You will notice that this blog post is very familiar. While we like to remind our Host Families of ways to help their Au Pair through homesickness during the holidays, we thought we would update our post with some tips on how to help during the holidays...in a global pandemic. During the holidays, your Au [...]
Thanksgiving is around the corner! We thought we would give you a step-by-step guide of how to celebrate Thanksgiving with your Au Pair. Step 1: Explain What Thanksgiving Is For most of us, Thanksgiving is a time to enjoy the changing colours, eat a weird amount of food and take an afternoon naps. Although all [...]
The holidays are just around the corner and there are some people (stop looking at me!) who hold out on gift buying until the very last minute. Fear not procrastinators, for I am here to help you with gift ideas you can make/buy for your host family on a budget! 1. Picture book If you [...]
Between holiday prep, party and post-celebration naps, your Au Pair’s emotions about the holidays may get lost somewhere between the first day of advent and New Year’s Eve. Part of the reason your Au Pair came to Canada was to live the life of a Canadian. That means learning how to manoeuvre around Costco without [...]
The holidays can be a time of joy, gathering and delicious food. For about 6 hours, in total. The rest of the time is planning, cooking, and finding new spots for your Elf on a Shelf! Having an Au Pair around to provide an extra set of hands can save you time and help keep [...]
When I was an Au Pair, I decided to stay in Europe for the holiday season to travel around instead of returning to Canada to be with my family. As magical as it was listening to Mozart’s music in Vienna, there were a few traditions that I truly missed while being away. Since I grew [...]
