Activities

Slime is a great craft activity that is both fun and educational. Not only is it fun to play with, but it is also fun to make and a great learning opportunity in chemistry for kids. You can also get creative with this basic recipe for slime by mixing colors, adding in glitter or glow-in-the dark paint, and playing with the consistency. This recipe of slime is safe for children of all ages compared to the more common slime recipes that include borax as one of its ingredients. If you want to make it edible, switch out the watercolor paint for edible paint (although we can’t promise it’ll taste...

This month, we’d like to introduce you to Mikka! Mikka is a mom who raised 2 children in the United States, Japan and Taiwan. While her children are all grown up, having graduated university and now working in the US, Mikka has continued to work with children and now has over 10 years of experience babysitting. She even has experience nannying for an American family living in Japan taking care of their 3 children and 2 dogs for 5 years. Mikka became so close with that family that she even travelled with them twice a year on their family vacations to Hawaii and Cape Cod! In addition to her...