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Out With the Old, In With the New

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Introducing the PlatinumSitters App!

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PlatinumSitters is a people first company, making our users our top priority. Our mission is to provide families with an easy, transparent, and safe childcare solution and experience. We recognize that as times are evolving, the needs of users are too. We understand that finding childcare needs to be easily accessible, which is why we have launched our new mobile PlatinumSitters app. Whether you’re at home, work, or wherever your busy life takes you, you’ll now have access to the safest, quality, sitter community at the push of a button.

Safety & Trust:

At PlatinumSitters, we value your privacy, safety, and trust. Our local management team pre-vets every sitter that is hired through us. Our vetting process includes:

  • Background checks
  • Minimum of 2-3 years of childcare experience
  • Minimum of 2 professional reference checks
  • Clean driving record and access to reliable transportation
  • Face to Face interviews 
  • Community ratings
    • All of our families are encouraged to provide a review of their sitter with our 5-star rating system that you have access to view before booking

So what does this mean?

We are excited to show you all of the improvements that we have worked diligently to make. From transitioning from our website to the app platform, you are provided with:

  •  A faster and more personalized user experience
  • Direct communication between users through chat function and app notifications 

Family Features:

  • Flexibility to schedule occasional and recurring bookings
  • Rate and favorite sitters
  • Privately chat with your sitters
  • No cash? No problem. No more running to the ATM! 
    • We handle all transactions directly in the app to make it more convenient, seamless, and secure
  • Easily view available, pre-vetted sitters profiles including profile pictures and biographies

Sitter Features: 

  • Unique schedule when you’re available
  • Alerts and incentives for last minute bookings 
  • Privately chat with families
  • View open jobs
  • Easily update your profile and preferences
Valentine’s Day Crafts for Sitters

Valentine’s Day Crafts for Sitters

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Now that parents have found something to do to celebrate their love, it’s time to let the kids in on the action! Help them share the love by setting up these Valentine’s Day crafts and games. Parents, these are great activities to let our sitters do with your kids while you’re out–just leave them the supplies and they’ll do the rest. 

Write Valentines for Mom and Dad

Use whatever you have lying around–construction paper, pipe cleaners, magazines–and let the kid’s express their love for their parents. Help them write a list of ten things they love about mom and dad or draw a picture of what they love doing together. 

Create a Paper Chain

Countdown to love day by creating a paper chain. Use red, pink, and white construction paper to create strips. Loop them together and secure them with glue or tape. Kids can take one chain off each day to create excitement–and it makes for a cute decoration in the meantime! 

Create a Valentine’s Day Treat

Who doesn’t love a little something sweet for the holidays? Try this cute ten-minute dessert from Six Clever Sisters which just takes a few ingredients: Hershey’s Hugs, pretzels and M&Ms! This a great “cooking” project for little hands. If you make enough, take a walk and share with your neighbors! 

Let’s Talk About Love

Do a little research on the history of Valentine’s Day and help kids come up with a “lesson” for Mom and Dad about love. Kids can create their own skit to act it out and even make a list of how we can spread love now–complimenting strangers, helping mom and dad around the house, sharing with siblings–the possibilities are endless! 

Chemistry is Real! 

We love any chance to incorporate a little STEM into our day! These salt hearts will get you talking about a different kind of love on this Valentine’s Day! What is nice about these is that they last forever so you can display them year after year as part of your decor. 

Hidden (love) Messages 

Create invisible ink using pure lemon juice! Simply squeeze a lemon into a bowl and use a q-tip to draw your secret messages on paper. Let them dry and when mom and dad come home from date night they can use a heat source (light bulb, low temp iron) to reveal the secret message. 

Geometric Hearts

Need an activity for older kids? This art project is great for talking about color theory, math and creativity. You likely have the supplies at home and the end result can be given as a gift or displayed for years to come.

Art Tutorial 

If you’re working with younger kids but still want to get artistic, this sweet tutorial would be a blast! The step by step directions make it easy for younger kids to create a masterpiece they are proud of. 

Heart Shaped Pizza

Our sitters are happy to make dinner for your kids while you’re out–so why not make it fun? Pre-made crusts make this homemade pizza easy to assemble and kids will love calling the shots for dinner. 

Love-Themed Movie Night

Grab some popcorn and candy and let the kids enjoy a movie night full of love-themed movies. Try “Lady and the Tramp”, “Beauty and the Beast” or “Up!”. Make it extra special with blankets and pillows on the floor!