| Babysitters and babysitting stories are one of those | | | | tonight?" question with something besides a shrug, or |
| subjects that everyone could practically write a book | | | | the very thing the parents just told you they could not |
| about. We were all kids and tried all the same tricks | | | | do. When children know there is something specific |
| that our own children will try on the babysitter you hire. | | | | planned for the evening, it gives them something to |
| The stories you want to hear are the ones about the | | | | look forward to, and the babysitter has something to fill |
| babysitter the kids like and the cool things they did and | | | | up a hunk of time. |
| how much fun they have. Using cool one day science | | | | A final benefit of using these one day science fair |
| fair projects as an activity for babysitters to do with | | | | projects as an activity for babysitters is that it gives |
| the kids is one idea that has great potential for | | | | direction and focus for the evening where the parents |
| success. | | | | will see the results. When it is all over, the data from |
| "That's not how Mommy does it," or "Daddy said we | | | | the project can be on display. A digital download |
| had to do it this way," are two statements that | | | | science project should come with a built in |
| babysitters have nightmares about. The kicker is you | | | | spreadsheet where the results can be entered and |
| never know for sure if they are pulling your leg!. This is | | | | turned into a cool looking chart. Print the chart out for |
| where the beauty of having a stash of one day | | | | when the parents come home and there is instant |
| science fair projects comes in. You leave a project | | | | topic for discussion the next day. |
| behind, something the kids have never done before, | | | | Babysitters themselves might want to invest in their |
| and babysitter and children will get involved in the | | | | own copy of quality one day science fair projects to |
| experiments and have some fun without having to | | | | use with all of the different families they sit for. They |
| hear about how mom or dad usually does it. | | | | will learn how to adapt experiments to different ages |
| Another benefit for babysitters doing a science | | | | and interests. It is a win-win situation for everyone, |
| project, is that it is something constructive to do with | | | | parents, babysitters and the children to have this simple |
| their time. Open ended time, that can only be filled if the | | | | and fun activity to use while the parents get a well |
| kids actually answer the, "What would you like to do | | | | deserved break. |