K ids Ni ght I n Box
Hey there kiddos! W e are so excited fo r yo u to e xp e ri e nc e thi s Ki d s N i g h t In Bo x . In t h i s b o x you w ill lear n a ll abo ut l i f e o n the f arm . Farm e rs ar e s o i m p o r t a n t ! T h e y work ver y ha rd to fill o ur gro c e ry s to re s w i th f o o d f o r u s t o e a t . Yo u w i l l l e arn all a bo ut the ani m al s and d i f f e re nt j o b s o n a f a r m . G e t r e a d y t o h a v e s om e farm fun! A dul 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 fo r y o u : W e lc ome! We a re supe r e xc i te d f o r yo u to c o m p l e te t h i s K i d s N i g h t In Box wit h yo ur little o ne ( s ) . W e b e l i e ve i t i s i m p o rta n t f o r l i t t l e o n e s t o kn ow where the fo o d the y e at c o m e s f ro m . Thro ug h t h i s b o x , w e w a n t t o help giv e kiddo s a bette r und e rs tand i ng and c o nnec t i o n t o t h e l a n d t h a t provid e s us with so muc h. W e ho p e that b y und e rs t a n d i n g t h e o r i g i n o f their food, and a ll the hard w o rk that go e s i nto p ro d u c i n g i t , t h e y w i l l p u t more t ho ught and a ppre c i ati o n i nto w hat the y e at. W e a l s o h o p e t h a t this Kids Night In Bo x e xp e ri e nc e w i l l he l p yo u and y o u r l i t t l e o n e ( s ) m a k e v aluable memo r ies to g e the 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 any items yo u m ay ne e d at ki d s n i gh ti n b o x. co m / f a r m . F e e l f r e e t o r each out to custo mer s e rvi c e @ni g hti nb o xe s .c o m i f y o u h a v e a n y q u e s t i o n s o r c onc er ns.
Hay Piles
v i e w s f r omastepstool.c om T ot al t im e: 10 minutes
Hi , k i ddos ! I n you r Kid s N ig h t I n B o x y o u a re ha v i ng a l l k i n d s o f f u n o n t h e f a r m. We ha v e s om e f un f a r m t h e me d r e c ip e s f or you to m a k e t o d a y . H a v e f u n a n d w e hope you enj oy!
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2 Tb s p b utte r
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2 c up s m ars hm a l l o w s
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2 c up s C ho w M e i n N o o d l e s
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W ax p ap e r
D I R E CTI O N S 1.
In a large bowl, combine the butter and marshmallows and microwave until melted, stirring occasionally.
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Add noodles and stir until combined.
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Place wax paper on a baking sheet and spoon the mixture onto the tray making little piles of ‘hay’.
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ENJOY!
Pigs in a Blanket
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Lit t le pigs silico ne m o l d
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1 T ablespo o n melted b utte r
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Cooking spr ay
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2/3 c up a ll- purpo se f l o ur
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Sprinkle o f sa lt
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1/2 t e a spo o n baking s o d a
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1/2 t e a spo o n baking p o w d e r
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1 egg
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2/3 c up buttermilk
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1.5 Ta blespo o ns gr anul ate d su gar
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12 Lit tle S mo kies ( o r ti ny ho t d ogs or sa usages)
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D I R ECT IONS 1.
Preh ea t yo ur o ven to 4 2 5 d e gre e s Fahre nhe i t.
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U se co o king spr ay to s p ray the i ns i d e o f 1 2 p i g c a v i t i e s i n y o u r s i l i c o n e m old.
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I n a large bo wl, whis k to ge the r the f l o ur, s al t, b a k i n g p o w d e r , a n d b a k i n g sod a.
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Whisk to gether the e g g and b utte rm i l k the n ad d t h e s u g a r .
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Pou r the liquid mix ture i nto the f l o ur m i xture an d s t i r j u s t t o c o m b i n e .
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Ad d 1 Tablespo o n me l te d b utte r and m i x unti l b l e n d e d b u t w i t h l u m p s rem aining.
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Sp oon batter into a pi g c avi ty i n the s i l i c o ne m o l d , f i l l i n g i t a b o u t 3/ 4s f u l l .
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G en t ly press a Little S m o k i e i nto the p anc ak e b at t e r .
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Re p e a t, filling up all 1 2 p i g c avi ti e s .
1 0 . B ake fo r 1 4 - 1 8 minute s unti l g o l d e n b ro w n. 1 1 . Re m ov e a nd allo w th e p i g s to c o o l f o r a f e w m i nu t e s b e f o r e r e m o v i n g f r o m t h e m o ld. 1 2 . Serve with yo ur fav o ri te d i p p i ng s auc e s .
ON TH E FA R M
activity one
Time Allotted: 4/5
Messiness: 3/5 Objective:
Read a bo o k a bo ut f arm ani m al s and d i s c us s d i ff e r e n t j o b s o n a f a r m
Materials: Book J o b s o n the F arm S he e t
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Let’ s Read Locat e yo ur included b o o k and f i nd a c omfy spo t to sit to ge the r. I f the weat her is nice, head o uts i d e to re ad ! Allow yo ur little o ne( s ) to re ad the st ory to yo u o r vice ve rs a. Y o u c an also t a ke turns rea d i ng to e ac h o the r.
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Let’ s D is c us s T ake t his time to a sk yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) the f o l l o w i n g q u e s t i o n s t o d ive deeper into the b o o k : 1. 2. 3. 4.
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What What What What
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the fa rm ani m al s ’ ho us e c al l e d ? a ba by she e p c al l e d ? a duck’s m o uth c al l e d ? yo ur fav o ri te ani m al f ro m the b o o k ? W h y ?
Jobs on t he F ar m You just rea d a bo ut al l the d i f f e re nt anim als o n a fa rm, no w w e w ant to tal k about the fa rmers who tak e c are o f t he anima ls! Being a f arm e r i s s uc h an im porta nt jo b! Far m e rs b ri ng f o o d to o ur groc ery sto r es fo r us to e at. The y w o rk ve ry ha rd a nd we sho ul d b e e xtre m e l y grat e ful fo r o ur far m e rs . P ul l o ut yo ur “ Jobs on the Far m” s he e t and re ad t hrou gh it to gether.
FAR M WOR K
activity two
Messiness: 5/5
Time Allotted: 4/5
Objective : Get a b e tte r und e rs tand i ng o f f ar m w o r k
Materials: Pl as ti c gl o ve | Pe rm ane nt m ar k e r S tri ng | M arb l e s Seed kit
Non included materials: M i l k | H e avy w hi p p i ng c re am Gl as s c o ntai ne r w i th l i d
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Mil k t he Cow Think about some of your favorite dairy products. Milk, cheese, yogurt, and even ice cream all come from the farm! Cows on the farm produce milk and farmers use this milk to create all kinds of dairy products. Head to kidsnightinbox.com /farm and watch the video titled “Milk’s Journey from Farm to Table”. We hope this will give you a better understanding of where the milk you drink comes from. Now it’s time to practice some farm work! You are going to practice milking a cow. Grab your included plastic gloves, permanent marker, and string. Use your permanent marker to make black spots on the glove to make it look like a cow! Next, with supervision, fill the gloves ¾ of the way full with milk (or water). Use the included stri ng to tie the top of the gloves closed. Then, use the other end of the string to hang the glove up somewhere. Place a container under the hanging gl oves. Have an adult use a sharp object (knife, safety pin, needle) to poke a TINY hole in the fingertips of each glove. Then, pull and tug on the fingertips to get the milk to squirt out. Aim to get all of the milk into your container.
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B ut t er M akin’ Next, you are going to make your own butter! Butter also comes from cows. You can make your own butter with just ONE ingredient. If you have heavy whipping cream on hand, pull it out and let’s get started. If not, we suggest saving this activity for once you are able to get some heavy whipping cream. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7.
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Fill a glass container halfway with heavy whipping cream. Drop in your two included marbles and secure the lid tightly on the container. Shake shake shake! Shake the container hard and fast. Whenever you no longer hear liquid in the container, remove the lid and check for whipped cream. R eplace the lid and continue shaking until the cream is separated into buttermilk and butter. R emove the lump of butter and run it under cold water to remove all the buttermilk. Add some salt and enjoy the butter on a piece of bread or toast!
Let’ s Harves t Another job of farmers we talked about is to produce crops and plants. Crop farmers grow grains, fiber, fruits, vegetables and more! They work very hard producing and harvesting crops. We want to give you a little taste of the hard work and responsibility that farmers put into growing crops. Pull out your include d Seed Kit and follow the instructions inside to prepare your plant to grow. Place the pod in the bottom of the pot, add your seeds, and water your plant every few days. Your plant will begin to grow in 2-3 weeks! Growing a plant takes a whole lot of responsibility and patience - just like farming.
M O VI N’ & SNAC K I N ’
activity three
Messiness: 4/5
Time Allotted: 3/5
Objective: Get m o vi ng w hi l e e nj o yi ng a f arm s n a c k
Materials: Animal crackers | Lemonade packet Yoga Cards
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Yog a on t he F ar m G rab yo ur included f arm yo g a c ard s . Prac ti c e the y o g a p o s i t i o n s o n t he ca r ds. Challenge yo urs e l f to c o m e up w i th 2 o f y o u r o w n f a r m y o g a p oses!
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Fa rm Snack T ake a br ea k fro m yoga and e nj o y yo ur i nc l ud e d a n i m a l c r a c k e r s ! Follow the instructio ns o n yo ur d ri nk p ac k e t to m a k e s o m e y u m m y , re fre shing lemo nade .
FAR M PLAY
activity four
Time Allotted: 5/5
Messiness: 5/5 Objective:
Ha ve f un wi th som e p r e te nd f a r m play
Materials: Ba r n c ut out she e ts | Gl ue dots Ani m a l c ut out she e ts Cl othe sp i ns
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Let’ s Build Be g i n b y u s i n g a n y c o l or i ng ute nsi l s f r om y our hom e to color in your farm anim al s . Us i n g yo u r s c issor s a nd i nc l ude d gl ue dots, c u t along the dotted lines and f o l l o w t h e g l u ei n g i nstr uc ti ons on y our ba r n te m pl ate. Cut ou t ea c h o f yo u r fa r m a ni m a l s a nd use y our i nc l ud ed clothespins to give t he m e a c h l eg s . U s e y o u r b a r n , fa r m a n i m a l s, a nd i te m s f r om y our hom e to create a barnyard s ce ne . P l a y a w a y a n d r e m e m be r to ha ve f un!
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 fa rm fun a fte 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 : B arn y ar d , C h i ck en Run, C harlo tte ’s We b, & M ilo an d O tis
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Star t a v e ge tab l e gard e n
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Visit a farm o r z o o
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Ma ke your o w n i c e c re am
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Build a b arn o ut o f p o p s i c l e s ti c k s
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