KNI Reduce Reuse Recycle Insert

Kids Night In Box

YOUR B O X WAS THO UG HTF U LLY AN D CAR E F U LLY PACKED IN O UR O W N F ACI LI TY BY TR I DEVEL O PM ENT CENTE R O F AI KE N CO U N TY

Welcome World Savers!

We want to take the time to welcome you and your little one(s) to your Kids Night In Box. We appreciate you inviting us into your home to help create lifelong memories. We are honored that you allow us to provide you with this experience!

We have prepared an exciting adventure that focuses on a topic that I believe is important to emphasize at an early age. Our goal is to have “Reduce, Reuse, Recycle” become a part of your little one’s mantra and everyday behavior. We have an entertaining, educational and whimsical book to support all of the activities in your box and so much more!

We love being able to experience your Kids Night In Box with you through social media. It is so amazing for us to see our boxes come to life in homes all across the world! As always, we are offering a chance to win a FREE Kids Night In Box! For a chance to win, take a picture of your little one(s) with the box visible and post it on Facebook or Instagram by using the hashtags #KidsNightInBox and #KNIReduceReuseReycle.

If you and your little one(s) received this box as a gift, we would love for you to keep your journey with us going. To do this, you can visit our website at kidsnightinbox.com and start your own subscription plan! We value any feedback you can provide and we encourage you to reach out to our customer service team with any comments you may have! Feel free to message us on Facebook or email us at customerservice@nightinboxes.com.

Wishing you an amazing experience,

Megan Pruitt Founder of Kids Night In Box

Can you guess what items belong in the recycle bin?

Journey to a Better Environment LET’S GET COOKING Enjoy your optional yet amazing green smoothie and avocado toast!

READING TIME Read Don’t Throw That Away! by Lara Bergen to learn about ways to be eco-friendly!

PREPARE YOUR BACKGROUND Paint your background for your artwork!

REUSE YOUR KNOWLEDGE Put your brain to the test and become a recycling expert!

ECO-FRIENDLY SNACK Enjoy your delicious, eco-friendly chocolate rice bar!

Use materials in your home to create a picture showing how you can make the Earth a better place. Take your time with it and get creative!

May 28th

All pictures need to be scanned and emailed to customerservice@nightinboxes. com with the subject line “KNI Contest” by May 28th.

UPCYCLED BUBBLE BLOWER Create a bubble blowing machine out of recycled materials and play some fun bubble blowing games!

NEWSPAPER FLOWERS Turn newspaper and paper straws into something beautiful!

ECO-FRIENDLY PLEDGE Pledge one way that you will try to take care of the planet!

WAYS TO CONTINUE YOUR JOURNEY TO A BETTER ENVIRONMENT

THIS MONTH WE ARE HOSTING A COLORING

CONTEST!

Once we receive all the pictures we will then upload them to Facebook and have fans vote on their favorite! Whoever receives the most likes on their picture will win.

1st

The winner will be announced on June 4th and will receive a box of eco-star crayons and a coloring book!

Each month we include custom recipes provided by Marina from Marina Makes (marinamakesblog.com). This month, we’re trying something new and giving the recipes their own recipe card! We hope that you’ll be able to keep these recipe cards in your home and use them for years to come.

Find a comfortable place and get ready to jump into Don’t Throw That Away! by Lara Bergen. If it’s a nice day outside, take your reading time outside and enjoy the weather!

Book Summary: Don’t Throw That Away! is a great introduction for teaching kiddos different ways to take care of the Earth. Learn more about how you and your little one(s) can recycle and reuse our resources to help protect the environment. Lift each flap in the book to see how ordinary trash can be turned into something new!

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Don’t Throw That Away!

by Lara Bergen

BRIEF INTRODUCTION TO MARINA MAKES Hi friends! I’m Marina from Marina Makes (marinamakesblog. com). The earth is made up of so many beautiful natural wonders.

Its soil, water and the sun bring us the most delicious foods. This month, we’ll be using some of the most delicious foods grown from our planet to make a meal. We’ll be making avocado toast and a green smoothie. I hope you have a great time in the kitchen!

As always, I encourage you to involve your kids in the process of cooking, whether you have them cut the avocado, press the buttons on the blender, or just taste test. The directions section includes specific ways that children can help out. I hope you have fun cooking together! I’d love to see how your food turns out, so please feel free to share pictures on social media. Remember to use the hashtag #marinamakeseats. Happy eating!

GRAB YOUR RECIPE CARD!

Take a few minutes to discuss the following questions with your little one(s) before reading Don’t Throw That Away!

Now, it’s time to jump right into Don’t Throw That Away! When you are done reading, use the following questions to further your little one’s thinking!

Pre-reading questions for the little one(s) (grades Pre K-2):

Post-reading questions for the little one(s) (grades Pre K-2):

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Look at the cover of this book. Do you know what the symbol with the three arrows means?

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What do you think this book is going to be about?

What are two things that the book said you can do with trash rather than throwing it away? (Hint: they both start with the letter R)

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Why do you think the girl on the cover page is wearing a cape?

Can you remember one piece of “trash” that was turned into something new? What was it turned into?

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Why is it important to recycle and reuse?

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Can you think of something in your home that can be recycled or reused?

Pre-reading questions for the older one(s) (grades 3-6): 1.

Using the cover as a guide, how do you think you share similarities with superheroes when you recycle?

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Who authored and illustrated this book? (Hint: the answer is on the outside of the book, but you may have to look a little harder than normal)

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What do you predict this book will be about?

Post-reading questions for the older one(s) (grades 3-6): 1.

What is the difference between recycling and reusing?

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How were the items of “trash” in the book reused? Can you name a few?

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Why do you think it’s important to recycle and reuse?

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Can you think of something in your home that can be recycled or reused?

Items Needed: • • • •

White paper Watercolor paint palette with paintbrush Cup of water Napkin

Allow plenty of time for it to dry!

For your art project, you will need time for the background to dry before completing it. Prepare your painting space (we suggest painting over a craft mat, another sheet of paper or paper towels), get a cup of water and have a napkin handy!

To create the background, use the BLUE paint from the paint palette. Make sure to use a fair amount of water with the paint to give it the watercolor effect. Use your included paintbrush to cover your entire sheet of white paper with the blue paint and set it aside to dry. We will come back to finish your artwork later!

Don't forget to access your custom Reduce Reuse Recycle playlist at www.nightinboxes.com/music.

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It’s time to put your brain to the test to see how much you know about recycling!

Find your recycle sheet in your Kids Night In Box and study the recycling facts.

Practice your literacy skills by reading the facts aloud OR practice your listening skills by listening carefully as they are read to you!

Once you feel that you’re a recycling expert, flip the sheet over and use your included stickers to complete the activity.

Go through each row and place a sticker on the picture of the item that CANNOT be recycled or reused. The answers are upside down at the bottom of this page so you can check your responses once you finish. Good luck!

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Answers : banana peel, cake, leaf, acorn, apple core

Enjoy your delicious snack while learning about this amazing environmentally friendly company!

Nature’s Path is a family-owned company that does its part to help take care of our Earth! All of Nature’s Path’s production facilities are zero-waste, and the company is even striving to be climate neutral by the year 2020.

Nature’s Path has a yearly goal of donating at least $2 million worth of food to food banks, partners, charities and more! The company also donates 1% of its EnviroKidz sales to help support endangered animals and educate children throughout the world.

You can visit https://www.naturespath.com/en-us/envirokidz/ to learn about all of the endangered animals that Nature’s Path supports through partnerships. You can even vote on which animal you want Nature’s Path to help save next!

It’s time to make a bubble-blowing machine. When you upcycle something, you reuse materials in a way that makes them better than before. For this activity, you will reuse a cardboard tube and a mesh bag to create something FUN!

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Cardboard craft tube Mesh material Craft tape Bubbles Bowl

Steps Step 1

Get a bowl from your home and pour some of the included bubbles into it.

Step 2

Find your included mesh bag and slide it onto one end of your cardboard craft tube. Then, use the craft tape to make it stay in place; we suggest taping the corners down at the top so that the mesh material lays flat.

Step 3

(Optional): Decorate your bubble blower with paint, stickers or more craft tape.

Step 4

Dip the end of the craft tube with the mesh material into the bubbles and blow into the end of the craft tube that does not have the mesh! You can use the strings on the sides of the mesh bag as handles if you would like.

Bubble Games Here are a few fun games you can play using your upcycled bubble blower! Feel free to use the included bubble wand if that works better for you.

Popping Bubbles:

Blow bubbles and time yourself to see how many you can pop in 15 seconds! The catch? No hands allowed! Pop the bubbles using your head, elbows, feet…anything but your hands! If there is more than one person playing, race to see who can pop the most.

Floating Bubbles:

Blow bubbles and choose one bubble and try to keep it floating in the air. A good way to keep the bubble in the air is by gently blowing underneath it to make it go upward. See how long you can keep it from touching the ground or popping. If there is more than one person playing, have each person pick a bubble and see who can keep theirs in the air the longest (the key to this game is to not blow TOO hard or you might pop the bubble with your breath)!

Racing Bubbles:

This game is a lot like “Floating Bubbles,” except now you are trying to keep the bubble afloat while moving it to your finish line. Pick a start and finish line before you begin, then blow a few bubbles. Choose one bubble and try to blow it all the way to the finish line. If you are playing alone, time yourself to see how long it takes you. If you are playing with someone else, make it a race to see who can finish first!

Catching Bubbles:

Blow bubbles and try to see how many you can “catch” on your bubble blower. The trick is getting them to land without letting them pop! If more than one person is playing, take turns to see who can catch the most.

Make flowers by reusing a sheet of a newspaper and paper straws!

Items Needed:

Check to see if your background paper is dry so you can complete your artwork!

Visit this link to watch an instructional step-by-step video on how to create your artwork kidsnightinbox.com/art.

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Painted blue background paper Newspaper Paper straws Green crinkle paper Glue Paint palette with paintbrush Scissors

Adult supervision recommended with use of scissors.

We want to take the time once again to thank you for choosing Kids Night In Box! To show our appreciation we have included a reusable snack bag for you that is dishwasher safe.

We love helping teach meaningful lessons to your little one(s) and we hope to make even a small difference! It’s so important to reduce, reuse and recycle any chance we get so that our planet can be a better place to live! When you take care of the planet, you help yourself, your friends, family, animals, and future generations! Go you!

We want to encourage you to take our eco-friendly pledge to take care of Earth!

Find a writing utensil and decide how you want to fill out the pledge below. Take your time with this and put a lot of thought into it! Remember, there are SO many different things you can do to take care of the planet and be eco-friendly. Flip back through your Kids Night In Box guide for ideas if you need a few! Once you fill out the pledge and sign it, feel free to cut it out and place it somewhere you’ll see it often and be reminded of your commitment! Thank you, until next time!

PS: All Kids Night In Boxes are 100% recyclable and we encourage you to recycle them! Or, you can think of a super cool way to reuse them.

For example, you could turn a Kid’s Night In Box into a piggy bank, a recycling bin, a flower garden or even a playhouse for your toys!

I pledge to make the Earth a better place by: __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________ __________________________________________________________

Signed: ____________________________________

WAYS TO CONTINUE GOING GREEN * Find recyclable items in your home and take them to the nearest recycling center.

* Plant a garden to grow your own fruits and vegetables. * Organize a street or neighborhood clean-up with your friends and family.

* Use your favorite reusable water bottle to drink your water. * Create a recycling station at home! * Check out these movies: Wall-E, Free Willy, Happy Feet, Dr. * * * * * * * * *

Seuss’ The Lorax and Bambi.

Buy reusable straws!

Decorate reusable bags to be used for shopping!

Try turning off electricity when you’re not using it.

Visit SimonLittleGreen.com (listed on the back of Don’t Throw That Away! by Lara Bergen) to find eco-friendly tips, games and activities!

Find items in your home that can be made into new treasures.

Recycle your Kids Night In Box and guide once you’re done using them!

Try walking or riding a bike to places when possible.

Donate clothing/toys that you no longer want.

Remember to visit our blog at kidsnightinbox.com/blog for more eco-friendly activities!

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