Hi ive been doing babysitting for 4years and i too had the problem once i normally look after 10 kids but once looked after 15 so yea this info really helped me so i you
when baby sitting 11 children its important to play games that involve each one of them. other then the play it safe playground idea you can use your imagination to make up a new interactive game that involves 11 people. when selecting or creating your game you must keep in mind their age. younger kids go for the more imaginatory eg... dragons and princesses or the old favourite cops and robbers or hide and seek. its very important that u keep them active as long as possible in order to reduce the amount of energy inside of them. if they are a little older like grade 5-7 you could do some harder games such as fabric football when each student has a strip of fabric in their pants and run around having a game of football. sometimes you can just having them running around trying to get each others fabric strip. other wise there is the game with the balloon tied to your footand u run around trying to protect ur balloon without getting caught.
what about inside games - sock wrestling for the elder ones, crafts for any age... but select the standard via the age. how about doing a movie night and pizza. or u can do wii or playstation if its available wii dance games r good as they get everyone involved and kids love to dance.
for the younger ones make sure you don't put them to bed too late. you can certainly go over the time they normally go to bed... this will prob give them the means to think your pretty awesome. other then that
don't forget to have fun... kids notice when they irritated you or when you have your off day... or you simply do not want to be there so at least pretend you like to babysit them.
When I babysit kids, I try to get them outside as much as I can. Searching up fun games that you can play outside is always great, kids always get a kick from treasure or scavenger hunts too !
Make A Bubble Making Solution
Try making your own bubble making solution - Bubbles work with kids of all ages, especially if they make their own solutions. There are a few household solutions you will need but these are found in most homes. You will need dish soap like Dawn and Corn Syrup.
1/3 cup water
2 tablespoons of corn syrup
1/3 cup dish soap
Put all ingredients together into a large bowl and have the kids find their old bubble blowers. If those old bubble blowers don't show up then have fun with some of the kitchen utensils. Use anything with a hole in it, a handle, or a potato masher. Try different types of things.
Babysitting Activites & Ideas For Kids:
If you're a new babysitter or just looking for some new babysitting ideas for the kids, here's a list of some fun babysitting activities that should put a smile on any child's face:
1) Ask them what they want to do first. There's no need forcing an activity on a child that already has their mind set on something.
There are a number of good party food ideas for children and it depends on the individual tastes of the children. Mini pizza's, toffee apples, nachos and dips are all good party food ideas.
There are several websites online that have good ideas for children's birthday parties. Martha Stewart has some creative ideas. Mommy blogs are some other great sources of ideas.
Do some yard work, recycle cans, paper route, babysitting. (If your children are old enough to do these jobs.)
One idea is to start a home babysitting service. i bet that there are many children in your neighborhood who need to be supervised and you could be that person.Especially on friday and saturday nights, when the parents want to escape. Try putting up posters up around the neighborhood to catch the eye of passerby, and have good activity's prepared for the children.
You can find some good listings at www.nannyflower.com.
A good and fun contast is a basketball shoot out. This could could be for adults and children.
A good way to make regular deviled eggs more appealing to your children is by decorating them. For ideas how to decorate them go to www.ehow.com Recipes where you will find some good ideas.
Some good job ideas for seniors include: part-time retail or customer service roles, consulting or freelance work in their area of expertise, tutoring or teaching, and working as a caregiver or pet sitter. Additionally, seniors could consider starting a small business based on their hobbies or skills.
Ceramic or pottery painting is a good arts & crafts project that you could organize and do with your kids. Finger painting and hand print art are also some good craft ideas.
When it comes to crafting ideas there are a variety of websites were one can find more ideas and activities for children. Pinterest is a great place to find ideas from real people and reviews on the projects as well.
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Some kickback ideas for teens are read a good book and study for school.