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[quote=Anonymous]Teaching your child to pick up their toys as a toddler is fantastic.  They s creates a lifelong habit.  However, I’m not understanding why the playroom is a mess right after breakfast?  Are you leaving everything out in the evening?  If you want her to clean less, make sure the playroom is picked up.

What do you have for toddler-appropriate crafting supplies?  When is she supposed to research and prep the activities?  Have you considered providing low/no-prep supplies (like play dough and finger paint/easel paper)?  Please understand that most toddler crafts take under 10 minutes from the child and many require more than 30 minutes prep from an adult.

If your child is 2.5, discipline should have been discussed during the interview(s).  Have you discussed your method of discipline with the nanny?  Will your child comply with that method, or would the nanny have to physically move the child to force compliance?  As far as being willing to be authoritative, many nannies prefer positive discipline or natural/logical consequences, so this should have been ironed out before starting.  Does your child have any sn?  If not, why are you excusing hitting?  (If your child is hitting, most nannies aren’t going to be willing to pick your child up and move them to a time out spot.)

What does your child want to do?  It sounds like they want to listen to books, so maybe suggest a picture colored after at least one book per day, inspired by the book?  If your child isn’t interested, why push it?  If your child is interested in crafting, can they get to the supplies on their own and get what they want?

Other than that, invest in some of the following for more home activities:
Bath paint (bath murals, segueing into a bath or shower, depending on age and balance)
Pudding mix (edible finger paint on a cookie sheet)
Food coloring
Shaving cream (also cookie sheet fingerpainting)
Finger paint
Watercolors
paper roll
Craft supply set (button, sequins, pipe cleaners, yarn, toddler scissors, tape, glue, gift ribbon, etc)
A box of printer paper
Construction paper
Tissue paper
Wrapping paper ends
Stickers 
Dot markers (also called bingo daubers)
Chunky pencils, colored pencils, crayons and markers
Prep peanut butter play dough in the evening or on the weekend; it lasts for up to a month!
Play dough (store bought and/or homemade)
Putty, kinetic sand, regular sand, etc
Plastic bins (for sensory bins)
Magnetic white board
Letter, number, shape and fun magnets
Dry erase crayons, markers, colored pencils
Chalkboard (painting a wall black works too!) and chalk
Extra cardboard boxes, toilet paper rolls, paper towel rolls, wrapping paper tubes, egg cartons, etc.
Soda/water/juice bottles (with caps!), pudding and fruit cups, etc.

The more easy supplies she has on hand, the easier it is to plan an activity.

Also, if you’re working from home, what are the noise limits?  Can she do a dance party with loud music?  What about a toddler drum kit (aka wooden spoons on mixing bowls, pans and lids on the kitchen floor)?[/quote]

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