Babysitting

what can I do when I baby sit

it normally depends on what kind of parent you are babysitting for..
at one of my babysitting houses they can watch whatever they want, eat whatever they want, and all I have to do is make sure the house doesnt burn down!
at another babysitting house, the child has to go to bed at 7 only eat preplanned meals, 3 snacks a day, no Wizards Of Waverly Place because it shows wizards?, and t.v. for only 1 hour a day.

these things are a little in the middle but always ask the parent first:

-board games: guess who;for younger kids I'd stay away from clue and monopoly.
-arts and crafts: fuzzy buddies work the best( those little colorful pom-pom balls with googly eyes glued to the front)
-hide and seek in the backyard
-movie night: bring a few KID friendly movies and some popcorn(ask parents)

try to stay away from:

-swimming(unless CPR certified)
-cooking
-computer time for more than 1 hour a day
-tag in the house
hope this helps

I just thought of a cool idea. make fake money and bring a few of you old beanie babies and other things from when you were little and they have to buy the things they want. like at a store. and little kids will think thats really cool that they can pick and actually buy it themselves. they like to be independent. set up a counter and put the toys and things out around the house and show them around your store.
---they love it when YOU are the one with the big imagination instead of them just dragging you along.

im 14 and I have been bbysittin since I was 10 so like 4 years and what I do is
1)watch little kid movies
2)ply wth the little ones like if its a boy play jijo's or how ever you spel it
and if its a girl play barbies..
3)play lots of gamess
4)make a snack and if the kid is over 4 let them help you make a little snack like chease and crackers
5)if the house is messie play a clean up game and sing clean up clean up everybody clean up..lol
6)sing and dance wth them teach them some moves lol.
7)do some art stuff color,draw, make a card for mommy or sumthing
8)give baths if you know how to and let them sit in the tub and play wth bath toy's
9)teach them paddiecake lol
10)play dress upp..
11)take them out side..
12)n take them for walks
13)play ring around the roseie!!
14)n when gettin them ready for bed read a bed time story or sing
hush little bby or sing twinkle twinkle...
well thurs a lot more but I have 2 gooo..
I hape this help's you.

watch the kids play with them feed them there is a tine of stuff you can do