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Hey there kiddos!
He y t her e, kiddo s! We are s o e xc i te d f o r yo u to e xp e r i e n c e t h i s K i d s N i g h t In B ox. This bo x is ca ll e d “C re ate ” and w i l l he l p yo u d i s c o v e r y o u r i n n e r art ist ! Yo u will get cre ati ve thro ugh c raf ts , gam e s , a n d p l a y . T u r n u p y o u r i m aginatio n a nd get r e ad y to l e t yo ur c re ati vi ty s hi n e ! A dul ts , please r ea d th e f o l l o w i ng i ns truc ti o ns i nte n d e d s p e c i f i c a l l y for you: C reat ivi ty is such a cruc i al p art o f a l i ttl e o ne ’s d e v e l o p m e n t . C r e a t i v i t y i s how c h ildren ar e a ble to trul y e xp re s s the m s e l ve s i n a n o p e n a n d n o n j ud gm ental way. Thr o ugho ut thi s e xp e ri e nc e , w e ho p e t o e n c o u r a g e y o u r l it t le one( s) to tap into the i r c re ati vi ty w i th a s e ns e o f e x c i t e m e n t a n d confid e nce. We also ho p e that thi s Ki d s Ni g ht I n B ox e x p e r i e n c e w i l l h e l p you an d yo ur little o ne( s ) m ak e val uab l e m e m o ri e s t o g e t h e r . Each m o nth, we give a w ay a FR EE Ki d s Ni g ht I n B o x o r S e n s o r y K i t t o s om e one who sna ps 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 o n t h ’ s exp e rie nce. To qualify , s i m p l y p o s t yo ur p ho to o n In s t a g r a m o r F a c e b o o k usin g t he ha shtag #Kid s Ni ghtI nB o x. L oc at e yo ur custo m Cre ate S p o ti f y p l ayl i s t, as w e l l a s o t h e r i t e m s y o u m a y need , at k id snig ht inb o x . c o m / c rea te .
Hi, little creators! In your Kids Night In Box you are learning about the beauty of art. Did you know that you can even use food to create art?! Today you are going to create some silly pizza faces and a homemade lemonade to go along with them. Get ready to create and remember NO art is wrong art!
Homemade Lemonade
Recipe by ht t ps : / / t h e f ru ga lgirls . co m Tot al t i me: 10 mi n u t es
I N G R E D I E N TS •
1 c up f re s h s q ue e ze d l e m o n j u i c e { 4 - 5 m e d i um l e m o ns }
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1 ½ c up s s ugar
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1 c up ho t w ate r a n d 4 c u p s c o l d w a t e r
D I R E CTI O N S 1 .
R o l l l e m o ns o n a c u t t i n g b o a r d t o l o o s e n up the j ui c e .
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C ut l e m o ns i n h a l f a n d s q u e e ze t h e l e m o n j ui c e i nto a s m a l l c o n t a i n e r - b e s u r e t o re m o ve any s e e d s !
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Dissolve 1.5 cups sugar in 1 cup of hot water and stir well. Then, add in your lemon juice. Add 4 cups of cold water and stir!
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Pour lemonade into a pitcher and let 2 thin slices of lemon float on top as garnish. Pour over ice and enjoy!
I NGREDI ENTS •
6 English muffins
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1 jar spa ghetti sauc e /p i z z a sauc e
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2-3 cups gr ated mo z z are l l a c h eese
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B lac k o lives
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Ch erry to ma to es
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Pep per o ni slices
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G reen bell pepper, s l i c e d
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Spin ach leav es
D I RECT IONS 1 .
Preh ea t yo ur o ven to 4 2 5 degrees.
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Lay o ut yo ur 6 engl i s h m uf f i ns an d sprea d pizza sa uc e o n e ac h of t h em.
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Top each muffin wit h m oz zar ella cheese.
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U se the o lives, to mato e s , pep per o ni slices, bel l p e p p e r slices, and spina ch l e ave s to cre ate funny fa ces o n e ac h pizza !
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Plac e pizzas o n a ba k i ng s he e t an d ba ke fo r 1 0 minute s .
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Allow pizza s to co o l and e nj o y!
Silly Pizzas
Re ci p e b y ht t ps ://t one-and-t ight en.c om To tal time: 30 minutes
B E YOUR OWN A R TI S T
activity one
Time Allotted: 5/5
Messiness: 5/5
Objective: Di s c o ve r the arti s t i ns i d e o f y o u
Materials: B o o k | C anvas | Tap e P ai nt tray | H o rs e M agne t
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Let’s Read Adu lt s , befo re yo u b e g i n re ad i ng “The A rti s t W ho P a i n t e d a Bl u e H o r s e ” ask y our little o ne( s ) w hat c o l o r the f o l l o w i ng ani m a l s a r e :
H orse
Cr ocodi l e
Ele p ha n t
Fox
C ow
Rabbit
P ol ar Bear
L io n
Do nk ey
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Let’s Discuss Wh en yo u finish r ea d i ng, us e the f o l l o w i ng q ue s t i o n s a s a g u i d e t o d e ep en yo ur co nv er s ati o n w i th yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) : 1. 2. 3. 4.
H ow did the ar ti s t i n the s to ry p ai nt the ani m a l s i n a c r e a t i v e w a y ? Was the ar tist’s art ‘w ro ng ’? Wha t was yo ur f avo ri te ani m al p ai nti ng i n th e b o o k ? H ow did the ar ti s t i n the s to ry m ak e the i r p a i n t i n g s u n i q u e ?
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Become the Artist T h e artist in the sto r y d e c i d e d to p ai nt the i r ho rs e b l u e ! W e k n o w h o r s e s aren ’t blue in r ea l life , b ut that’s o ne o f the b e s t t h i n g s a b o u t a r t - YOU , t he ar tist, get to dec i d e ho w yo u w ant thi ng s to l o o k ! N o w y o u a r e g o i n g t o have the chance t o p ai nt yo ur o w n ho rs e . Locat e yo ur included ho rs e m ag ne t and p ai nt tra y ! M i x w a t e r w i t h y o u r c h ose n pa int co lo r and s tart c re ati ng . C ho o s e an y c o l o r o r g i v e y o u r h orse a mix o f co lo rs . J us t re m e m b e r Y O U are th e a r t i s t s o t h e d e c i s i o n i s u p t o yo u!
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Canvas Art N ow i t is time fo r yo u to l e t yo ur i nne r c re ati vi ty s h i n e ! Yo u a r e g o i n g t o m ake yo ur o wn incr e d i b l y uni q ue artw o rk . Gathe r y o u r i n c l u d e d c a n v a s , t ap e , a nd pa int tray. Y o u w i l l al s o ne e d a gl as s of w a t e r a n d a p a p e r t o w e l or napkin. U se yo ur tape to cr e ate a d e s i g n o n yo ur c anvas . Yo u c o u l d u s e i t t o spell o ut yo ur na m e , m ak e a p i c ture o r d e s i gn , o r c o m p l e t e l y g o abst ract. Abstr act a rt us e s s hap e s , f o rm s , te xture s , a n d c o l o r s t o e x p r e s s c re at ivity! On c e yo u ha ve yo ur d e s i gn ho w yo u w ant i t o n you r c a n v a s , u s e y o u r p ain t tr ay a nd water to c o ve r al l the re m ai ni ng c a n v a s s p a c e . Re m e m b e r , if you get paint o n yo ur tap e i t i s NO p ro b l e m s i n c e w e w i l l b e t a k i n g i t off! Wh en yo u ar e do ne p ai nti ng, al l o w ti m e f o r yo ur a r t w o r k t o d r y . On c e i t i s re ady, ca refully remo ve the p i e c e s o f tap e to re v e a l y o u r m a s t e r p i e c e !
AR T-I SH
activity two
Messiness: 4/5
Time Allotted: 4/5
Objective: Lea rn that the re i s no “ri g ht� w ay t o c r e a t e
Materials W hi te c ard s to c k p ap e r | P ai nt t r a y J o ur na l | P e nc i l | P ai nt yo ur o w n C o o k i e K i t
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Paint your own Cookie N ow i t’s time to pa in t yo ur o w n c o o k i e ! Grab yo u r m a t e r i a l s a n d s t a r t b y wet t ing yo ur pa intb rus h w i th c l e an w ate r. The n di p y o u r i n c l u d e d m i n i food gr ade safe br us h i nto the e d i b l e p ai nt p al e t t e a n d s w i r l i t a r o u n d . Be su re to clea n yo ur b rus h b e tw e e n e ac h c o l o r. L et y o u r c r e a t i v e m i n d r u n wild ! Aft er yo u a re finishe d , e nj o y yo ur c o o k i e and w a t c h a s h o r t s t o r y a b o u t a lit t le bo y named Ramo n. A t the b e gi nni ng o f the s t o r y , Ra m o n i s f e e l i n g ve ry disco uraged. He i s no t p ro ud o f hi s artw o rk . H o w e v e r , b y t h e e n d of t he sto r y, Ra mo n l e arns that the re i s no “ri g ht ” w a y t o c r e a t e a r t a n d b e c omes ver y co nfid e nt i n hi s c re ati o ns ! H e ad to k id snig ht in b o x . c o m / c rea te and c l i c k on t h e “ Is h P e t e r H . Rey no lds | Read alo ud B o o k f o r k i d s ” to l i s te n to Ra m o n ’ s s t o r y .
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Crumbled Art At t h e star t o f the s to ry, R am o n w as no t hap p y wi t h h i s a r t w o r k . H e would crumple it up and thro w i t o n the g ro und . H i s s i s t e r , M a r i s o l , t hought his a rtwo rk w as P ER FEC T and turne d her b e d r o o m i n t o a m useum o f Ramo n’s c rum p l e d c re ati o ns . T oday yo u ar e go ing to m ak e yo ur o w n c rum p l e d a r t w o r k ! F o l l o w t h e in st ructio ns belo w t o c re ate a uni q ue c rum p l e d c r e a t i o n : 1.
T a ke yo ur car ds to c k p ap e r and c rum p l e i t up i n t o a b a l l .
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Cho o se o ne co lor o n yo ur p ai nt tray and ad d s o m e w a t e r t o i t ! U s e t his co lo r to pa i nt al l aro und the o uts i d e o f y o u r c r u m p l e d b a l l .
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Gently uncr ump l e yo ur p ap e r and s e e ho w i t l o o k s . P r e s s d o w n o n it gently to help i t l ay f l at.
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T hen, cr umple t he p ap e r up agai n! C ho o s e a d i f f e r e n t c o l o r t o pa int o utside o f the c rum p l e d b al l . Ge ntl y un c r u m p l e a n d s e e h o w it lo o ks.
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Repea t step numb e r f o ur unti l yo u are hap p y w i t h y o u r c r u m p l e d c rea tio n!
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Art-ish Tow ar d the end o f the s to ry R am o n began ma king “ish” art. H e d i d n’t try t o m ake it per fect but i ns te ad m ad e it how HE wanted. Us e yo ur i nc l ud e d jou rna l, pencils, o r c o l o ri ng ute ns i l s from yo ur ho me to draw a f e w “i s h” drawings o f yo ur o w n. R e m e m b e r you ca n cr ea te peo pl e , ani m al s , t h in gs, places, and eve n f e e l i ngs !
AR T GA MES
activity three
Messiness: 1/5
Time Allotted: 4/5
Objective Hav e s o m e s i l l y f un thro ugh d raw i n g g a m e s
Materials: J o urnal | P e nc i l
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Create Together For t he first ga me, y o u are g o i ng to w o rk to ge the r t o c r e a t e s o m e t h i n g silly ! Hav e pla yer 1 b e gi n b y d raw i ng s o m e thi ng s i m p l e o r s m a l l o n a c lean sheet o f paper to s tart o f f the p i c ture . Then , p a s s t h e p e n c i l t o p lay e r 2 . Player 2 wi l l ad d s o m e thi ng s m al l o r s i m p l e t o w h a t p l a y e r 1 h a s already drawn to ke e p the c re ati o n go i ng . Go b ack a n d f o r t h l i k e t h i s u n t i l y ou are BOTH satisfi e d w i th yo ur c re ati o n! P l ay t h e g a m e a g a i n a n d l e t p lay e r 2 sta rt this tim e .
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Scribble Game For t his game, yo u a re go i ng to us e a s c ri b b l e to c r e a t e a m a s t e r p i e c e ! On a c lea n sheet o f pape r, have p l aye r 1 d raw a q ui ck s c r i b b l e . T h i s c a n b e lin es, cir cles, o r any k i nd o f s c ri b b l e yo u w o ul d l i k e . N e x t , h a v e p l a y e r 2 u se t he scr ibble to cre ate a p i c ture , any p i c ture ! On c e a p i c t u r e i s m a d e , p lay t he game a gain and s w i tc h ro l e s - have p l aye r 2 d r a w t h e s t a r t e r sc ribble a nd player 1 c re ate the p i c ture !
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Make a Figure In t h is final ar t game , yo u are g o i ng to w o rk to get h e r t o c r e a t e a v e r y s i l l y figu re! This ‘figure’ can b e a p e rs o n, ani m al , m o n s t e r , o r c o m b i n a t i o n o f all. U s ing a clean she e t o f p ap e r, have p l aye r 1 be g i n b y d r a w i n g a h e a d and fa ce - r emember i t c an l o o k ho w e ve r yo u w a n t i t t o l o o k ! T h e n , h a v e p lay e r 2 add a neck, c he s t, and s to m ac h. P l aye r 1 w i l l t h e n a d d a r m s and pla yer 2 will fini s h the f i g ure b y ad d i ng l e gs a n d / o r a t a i l ! On c e y o u are finished, repea t the gam e and s w i tc h ro l e s , h a v i n g p l a y e r 2 s t a r t b y d raw ing the head an d f ac e . Ge t s i l l y and have f un !
SCULPTUR E PLAY
activity four
Time Allotted: 5/5
Messiness: 4/5
Objective: C re ate art thro ug h s c ul p tures
Materials Tin fo il | Perm ane nt m ark e r | W i k k i S ti x | St i c k F i g u r e S h e e t
Build your own tin foil sculpture!
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Let’s Learn In t h is last activity, w e are g o i ng to tal k ab o ut a f a m o u s a r t i s t n a m e d Alberto Giaco metti. H e i s m o s t k no w n f o r hi s tal l , s k i n n y s c u l p t u r e f i g u r e s m ad e o f br o nze. Scul p ture art i s art that i s 3 d i me n s i o n a l o r , i n o t h e r word s , no t fla t. Che c k o ut s o m e o f Gi ac o m e tti ’s a r t w o r k o n t h e p a g e t o t he left!
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Warm Up You ar e go ing to mak e s c ul p ture s s i m i l ar to Gi ac o m e t t i ’ s u s i n g t i n f o i l ! B e fore we star t scul p ti ng, w e w ant yo u to d o a wa r m u p t o g e t y o u r c re at ivity flo wing. Lo c ate yo ur i nc l ud e d S ti c k Fi g u r e S h e e t a n d d r a w a st ick figure do ing ea c h ac ti o n w o rd . D o no t w o rr y a b o u t m a k i n g i t p e r f e c t - ju st ha ve fun a nd l e t yo ur tho ug hts f l o w .
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Let’s Build N ow that yo ur war m up i s o ve r, i t i s ti m e t o st ar t building! Lo c ate yo ur p i e c e o f t in foil, per ma nent mark e r, and a p ai r o f sc isso rs. Begin by la yi ng yo ur s he e t o f t in foil o ut flat a nd d raw i ng the o utl i ne of t he bo dy as sho w n i n the e xam p l e p ict ur e. Then, yo u a re go i ng to c are f ul l y c u t al o ng the so lid l i ne s yo u d re w . Us e y ou r ha nds to scrun c h up e ac h b o d y sec t ion to ma ke yo u r s ti c k s c ul p ture !
head arm
On c e yo u ar e finishe d c re ati ng yo ur sc u lp ture yo u can m o ve yo ur f o i l f i gure t o recrea te so me o f the s ti c k f i g ure s yo u d rew in the wa rm up . The arm s , l e gs , b ac k, a nd neck will a l l b e nd e as i l y s o yo u c an ca refully repo siti o n yo ur p e rs o n!
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torso
leg
leg
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Build Your Own Sculpture T h e fi nal activity in thi s Ki d s Ni g ht I n B o x i s g o i n g t o b e c r e a t i n g w h a t e v e r kin d o f ar t yo u wo ul d l i k e . L o c ate yo ur i nc l ud e d W i k k i S t i x a n d a n y a r t su p plies fr o m yo ur ho m e that yo u w ant to us e . G e t c r e a t i v e a n d c r e a t e any t ype o f a rt yo u wo ul d l i k e ! Y o u c an p ut the W i k k i S t i x o n p a p e r a n d c re at e a design o r p i c ture o r yo u c an us e the m t o c r e a t e s o m e a w e s o m e 3D sculptures! We ho pe yo u had so m uc h f un o n thi s Ki d s Ni g ht In Bo x a d v e n t u r e ! Alw ays remember that Y O U are yo ur ve ry o w n ar t i s t . W e h o p e t h a t y o u will alwa ys be pro ud o f yo ur c re ati o ns and ne ve r s t o p c r e a t i n g .
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 winter activi ti e s af te r yo u c o m p l e te yo ur K i d s N i g h t In Bo x. •
Check o ut the s e m o vi e s : R atato u ille , C o co , o r T rolls
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Finger p ai nt
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Ma ke a rt o ut o f f o o d
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Build a f o rt
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Visit a mus e um vi rtual l y
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