A Babysitter's Guide to Keeping the Kids Entertained

by Abby Colich

Overview

You arrive at your babysitting job. Now what? Whether you’re babysitting infants, toddlers, or school age children, we’ve got simple, mess-free activities sure to keep kids entertained. Each activity lists the inexpensive, everyday items needed, and can be finished and cleaned up before the parents come home.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781515736646
Publisher:	Capstone
Publication date:	01/01/2017
Series:	Go-To Guides
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.38(d)
Lexile:	680L (what's this?)
Age Range:	8 - 14 Years

About the Author

Abby Colich is a writer and editor who has been working in the book publishing industry for more than a decade. She loves learning interesting facts about all the animals she doodles and draws. The most amazing animal she ever saw was a coyote walking down the sidewalk in her Chicago neighborhood.

Table of Contents

Assembling a babysitting bag — Activities for infants — Homemade bowling — Egg carton sorting — Indoor hopscotch — Ball toss game — Stained glass ornament — Spider web yarn maze — Pinwheel — Homemade musical instruments — Animal Sock puppet show — Bedtime protection potion.

Interviews

Step-by-step activities and games Gives helpful tips for planning activities with children Provides activities and games for infants, toddlers, preschool, and school-age children, and for single or multiple-child families Includes safety tips Supplies are inexpensive Mess-free projects that can be completed in a short amount of time