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[quote=Anonymous]I would sit down with your nanny and brainstorm some cheaper or even free activities in your area. Maybe come up with a weekly schedule where she isn't spending so much money on the kids. In a place like DC there is an unlimited amount of free things to do to keep children entertained.

First of all, you should suggest that your nanny packs snacks everyday just incase they are late getting back for lunch. If they are doing some kind of outing where she knows they will be out longer she should pack lunches. I would tell her to limit eating out to lunch to one day per week as a special treat.

Here are some examples of what she could be doing with the kids to keep costs down.

-Take them to the library. Most have some set story time. Ours is on Wednesdays from 10:30-11 AM, so getting there and back usually eats up about 2-3 hours of the day, and then she could always have the kids hang out and look for books to check out for a little bit afterwards.

-Look up some free museums especially ones that have some sort of area for the kids to play in, and she can take them there once or twice a week.

-Take the kids to the park for a few hours and just let them run around.

Honestly, I don't see the need for so many outings unless you live in a super tiny apartment or something. We don't have tons of things to do in my area, but between the library, going for walks and playing at the park our days go by quickly. I would be over the moon if there were some kind of museum to take the kids to, but we make do with other things. Your nanny should be capable of entertaining the kids in ways that don't cost $200+ per week![/quote]

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