KNI Let it Snow

K ids Ni ght I n Box

Hey there kiddos!

W e are so excited fo r yo u to j o i n us o n thi s j o urne y w i t h K i d s N i g h t In Bo x .

It is winter time a nd fo r m any p l ac e s that m e ans SN OW ! Yo u a r e g o i n g t o g o on a winter adventure to d i s c o ve r j us t ho w s p e ci a l s n o w f l a k e s a r e . Yo u will also lea rn what you and s no w f l ak e s have i n c om m o n . G e t r e a d y t o dive in and remember to al w ays have f un!

Adu l t s, p lease r ead b e l ow f or i ns tructi ons i ntend e d s p e c if ic a lly f o r y o u : Th rou gho ut this exper i e nc e , w e ho p e to he l p yo ur l i t t l e o n e ( s ) l e a r n t h e be aut y and uniquenes s b e hi nd s o m e thi ng as s i m p l e a s a s n o w f l a k e a n d be ab le to co nnect this to the b e auty and uni q ue ne s s w i t h i n t h e m s e l v e s .

W e also ho pe that this Ki d s Ni ght I n B o x e xp e ri e nce w i l l h e l p y o u a n d y o u r l it t le one( s) ma ke v aluab l e m e m o ri e s to ge 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 yo ur custo m Let i t S no w 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 may n eed, a t k idsnigh ti n b o x . c o m / l et- i t- s n o w .

Homemade Hot Chocolate

Recipe by w ww. ce le b ra t in gs wee ts. co m Tot a l t i me: 6 mi n u t es ( m a k e s t w o c u p s)

Ha ppy hol i da y s ! W e h o p e y o u h a v e lo t s of f un l ea rni n g h o w s p e c ia l s n o w f la ke s a re w i th your Kid s N ig h t I n B o x . W e a l s o ha v e s om e f u n w in t e r r e c ip e s f o r you to m a k e. W e h o p e y o u e n jo y !

I N G R E D I E N TS •

2 c up s m i l k

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¼ c up uns w e e t e n e d c o c o a p o w d e r

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¼ c up g ran u l a t e d s u g a r

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¼ c up s e m i -s w e e t c h o c o l a t e c h i p s

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¼ ts p vani l l a e x t r a c t

D I R E CTI O N S 1 .

Pl ac e m i l k , c o c o a p o w d e r , a n d s u g a r i n a s m al l s au c e p a n . H e a t o v e r m e d i u m l o w he at, wh i s k i n g f r e q u e n t l y u n t i l w arm b ut n o t b o i l i n g .

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A d d c ho c o l a t e c h i p s a n d w h i s k c o ns tantl y u n t i l m e l t e d a n d m i x e d i n c o m p l e te l y .

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W hi s k i n va n i l l a e x t r a c t .

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S e rve i m m ed i a t e l y . E n j o y ! ( o p t i o n a l : to p o f f w i th m a r s h m a l l o w s )

I N GREDIENTS •

4 baco n strips

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¾ cu p a ll purpo se fl o ur

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1¾ t s p ba king po wde r

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½ Tb s p granulated s ugar

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½ t sp sa lt

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1 e gg

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¾ cu p milk

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1½ T bsp unsalted b utte r, m elt ed a nd slightly c o o l e d

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8 ch o co late chips

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1½ T bsp mini cho co l ate ch ip s

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1 slice cheddar chee s e

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4 sm a ll pr etzel stick s

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12 b l ueber ries

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A handful o f mini m arshmallo ws

Snowman Pancakes Re ci p e b y www.t aras mult ic ult uralt able.c om To tal time: 20 minutes (makes 4 p ancakes )

DIRECT IONS 1.

Plac e a lar ge pan o n the s to ve o ve r m e d i um he a t .

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Fold each ba co n stri p d o w n i n the c e nte r to f o rm a p e r p e n d i c u l a r a n g l e t o cre ate the sca rves.

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Fry ba co n o n ea ch s i d e unti l c ri s p . O nc e d o ne , pl a c e o n a t o w e l -l i n e d plat e.

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While yo u co o k the b ac o n, p l ac e ano the r l arge pa n o n t h e s t o v e o v e r m ed i um heat a nd li g htl y g re as e w i th o i l .

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I n a l ar ge bo wl, co m b i ne f l o ur, b ak i ng p o w d e r, s u g a r , a n d s a l t . M a k e a w e ll i n the center o f thi s m i xture and ad d the e g g , m i l k a n d b u t t e r . W h i s k t oge ther until smo o th.

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U se a measur ing cup and s p o o n to p o ur p anc ake s s h a p e d l i k e s n o w m e n o n t h e ho t pa n.

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Cook until small bub b l e s f o rm o n the to p o f the b a t t e r a n d t h e n f l i p a n d cook until go lden bro w n o n the o p p o s i te s i d e . Re p e a t w i t h r e m a i n i n g bat t er , gr ea sing a s ne c e s s ary.

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Allow pancakes to co o l s l i g htl y. A rrange the c ho c o l a t e c h i p s a s t h e e y e s o n t h e s no wma n a nd the m i ni c ho c o l ate c hi p s as th e m o u t h .

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Cut a no se o ut o f the c he d d ar c he e s e , p l ac e the c r i s p y b a c o n a r o u n d t h e nec k fo r the sca rf, a nd b re ak a p re tz e l i n hal f to u s e f o r t h e a r m s .

1 0. Arrange 3 blueber ri e s as b utto ns d o w n the m i d dl e o f t h e p a n c a k e s .

1 1. Arrange mini mar sh m al l o w s as s no w at the b o tt o m o f t h e p l a t e a n d E N JOY!

A L L T HE LITTLE SNOW FL AK ES

activity one

Time Allotted: 4/5

Messiness: 4/5

Objective: Rea d a sto r y to d i s c o ve r the b e auty b e hi n d s n o w f l a k e s .

Materials: B o o k | C o f f e e f i l te r | M ark er s Eye d ro p p e r

Parents, this cra f t ha s to dry ov erni ght b e f o r e it c a n b e c omp leted . We rea l i ze thi s i s not the bes t s c e n a r io b u t we ar e ob se s s ed w i th the f i na l product a n d t h in k it is tota l l y w orth the w a i t!

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Let’s Read Adu lt s , lo ca te yo ur i nc l ud e d b o o k and f i nd a s p o t t o s n u g g l e u p t o r e a d about the wo rld o f s no w f l ak e s to g e the r. A l l o w you r l i t t l e o n e ( s ) t o r e a d t he st o ry to yo u o r vi c e ve rs a.

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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.

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Lo o k at a ll the cut o ut s no w f l ak e s thro ugho u t t h e b o o k - w h a t d o y o u n o tice a bo ut them ? A re the y s i m i l ar, d i f f e re n t o r s o m e o f b o t h ?

Wha t ar e so me o f the d i f f e re nt w o rd s the au t h o r u s e s t o d e s c r i b e h o w the sno wflak e s f al l ?

On the la st page w hat tw o w o rd s d o e s the au t h o r u s e t o d e s c r i b e t h e sno wfla kes?

H ow do yo u thin k s no w f l ak e s are l i k e p e o p l e ?

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Snowflake Creations You ar e go ing to cr e ate yo ur ve ry o w n uni q ue s n o w f l a k e s ! G r a b y o u r in c lu ded co ffee filters , m ark e rs , and e ye d ro p p e r . F o l l o w t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s b e low to make yo ur s no w f l ak e s !

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U s e yo ur blue, g re e n, and p urp l e m ark e rs to d e s i g n y o u r c o f f e e f i l t e r s h o wever yo u like! ( The d e s i gn w i l l e ve ntual l y b e b l e n d e d w i t h w a t e r so do n’t stress ove r thi s p art to o m uc h. A l s o k e e p i n m i n d t h a t t h e less white yo u have s ho w i ng o n the c o f f e e f i l t e r , t h e b r i g h t e r y o u r sno wfla ke will b e ! ) Once the design s are c o m p l e te , f i l l yo ur e ye d r o p p e r u p w i t h w a t e r and use it to dr i p w ate r o n the c o f f e e f i l te rs . Yo u w a n t t o g e t t h e filter s co mpletel y c o ve re d w i th w ate r b ut d o N OT d r e n c h t h e m . T h e wetter they ar e the l o nge r the y w i l l tak e to dr y .

Lea ve the filters o ve rni g ht to d ry. A t thi s p o i n t w e s u g g e s t c o n t i n u i n g on with yo ur Kid s Ni ght I n B o x ac ti vi ti e s and f i n i s h i n g t h i s c r a f t t h e n ext day.

Once the co ffee f i l te rs are C O M PL ETEL Y d ry, f o l d t h e m i n t o a t r i a n g l e b y do ing the fo ll o w i ng : • Fold the c offe e f ilte r in half .

• Fold the right c o rne r o f th e c o f f e e f ilte r to t h e l e ft s o t h a t i t i s 1 / 3 o f the way over .

• Fold the left c o rn e r o f the c o f f e e f ilte r so th a t t h e e d g es l i n e u p o n the rig ht. If y o u o pe n it u p to c he c k , y o u sh o u l d h a ve p er fect t h i r d s .

• Fold the c offe e f ilte r in half o n e last tim e .

N ext, cut o ut pie c e s f ro m yo ur f o l d e d c o f f e e f i l t e r s t o m a k e y o u r sno wfla kes! ( S o m e e xam p l e s are hal f c i rc l e s , h a l f h e a r t s , h a l f d i a mo nds, half te ar d ro p s , and al l s o rts o f o t h e r s h a p e s t o m a k e a b ea utiful sno wfl ak e ! Ti p : W he n yo u c ut the ti p o f f , i t w i l l g i v e y o u a h o le in the center. ) Once yo u ar e do ne c utti ng, o p e n yo ur c o f f e e f i l t e r s u p t o r e v e a l y o u r b ea utiful two o f a k i nd s no w f l ak e s !

AS SPE CIA L AS A SNO W FL AK E

activity two

Time Allotted: 4/5

Messiness: 4/5

Objective: D isco ver w hat yo u and s no w f l ak e s have i n c o m m o n .

Materials “S pec i al as a S no w f l ak e � s he e t | E n v e l o p e Stamp s | S no m w an p i c ture f ram e c r a f t k i t

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Let YOU shine “L ook c los ely and yo u w i l l s e e h ow p e rf e ct an d di ffe r e nt e a c h sno wfl a k e ca n be.”

In your bo o k, yo u le arne d that s no w f l ak e s are f u l l o f b e a u t y b u t y o u a l s o learn ed that they a re e ac h uni q ue o r o ne o f a k i n d ! YOU a r e j u s t l i k e a sn ow fla ke in this way. The re i s no t ano the r p e rs o n o n t h i s e a r t h t h a t i s exac tly like yo u! YO U are s p e c i al , Y O U are uni q ue , a n d YOU a r e p e r f e c t ju st like a sno wflake.

We want to enco ur ag e yo u to al w ays l o ve yo urs e l f a n d t a k e j o y i n t h e p e rson tha t yo u a re . Ne ve r d ul l yo ur s hi ne b e c au s e i t i s d i f f e r e n t f r o m ot h er s. Be pro ud o f al l the thi ng s that m ak e yo u YOU . T a k e t h i s t i m e t o fill out yo ur “S pecia l as a S no w f l ak e ” s he e t to ge t h e r a n d d i s c u s s a l l t h e t hin gs that make yo u uni q ue .

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Snowflake to Snow So far in this Kids N i g ht I n B o x w e have tal k e d abo u t h o w e v e r y s n o w f l a k e is un ique - just like yo u. B ut, w hat hap p e ns w he n t h o u s a n d s o f l i t t l e sn ow fla kes fall fr o m the s k y? S no w i s w hat hap p e n s ! Al l o f t h e u n i q u e sn ow fla kes wo rk to ge the r to c re ate s o m e thi ng be a u t i f u l .

We want yo u to kee p i n m i nd that i n o rd e r f o r a p l a c e t o b e c o v e r e d in t h is magnificent w hi te b l ank e t that w e c al l s no w , E AC H a n d E V E R Y sn ow fla ke is needed ! Eac h s no w f l ak e i s i m p o rtan t a n d s p e c i a l . T h e y a l l c om e to gether and b ui l d o f f o f the i r uni q ue ne s s t o c r e a t e s o m e t h i n g m agical.

We want yo u to be a b l e to s e e and ap p re c i ate w h a t m a k e s a n o t h e r c h i l d u n iq ue - to do this y o u are go i ng to us e yo ur i ncl u d e d e n v e l o p e a n d st am p to ma il yo ur “S p e c i al as a S no w f l ak e ” s he et b a c k t o u s i n Ai k e n , S C .

On c e we get yo ur sh e e t w e w i l l m ai l yo u ano the r k i d d o s s h e e t s o y o u c a n re ad all abo ut what m ak e s the m s p e c i al and the y w i l l r e c e i v e y o u r s h e e t t o find o ut a ll abo ut yo u.

Mai l ing a d d re ss: 19 08 R i c h l a n d Av e E Ai ken S C 2 9 8 0 1

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Snowman Picture Frame A fin a l way we want to c e l e b rate yo ur uni q ue ne ss i s b y h a v i n g y o u c r e a t e a p ict ure fr ame just f o r yo u! L o c ate yo ur i nc l ud ed p i c t u r e f r a m e c r a f t kit . U s e the included i ns truc ti o ns to m ak e yo ur p i c t u r e f r a m e ! On c e y o u are do ne we suggest p utti ng a p ho to i ns i d e o f th e f r a m e t h a t d e s c r i b e s y ou r uniqueness ( ph o to s i z e : 4 ” x 2 3 /4 ”) . A n al te r n a t i v e o p t i o n w o u l d b e t o use paint o r m ark e rs f ro m yo ur ho m e to c r e a t e a h e a r t w i t h y o u r t hu m bprints inside of the f ram e !

SN O WFLA K E SNA C K I N

activity three

Time Allotted: 5/5

Messiness: 4/5

Objective M ak e a f un s no w f l ak e s nac k .

Materials: O re o s | C ho c o l ate c hi p s P e p p e rm i nts | H o t c ho c o l at e

G rab yo u included m ate ri al s and g e t re ad y to m a k e a w i n t e r wond er la nd trea t! M e l t the c ho c o l ate c hi p s i n a mi c r o w a v e s a f e c ont ainer in 3 0 seco nd i nc re m e nts unti l d ri z z l e co n s i s t e n c y .

Drizzle o v er yo ur o re o s ! C o ve r the m c o m p l e te l y o r g e t c r e a t i v e w i t h y ou r design by dr awi ng a s no w f l ak e o r s o m e thi ng c o m p l e t e l y u n i q u e .

T h en crush yo ur pep p e rm i nts and s p ri nk l e the m o n t o p .

Follow the dir ectio ns to m ak e yo ur ho t c ho c o l ate. E n j o y t h i s d e l i c i o u s t reat and then mo ve o n to the f i nal ac ti vi ty!

SNOWFLAK E F UN

activity four

Time Allotted: 4/5

Messiness: 4/5

Objective: G e t ac ti ve w i th s no w f l ak e game s .

Materials D evi c e to ac c e s s the i nte rne t | B u b b l e s

Claude Debussy Clau d e w a s b o r n i n F r a n ce i n 1 8 6 2 . H e b eg a n t o t a k e p i a n o le sso n s a t t h e yo u n g a g e o f 7 and w a s ver y g o o d a t p l a yi n g t h e piano . H e i s k n o w n fo r w r i t i n g im pre s s i o n i s t m u s i c, w h i ch m ea n s his pie ces w e r e w r i t t e n t o cr ea t e a m o o d or em o t i o n !

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Dance like Snowflakes It ’ s t ime to think a nd m o ve l i k e s no w f l ak e s ! Y o u w i l l h e a r a n e n c h a n t i n g win t er wo nder la nd s o ng b y c o m p o s e r C l aud e D eb u s s y .

G e t rea dy to dance yo ur l i ttl e he art o ut! V i s i t ki ds ni g ht i nbo x. co m / l e t i t-s now to listen to thi s s o ng w hi l e yo u g ui d e yo u r l i t t l e o n e ( s ) t h r o u g h som e questio ns, move m e nts , and e d uc ati o nal a w a k e n i n g s .

Play the so ng o nce and as k …

• What instrumen t d o yo u he ar?

• What wo r ds des c ri b e the s p e e d o r te m p o o f t h i s p i e c e ?

Q ui ck, Fast, Medium , M o de rate , A nim ate d , L iv e ly Play the so ng aga in , and g ui d e the l i ttl e o ne ( s ) i n v o l v e d t o d o t h e following o r ask the f o l l o w i ng q ue s ti o ns : • • • •

Clo se their eyes and i m agi ne the s no w f al l i n g .

Tell me a bo ut the w ay the s no w i s f al l i ng !

D o es the sno w m o ve d i f f e re ntl y d uri ng a B L IZ Z ARD ? !

D o es each sno w f l ak e f al l d i f f e re ntl y?

Play the so ng o ne l as t ti m e and e nc o urag e yo ur l i t t l e o n e t o s h o w h ow a sno wfla ke danc e s w he n i t’s ....

t w irli n g g l idin g f l oa tin g swirlin g l iftin g

drifting s pinning twis ting danc ing s h imme ring

flying dro p p ing sp a rk ling sw eep ing g lit t ering

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Bubble Games It ’ s t ime to play so m e f un gam e s w i th yo ur b ub b l e s ! R e a d t h e d i r e c t i o n s t o e a ch ga me belo w and ge t m o vi ng! D o n’t f o rg e t t o t u r n o n y o u r c u s t o m Let It S no w Spo tify p l ayl i s t w hi l e p l ayi ng b y vi s i t i n g k i ds ni g ht i nbo x. co m / l et-i t-snow.

Po pping Snowfla k e s - B l o w b ub b l e s and p re te n d t h e y a r e s n o w f l a k e s falling fr o m the sky. S e t a ti m e r and s e e ho w m a n y s n o w f l a k e s y o u c a n c at c h ( o r po p) in 1 0 s e c o nd s ! The c atc h? No han d s a l l o w e d ! C a t c h t h e sn owfla kes using yo ur he ad , e l b o w s , f e e t… . any t h i n g b u t y o u r h a n d s ! If t here’s mo r e than o ne p e rs o n p l ayi ng, rac e to s e e w h o c a n p o p t h e m o s t .

Fl o at ing Snowfla kes - B l o w b ub b l e s and p re te n d t h e y a r e s n o w f l a k e s falling fr o m the sky. Pi c k o ne s no w f l ak e to try t o k e e p i n t h e a i r ! S e e h o w long yo u ca n keep i t f ro m f al l i ng to the g ro und b y g e n t l y b l o w i n g u n d e r it t o keep it flo ating . The k e y to thi s gam e i s to n o t b l o w T OO h a r d o r y o u m ight po p the bubbl e w i th yo ur b re ath.

Fo r more bub b le ga m es h ea d to ki d s n i gh ti n b o x. co m / l e t -i t -s n o w

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.

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Check o ut the s e m o vi e s : Fro z e n, S now t i m e ! , Happy F e e t, I c e A ge , Fro sty the S no w ma n , T h e Po l a r E xpress, o r S n o w B u d d ie s

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Go ice s k ati ng

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Ma ke wi nte r c o o k i e s

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Build a gi ng e rb re ad ho us e

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Hav e a p aj am a d ay

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