Ashley
how do i make a parachute?
it can't be made out of a bag.
do you have any ideas....
please list websites too.
i can't figure out any other options.
Answer
Once, I had a job doing science demonstrations for schools and stuff. We did the egg drop activity. It usually ended up in a lot of mess. Most kids tried to just wrap the egg in enough stuff to absorb the impact.
One kid had a super simple design. He took two pieces of paper and taped them together length wise. The paper is 8½ x 11 inches. The paper taped together ended up 8½ x 22 inches. He then cut slits in the middle of the paper. These did not extend all of the way to the edges. Probably stopped within an inch or so of the edge. The slits were done on the 8½ direction of the paper. He placed these about an inch or so apart from each other. In our demonstration, we did not have string (just to make it harder for the kids). He used folded tape instead of string. I would advice using string. connect the string at the 4 corners of the paper using staples. Bring the ends of the strings down about 2 feet or so and connect to the barbie. When she is dropped the paper will act like a parachute. The slits in the paper allow air to flow thru it and not just under it. This helps keep this parachute from drifting. The kid who made this was able to keep his egg from cracking. It would make more sense if I could show you what he made.
Once, I had a job doing science demonstrations for schools and stuff. We did the egg drop activity. It usually ended up in a lot of mess. Most kids tried to just wrap the egg in enough stuff to absorb the impact.
One kid had a super simple design. He took two pieces of paper and taped them together length wise. The paper is 8½ x 11 inches. The paper taped together ended up 8½ x 22 inches. He then cut slits in the middle of the paper. These did not extend all of the way to the edges. Probably stopped within an inch or so of the edge. The slits were done on the 8½ direction of the paper. He placed these about an inch or so apart from each other. In our demonstration, we did not have string (just to make it harder for the kids). He used folded tape instead of string. I would advice using string. connect the string at the 4 corners of the paper using staples. Bring the ends of the strings down about 2 feet or so and connect to the barbie. When she is dropped the paper will act like a parachute. The slits in the paper allow air to flow thru it and not just under it. This helps keep this parachute from drifting. The kid who made this was able to keep his egg from cracking. It would make more sense if I could show you what he made.
Things to do with four kids whilst babysit?
~Claire~ F
I'm babysitting three girls and a little boy tonight, ages 5, 5, 3, and 2. Any ideas of what do to? And what should I charge? I usually let the parents decide, is that a fair deal?
BQ: Other things I can do to save up for an iPod in the next few months?
Answer
ok for the money,i usually charge 5 bucks a hour. but here are some things u need to consider before YOU quote a price.
-what are other babysitters in the neighborhood charging??
-how many kids will u be looking after??
-are u expected to prepare meals??
-are the parents going to be out past midnight?? (if so, charge a dollar more per hour after midnight)
and get the money question settled in the beggining;dont leave it to chance.
well for things to do.................THERE ARE TONS!!!!! i have a book called the ultimate babysitters survival guide and it is loaded with information. i would recomend buying a book like it. anyways back to things to do.here are some things!
- colour ( maybe if the parents are out for a aniversary dinner u could make cards! or any ocasion or even a i love u card from the kids to the parents)
- play babies with the girls/house
-hide and seek
-go for a nice walk and play i spy along the way
-scavenger hunt (for 2 years old and less i would prefer saying can u find a plant???! or somthing easy)
-print off some rymes and fingerplays ( i no my little sister loves it when i teach her them she really likes the bummble bee one!)
-read some AGE APPROPRIATE books aloud to them
-let the girls (and or even the little boys lol its funny but trust me they like to) brush your hair and put brets in and pony tails just let them play with your hair.
-i no that alot of little girls like crafts so bring glue siccors crayons paper and research some crafts before the job)
-you could make masks
-paper bag puppets
- play i pack my bag
- play dont sink the raft!
- play chase but dont chase the 2 or 3 year old because they will be looking back at you to see if u are catching up and they may run into somthing. so let eeryone chase u but make u act scared but in a silly way so they dont get bored.
-if u play dress up pick up the girl who is dressed up and say ' i give you, princess megan!' or what ever the childs name is. just pretend that they are a princess and they will love it!
-put on some again, AGE APPROPRIATEmusic and dance with them but make sure you do this in an open space u dont want them tripping and bonking heads!!!
- kids ages 3 and up LOVE playing anything that mimics real life such as storekeeper, librarian, school teacher or policeman! and make sure u give positave feedback, if the child says " lets play fireman!' u will say somthing like this 'thats a great idea; fireman are very brave because they run into places that are on fire to save people!'
- if its realy warm out, water games are a blast;running through a sprinkler,playing with water guns, and so on! just always remember to put sunscreen on the kids and sunscreen specalised for babys. and HATS!!!!! and make sure u give them lots of water to drink!
- drawing on the side walk with chalk, or a paint brush with water
- kids two years and up love playing ball,take turns kicking the ball, or sit with your legs apart and roll the ball to eachother!
-building blocks is a great fun to play with toddlers!
-play doe
-bubbles ( if u dont have any bubble mix u can make some out of water and DISH soap)
-role playing ( sort of like sherads u act somthing out and u have to guess what they are but when u are role playing make sure u do somthing the kids can get like a cat)
-set up a fort ( use sofa cushions,blankets and chairs kids love areas were the can crawls manuver and pretend! just make sure that the fort is put away before the parents get home!)
- maybe bring a barbie ( just hopefully its not yours cuz parents want to hire mature babysiters)
but thats all i got for games! but i have another tecnique that will help u! some people call it the magic bag ( i call it the magic bag for the kids i babysit cuz ity gets them really exited) or the babysitting bag. what it is, is a tote bag that is filled with things to do with the kids! and it really works!!!!!! one time i forgot the 'magic bag' and the little girl started crying! its a life saver!!! here are some things to put in your magic/ babysitting bag:
-a pencil case ull of WAX CRAYONS NO ink makers! wax crayons are the best for kids!!!!!
- a colouring book ( i am not aloud to take one of my little sisters colouring books to babysitting jobs, so i print them off the internet! and its free and i have so many now i have probobly around 100
-stickers ( i will tell u y after the next one)
- sticker book ( have a book that u call the sticker book and have a page for each child and everytime they do somthing good u let them choose a sticker and stick it where they want on their page and once they get a whole page done then u rip the page out of the book and let them keep it but if the child is 4 and under i would just put the page on the frige so the parents can see it when they get home!)
- a babysitting binder. the babysitting binder is a binder with files in it. and each file is one of the kids/families u babysit for and on their file u right down wh
ok for the money,i usually charge 5 bucks a hour. but here are some things u need to consider before YOU quote a price.
-what are other babysitters in the neighborhood charging??
-how many kids will u be looking after??
-are u expected to prepare meals??
-are the parents going to be out past midnight?? (if so, charge a dollar more per hour after midnight)
and get the money question settled in the beggining;dont leave it to chance.
well for things to do.................THERE ARE TONS!!!!! i have a book called the ultimate babysitters survival guide and it is loaded with information. i would recomend buying a book like it. anyways back to things to do.here are some things!
- colour ( maybe if the parents are out for a aniversary dinner u could make cards! or any ocasion or even a i love u card from the kids to the parents)
- play babies with the girls/house
-hide and seek
-go for a nice walk and play i spy along the way
-scavenger hunt (for 2 years old and less i would prefer saying can u find a plant???! or somthing easy)
-print off some rymes and fingerplays ( i no my little sister loves it when i teach her them she really likes the bummble bee one!)
-read some AGE APPROPRIATE books aloud to them
-let the girls (and or even the little boys lol its funny but trust me they like to) brush your hair and put brets in and pony tails just let them play with your hair.
-i no that alot of little girls like crafts so bring glue siccors crayons paper and research some crafts before the job)
-you could make masks
-paper bag puppets
- play i pack my bag
- play dont sink the raft!
- play chase but dont chase the 2 or 3 year old because they will be looking back at you to see if u are catching up and they may run into somthing. so let eeryone chase u but make u act scared but in a silly way so they dont get bored.
-if u play dress up pick up the girl who is dressed up and say ' i give you, princess megan!' or what ever the childs name is. just pretend that they are a princess and they will love it!
-put on some again, AGE APPROPRIATEmusic and dance with them but make sure you do this in an open space u dont want them tripping and bonking heads!!!
- kids ages 3 and up LOVE playing anything that mimics real life such as storekeeper, librarian, school teacher or policeman! and make sure u give positave feedback, if the child says " lets play fireman!' u will say somthing like this 'thats a great idea; fireman are very brave because they run into places that are on fire to save people!'
- if its realy warm out, water games are a blast;running through a sprinkler,playing with water guns, and so on! just always remember to put sunscreen on the kids and sunscreen specalised for babys. and HATS!!!!! and make sure u give them lots of water to drink!
- drawing on the side walk with chalk, or a paint brush with water
- kids two years and up love playing ball,take turns kicking the ball, or sit with your legs apart and roll the ball to eachother!
-building blocks is a great fun to play with toddlers!
-play doe
-bubbles ( if u dont have any bubble mix u can make some out of water and DISH soap)
-role playing ( sort of like sherads u act somthing out and u have to guess what they are but when u are role playing make sure u do somthing the kids can get like a cat)
-set up a fort ( use sofa cushions,blankets and chairs kids love areas were the can crawls manuver and pretend! just make sure that the fort is put away before the parents get home!)
- maybe bring a barbie ( just hopefully its not yours cuz parents want to hire mature babysiters)
but thats all i got for games! but i have another tecnique that will help u! some people call it the magic bag ( i call it the magic bag for the kids i babysit cuz ity gets them really exited) or the babysitting bag. what it is, is a tote bag that is filled with things to do with the kids! and it really works!!!!!! one time i forgot the 'magic bag' and the little girl started crying! its a life saver!!! here are some things to put in your magic/ babysitting bag:
-a pencil case ull of WAX CRAYONS NO ink makers! wax crayons are the best for kids!!!!!
- a colouring book ( i am not aloud to take one of my little sisters colouring books to babysitting jobs, so i print them off the internet! and its free and i have so many now i have probobly around 100
-stickers ( i will tell u y after the next one)
- sticker book ( have a book that u call the sticker book and have a page for each child and everytime they do somthing good u let them choose a sticker and stick it where they want on their page and once they get a whole page done then u rip the page out of the book and let them keep it but if the child is 4 and under i would just put the page on the frige so the parents can see it when they get home!)
- a babysitting binder. the babysitting binder is a binder with files in it. and each file is one of the kids/families u babysit for and on their file u right down wh
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