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Entertainment Ideas

One of the best things about babysitting is getting to play all the games you loved to play when you were younger!

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Children can be divided into four major age groups:

Infants
Under 1 year old and
depend completely on you
Toddlers
1 to 2 years old and
mostly depend on you
Preschoolers
3 to 5 years old and
mostly able to do
things alone
School Age
6 to 10 years old and
able to do things alone

Learn more about entertaining each age group below.

INFANTS
TODDLERS
PRESCHOOLERS
SCHOOL AGE

Entertaining Infants

Babysitting for infants (children under 1 year old) is very demanding and a huge responsibility for a babysitter. Infants have very short attention spans and depend completely on you.

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Entertaining Toddlers

Babysitting for toddlers (children 1 to 2 years old) can be exhausting! Toddlers have short attention spans and enjoy frequent activity changes.

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Entertaining Preschoolers

Babysitting for preschoolers (children 3 to 5 years old) can be really fun! Preschoolers have strong likes and dislikes and want to do things on their own.

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Entertaining School Age Children

Babysitting school-age children (ages 6 to 10 years old) is a great way for new babysitters to get babysitting experience. School-age children enjoy active play and team games or activities.

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