As the holidays draw near, you’ll probably try to finish all your pending holiday work as soon as possible. You may feel pressured because you have numerous tasks to complete.  You may feel you don’t have any options because you must complete all these jobs on your own. A bit of extra sleeping is a bonus on holidays; isn’t it? In that case, you can get the help of a sitter. However, don’t burden your sitter with other household work because childcare should be their number one priority.

If you rely on a sitter, then these places are ideal for you. Take a look.

1. Stop taking on stress

Sometimes we get confused because we cannot figure out if it’s a holiday or stress giving day. We need to visit the relatives, prepare meals, purchase gifts and complete many tasks. In that case, nannies/babysitters can offer their help. These childminders will take care of your children while you shop.

A nanny or other caretaker can help your children to follow their regular routines during the holidays. Nannies can even plan outings with your kids like winter activities, special projects, and so on.

2. Small errands

You can ask a nanny to help you with little chores if it’s not an overwhelming request. For example, if you want to drop a package somewhere, maybe at the neighboring house or at the post office or if you want the nanny to pick up dry cleaning, you can request him or her to help you. It’ll not only reduce your stress but also help you to finish your job quickly.

Apart from that, the nanny can help your child with different activities. For example, If your son is participating in a play and wants to practice his lines or if your daughter requires a holiday costume, she’ll surely love to help them.

3. How to decorate your house

Decorating the house involves trimming the tree, baking sugar cookies for your children and so on. You don’t need to be an interior designer. If you have good taste, you can decorate your hall in many different ways. Here you may want to use the help of a nanny. The nanny can do so many fun things with your children like setting up a train set for the holiday, or preparing a gingerbread house for the kids, and the like.

4. Santa Visit

Heading towards a crowded mall during holidays for shopping is another task that can be taken over by the nanny. Your children will undoubtedly enjoy the moment when they can see Santa after waiting in a long line. At the same time, they will reveal their Christmas wish list too. Your nanny can take notes of the wish list of your kids while accompanying them.

5. A perfect party planner

Do you want to throw a shindig this holiday? If there are last minute details to take care of, you can request your nanny to stay late so that he or she can take care of your kids while you can finish the other essential arrangements.

6. Gift ideas

A nanny can brainstorm gift ideas with the children for their grandparents. In this way, the kids can learn to consider the interests of the recipients before picking up a random gift. You never know, you may also receive a surprise from your little ones this holiday season.

The nanny can also help in wrapping up gifts and marking them with the names of the recipients. Make sure that the nanny or babysitter completes this job with your kids so that your children can learn how and also enjoy the activity at the same time. You can even write holiday cards while your caregiver helps the kids with their homework.

Your nanny/babysitter can help you in so many ways apart from taking care of your children. So, now you don’t have to assume that extra stress anymore because your sitter will be available to help you. Don’t forget to say thanks to him or her at the end of the day because they deserve it!

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