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Resources for Life

Resources for Life: Organize Your Home

Here are a few cool, practical tips for organizing your home and family from LoveToKnow:

• Weekly Checklist for Housecleaning
• Ways to Organize Clothing
• Closet Organization Solutions
• Craft Room Organization
• Free Hints for Getting Organized
• Printable Chore Charts for Kids
• Make Ahead Freezer Meals
• Freezer Casseroles

BabysitEase Simplifies the Holidays

Let Us Babysit During Your Holiday Party

November kicks off the holiday season, so it's time for you to kick off your holiday planning. Schedule your BabysitEase sitter as soon as you schedule your holiday party to ensure the best childcare for you, your family and friends. Many of our sitters have been kid hosts of sorts for family barbecues, Hanukkah and Christmas parties. They help out with children's activities and monitor the kid play areas. Let us know if you have any questions.

We have already placed sitters for New Year's Eve parties--can you believe it? Call us to talk about details of sharing a sitter with other families in your neighborhood for $5/child/hr with a minimum of 3 kids or $15/hr.

Resources for Life: Halloween Made Simple

Let These Sites Simplify Your Party Planning

Planning a Halloween or Harvest Party doesn't have to be stressful. Visit the following sites to get help on decoration themes, costume ideas, safety tips, fun activities and yummy treats. And don't forget to schedule your BabysitEase sitter in case you want some help keeping all the little ones entertained and out of trouble.

• Halloween Safety
• Disney Family Fun
• Martha Stewart
• Party Game Ideas
• Halloween Howl

Resources for Life: Party Planning

Get Party Planning Advice From the Experts

Whether you're planning a back-to-school party or a birthday celebration, looking for decoration ideas or budget help, let these great resources from evite make your life a little simpler:

• kids' birthday party ideas
• party planning blog
• party budget estimator

Let BabysitEase Help You Manage Your Household

Hire a BabysitEase Household Manager

Let BabysitEase help you get into the swing of back-to-school madness. Contact BabysitEase and schedule a sitter as a regular part of your life, so that you get to choose whether you want to play taxi service between school and football practice, run to the grocery store and make dinner, or stay home and entertain the other little ones. With a regularly scheduled BabysitEase sitter, you don't have to do it all.

Reinvent Date Night

Date Creatively

 

Couples should never give up on creative dating if they want to keep the excitement alive in a relationship. Date nights at home are often suggested for couples who find it difficult to date while being married with children, but a married couple who stays home for dates or goes to familiar places isn't getting the most of their time together.

 

Read more information about reinventing date night from suite101.com, and be sure to check out this interesting New York Times article on the same topic.

Resources for Life

Bug Bites 101: Stop the Itch
 
Bug bites. They're a warm-weather staple. But wouldn't it be nice to make them stop itching sooner rather than later? Do you ever wonder if they might be more serious than your average mosquito bite? Check out this article from LoveToKnow.com that answers questions about how to reduce swelling and inflammation, as well as ease itching and pain.

Bake Away on a Rainy Day

It's Never Too Chilly for This Treat Too cold for ice cream? Try these cupcake cones instead!     Supplies: flat bottom ice cream cones, cake mix, cupcake tin, icing and decorations.   Follow the directions to make your favorite cake mix, and then follow these four simple steps:  1. Have the kids spoon the batter into the ice cream cones.  Be careful not to fill them more than  3/4 full. 2. Put the filled cones into the cupcake tin. 3. Bake at 350F for 10 to 15 minutes. Insert a toothpick to check that they are cooked. 4. Let the kids ice and decorate their cupcake cones.  You can use different colored icing, multi-colored sprinkles, or candy as decorations.

Social Media Connects BabysitEase

Get Connected With BabysitEase

Social Media is connecting everyone everywhere. BabysitEase wants families to take advantage of it to get in touch with us and each other. Check out our Linkedin account where you can connect with other BabysitEase families and give feedback on things you would appreciate, such as a Web site upgrade. BabysitEase will have a day each month where we will offer a free scheduling fee or a registration discount for anyone following us on Twitter! You can connect with the BabysitEase team  and other customers just like you.

Resources for Life

Articles to Make Life Easier

Poll results show that BabysitEase is within the price range of nearly 50 percent of childcare services that responded to this survey..

BabysitEase provides not only childcare at a competitive rate, but also quality childcare through reliable sitters. Check out this article to read about 8 signs of a bad babysitter. And if you ever spot any signs of bad babysitter behavior with a BabysitEase sitter, please let us know. The situation may end up being an opportunity for a sitter to improve, or it may mean the sitter isn't a good fit for the BabysitEase service.