K ids Ni ght I n Box
Hey there kiddos!
W e are s o exc i t ed fo r yo u t o e nj oy thi s Ki ds N i ght In Box! Th rough this box, you will have s ome p i rat e f u n w h i l e l ea r ni ng som e hi stor y a nd sc i e nc e . Pirates can teach us a lot! Now, arr g h y ou r ea d y t o d i ve i n ?! A d u l ts , p l e a s e r e a d t h e f ol l ow i n g i n stru cti on s i n ten ded specifically for you: W e l com e ! As a l w a ys , w e a r e so e xc i te d f or y ou to c om pl e te this Kids Night I n Box with y our l i t t l e o n e( s ) . I n t h i s b o x, we wa nt to ta ke a pi r a te the med approach to discussing thing s l i k e g eo g r a p h y, ma p s, de nsi ty , a nd m or e ! We hop e y o ur little one(s) will gain s ome e d uc a t i o n a l va l u e a n d ha ve som e f un whi l e c om p l e ti ng this box. We also hope that t his Ki d s Ni g h t I n B o x e xp e r i e nc e wi l l he l p y ou a nd y ou r little one(s) make valuable m e m ori e s t o g et h er . Eac h m ont h , w e g i ve a w a y a F R E E Ki ds N i ght In Box or S e nso ry Kit to someone who snaps a p i ct ure o f t h ei r l i t t l e o n e(s) e nj oy i ng tha t m onth’s e xpe r i ence. T o qualify, simply post y our p hot o o n I n s t a g r a m o r F a c e book usi ng the ha shta g # KidsNightI nBox. Loc at e any i t ems yo u ma y n e e d a t ki d sni ghti nbox. c om / pi r a te. Feel free to reach out to cu s t om e rs er vi c e@n i g h t i n b o xe s. c om i f y ou ha ve a ny q ue sti ons or concerns.
Ah o y mateys ! Yo u are l e arni ng al l about pi rat e livin g in yo u r Kid s N i ght In Box! Today you wi l l cr eate a tr eas u r e ma p out of a que sadi l l a and s o me d elicio u s p ir ate c ake pops. Ge t re ady t o co o k , o r els e...w alk the pl ank!
Treasure Map Quesadilla
Re ci pe by w ww.ea tsa ma zing. c o . u k Tot a l t im e : 20 minutes
INGRE DIE NTS •
¼ y e l l ow pe ppe r
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2 sp r i ng oni ons
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2 sl i c e s ha m
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2 tor ti l l a wr a p s
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1 Tbsp. r e d p e sto
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Handful of grated cheese
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Red food coloring
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Black edible food writer pen
DIRE CTIONS Chop the yellow pepper into fine pieces and set aside. Then cut the top and bottom off of the spring onions and chop up the remaining onion into fine pieces. Slice the ham into small pieces. Place one of the tortillas in a dry frying pan. Spread the pesto evenly over the tortilla, then sprinkle on the pepper, onion, and ham pieces. Cover the tortilla in a generous amount of grated cheese, making sure to cover the whole tortilla. Place the second tortilla on top! Fry the tortilla for a few minutes until the bottom is lightly golden. Once the bottom is cooked, carefully flip the quesadilla over in the pan to cook the other side. Cook for a few more minutes until the cheese has melted and the quesadilla looks cooked! Then carefully slide the quesadilla from the pan to a plate. Allow a few minutes for the quesadilla to cool.
Using the red food coloring and a clean paint brush, paint an X anywhere on the quesadilla. With the black edible food writer pen, sketch out a treasure map over the rest of the quesadilla. Once the map is finished and all the food coloring has dried, slice the map into fourths. Then, admire your work, eat, and enjoy!
Pirate Cake Pops R e cipe by t hemissa lliec akes T ot al t im e: 9 0 minutes I NGRE DIENTS •
Funf e t t i c a k e mi x
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P am or n o n s t i c k s p r a y
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Cre am y S u p r eme S t r a w be r r y Ic i ng
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Cook i e S t i c k s
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W hi t e C a n d y D i p s
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R e d Can d y M el t s
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Bl ack Ca n d y M el t s
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S and w ic h b a g
D I R ECT IONS B e g in b y m a k i n g yo u r f u n f et ti c a ke a c c or d i ng to the i nstr uc tions on the box. O nce the cake has c oo l ed o ff , c u t i t i nto sm a l l squa r e s. The n ta ke e a c h square and use your fing e rs and h a n d s t o c r u mb le the i nsi d e s of the c a ke i nto a mixing bowl. Set the outside o f th e c ak e , o r t h e ‘ c r u s t ’ o f the c a ke , to the si d e . R e p e a t thi s with the entire cake. Mix i n t w o l a r g e s p o o n f u l s o f the Cr e a m y S upr e m e S tr a wbe r ry I cing with the cake cru m b l e s . M i x u n t i l w el l c o m b i ne d. N e xt, l i ne a ba ki ng she e t with parchment paper and u s e y our han d s t o ma k e a p p r oxi m a te l y 2 i nc h b a l l s wi th the cake crumble and icing mix t ure . Freez e b a l l s fo r 1 5 m i nute s. Melt t he w h i t e c a n d y d i p s ( o r m e l ts) a c c or d i ng to the d i r e c ti ons on the back of the pa ck ag e . (Be s u r e t o mi c r o w a ve on 5 0 % p owe r or on a de f r ost setting to prevent o v e rhe at i ng) . D i p t h e r o u n d e nd of the c ooki e sti c k i nto the melted white candy and then into t he c ak e b a l l , a n d r ep ea t f or e a c h c a ke ba l l . The n, usi ng the sticks, dip the cake ba lls int o t h e w h i t e c a n d y m e l ts. Cove r the e nti r e c a ke ba l l i n the melted candy and let th e e x c e s s c a n d y mel t d r i p of f . Melt t he re d c a n d y mel t s a c c or d i ng to the d i r e c ti ons on the back of the package. Dip the to p p art of t h e c a k e p o p s i n t o the r e d c a nd y m e l ts, l e tti ng th e excess drip off the top before s e t t in g i t a s i d e. ( T h i s m a ke s sur e i t d oe sn’t d r i p d own onto the white part). T he n m e lt t h e b l a c k c a n d y me l ts a c c or di ng to the d i r e c ti ons o n the back of the package. O nc e m e l t e d , t r a n s f er t h e me l te d c a nd y i nto a zi pl oc k ba g. S ecurely close the bag and th e n cut a s ma l l o p en i n g o n one of the bottom c or ne r s of the bag. Using t he op en i n g a t t h e b o ttom of the zi p l oc k ba g, c r e a te p irate faces on each of your cake p op s . L et t h e c a n d y fa ce s d r y a nd ha r d e n a nd the n a d mire and enjoy!
PIRA TE A D V EN T U R E
activity one
Time Allotted: 3/5
Messiness: 2/5 Objective:
R ea d a pi r a te stor y a nd se t the m ood f or your box.
Materials: Book | E y e Pa tc h | N e c kl a c e
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Let’ s Read P ull out yo u r i n c l u d ed book! F i nd a c om f y sp ot to si t a nd read together; if the w e at he r i s n i c e, t a k e yo ur r e a d i ng outsi d e .
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Let’ s D is c us s Di s cus s t h e fo l l o w i n g q ue sti ons toge the r :
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N a me t h r ee t h i n g s y ou se e on the p i r a te shi p on pa ge 7.
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W h o i s t h e c a p t a i n of the p i r a te shi p ?
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H ow d o yo u t h i n k M r . Ti c kl e got the oc topus of f of the treasure box?
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W h a t i s yel l o w b ea r d l ooki ng a t on p a ge 1 8 ?
G et int o Char ac te r N ow t ha t yo u h a ve r ea d a l i ttl e a b out p i r a te l i f e , i t i s ti me to get into character! P ut on yo u r i n c l u d ed eye pa tc h a nd p i r a te ne c kl a c e ! Use the chart below to come up w i t h yo u r p i r a t e n a m e .
Fi n d y o u r Pi r a t e N ame FI RST NAME
L A S T NA M E
A- CRU STY
N- N I GH T
A - O F THE S E A
N - P AT C H E S
B - SH I PWRE CK
O- I R O N
B- WOLF
O- S C AL L YW AG
C- CANNON
P- S EA
C - D A R K W AT E R S
P - R AT T L E BON E S
D- CAPTA IN
Q- B L A C K
D- SAILOR
Q- P U RP L E E YE
E- JACK
R- R US TY
E- B UC C A N E E R
R- SKULL
F- STIN KY
S- D A R K
F - S P A R R OW
S- HUSHPUPPY
G - JOLLY
T- GR UB B Y
G- O ’F I S H
T- TUNA
H - SK IPPE R
U- P EG L EG
H - C H UM BU C K E T
U- VULTURE
I- YELLOW
V- M C S UR L Y
I - R I V ER S
V- SEA
J - EYE PA TCH
W- M O NEY B A GS
J - B A I L EY
W - H OOK
K - B ARNA CLE
X- F L Y I NG
K- D R A GON
X - S T ARF IS H
L- MAD
Y- R UTH L ES S
L - FL A M E
Y- S QU ID L IP S
M- T H E GREAT
Z- IR O N H O O K
M- HAWK
Z - C ABIN BOY
PIR ATE HISTO R Y
activity two
Messiness: 1/5
Time Allotted: 3/5
Objective : Le a r n a b o u t t h e h i stor y of p i r a te s, pa r ts of a p i r a te ship, and pirate tools.
Materials: De vi c e to a c c e ss i nte r ne t Pi r a te S hi p she e t | Pi r a te ’s Booty Ma r ke r s
W ho ar e Pir ate s? W he n yo u t h i n k o f a p i r a te , y ou m a y thi nk of a shi p, e y e patch, or a funny way of t alk i n g . E ven t h o u g h a l l the se thi ngs a r e tr ue a b out pirates, there is so much m ore t o t h em t h a n t h a t! Pi r a te s a r e a dve ntur ous pe opl e who swooped in on t re as ur e s h i p s a n d c a p t ur e d p e opl e ’s gol d , m one y , f i sh, and more. T hey were b ol d , b r a ve, a n d d a r i n g. The y a r e usua l l y known a s the ‘bad guys’ and did some p re t t y ba d t h i n g s . Ke e p i n mi n d t h a t w e s h oul d N OT tr y to b e l i ke pi r a te s in the ways they stole, s care d , a n d h u r t o t h er s. Howe ve r , the r e i s sti l l a l ot tha t we can learn from them! H e ad t o k i d s n i g h t i n b o x . c om / pi r a te s a nd wa tc h the vi de o “T he Definitive History of P i rat es ” f o r a s ma l l gl i m pse i nto pi r a te hi stor y .
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Pa rt s of a Pir ate Ship One t h i n g w e c a n l ea r n thr ough the he l p of p i r a te s i s the parts of a pirate ship! P ul l ou t yo u r “ P i r a t e S hi p” she e t, i nc l ud e d m a r ke r s, a nd any other coloring ut e ns i l s f r o m yo u r h o m e tha t y ou wa nt to use . On the front side of your sheet y ou w i l l s ee a f u l l y l a b e l e d p i r a te shi p ! Col or the pi r a te ship in while you discuss t og e t h er t h e i mp o r t a nc e of e a c h of the pa r ts on the sh ip using the definitions at t he b o t t o m. Onc e yo u t h i n k yo u h ave a good und e r sta ndi ng of the ship parts, flip to the back s id e o f t h e s h eet t o p ut y our se l f to the te st! S e e how many parts you can label. Fe e l f r ee t o u s e t h e w or d b a nk a t the b ottom to he l p j o g your memory or to help w it h sp el l i n g . I f yo u g e t stuc k, f l i p b a c k to the f r ont si de to help guide you.
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Pirat e Tools, T al k , & T r e ats Che ck o u t t h e d i ff er en t p i r a te tool s & ta l k b e l ow. E nj oy your Pirate’s Booty while y ou l ea r n !
Pirate Tools T el es c o p e : u s ed fo r s eeing f a r a wa y ob je c t s M ap : p a p er u s ed t o n a viga te the se a S w o r d : u s ed fo r f i g h t i n g T r eas ur e C h e s t : w o o d en box whe r e p irat e s k ep t t h ei r t r ea s ur e
Pirate Talk Ah oy: h ello Aye: y e s Booty: treasure H earti e s: friends Ru n a rig: playing a joke or trick
Par r o t : p et b i r d t h a t w o ul d ke e p p i r a te s c om p any a t s ea
Sai l , H o: warning of another ship
Ey e Pat c h : a c o ver i n g p i r a te s woul d w e ar ov er o n e eye t o h e l p the i r e y e s ge t us e d t o s eei n g i n t h e d a rk
Y o h o ho: a happy expression to get som e on e’s attention
C o mp as s : t o o l p i r a t es woul d use f or d ire c t ion w h i l e s a i l i n g
Sh i ver me timbers: expression of shock
THINK LI K E A PIR ATE
activity three
Time Allotted: 4/5
Messiness: 2/5
Objective: L ea r n a bout m a p ski l l s, c om p a sse s, a nd density.
Materials: Map the Way Sheet | Markers Compass | Sticky notes
Map One t oo l p i r a t es u s e t o he l p the m f i nd the i r wa y a c r oss the seas is a map. A map i s a p i ec e o f p a p er t h a t shows y ou a n a r e a . It he l ps to show the direction you ne e d t o g o t o g et t o a c e r ta i n poi nt. Ta ke thi s ti m e to check out your included M ap th e Wa y s h e e t . Once y o u a r e d o n e s t u d y i ng y our m a p , we ha ve a c ha l l e nge for you! O n the back of y our s h eet , d r a w yo ur own m a p. Y ou c a n c hoose to draw a map of your entire hom e , yo u r b ed r o o m, y our b a c ky a r d, or a ny thi ng y ou would like! Be sure to add col or a n d h a ve a k ey t ha t e xpl a i ns wha t the di f f e r e nt sy mbols on your map mean. Re ad y , s et , g o !
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C om p ass Chal l e ng e A not he r t o o l t h a t h el p s pi r a te s wi th d i r e c ti on i s a c om pass. A picture of a c om p ass i s o n a ma p t o show y ou whi c h di r e c ti ons a r e north, south, east and w e s t . A r ea l c o mp a s s i s a de vi c e tha t use s m a gne ts to p oint to the north. I f you k now wh i c h w a y i s n o r t h , y ou c a n f i gur e out whi c h wa y s are east, south, and west! H e r e i s y o u r c o m p a s s ch al l en ge: usi ng y our i nc l ude d c ompass, go into each room of yo u r h o me a n d f i nd whi c h di r e c ti on i s nor th. Use your included sticky not e s t o ma r k n o r t h i n e a c h r oom . Y ou got thi s, m a te y !
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Flo at or Sink ? Sp e nd in g s o mu c h t i me on se a , i t i s i m p or ta nt f or pi r a te s to know what items w i l l s ink o r fl o a t i n t h e wa te r . A f a nc y wor d f or whe the r an item sinks or floats is cal l e d d en s i t y. T h e d en si ty of a n obj e c t i s f ound b y l ooking at how big the object i s and h o w mu c h t h e o bj e c t we i ghs. If a n obj e c t ha s a l ot of density, it will sink, and i f a n o b j ec t h a s a l i ttl e bi t of d e nsi ty , i t wi l l f l oa t!
For t his c h a l l en g e, yo u a r e goi ng to f i nd 6 di f f e r e nt obj e cts from around your hom e t h a t c a n g o i n w a t e r (e x: toothbr ush, c oi n, wa shc l o th, pencil, bath toy, t oot hp a s t e, et c . ) . O n c e y ou ha ve y our 6 ob j e c ts, wr i te e ach thing in the boxes al ong t h e ‘ o b j ec t ’ r o w i n the ta bl e b e l ow.
N ow i t ’ s t i me t o ma k e p re d i c ti ons! Whe ne ve r y ou m a ke a prediction, you use w hat y o u k n o w t o ma k e a gue ss. Looki ng a t the si ze a nd weight of each of your ob j e c t s , w r i t e yo u r g u ess of whe the r i t wi l l si nk or f l oa t in the box below where t he ob j ec t i s w r i t t en .
Object
Prediction
Result
Once y o u a r e d o n e p r edi c ti ng, i t i s ti m e to e xpe r i m e nt! Fill a large container w i t h w a t er ( o r u s e yo u r si nk or tub). One b y one , p l a c e each object in the water t o s e e if i t s i n k s o r fl o a t s. The n wr i te the a nswe r i n the result row. How many p re d ict i o n s d i d yo u g et r i ght? !
PI R ATE PLA Y
activity four
Time Allotted: 4/5
Messiness: 2/5 Objective:
H a ve som e f un thr ough pi r a te p l ay.
Materials: P i r a t e A d ve ntur e boa r d ga m e | Pi r a te f i nger puppets D i e |S ti c ke r S he e t | M a r ke r s | Pi r a te Flag
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Pira t e Adventur e Game Loc at e yo u r P i r a t e A d ventur e boa r d ga m e , p i r a te f i nge r puppets, and die. Place b ot h f in g er p u p p et s o n the sta r t b ox a nd ha ve b oth p l a yers roll the die one time b e f ore yo u b eg i n - w h o eve r ge ts the l a r ge r num b e r goe s first! Tak e t u r n s r o l l i n g t h e di e a nd m ovi ng tha t num b e r of spaces. Be sure to complete t he ac t i o n o r a n s w er t he q ue sti on f or whi c he ve r box y ou land on. See who can m ak e i t t o t h e h i d d en t re a sur e f i r st!
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Pret end Play W e are g o i n g t o w r a p up thi s Ki ds N i ght In Box wi th some pretend pirate play. Em p t y yo u r K i d s Ni g h t In Box a nd gr a b y our m a r ke r s, f i nger puppets, sticker s he e t , a n d p i r a t e f l a g ! U se the se i te m s to tr a nsf or m y ou r empty box into a pirate s hip ! O n c e yo u a r e h a p py wi th y our shi p , use y our f i nge r puppets and any other m at e ria l s yo u w a n t t o ga the r f r om y our hom e to e nj oy some pretend pirate play.
Ways to Continue Keep yo ur li ttl e o ne ( s ) e ngag e d and i nter e s t e d i n pir ate fun af te r yo u c o m p l e te yo ur Ki d s N i g h t In Bo x . •
Check o ut the s e f un m o vi e s : P e te r P a n , Ice A g e : C ontinen tal Drif t, The P irate s o f P e n z a n ce , & Muppet Tre asure I slan d
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Ma ke a tre as ure m ap o f hi d d e n tre as u r e a n d h a v e so meo ne f i nd i t
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Sea rch t he w e b f o r p i rate yo g a f o r k i d s
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D r ess up i n yo ur b e s t p i rate g e ar
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D o mo re d e ns i ty e xp e ri m e nts
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