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Welcome!

A note to the adult: Thank you for trusting us and allowing us to help make memories for you and your little one(s). The goal of this Kids Night In experience is to talk to your little one(s) about the importance of GIVING THANKS and to be more specific about incorporating giving and charity into fun activities. Our hope is for you to walk away from tonight’s box feeling like you made a connection to one of those “larger life lessons” that we hope bec ome important to every child.

We have some incredible activities for you to enjoy tonight as well as a lesson plan for the little ones or older kids! We would love for you to share some pictures with us using the #kidsnightinbox.

Each month we pick one

photo and our winner will receive their next KIDS NIGHT IN for free of charge!

Thanks again and till next month!

-Kids Night In Team

KIDS NIGHT IN

Give Thanks Itinerary

––Re ad Yo u r I n c l u d e d Bo o k a nd l e a r n a bo u t GI V I N G a nd CH A R IT Y ––Honor o u r n a t i o n s He ro ’ s ––Bak e C o o k i e s t o s h o w yo u ca re ––Pl ant Y o u r S e e d s W i t h a Pu rpos e

What do

Giving and

Charity mean to you?

Giving and Charity are when you see someone or something that needs help, support or love and you decide that it matters to help, so you jump in a do something great!

Sometimes

we see or hear about

people who need help and we feel sad for them because we want them to be healthy, strong, and safe. IF someone is sick and

When you wish to make the world better and then you do something to make that wish come

GIVING and CAHRITY!

true, that’s

you visit that person or send a card, that’s GIVING and CHARITY.

Sometimes we realize that we can do things to help solve problems like

litter

and

pollution.

IF

you help pick up trash in your neighborhood, that’s GIVING and CHARITY.

Sometimes

we can join a bigger

group and work with other people to help solve big problems.

If

• Whether it’s something kind that you do to help your parents, friends, neighbors, or even people who live far away.

• Whether it’s giving away some of your time, money, toys, artwork, or simply your kindness and love.

GIVING

Charity

and are what connect us all and make the world a better place!

you work with your school to help others, that’s GIVING AND CHARITY.

You can make a

BIG

DIFFERENCE in the world!

Question time!

Who’s been GIVING to you?

Can you think of people who have been giving to you or have shown you acts of charity? Tell

How have YOU been GIVING? Tell me about ways you’ve shown kindness or helped people.

me about the people who have helped you or made you feel special.

Who shared with you? What did he or she share?

• Who have you shared with? What did you share?

• Who have you taught?

What did you teach them?

• Who did you show love to? How did you show

Who taught you something?

What did he or she teach you?

Who showed you love? How did he or she show you love?

Who made you happy? How

your love?

• Who have you made happy? How did you make them happy?

Don’t’ you feel great about yourself when you give to others?

did he or she make you happy?

Doesn’t it make you feel great when people are giving to you?

Now it is time to give! your actions make a big difference!

Activity

#1 WRITE A LETTER TO A HERO/ PARTNER: OPERATION GRATITUDE Writing a letter and coloring a picture is a meaningful way for you to show your support for all who serve in our armed forces. Operation Gratitude sends 200,000+ Care Packages each year to Troops, Veterans, New Recruits and First Responders.

Lesson for the little ones!

Who Are Armed Forces?

• Try to think of some of your FAVORITE T.V. shows or movies that you like to watch. Now can you think of anyone that helps protect others and keeps them safe from bad guys?

• Well the Armed Forces are just like that!! They are people who fight off the bad guys that are trying to hurt us or do bad things.

• They do really brave things so that we are able to be happy and safe. Who is someone you know that is REALLY brave?

Well people in the armed forces are brave just like that person is.

• Do you like to pick out your own clothes sometimes? Or say the way that you are feeling? Well in other places around the world boys and girls are not always allowed to wear what they want or say what they want. Our Armed Forces fight so that we are able to do these things without getting in trouble. This is called FREEDOM.

• They also help people all the time. They help when really scary things happen to our earth such as GIGANTIC storms or fires. These things cause people to get hurt or even lose their houses. Our Armed Forces help these people get better just like mommy or daddy helps you get better if you get hurt.

• The Armed Forces are just like the heroes in our T.V. shows and movies that we watch. They are always there to make things better and save the day. It is their job to be a super hero for our country.

• We should always want to show them our love and tell them thank you because without them our lives would not be as great as they are.

Grab your included card and colored pencils! Having your adult help you, it’s time to write and decorate a special message!

Once you are done, place the card in your mailbox and send it back to us at Kids Night In. We will make sure OPERATION GRATITUDE gets your letter, a larger donation and more goodies! You will bring a smile to our Nations hero’s! Doesn’t it feel great to give!

Lesson for the Older kids!

Who Are Armed Forces?

• The Armed Forces are all of the people that make up the military in our country. This includes our Army, Navy, Airforce, Coast Guard, and Marines.

• These people use the skills that God blessed them with to protect our country in different ways. Can you think of something that you are really good at? Well just like you are really good at that, the Armed Forces are people who are really good at being brave, patriotic, and being a leader.

• The Armed Forces spend time away from their own families and homes to keep our families and homes safe. They risk their own lives to protect our lives.

• They keep us safe from bad guys inside and outside of our country. They also keep us safe from other countries that are trying to hurt us.

• These people also help our country in times of need. When natural disasters such as hurricanes, tornados, fires, or earthquakes happen to our nation the Armed Forces step up to help fix things and make everything better.

• Our Armed Forces make sure that the citizens of our country keep their freedom. They protect our rights and this allows us to be able to do the things we want to do and say the things we want to say. We are very lucky to live in America because in other countries in the world people do not always have the freedom to do the things that they want. We can thank our Armed Forces for helping us keep this freedom.

• The world is a dangerous place but it is our military’s job to keep the danger out of our country the best that they can. They are the super heroes of America.

• It is so important that we take the time to show our love and support for our Armed Forces because they do so much for us. Our lives would not be as amazing as they are if it were not for these heroic people. Just like the poem says, “they walk the walk so we can talk the talk”.

Grab your included card

A poem by Roger Robicheau: You put it on the line for us We won’t forget, you are A-Plus This country stands because of you Your service seals red white, and blue No better troops embrace this earth Thank God for you, our greatest worth

and

colored

pencils!

Having your adult help you, it’s time to write and decorate a special message!

Once you are

done, place the card in your mailbox and send it back to us at Kids Night In. We will make sure OPERATION

We pray for you both night and day God be with you along your way

GRATITUDE

You wear your uniform with pride And use your skills, so well applied

will bring a smile to our

The rank you hold does mean one thing You’re a GI and you are first-string Be well assured we back you strong How proud we say ‘that you belong’ Without your will - to walk the walk We’d have no right - to talk the talk

gets

your

letter, a larger donation and more goodies!

You

Nations hero’s! Doesn’t it feel great to give!

Activity #2

Bake Cookies

Next, getting help from an adult, you are going to make cookies! The cookie mix included in your box is super easy to make and only requires water to be added! Follow the instructions on the bag and make your cookies.

After your cookies have cooled its time to taste one and be sure they taste delicious to give to other people who have helped you, loved you or might be lonely or sad. This could be a parent, friend, teacher, school bus driver, postal worker, elder, police officer, neighbor or anyone who has a special place in your heart.

While your cookies are cooling off we want you to cut and decorate your included gift tags and think about who you want to give your cookies to. Finish by packing the cookies and getting them ready for delivery! We would love to see some pictures of who you decide to give your cookies to!

Imagine how happy all the people will be when they taste your delicious cookies!

Activity

#3 Wonder Soil Gardening Kit / Plant With Purpose plant with purpose Plant With Purpose works in more than 532 communities worldwide bring hope out of poverty and create lasting change. With the purchase of this months box, we wanted you to know that you are making an impact in the world!

Through your purchase of a Give Thanks Kids Night In Date, you have contributed to the mission of Plant with Purpose.

Lesson for the little ones Who is Plant With Purpose?

•

Plant with Purpose is a group of people who are trying to make all the grass, sand, trees, and plants in our world better.

•

They help to fix land that is not doing so well and make it better again.

•

They teach people how to take care of land the right way.

•

They help to GIVE people and land better lives.

Lesson for the older children Who is Plant With Purpose?

•

Plant with Purpose is a group of people who love God and our environment (or the place we live).

•

They want to make a CHANGE in farming areas that are not doing so good. The places that they HELP are places located in the country whose land is being destroyed but do not have enough money to do anything to fix it.

•

They HELP the families that live in these places to give them a better life.

•

They HELP to teach people the right way to farm and take care of land.

•

They HELP to fix land that is damaged.

•

They even HELP to spread the word of God to HELP people feel loved and GIVE them hope.

•

Lastly, they HELP to teach people in these areas how to be a leader and take charge.

•

They do all these things so that these places will continue to change and get better.

Wonder Soil Gardening Just like the people you will be helping you are going to plant your own plant. Place a napkin/saucer under pot with your wafer in the pot. Slowly DRIZZLE (don’t pour to avoid leakage) ½ cup of water into pot. After expansion, stir with your included popsicle stick and plant 4 seeds.

As your seeds grow think of the farmers you have helped!

We really hope you enjoyed your Kids Night in. Don’t forget to snap a picture of your night and share using our hashtag! @KIDSNIGHTINBOX #KIDSNIGHTINBOX KIDSNIGHTINBOX.COM