Be part of everyday family life on a welcoming Ontario hobby farm in Peterborough, Canada

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  Beschreibung

  Join our active family for a Canadian winter near Peterborough, Ontario! We’re TL and Chris, and we share our 45-acre property with five kids (ages 4–17), two dogs, three cats, and 14 hens.
  
  For the winter months, we’re looking for help with an au pair focus: spending time with the kids, getting creative indoors, heading outside for winter play, and lending a hand with family routines. Simple meal preparation, tidying shared spaces, and occasional animal care are also part of daily life.
  
  You’ll fit in well if you’re warm, reliable, patient, and genuinely enjoy children. Childcare experience is welcome—please tell us about yours! Our home is lively, so being comfortable with a busy household matters.
  
  Help is usually 4–5 hours a day, five days a week, with plenty of free time. We prefer stays of at least two weeks so everyone can settle in and connect.
  
  During your stay, we offer:
  
  A guest bedroom in our house or an apartment in one of the buildings on our property.
  Shared meals and groceries, with vegetarian and vegan options.
  Access to our fully equipped private fitness and martial arts gym, sauna, and cold plunge.
  Wi-Fi and plenty of space to enjoy the outdoors.
  
  We love movement, animals, good conversation, and welcoming people from around the world. We’re LGBTQ-friendly and hope you’ll feel part of the family while you’re here.
  
  Tell us a little about yourself, your experience with kids, and when you’d like to visit. We’d love to hear from you!

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  Arten von Hilfe und Lernmöglichkeiten

  Kunstprojekte

  Hilfe bei Ökoprojekten

  Unterrichten

  Leichte Gartenarbeit

  Kreative Heimwerkerprojekte

  Betreuung von Tieren

  Mithilfe auf einem Bauernhof

  Babysitten und Kinderbetreuung

  Zubereiten / Kochen von Mahlzeiten für die Familie

  Hausarbeiten

  Leichte Instandhaltungsarbeiten

  Haus- & Haustiersitting
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  Interessengebiete

  

  Events & Sozialleben

  

  Sprachen

  

  Yoga / Wellness

  

  Tanzen

  

  Technik

  

  Videoaufnahmen

  

  Vegetarier / Veganer

  

  Nachhaltigkeit

  

  Haustiere

  

  Kultur

  

  Selbstentwicklung

  

  Film & Fernsehen

  

  Farmarbeit

  

  Gärtnern

  

  Musik

  

  Heimwerken & DIY

  

  Bücher

  

  Fotografie

  

  Kochen & Backen

  

  Gartenarbeiten

  

  Tiere

  

  Natur

  

  Fitness

  

  Camping

  

  Strand

  

  Wintersport

  

  Wassersport

  

  Outdoor-Aktivitäten

  

  Wandern

  

  Erlebnissportarten
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  Kultureller Austausch und Lernmöglichkeiten

  When you’re not helping out, there’s plenty to explore and enjoy:
  
  On the property:
  • Walking/running trails
  • Home gym
  •. Sauna and cold plunge
  • Dirt bike track
  • Evenings around the campfire
  
  Nearby adventures:
  • Lakes and rivers for swimming, kayaking, water skiing
  •. Cycling routes
  • Canada’s largest canoe museum
  • Charming local shops and cafes
  • Scenic hiking spots and forest trails
  • A local university with a focus on sustainability and community learning

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  Au-pair-Hilfe

  Dieser Gastgeber sucht nach einem Au pair.

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  Projekte mit Kindern

  Dieses Projekt schließt möglicherweise den Umgang mit Kindern ein. Mehr Informationen findest du in unseren Verhaltensregeln und Tipps hier.

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  Arbeit

  • Help with indoor and outdoor chores like cooking, cleaning, laundry, and tidying.
  • Spend time with our children in a relaxed, family-style way — helping with simple activities, outdoor play, creative projects, or being an extra supportive presence around the home.
  • Helping our kids with homework or teaching the younger kids about your culture.
  • Take on a light building, repair, or creative project around the property that makes our space beautiful and productive.
  • Assist with light maintenance, organizing, or keeping shared spaces running smoothly.
  • Spend time caring for our dogs, cats, and hens.
  • Try your hand at cooking or help prepare family meals.
  • Participate in, or lead, a fitness session.
  
  There’s plenty of variety depending on your interests, experience, and the season. We keep things flexible, creative, and collaborative, with a mix of family life, practical projects, animals, outdoor space, and shared household rhythms. In the winter months, the motorhome is winterized and most responsibilities will be within the home and four-season outbuildings.

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  Gesprochene Sprachen

  Englisch: Fließend

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  Unterkunft

  You will stay in a spare room in our home or one of our finished outbuildings.
  
  We will take you grocery shopping for the food you want. There will be some shared meals often around a campfire. If you like to cook, we like to eat. There are three vegetarians and four non-vegetarians in our family.

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  Was noch ...

  We enjoy connecting with people from all over the world, share stories, and give you a real taste of Canadian rural life, with modern comforts and hopefully a lot of laughter.

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  Etwas mehr Information

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    Internet Zugang

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    Eingeschränkter Internet Zugang

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    Wir besitzen Tiere

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    Wir sind Raucher

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    Familien möglich

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  Kann Digital Nomads unterbringen

  We have two fully heated/cooled and insulated studios you are welcome to use.

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  Kapazität - wie viele Workawayer maximal

  mehr als zwei

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  Meine Tiere/Haustiere

  

  Hens

  We have about 14 egg laying hens.

  

  Lino

  Basic name for a fancy bearded dragon that likes doing nothing all day

  

  Kale'a

  Energetic, enthusiastic and just really loves people.

  

  Kuro (1 Jahr)

  The sweetest

  

  Oreo & Clawsey (2 Jahren)

  Tabby's

  

  L (2 Jahren)

  Cutie. L is engaged to Oreo

  

  Stella

  She's the most mature of the cats

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