Babysitting?

Question

I AM GOING TO BE BABYSITTING IN A FEW DAYS. THE CHILDREN ARE 2 AND 3. ANYONE GOT ANY TIPS FOR ME? FUN GAMES, SAFTY TIPS, FOOD, ETC. THANK YOU GUYS SO MUCH

Answer 1

Food /Safety
1. Try not to give any sugar.
2. If you give grapes, cut them in half or quarters, no nuts. Stick to mom's guidelines for food.
3. No alone time on stairs, no electric games unsupervised
4. Use your judgement. You are in control.

Play ideas
1. Playdoh. Kids love that and it will keep them busy.
2. Nibble necklaces - use fruitloops or cheerios cereal and a piece of sturdy twine to make necklaces. They love to thread and they can eat it too.
3. Finger painting : Lots of fun, but do not forget to clean up after.
4. Sock puppets : Tell a story with sock puppets. You can use a plain old sock and make different voices.
5. Songs, dance : lots of nursery songs, head shoulders knees and toes etc.
6. For active play : dance like a snowflake, walk on tippy toes, fly like an airplane, choo choo train etc.
7. Read books.
8. Hide and seek
9. Alphabet treasure hunt : If they ahve alphabets, hide them and ask them to look for it. etc.

There is plenty more. See what the kids like and go with that.

Have fun.

PS. I am not very hot about TV. Popping a tape will bore you, but you can actually have fun if you do some activity with them.

Answer 2

Veggie Tales, Dora, Bob the Builder, Thomas the Train and Disney Princesses are all hits with this age group. Any videos like that will keep them entertained. The three year old might be game for candy land, but the two-year-old won't. Ask the parents if you can set a "tent" up in the living room. That will provide hours of fun play. Check out a book from the library on pre-school games before you go, and learn some quick hand rhymes and fingerplays to do with them. You can bring the book along, and teach them rhymes about things they like.

Answer 3

hi..
well.... as far as games go: you don't need to plan any super special things.
I don't know the time of day your babysitting... but if it is in the afternoon.... maybe you can take them to the park, or just hang out with them at home, play with their toys, read books.. whatever they kind of wanna do.
if they start to mess a round with whatever you are doing, their probably bored and need a change.
make sure that you ask there mom what the routines are. communicate well. but I'm sure she is gonna tell you everything anyways.
I don't know how old you are, but if they trust you to give you their kids.. be really responsible. don't yell at them, don't shake them, don't hit them... but that's pretty basic.
and I'm sure you are a really trustworthy person. otherwise they wouldn't have asked you to babysit for them.
and if in any case you have questions, before making it wrong.. just call and ask.
I'm sure no parents have a problem, answering a question over the phone while their out.
make sure you have a list with the important phone numbers :parents cell phone, maybe a friend of the family, doctor...
their own number in adress, because in case of emergency you're not gonna remember that.

food: just ask the mom what they eat. and I'm sure the 3 year old is going to help you.
safety: you got a big responisbility.... so don't do anything stupid. don't do your own thing, thinking they're just gonna play by semselfs. don't read a book, don't talk on the cell with your best friend and so on..
especially if you go outside. those litte guys are fast. and you don't want to loose them, right?
so... a lot is just common sense..
but communication with the parents and asking for the routines and ways of handling the kids works the best.
For the most parts kids are going to behave great once only you are around, just because you are a third person. you're not their mom and dad.
so thats going to help.
don't worry to much. you are going to do great.

Answer 4

Fingerpaints, crayons colored markers are good. Watch out they'll climb everything in sight. Make a tent out of a sheet and some chairs. Ask them what color something is or to count for you. Check with the mother on their food preference and schedule. Make them eat and drink at the kitchen table instead on the carpet. Hide and seek using a toy as the hider. Music and dancing. Make drums out of plastic containers. Close doors to unneeded rooms -like the bathroom - to keep the toilet paper on the roll and not on the floor. Check to see if they have naptime or storytime and what their favorite books are.

Answer 5

2 years old is the troubled 2's just to warn you.. I watch a 2 year old and if they are spoiled brats then you have a bigger prob;em on you hand... I know I sound mean but I keep a child and he is 2 and if he doesn't get what he want when he wants it he won't eat he screams throws a fit .... not only that he is into everything he isn't allowed to be it seems to me his mom doesn't have enough time to teach him anything because she has 4 other kids so it just depends on the child.... Now I do have lesson plans I can give you... You can contact me at [e-mail] if you would like

Answer 6

Hide And Seek Children Love It!

Answer 7

Allow a bit of time for child to get used to you before you start with all the fun and games as they can be shy or scared you'll know yourself if they are.

get parents numbers incase of emergency

ask what kind of food they like and is there any special way they like it and what foods they dont want their children having.

what time they take their naps, if they take naps.

find out if they have any favourite toy or cartoon or any specific routine you have to follow or if there is anything they dont want their child watching.

Ask if theirs anything about their religion or culture you should know.

check out this website for safety and other tips

http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/babysitting/section3.html

Answer 8

Play Dough is a good thing for kids this age....read books...build a fort out of kitchen chairs and bed sheets.....make sure that anything you feed them is not a choking hazzard....grapes, hotdogs, nuts...and makes sure to ask the parents if they have any food allergies.....over all just spend time with them.....everyone will have a much better experience and you may be asked to do it again!!!

Answer 9

i gotta tip HAVE FUN!! omg i babysat over the summer a 2 n 3 yr. old they were sooooooooooo bad n soooooo spoiled n they would scream n throw things n run around all the time n there house was so nice n i had to clean after i left everyday !!! have fun

Answer 10

Read some kiddie books to them. That'll make them feel more comfortable with you if they're shy at first. If they start to get outta hand, pop a movie in, one with lots of singing is always good. And If they get real crabby, usually they're hungry or it's time for a nap. Have fun!