finished product can be taped to a window so light will shine through.

Tips: Bring extra tissue paper in case of errors. Pick 2 leaves in case one becomes torn.

SUPPLIES: Magazines, 2 or more with pictures of flowers, animals, airplanes, trains, etc.

Small scissors, rounded on the ends (for the child's safety and for yours)

computer paper (one sheet for each child),

glue

pencil with an eraser

white out (optional)

Instructions: Have the child cut 6 of his favorite pictures out of the magazines. The pictures can be various sizes and shapes, but no larger than 3 inches x 3 inches. Now the child can glue these pictures down, evenly spaced apart. With the pencil, he can draw an uneven line between the pictures. He can make some simple jagged edges that will make the puzzle interesting, but easy to match up. With his scissors, let him cut along his pencil line. If the cut pieces are not exactly along the pencil line, it is alright. You can erase the pencil line or use white-out.

Tips: Bring extra paper in case errors are made when cutting out the puzzle pieces. Those same favorite pictures can be re-cut and re-glued if necessary.

SUPPLIES: A clear jar with a lid (leak-proof with a tight seal).

A tablespoon

1/4 cup Liquid vegetable oil

1/4 cup water

1st Experiment - You will not need the jar's lid for this one. Let the child pour oil into the empty jar. Let him/her gently pour a spoonful of water into the oil. Watch the water form balls and sink.

2nd Experiment - Add 3 or 4 more spoonfuls of water to the oil in the jar. Screw on the lid and shake. Watch 2 layers form. Which one is on top?

These are kitchen experiments in case of spills.

Tips: Bring your own oil from home unless you have permission to use the parent's oil.