H EY THER E, K I DDOS ! H e y t her e, kiddo s! M y nam e i s D i e go the D i no s au r , a n d I a m s o excit ed fo r yo u to jo i n m e o n thi s j o urne y w i th K i d s N i g h t In Bo x . T h rough this bo x , we are go i ng to l e arn that e ac h p e r s o n i s d i f f e r e n t in his o r her o wn wa y and that i t i s i m p o rtant to b e M IG H T Y i n y o u r u n iq ueness. Yo u ar e g o i ng to re ad a b o o k , m ak e s o m e c o o l c r a f t s , g e t m oving a nd MORE, a l l w hi l e l e arni ng to l o ve yo ur u n i q u e q u a l i t i e s ! Ar e y ou ready? J ump to ac ti vi ty #1 to b e gi n yo ur j o ur n e y , a n d r e m e m b e r t o HAVE FUN!
Adul ts, re a d be low fo r i n s tru c ti o n s s p ec i fi c a l l y f o r yo u: T h rough this bo x , we ho p e that yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) g e t s a b e t t e r u n d e rsta nding o f what i t m e ans to b e uni q ue . Ev e r y o n e h a s s p e c i a l q ualities that make the m w ho the y are , and w e w a n t l i t t l e o n e ( s ) t o learn to embrace the i r d i f f e re nc e s . W e ho p e that t h i s t e a c h e s t h e m t o h ave a MIGHTY sens e o f s e l f - c o nf i d e nc e . We suggest tha t yo u go ahe ad and g athe r the s u p p l i e s y o u m a y n e e d t o complete this bo x that are no t i nc l ud e d . The se i t e m s a r e a w r i t i n g u t e n sil and a pa ir o f s c i s s o rs . Did yo u kno w tha t e ve ry Ki d s Ni ght I n B o x c o m e s w i t h a n o p t i o n a l t hem ed r ecipe fo r yo u and yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) to m a k e ? W e a l w a y s sen d the sho pping l i s t ahe ad o f ti m e w i th yo ur s h i p p i n g c o n f i r m a t i o n em ail. This mo nth’s re c i p e i s D i no - nugg e ts ! T h is mo nth, we a re g i vi ng aw ay a F R E E Ki d s Ni gh t In Bo x o r S e n s o r y K it t o so meo ne who s nap s a p i c ture o f the i r l i ttl e o n e ( s ) e n j o y i n g t his mo nth’s bo x. To q ual i f y, s i m p l y p o s t yo ur p h o t o o n In s t a g r a m o r Facebo o k using the has htag s #Ki d s N i gh tI n Bo x a n d # K NID i no M i g ht . Last ly, we just wa nt to s ay thank yo u s o m uc h f o r b e i n g a c u s t o m e r . We ho pe yo u enjo y the m e m o ri e s yo u and yo ur l i t t l e o n e ( s ) m ake thr o ugh Kids Ni g ht I n B o x! Fe e l f re e to re a c h o u t t o u s a t c u st omer service@ni g hti nb o xe s .c o m w i th any c o m m e n t s o r c o n c e r n s y ou may hav e! Wh en ev er we r efere nc e a vi d e o thro ug ho ut thi s b o x , y ou can use the QR c o d e o r the l i nk at the b o tto m o f t h e p age to go to the we b p age w i th the vi d e o s . I f you w o u l d like t o use the QR cod e , al l yo u ne e d to d o i s d o w n l o a d a QR co de r ea der app . The vi d e o s w i l l b e num b er e d t o h elp yo u keep track o f the m . Y o u c an al s o f i nd a c u s t o m Dino-Might Spo tify p l ayl i s t!
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DINO-BITES optional recipe T o t al t im e: 1 5 - 2 0 minute s
* Di s c l a i m e r : Ad u l t s u p e r v i s i o n is highly recommended when us i n g t h e o v e n o r k n i f e . *
In g r e d ie n ts •
Dinos aur shaped chi c k e n nugg e ts
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Sliced green bell pepper
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Fre sh cauliflo wer flore ts
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Halved red bell pepper
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Fre sh br o cco li flo r e ts
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Dipping sauce
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H alved cherry to ma to e s
Di re c t i ons A l righ t , friends, let’s get s tarte d ! L o c ate the c o o k i ng i n s t r u c t i o n s o n t h e b a c k of your d i no sa ur chicke n nug ge ts and b e g i n c o o k i ng . While t h e dino sa ur nugge ts are b ak i ng, yo u c an b e g i n s e t t i n g t h e s c e n e f o r t h e m . Pla ce the ca uliflo w e r f l o re ts as c l o ud s b y b unc h i n g a f e w o f t h e m t o ge t her. Use sev er al longe r s tri p s o f gre e n b e l l p e p p e r t o c r e a t e t r e e t r u n k s . T hen , u se the br o cco li f l o re ts and d i c e d c he rry to m a t o e s a s t h e t r e e t o p s . Ad d se ve ral sho r ter str ips o f gre e n b e l l p e p p e r to m ak e t h e g r a s s . F o r t h e dino sa ur water ho l e , c ut the re d b e l l p e p p e r i n h a l f a n d c l e a n o u t t h e b ot t om t o crea te a dish. The n, p l ac e yo ur d i p p i ng s a u c e o f c h o i c e i n t o t h e d ish you ha ve cr ea ted. O nce t h e dino saur nugge ts are c o m p l e te l y c o o k e d , a l l o w t h e m t o c o o l f o r a bit , t h en pla ce them am o ng the g ras s and tre e s . H a v e f u n a n d e n j o y y o u r DIN O -MI GHT snack!
Pete Can Fly! activity one
Time Allotted: 4/5
Messiness: 0/5
Objective: Rea d a story and l e arn that e ve ryo ne h a s q u a l i t i e s that m ak e the m uni q ue .
Education Involved: Reading, S to ry C o m p re he ns i o n & S to r y t e l l i n g
Materials: Pe te Can Fly ! B y B o nni e W i l l i a m s
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LET’S READ Fin d a co mfo r table p l ac e to sit with yo ur little o ne ( s ) w hi l e re ading Pete Ca n Fly ! R e ad t he s to r y alo ud, let yo ur l i ttl e one(s ) r ea d to yo u o r tak e t urns rea ding each p age !
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DISCUSSION POINTS O n c e yo u ar e do ne re ad i ng , us e t h e follo wing questi o ns as a gui d e t o d ive deeper into the s to ry’s m eaning: • • •
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W hy do es Teddy b e c o m e s ad i n t he sto r y? W ho helps Teddy f e e l b e tte r? W ha t ar e so me c o o l thi ng s Teddy lea rns that he c an d o which o ther dino s aurs c anno t? W ha t ar e so me c o o l thi ng s abo ut yo u that a re d i f f e re nt fro m o ther kids ?
Get Creative En c our age yo ur littl e o ne ( s ) to cre at e their o wn sto ry ab o ut t h em s elv es and so m e o f the i r frien ds. Cha llenge t he m to inc lu de wa ys that th e y are un iq ue fr o m o ne a no the r i n t h eir sto r y.
Read Aloud View v i d e o #1 f o r a f o l l o w - al o ng rea d i n g o f Pe t e C a n F l y! that your l i ttl e o ne ( s ) c an e nj o y o ve r a n d o v e r a g a i n !
Discover Your Mightiness activity two
Time Allotted: 4/5
Messiness: 1/5
Objective: Cr ea te your d i no s aur al te r e g o and d i s c o v e r w h a t m ak e s yo u uni q ue .
Education Involved: Lette r R e c o g ni ti o n & W ri ti ng Sk i l l s
Materials: Di no saur Mask | W hat M ak e s M e M i ghty S he e t | W r i t i n g U t e n s i l
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DINO-MASK Find yo ur dino sau r m as k an d ha ve yo ur littl e o ne ( s ) pu t it o n. Challeng e the m t o giv e yo u their b e s t im pr essio ns o f a d i no s aur’s w alk a nd ro ar !
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DINO-NAME U se the guide bel o w to d i s c o ve r yo ur d i no s aur n a m e : Pick the first letter of your first name
A- Ptera B- Stego C- Dragon D- Tri E- Dino F- Tyranno G- Rawr H- Spino I- Spike J- Chomp K- Blade L- Hydra M- Scar
N- Mighty O- Fiery P- Dagger Q- Claw R- Scaly S- Lizard T- Mega U- Veloci V- Bronto W- Crush X- Huge Y- Rox Z- Junior
Pick the month you were born
January- Ceratops February- Raptor March- Dactyl April- Saur May- Rex June- Codon July- Draco August- Saurus September- Stegos October- Titanis November- Spinax December- Colossus
Combine them to create your MIGHTY dino-name!
My d ino name is:
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WHAT MAKES ME MIGHTY SHEET H ave yo ur little o ne ( s ) f i l l o ut t heir Mighty S hee t to d i s c o ve r all the unique qua l i ti e s that c re ate the amazin g p e rs o n t hey ar e! Let them p rac ti c e t heir ha ndwriting s k i l l s and fill the sheet o ut the m s e l ve s , or fill it o ut fo r the m and have t hem tr ace it.
What Makes Me Mighty My unique signature:
I love to learn about:
Right now....... I weigh______lbs and am ____ft and ___ in tall.
I was born on ______________, during the year of __________, in the city of ____________. 5 things that I like are:
A unique talent that I have is:
Dino Yoga & Fossils activity three
Time Allotted: 4/5
Messiness: 2/5
Objective: Get a ctiv e w hi l e m ak i ng f o s s i l s and l e a r n i n g a b o u t the p re hi s to ri c e ra.
Education Involved: Fine M o to r S k i l l s & H i s to ri c al F a c t s
Materials: D ino - Y o g a C ard s | C rayo l a M o d e l M a g i c ÂŽ 2 To y D i no s aurs
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DINO-YOGA
DINO-FACTS
Loc a te yo ur D ino - Y o g a c ard s an d get yo ur little o ne ( s ) m oving by helping hi m o r her do the differen t d i no s aur yoga po sitio ns.
W hi l e c om p l e t i n g y o u r D i n o Yoga cards, flip them over to d i s c o ver s o m e a w e s o m e f a c t s ab o ut th e p r e h i s t o r i c e r a !
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CREATIVE PLAY Le t yo ur little o ne( s ) us e the tw o to y d i no s aurs a n d t h e C r a y o l a M o d e l Magic® to dive into s o m e D I NO - M I GH T i m ag i nat i v e p l a y . E n c o u r a g e t h em to r eena ct the s to ry the y re ad o r to c re ate t h e i r o w n s t o r i e s t o ac t o ut!
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CREATE YOUR FOSSILS Follow the directio ns b e l o w to c re ate d inos a ur fo ssils using yo ur C rayo l a M o d e l Magic®: 1.
Sepa rate the cla y i nto tw o equal pa rts.
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Use yo ur ha nds to m o l d and f l atte n e ac h b all o f clay into a c i rc l e that i s ab o ut ¼ inch thick.
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A llo w yo ur little o ne ( s ) to p re s s the side pro file o f ei the r d i no s aur i nto the c ircles to make an i m p ri nt i n the c l ay. Press har d a nd m ak e s ure to i m p ri nt the entire dino sa ur f ro m tai l to no s e ! The n gently pull it bac k o ut o f the c l ay.
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If desired, use m ark e rs to ad d s o m e c r ea tiv ity to yo u r f o s s i l s .
T h e cla y will ta ke a b o ut 7 2 ho urs to d ry! On c e it has ha rdened yo ur d i no - f o s s i l s w i l l b e co mplete!
Build-a-Dino activity four
Time Allotted: 3/5
Messiness: 2/5
Objective: C re ate a d i no s aur o ut o f yo u r Ki d s Ni ght I n Box.
Education Involved: Fine M o to r S k i l l s & H and - Eye C o o r d i n a t i o n
Materials: Kids Ni g ht I n B o x | S c i s s o rs | C r a y o n s
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LET’S DISASSEMBLE
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To m ake this pro ces s e as i e r you sho uld remo ve a l l o f the cont e nts fro m yo ur Ki d s Ni g ht I n B ox a nd disa ssemb l e the box. To do this yo u w i l l p us h dow n o n the bo tto m o f the box while pulling up e i the r int e rna l side to “po p ” the m ou t . Once yo u po p o ut b o th sides yo u sho uld be ab l e to lay y our bo x fla t.
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LET’S COLOR Le t y our little o ne( s) us e t h eir cr ayo ns to desi g n the i r din osaurs ho wev er the y w ou ld like.
LET’S BUILD Fo l l o w t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s f ro m th e i n s i d e o f y o u r Ki d s Ni g h t In Bo x t o b u i l d the d i n o s a u r !
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LET’S PLAY Gi ve yo u r l i t t l e o n e t h e f re e d o m t o p l a y w i t h t h e i r d i no s a u r s o r p l a c e t h e m somewhere in your home w he re t h e y c a n a d m i r e the m .
Ways to Continue Keep yo ur little o ne ( s ) e ngag e d and i nte re s t e d i n d i n o s a u r f un and lea rning to l o ve the i r uni q ue ne s s e v e n a f t e r y o u hav e co mpleted the ac ti vi ti e s i n yo ur Ki d s N i g h t In Bo x . •
Check o ut s o m e o f the s e m o vi e s : Th e G oo d D i n o s a u r , T h e Land Before Tim e , I c e A ge : D aw n o f the Di n o s a u r s , F i n d i n g Nemo, Ra tato uille , W all-E , and I n sid e O ut
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Resear ch a nd l e arn m o re ab o ut d i no s au r s a n d their envir o nm e nts
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Lo o k in the m i rro r and nam e 5 thi ng s th a t y o u l o v e a bo ut yo ur s e l f
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D isco v er new ho b b i e s and d i s c o ve r yo ur s t r e n g t h s a nd wea knes s e s
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Act o ut the w ay yo u thi nk d i no s aurs m ov e d a n d s o u n d e d
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Pla n a visit to yo ur l o c al d i no s aur e xhi b i t
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Wr ite yo ur f avo ri te q ual i ti e s o n s ti c k y n o t e s a n d s t i c k them to yo ur b athro o m m i rro r
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Bring the charac te rs f ro m P e te Can Fly ! t o l i f e b y a c t i n g o ut yo ur inc l ud e d b o o k