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WELCOME TO YOUR BOX Hey t her e, kiddo s! We are s o e xc i te d f o r yo u to e n j o y t h i s K i d s N i g h t In B ox! In this bo x , we are g o i ng to l e arn al l ab o ut S p a n i s h c u l t u r e w h i l e disc u ssing the impo r tanc e o f s tayi ng true to yo ur s e l f ! T h e w o r l d i s a b i g place and there may b e ti m e s w he n o the rs try to c h a n g e w h o y o u a r e w e hope this bo x enco urage s yo u to s tay true to w h o YOU w a n t t o b e . Re m e mber to always s tand s tro ng i n the thi ngs th a t m a k e y o u , YOU ! Adul ts, p le a se re a d th e fo l l o wi n g i n s tru c ti o n s i nt e nde d s pe ci f i ca l l y f o r yo u : We lc ome! We a re so e xc i te d f o r yo u to b e s tarti ng o f f 2022 b y com p leting this Kids Ni ght I n B o x w i th yo ur l i ttl e o n e ( s ) . W i t h t h i s box, our ho pes ar e th at yo ur l i ttl e o ne s d i s c o ve r a c o n f i d e n c e i n w h a t m ake s them who they are ! Gro w i ng up c o m e s w i th s o m a n y c h a l l e n g e s . Th rou gho ut these chal l e nge s w e ho p e yo ur l i ttl e on e r e m e m b e r s t o always stay tr ue to the m s e l f . Thi s b o x w i l l al s o e x p l o r e S p a n i s h c u l t u r e , an d educate yo ur littl e o ne ( s ) o n thi s b e auti f ul l y u n i q u e c o u n t r y i n o u r big w orld. Finally, we ho p e that thi s Ki d s Ni g ht I n Bo x e x p e r i e n c e w i l l help y ou a nd yo ur littl e o ne ( s ) m ak e val uab l e m e m o r i e s t o g e t h e r . Each mo nth, we give aw ay a FR EE Ki d s Ni g ht I n B ox o r S e n s o r y K i t t o someo ne who snaps a p i c ture o f the i r l i ttl e o ne( s ) e n j o y i n g t h a t m ont h’s exper ience. 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 Fac eb oo k using the has htag #Ki d s Ni g htI nB o x. Loc at e a ny items yo u m ay ne e d at ki d s n i gh ti n b ox. co m / m i s m o . F e e l free t o r ea ch o ut to c us to m e rs e rvi c e @ni ghti nb o xes . c o m i f y o u h a v e a n y qu est ions o r co ncerns .

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What co untr y is Fe rd i nand f ro m ? What do all the o t he r b ul l s f ro m the s to ry l i k e t o d o ? What did Fer dina nd l i k e to d o ? How did Ferdina nd s tay true to hi m s e l f thro ug h o u t t h e e n t i r e s t o r y ? What a re so me thi ngs that yo u l i k e to d o ? How can YOU a lwa ys s tay true to yo urs e l f l i k e F e r d i n a n d ?

Th rou gh this bo x , we w ant to e nc o urag e yo u to al wa y s b e y o u r s e l f ! At t im e s, o thers may tr y to c hang e yo u o r g e t yo u to b e s o m e o n e y o u ’ r e n o t . Th in k a bo ut ho w the me n f ro m the s to ry and the o t h e r b u l l s t r i e d t o m a k e Fe rdin a nd cha nge. Whe n thi s hap p e ns , b e l i k e Fe rd i n a n d a n d s t a y t r u e t o yourse lf. Yo u ca n do thi s b y k no w i ng e xac tl y w ho YOU a r e a n d s t i c k i n g t o t h at ! Th rou gh this bo x yo u w i l l al s o l e arn al l ab o ut the cu l t u r e o f F e r d i n a n d ’ s coun t ry - Spa in! “S er uno m i s m o ” m e ans “b e yo urs e l f ” i n S p a n i s h . L o c a t e your Ser Uno Mismo s he e t and f i l l i t o ut to ge the r, d i s c u s s i n g a l l t h e t h in gs that make yo u Y O U!

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12 ounces smo ked c hi c k e n s aus ag e s l i c e d i nto r o u n d s

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8 ounces shrimp pe e l e d , d e ve i ne d , and p atte d dr y ( c o u l d s u b s t i t u t e c h ic ken)

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2 t omato es, cho pped

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1 m edium o nio n, fi ne l y c ho p p e d

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1 c u p o f gr een pea s

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1½ cups o f ja smine ri c e ( o r b as m ati ri c e )

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5 clo ves o f gar lic, c ho p p e d

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1/4 cup + 2 ta blesp o o ns o f o l i ve o i l

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2 t e a spo o ns o f sa lt

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2 t e a spo o ns o f smo k e d p ap ri k a

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¼ c u p o f cho pped pars l e y

D IRE C T IO NS: A lrigh t little o nes, let’s ge t s tarte d ! B e gi n b y he ati ng 2 t a b l e s p o o n s o f o l i v e o il in a 4 quar t o r la rge r p an o ve r m e d i um he at f o r a f e w m i n u t e s u n t i l h o t . A dd in t he shr imp, sa ut e i ng unti l c o o k e d thro ugh, a b o u t 5 m i n u t e s , t u r n i n g th em occasio nally. Then trans f e r the s hri m p to a p la t e . Next , add the sausa ge ro und s to the p an, s aute i ng u n t i l s l i g h t l y b r o w n , a bout 5 minutes, stir rin g o c c as i o nal l y. Trans f e r the s a u s a g e t o t h e s a m e p l at e hol ding the shr imp . A dd c h opped to mato es , o ni o ns , and garl i c to the p a n . P o u r 1/ 4 c u p o l i v e o il on t op. Co o k until the ve g e tab l e s are s o f t, ab o ut 10 m i n u t e s , s t i r r i n g o cc asion a lly. S pr inkle p ap ri k a and s al t o ve r the p an , a n d t h e n a d d i n 1/ 2 c u p wat e r. Increa se heat to m e d i um - hi g h and c o o k f o r 5 m i n u t e s t o t h i c k e n t h e mixt u re , stirring frequentl y. A dd rice and 4 cups o f w ate r to the p an. C o o k f o r 5 m i n u t e s , s t i r r i n g f req uen tly. If yo ur pa n c an’t ho l d that m uc h l i q ui d , a d d t h e w a t e r i n i n c re m e nts as the liqui d e vap o rate s . The n, re d uc e t o l o w h e a t . L e t s i m m e r u nt il t he r ice is fully coo k e d and the l i q ui d has b e e n a b s o r b e d , a b o u t 20 min u t e s, stir ring o ccasi o nal l y. F in ally, stir in peas, sau s ag e , and s hri m p , and he at f o r a f e w m i n u t e s u n t i l warm ed thr o ugh. A dd ad d i ti o nal s al t to tas te i f ne e d e d . S e r v e a n d g a r n i s h wit h ch opped pa rsley. E nj o y!

Chur ro Cook ies R e cip e by : www.cakewhiz . c o m P r ep t im e: 10 minutes C o ok t im e: 10 minutes Y i e ld s: 12 servings I NGRE DIENTS: •

2 Pills bury Pie Crusts

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12 Soft Car amel Ca nd i e s , e ac h cu t in ha lf

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1/4 cup butter , unsal te d and m elt e d

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1 cu p gr anulated sug ar

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1 Tb sp. cinnamo n po w d e r

D I R ECT IONS: Be gin by ro lling o ut the p i e c rus ts . Us e a s m al l ro und c u t t e r t o c u t o u t 12 p i ec es on each crust. Yo u c an re us e the c rus t and rol l i t o u t a g a i n t o m a k e more circular pieces. N ext , p lace a sma ll piece o f c aram e l c and y i n the c e n t e r o f o n e p i e c e . Br u s h th e ed ge s with water. Pl ac e ano the r p i e p i e c e o n to p o f t h e c a r a m e l a n d p r e s s th e ed ge s with a fo r k to s e al e ve rythi ng to g e the r. T h en , p lace co o kies o n a tray l i ne d w i th p arc hm e nt p a p e r . Ba k e a t 400 d e g r e e s f o r about 8 - 1 0 minutes o r unti l go l d e n b ro w n al o ng t h e e d g e s . Al l o w t h e c ookies t o co o l do wn. W hile t h e co o kies ar e coo l i ng, p re p are the s ug ar m i x t u r e b y m i x i n g t o g e t h e r th e gran u la ted sugar and c i nnam o n i n a s m al l m i xi ng b o w l . W h e n t h e c o o k i e s c ool dow n co mpletely, brus h m e l te d b utte r o n b o th s i d e s . Ro l l t h e m i n a b o w l o f cin n amo n sugar . Enjoy!

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Sp a nish Cul tur e Ma teri a l s : S p ai n f l ag | S p ai n s he e t C o l o ri ng ute ns i l s f ro m yo ur hom e As you a lr ea dy kno w, F e rd i nand the b ul l i s f ro m in Eu rope that is filled w i th to ns o f c ul ture s uc h good foo d. The peo ple o f S p ai n are c o nf i d e nt i n t h em who they a re. The c ul ture that c o m e s w i th un iq ue, and so br av el y i ts e l f .

Spain! Spain is a country as f e s t i v a l s , a r t s , a n d th e t h i n g s t h a t m a k e th e S p a n i s h p e o p l e i s s o

Pull ou t yo ur S pa in fla g and S p ai n s he e t - o ne s i d e i s t h e f l a g o f S p a i n a n d t h e ot her side is a map o f Euro p e . Us e yo ur c o l o ri n g u t e n s i l s f r o m y o u r hom e t o co lo r yo ur fla g ! L e g e nd s ays that the c o l or s o n t h e f l a g r e p r e s e n t t h e Sp anish traditio n o f b ul l f i g hti ng . Thi s f l ag s tan d s s t r o n g t o r e p r e s e n t t h e peo ple who make up S p ai n. Aft e r y ou co lo r yo ur fl ag, f l i p to the o the r s i d e and f i n d S p a i n o n t h e m a p . O n c e yo u find S pa in, ci rc l e i t and d raw a p i c ture o f F e r d i n a n d . Le arn t he fo llo wing S p ani s h w o rd s f ro m the b o o k a n d p r a c t i c e s a y i n g t h em t ogether ! If need e d , us e g o o gl e trans l ate to h e a r h o w t h e w o r d s a r e pron ounced. To ro - b ul l F l o res - f l o w e rs Lu c h a n d o - f i g hti ng O l er - s m e l l Co rrer - run S a l to - j um p J u ego - p l ay Co n ten to - hap p y F u erte - s tro ng Ba n d era - f l ag D es fi l e - p arad e Ho ga r - ho m e

F lam enco & Authe n t ic T r e at Ma teri a l s : D ev ice to ac c e s s i nte rne t | To rre s B l ac k T r u f f l e C h i p s Next yo u ar e go ing to l e arn ab o ut Fl am e nc o , a f o rm o f d a n c e , s o n g , a n d inst ru menta l music th at i s ve ry p o p ul ar i n S p ai n. Da n c i n g i s o n e o f t h e m any wa ys the peo ple o f S p ai n e xp re s s the m s e l ve s . It c r e a t e s a f u n w a y t o sh ow o ff the unique ne s s b e hi nd the i r c ul ture . Head t o k idsnight inb o x . c o m / m i s m o and w atc h th e v i d e o t i t l e d “ L e a r n ab ou t Hispa nic Herita ge ”. F o l l o w al o ng w i th the i n s t r u c t o r a s y o u l e a r n ab ou t this S pa nish da nc e . O n c e yo u a re a ll da nce d o ut, e nj o y yo ur i nc l ud e d t r a d i t i o n a l S p a n i s h Torre s chips!

Lote ría Let’s Get Movin g Ma teri a l s :

L o te ri a b o ard s | L o te ri a ca r d s Gam e p i e c e s Lot ería is a tr aditio nal S p ani s h gam e o f c hanc e , s i m i l a r t o Am e r i c a n b ingo . Get r ea dy to have s o m e f un and te s t yo ur l u c k ! H o w t o Pla y Lot e rí a : Eac h pla yer ha s a d i f f e re nt b o ard , w i th p i c ture s o f t h e d i f f e r e n t c a r d s i n t he deck. A c ard is pulled fr o m the d e c k , and any p l aye r th a t h a s t h e p i c t u r e o f t h a t c ard o n their bo a rd p uts a g am e p i e c e o n i t. At t h e beginning o f e ac h ro und , d e c i d e w he the r a c o l u m n o r r o w o f f o u r gam e pieces wins the g am e . On c e o ne player ma k e s the d e c i d e d p atte rn, they s h o u t “ L o t e r í a ” a n d w i n t he g ame.

Tabla 3

El gato

Los bloques

El pegamento

El barco

El lápiz

La calabaza

i Loter

El autobús

El conejo

El mapa

El dinosaurio

El pincel

El mono

El búho

La rana

La guitarra

Pica sso Pa int in g Ma teri a l s : C anvas | B l ue p ai nt Pai ntb rus h Pablo Pica sso was a f am o us f i gure i n S p ai n’s art h i s t o r y , k n o w n for his Blue Perio d, d uri ng w hi c h he c re ate d O N L Y b l u e p a i n t i n g s . Pic as so is a per fect e xam p l e o f s o m e o ne w ho e x p r e s s e s h i m s e l f t hrough ar two rk. Tod ay yo u are go i ng to m ak e a p a i n t i n g i n s p i r e d b y Pic as so ’s Blue Per iod . T ake a few minutes to thi nk ab o ut w hat yo u w an t t o p a i n t . U s i n g in sp ira tio n fro m the b o o k , w e e nc o urage yo u to p a i n t s o m e t h i n g t h a t sh ows a n expressio n o f w ho Y O U are . On c e yo u a re r ea dy , gathe r yo ur c anvas , b l ue p a i n t , a n d p a i n t b r u s h and pa int awa y!

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S ta nd S tr on g Ma teri a l s : C o f f e e f i l te rs | Pe rm ane nt m a r k e r W as hab l e m ark e r| D ro p pe r T h e fina l a ctiv ity is a re m i nd e r that i n o rd e r to s t a y t r u e t o y o u r s e l f , som etimes yo u ha ve to s tand s tro ng agai ns t o the r s - j u s t l i k e F e r d i n a n d d id t o the o ther bulls and the m e n w ho w ante d h i m t o f i g h t . •

Pull o ut yo ur co f f e e f i l te rs , b l ac k p e rm ane nt m a r k e r , a n d w a s h a b l e m arker .

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On o ne o f the co f f e e f i l te rs us e the b l ac k p e r m a n e n t m a r k e r t o d r a w a design, then o n the o the r c o f f e e f i l te r us e t h e w a s h a b l e m a r k e r t o d raw a design.

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Fill yo ur dr o pper up w i th w ate r and d ro p w at e r o n t o p o f e a c h c o f f e e filter .

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Di scuss what happ e ns to e ac h o f the c o l o rs on t h e c o f f e e f i l t e r s o n c e t he water is add e d .

Wh en ever yo u do not s tand s tro ng i n w ho yo u are , y o u c a n b e l i k e t h e washable ma rker . Whe n o the rs c o m e al o ng and tr y t o p u s h y o u t o c h a n g e , y ou r ‘true self’ ca n so m e ti m e s g e t l o s t and b l urred . Wh en yo u D O stand s tro ng i n w ho yo u are , yo u c a n b e l i k e t h e b l a c k p e rm a nent mar ker . O the rs c an try to c hange yo u , b u t w h e n y o u s t a n d u p for who YOU a re, yo ur ‘true s e l f ’ w i l l al w ays s t a n d s t r o n g a n d s h i n e t hrou gh! It is impo rtant to know that s tand i ng s tro ng and s t a y i n g t r u e t o y o u r s e l f d oes NOT mean yo u have to b e ug l y to o the rs . I n s t e a d , a l l y o u h a v e t o d o is st and up fo r who y o u are and s ti c k to i t.

Disc uss to gether the w ays b e l o w that yo u c an s t a n d s t r o n g i n w h o you are. Then, see i f yo u c an c o m e up w i th any o f y o u r o w n w a y s ! Be st ro n g a n d c o n fi d en t i n y o u r w o r ds Be p o l i te, b u t fi rm W a l k a wa y Look pe ople i n th ei r ey es wh en y o u s pe a k t o t h e m Ha ve go o d fri en d s wh o l o v e y o u f o r YO U CO ME U P W I TH Y O U R O W N W AY S B EL O W !

W e hop e that yo u l ea v e thi s box k now i ng w h o y o u a r e a n d al ways stand ing s trong i n tha t, j us t l i k e F erd in a n d t h e b u ll.

RE FLECTIO N AND W AY S TO CO N TI N U E En d this bo x by discus s i ng the s e q ue s ti o ns to ge t h e r : • • • •

W hy is it impo rtant to al w ays s tay true to yo u r s e l f ? W hat a re things that c an he l p yo u s tay true t o y o u r s e l f ? W hat is o ne new thi ng yo u l e arne d ab o ut S p a n i s h c u l t u r e ? W hat wa s yo ur f avo ri te p art o f the b o x?

St ay engaged a nd in te re s te d i n b o th b e i ng yo urs e l f AN D S p a n i s h c u l t u r e aft e r yo u co mplete yo ur Ki d s Ni g ht I n B o x • • • • •

C heck o ut these m o vi e s : B rav e , R atato u ille , W a l l - E, C o co , T h e B o o k o f Life W r ite o ut a pa ct to al w ays s tay true to yo urs e l f , s i g n i t , a n d f r a m e i t t o hang up so me w he re Ta ke a vir tua l tour o f p o p ul ar p l ac e s i n S p ai n Lear n mo re Spa ni s h w o rd s P ractice wa ys to s tand up ag ai ns t p e e r p re s s u r e

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