KNI Arctic Adventure Insert

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Hey there kiddos!

We are so ex cited for yo u to c o m e w i th us o n thi s a d v e n t u r e w i t h y o u r Kid s Night In Bo x . Th i s b o x i s c al l e d “A rc ti c A d ve n t u r e ” a n d i s g o i n g t o t a k e you on a jo urney thr o ug h the A rc ti c . Y o u w i l l l e a r n a l l a b o u t Ar c t i c a n i m a l s w hile pla ying games , m ak i ng c raf ts , and s o m uc h m o r e !

Adul t s , please r ea d the f o l l o w i ng i ns truc ti o ns i n t e n d e d s p e c i f i c a l l y for y ou: Th e Arctic is a beauti f ul p l ac e w i th s o m e am az i ng a n i m a l s w h o l i v e t h e r e .

Th rougho ut this expe ri e nc e , w e ho p e to he l p e d u c a t e y o u r l i t t l e o n e ( s ) on t h e Ar ctic a nd its i nhab i tants ! W e al s o ho p e t h a t t h i s K i d s N i g h t In Bo x e xperience will help yo u and yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) m a k e v a l u a b l e m e m o r i e s t oge t her .

Each mo nth, we give aw ay a FR EE Ki d s Ni g ht I n Bo x o r S e n s o r y K i t t o som e o 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 o n t h ’ s e xperience. To qua li f y, s i m p l y p o s t yo ur p ho to on In s t a g r a m o r F a c e b o o k usin g the hashta g #K i d s Ni ghtI nB o x.

Loc at e yo ur custo m A rc ti c A d ve nture S p o ti f y p l ay l i s t , a s w e l l a s o t h e r it em s yo u ma y need, at ki d s n i gh ti n b o x . c o m / a rct i c .

Polar Bear Yogurt Bowl R e cip e b y www. cb c. ca

To t a l t i me: 5 mi n u te s

Hi , Arcti c a d v e n t u r e r s ! I n y o u r Kid s Ni ght I n B ox y o u a r e le a r n in g a ll a b o u t the Arcti c l if e s t y le . F r o m p o la r b e a r s to pengui ns , t h e A r c t ic is h o me t o s o m a ny bea ut if u l a n ima ls . To d a y w e h a v e a pol a r bea r y o g u r t b o w l a n d s o me a rcti c cook i e s f o r y o u t o ma ke . H a v e f un a nd enj o y !!

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3 f re s h bl u e b e r r i e s

D I R E CTI O N S 1 .

Po ur yo u r v a n i l l a y o g u r t i n t o a s m a l l , ro und b ow l .

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Pl ac e yo u r t h r e e b a n a n a s l i c e s i n t h e b o w l o n t o p o f t h e y o g u r t . On e f o r t h e no s e and t w o f o r t h e e a r s !

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Grab yo u r t h r e e f r e s h b l u e b e r r i e s a n d p l ac e tw o o n t o p o f t h e y o g u r t f o r t h e e ye s and o n e o n t o p o f t h e b a n a n a slice for the tip of the nose!

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Eat and en j o y !

COOK IE INGREDI ENTS •

1 stick butter at r o o m t e mperature

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¾ cup da rk br o wn s ug ar

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¼ cup granulated s ug ar

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1 tsp v anilla ex trac t

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1 egg

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1 2/ 3 cups ca ke fl o ur

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1 tsp baking po wd e r

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½ cup white cho c o l ate c hi p s

Arctic Cookies

Re ci pe by www.dominos ugar.c om T otal time: 20 minutes (makes 20 cookies )

COOK IE GLAZE INGRE D I E N TS •

2 cups po wder ed s ugar

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⅛ cup water o r m i l k

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½ tsp vanilla ex trac t

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⅛ cup sno wfla ke s p ri nk l e s

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⅛ cup white spr in k l e s

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⅛ cup asso r ted b l ue sp rinkles

C OOK IE DI RECTIO NS 1.

Prehea t o ven to 3 5 0 d e gre e s and l i ne a b ak i ng s h e e t w i t h p a r c h m e n t paper .

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Combine butter , s ug ars , vani l l a, and e gg i n a m i x i n g b o w l a n d s t i r u n t i l combined.

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Ad d in flo ur and bak i ng p o w d e r and m i x unti l j u s t c o m b i n e d . G e n t l y s t i r i n w hite cho co la te chi p s .

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Chill co o kie do ug h i n the f ri d ge f o r 2 0 m i nutes .

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U se yo ur ha nds to f o rm ap p ro xi m ate l y 2 i nc h b a l l s o f d o u g h a n d p l a c e t h em o n the co o k i e s he e t.

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B ake fo r 8 - 1 0 m i nute s and the n l e t c o o l .

COOK IE GLAZE DIREC TI O N S 1.

In a la rge bo wl, c o m b i ne s ugar w i th w ate r o r m i l k a n d v a n i l l a , a d d i n g additio na l wa ter o r m i l k b y the te as p o o n unti l t h e m i x t u r e h a s t h e c onsistency o f sh am p o o . Y o u m ay have to us e u p t o 6 T a b l e s p o o n s of liquid.

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U se a spo o n o r a p as try b ag w i th a s m al l ro un d t i p t o d r i zzl e g l a ze o n t o c ookies in lo ng sw e e p i ng b ac k and f o rth m o ti on s u n t i l a l l o f t h e c o o k i e s are co v er ed.

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While glaze is wet, s p ri nk l e c o o k i e s w i th e ac h k i n d o f s p r i n k l e s .

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Admire, ea t, & en j o y!

POLA R BEAR S

activity one

Time Allotted: 5/5

Messiness: 4/5

Objective: Lea rn a l l ab o ut the p o l ar b e ar w ho r u l e s t h e Ar c t i c

Materials: Bo ok | W hi te p ap e r | Po l ar b e ar t e m p l a t e C hal k | C o tto n b al l s | B l ac k ma r k e r W hi te p ai nt

P O L A R B E A R ART

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Let’s Read Adults, lo cate yo ur i nc l ud e d b o o k and f i nd a s po t t o s n u g g l e u p t ogether to lear n a l l ab o ut the am az i ng p o l ar b e a r . Al l o w y o u r l i t t l e one( s) to rea d the s to ry to yo u o r vi c e ve rs a. Yo u c a n a l s o t a k e t u r n s re ading to ea ch o t he r. W e k no w thi s i s a l o nger b o o k s o f e e l f r e e t o b rea k it up a nd re ad i t at yo ur o w n p ac e O R f e e l f r e e t o k e e p i t s i m p l e and do a n illustrat i o n w al k thro ugh to ge the r.

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Let’s Discuss Wh en yo u finish r e ad 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 epen yo ur co nv e rs ati o n w i th yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) : 1.

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Ho w do es the p o l ar b e ar s tay w arm i n the c o l d Ar c t i c ?

Wha t is a baby p o l ar b e ar c al l e d ?

Wha t do es a m o the r p o l ar b e ar te ac h he r ba b i e s ?

Ho w do po lar b e ars p l ay?

Wha t o ther an i m al s d o yo u thi nk l i ve i n the Ar c t i c ?

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Polar Bear Art 1.

Begin by using yo ur p i e c e o f p l ai n w hi te p a p e r a n d c h a l k t o c o l o r y o u r ba ckgro und. Be c re ati ve ! W e us e d b l ue , gre e n , a n d p i n k t o c r e a t e a n A rctic lo o k. Yo u c an d raw i n d i f f e re nt d i re ct i o n s t o c r e a t e t e x t u r e d lo o ks. Once you are d o ne , b l o w o r s c rap e t h e e x c e s s c h a l k o f f o f t h e pa per.

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Nex t, cut ar o und the o utl i ne o f the p o l ar b e a r i n y o u r p o l a r b e a r template. Yo u w ant to re m o ve the p o l ar b e a r f r o m t h e p a p e r s o tha t yo u hav e a p o l ar b e ar s te nc i l l e f t ( re f er t o p h o t o s ) . T h i s t y p e o f cutting ca n be tri c k y s o ad ul ts s ho ul d he l p a s m u c h a s n e e d e d !

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Place the po lar b e ar c ut o ut s he e t o n to p of y o u r b a c k g r o u n d p a p e r .

We pla ced o ur s c l o s e to the b o tto m b ut l e f t a l i t t l e r o o m t o a d d s n o w !

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D ip the co tto n b al l s i n the w hi te p ai nt and d a b t h e m o n t h e p a p e r t o fill in the po la r b e ar c ut o ut. H ave s o m e o n e e l s e h o l d t h e t o p p a p e r do wn o r use ta p e to k e e p the p ap e rs f ro m m o v i n g .

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Remo ve the po l ar b e ar c ut o ut p ap e r. Us e y o u r b l a c k m a r k e r t o t r a c e the o utline o f the p o l ar b e ar and ad d an e y e a n d a m o u t h !

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Finally, use your c o tto n b al l s and p ai nt ag a i n t o c r e a t e s n o w a t the bo tto m. Go o d j o b , yo u’re al l d o ne ! A d mi r e y o u r a r t w o r k a n d feel fr ee to us e c hal k o r m ate ri al s f ro m yo u r h o m e t o p e r f e c t y o u r ma sterpiece.

LET’S PRETE N D

activity two

Time Allotted: 4/5

Messiness: 5/5

Objective: E nga ge in pret e nd p l ay w hi l e l e arni ng m o re a b o u t a n i m a l s t h a t l i ve i n the A rc ti c

Materials M ag i c S no w | A ni m al Eras e r s

Locate yo ur included M agi c S no w and us e the i n s t r u c t i o n s t o b r i n g i t t o life! Use yo ur A rctic ani m al e ras e rs f o r s o m e p re t e n d p l a y .

Adu lts, enco ur age yo ur l i ttl e o ne s to w ri te the f o l l o w i n g Ar c t i c a n i m a l words in the sno w wi th the i r f i nge rs ! R e ad al l th e c o o l f a c t s a b o u t t h e d iffe r ent A rctic a nim al s and the n c hal l e ng e the m t o m a t c h e a c h a n i m a l t o t he co r rect a nima l pri nt ( c o rre c t ans w e rs are o n t h e b o t t o m o f t h e n ext pa ge) .

Pol a r B e a r Pe ng ui n A rc ti c H ar e Ca ri b ou

A r ct ic Fo x A r ct ic W o lf S n o wy O wl M o o se

Polar B ear • Polar bear s clea n t he m s e l ve s b y rolling in the sno w • T h ey hav e a n a ma z i ng s c e nt o f sm ell • T h ey ca n r un up to 2 5 m p h

A rc ti c F o x • The Ar c t i c f o x ’ s h a i r c h a n g e s color with the seasons • The y a r e v e r y c u r i o u s • The y w i l l e a t a l m o s t a n y t h i n g e ve n b e r r i e s a n d f r u i t

Pen gu in • Pen guins evo lv ed s o that the y c an fly underwater • Pen guins feet a re g o o d f o r w al k i ng long distances • Male penguins giv e f e m al e p e n guins ro cks a s gi f ts

A rc ti c W o l f • The Ar c t i c w o l f h a s f u r o n i t s p aw s t o k e e p t h e m w a r m f r o m the i c e a n d s n o w • The y h a v e s m a l l e a r s t o h e l p keep them warm • The y l i v e f o r 7-10 y e a r s i n t h e wild

Arc t ic Ha re • On ly the tips o f the A rc ti c hare ’s ears a re bla ck • B aby Ar ctic har es are c al l e d leverets • T h ey ca n jump up to 2 m e te rs hi g h Carib ou • B ot h ma le and fem al e s have ant l ers • T h ey tr av el mo r e t han 6 0 0 m i l e s wh en they migr ate • An adult car ibo u can e at up to 1 2 lb s a day

S no w y Ow l • The y h a v e b r i s t l e s o n t h e i r beaks to help them sense ne a r b y o b j e c t s • The i r f e e t a r e c o v e r e d w i t h feathers - like slippers!

• The y h a v e a w i n g s p a n o f 4-5 feet Moose • The y c a n b e b e t w e e n 4. 6-6. 9 feet tall • The y e a t p l a n t s • The y t r a v e l a l o n e , n o t i n a h e r d

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7. S N OWY OWL 8 . AR CTIC WOLF 1. PENGUI N 2. MO O SE 3. POLAR BE AR 4 . AR CTIC HAR E 5 . CAR I B O U 6. A R C T I C FOX

LET’S MOV E

activity three

Time Allotted: 5/5

Messiness: 4/5

Objective Ma ke Ar c ti c f re e z e p o p s and m o ve l i k e Ar c t i c a n i m a l s

Materials: P o l ar B l as t D ri nk M i x | P o p s i cl e b a g s A rc ti c A d ve nture Y o ga C a r d s

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Arctic Freeze pops Loca te yo ur includ e d Po l ar B l as t d ri nk m i x and p o p s i c l e b a g s . F o l l o w t h e d irectio ns o n yo ur d ri nk m i x p ac k e t to m ak e th e d r i n k . T h e n p o u r t h e d rink into the po ps i c l e b ag s l e avi ng a l i ttl e ro om a t t h e t o p . C l o s e t h e b ags securely and l ac e the m i n the f re e z e r unt i l t h e y a r e f r o ze n . T h e n en jo y yo ur A rctic f re e z e p o p !

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Arctic Yoga It is time to mo ve! L o c ate yo ur i nc l ud e d A rc ti c Ad v e n t u r e y o g a c a r d s a n d go thr o ugh ea ch y o g a p o s e to ge the r. H ave f un a n d b e s i l l y !

LET’S PLA Y

activity four

Time Allotted: 4/5

Messiness: 4/5

Objective: H ave f un w i th p e ng ui n game s

Materials D evi c e to ac c e s s the i nte rne t | Ba l l o o n L ab e l the Pe ngui n s he e t

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Let’s Learn Ma ny peo ple beli e ve p e ng ui ns l i ve i n the A rc t i c , BU T t h i s i s a c o m m o n m yth. Mo st pengui ns ac tual l y l i ve i n A ntarc ti c a w h i c h i s l o c a t e d a t t h e South Po le.

Even tho ugh pengui ns are no t A rc ti c ani m al s , w e s t i l l t h o u g h t y o u w o u l d en jo y so me pengui n p l ay! P ul l o ut yo ur “L ab e l t h e P e n g u i n ” s h e e t a n d u s e wri ting utensils fro m yo ur ho m e to l ab e l and c o l o r t h e p e n g u i n . H a v e f u n and get yo ur br ai n m o vi ng !

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Penguin Waddle It ’ s time to get sill y and w ad d l e l i k e a p e ngui n! W h e n a p e n g u i n w a l k s , t hey ro ck side to s i d e . H e ad to ki d s n i gh ti n b o x. co m / a r ct i c a n d c h e c k o u t t he “Penguins fo r Ki d s ” vi d e o to l e arn m o re ab o u t t h i s a w e s o m e a n i m a l !

Don’t fo rget to pay atte nti o n to the f unny w ay t h e y w a l k .

Adults, gr ab yo ur i nc l ud e d b al l o o n, b l o w i t up a n d t i e i t ! H a v e y o u r lit t le o ne pla ce the b al l o o n b e tw e e n the i r l e g s a n d w a l k a r o u n d w i t h o u t p opping it to lo o k l i k e the y are w ad d l i ng!

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Penguin Chant We a re go ing to wrap up thi s Ki d s Ni g ht I n B o x w i t h s o m e p e n g u i n d ancing! Head to ki d s n i gh ti n b o x . c o m / a rc ti c a n d o p e n u p t h e “ P e n g u i n Song” video . D a nce yo ur he art aw ay and g e t s i l l y !

Ways to Continue Keep yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) e ng age d and i n t e r e s t e d i n winter act i vi ti e s af te r yo u c o m p l e te yo u r 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, Sn o w t i m e !, Happy Fe e t, I c e A ge , Fro s ty the S n o w m a n , T h e Po la r Exp re s s , o r S no w B ud d i e s

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Go ice s k ati ng

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

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Build the p e rf e c t i nd o o r s no w f o rt

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Hav e a p aj am a d ay

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