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W e are so exc ited for you to j oi n us on thi s j ourn e y w it h t h e Kid s N ig h t I n Bo x. Through this b ox , w e w i l l l ea rn j us t how b ig o u r w o r ld r e a lly is ! Y o u wi ll read a b ook , pl a y cool ga m es , m a k e cra f t s a n d M O RE , a ll w h ile l earn ing ab out the wo rl d’s cul tures ! G et rea dy to b e g in y o u r jo u r n e y aro u n d the wor ld , and rem em ber to HAV E F UN!
Adul ts , p le a se re a d th e tex t b el o w fo r i n s tru c tio ns i nt e nde d s peci fi ca lly for you: Th rou gh this bo x , we ho p e that yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) g e t a b e t t e r un d e rstanding o f ho w b i g and d i ve rs e o ur p l ane t i s ! W e w a n t t o s h o w t h em t ha t there a re many uni q ue c ul ture s that hav e c o m p l e t e l y d i f f e r e n t w ay s of living tha n we d o . W e ho p e that thi s e xp e r i e n c e s h o w s t h e m j u s t how b e a utiful this worl d and i ts c ul ture s are . We are giv ing awa y a F R EE Ki d s Ni ght I n B o x o r S e n s o r y K i t t o s o m e o n e w ho sn aps a pictur e of the i r l i ttl e o ne ( s ) e nj o yi ng t h i s m o n t h ’ s b o x . T o qu alify, simply po st your p ho to o n I ns tagram o r Fa c e b o o k u s i n g t h e hasht ags #KidsNig ht I n Bo x and #KN I Aro u n d th eW o r l d . Loc at e yo ur custo m Aro und the W o rl d S p o ti f y p l ay l i s t a n d a n y o t h e r t h in gs yo u ma y need he re ki d s n i gh ti n b o x . c o m / a r o un d-t he -w o r l d ! Finally, we want to tha nk yo u f o r b e i ng a c us to m e r . W e h o p e y o u e n j o y t h e m emo ries yo u and yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) m ak e thro u g h y o u r K i d s N i g h t In B ox. Fe el fr ee to rea ch o ut to us at c us to m e rs e rvi c e @ n i g h t i n b o x e s . c o m w it h an y co mments o r c o nc e rns yo u m ay have .
Minestrone Friendship Soup Pr ep T i me: 20 minutes T ot al T i me: 50- 60 m inut es
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3 t bsp. o f o liv e o il
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2 ts p . o f t h y m e
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1/2 c up o f zucchini, c ho p p e d
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1/2 c up o f ca rro ts, cho p p e d
14 oz. can of petite diced tomatoes
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1/2 c up o f celery, ch o p p e d
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6 c up s o f c h i c k e n o r ve g e ta b l e b r o t h
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1/2 c up o f sweet o ni o n, c ho p p e d
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1/2 c up o f gr een bea ns , c ho p p e d
1 /2 c u p o f p a r m e s a n c h e e s e , p l u s ad d i ti o n a l c h e e s e f o r t o p p i n g
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3 c loves o f gar lic, mi nc e d
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Salt
3 /4 - 1 c u p o f d r i e d d i t a l i n i p a s t a ( GF o p t i o n : s m a l l G F p a s t a )
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Pep per
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1 1 /2 - 2 c u p s o f k a l e , c h o p p e d
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2 tb s p . o f j a r r e d p e s t o
Dir e c t i o n s Ch o p all t he vegetables p ri o r to s tarti ng the s o up . I f y o u r c h i l d i s o l d e n o u g h a n d has a sa fe knife to us e , as k the m to he l p c ut s o me o r a l l o f t h e v e g e t a b l e s . Wh ile you’re cho pping, t al k ab o ut the ve ge tab l e s ’ te x t u r e s a n d c o l o r s . H e at t h e olive o il in a la rg e p o t o r D utc h o ve n o ve r m e d i u m -h i g h h e a t . As k y ou r lit t le o ne( s) to help yo u ad d the z uc c hi ni , c arro t s , c e l e r y , o n i o n , g r e e n b e a ns an d ga rlic to the p o t. S e as o n w i th s al t and p e pp e r a n d s t i r o f t e n f o r 7-10 m inu t e s or until the veg e tab l e s b e c o m e te nd e r. A d d t h y m e a n d c o o k f o r a n a d dit ional minute o r two . H ave yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) he l p y o u s t i r t h r o u g h o u t t h e proc ess. N e xt , add diced to mato es , ve g e tab l e b ro th, p arm e s an c h e e s e , 1/ 2 t s p . o f s a l t a n d 1/4 t sp. o f pepper. B ri ng the s o up to a b o i l and l e t i t s i m m e r u n c o v e r e d f o r 2 5 -30 m inutes. A fter the s o up has s i m m e re d f o r a w h i l e , u s e a c o u p l e o f s p o o n s t o t ast e t he so up with your c hi l d . S e as o n w i th ad d i ti o n a l s a l t a n d p e p p e r if need e d . A f ter sim mer ing, a dd the k al e and m i x unti l i t has w il t e d . N e x t , a d d t h e p a s t a a n d cook i t a cco rding to the i ns truc ti o ns o n the p ac k a g i n g . I r e c o m m e n d c o okin g t he pasta fo r a mi nute o r tw o l e s s than the r e c o m m e n d e d a l d e n t e t i m e. St ir in the pesto an d s e rve . To p w i th c he e s e an d E N JOY!
Whoever You Are activity one
Time Allotted: 4/5
Messiness: 0/5
Objective: Rea d a beauti f ul s to ry and d i s c us s d i f f e r e n c e s a n d simila rit i e s b e tw e e n c ul ture s aro und t h e w o r l d .
Education Involved: Rea ding, s to ry c o m p re he ns i o n and f i ne m o t o r s k i l l s
Materials: Whoever Y o u are b y M e m Fo x | I nf l at a b l e g l o b e
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Let’s Read Fin d a co mfo rtable p l ac e to sit with yo ur little o ne ( s ) and get ready to rea d Wh o e v e r You A re . Yo u can rea d the st ory alo ud, let yo ur l i ttl e one(s ) rea d to yo u o r tak e t urns r ea ding each p age .
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Let’s Discuss Wh en yo u finish, use the f o l l o w i ng q uestio ns as a guide to d e e p e n the c onver sa tio n with yo ur l i ttl e o ne : •
Which wo rds doe s the autho r repea t? Why do e s s he re p e at t ho se wo rds? “W ho e ve r t hey a re, wherev e r the y are , similar ities and d i f f e re nc e s are sha red by peo pl e al l o ve r t he wo r ld.”
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What things mak e yo u f e e l specia l a nd diffe re nt f ro m other children?
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Ho w do tho se di f f e re nc e s m ak e y ou ha ppy?
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What things mak e yo u s m i l e and laugh? D o y o u thi nk the s e are the same fo r o the r p e o p l e , “ who ev er they are , w he re ve r t hey a re, all o v e r the w o rl d ”?
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Globe Toss I n flat e the glo be incl ud e d w i th yo ur b o x and he l p y o u r l i t t l e o n e l o c a t e w here they ar e fr o m o r w he re the y c urre ntl y l i ve. Yo u c a n a l s o s h a r e w i t h t h em wher e their an c e s to rs are f ro m o r w he re c u r r e n t f a m i l y m em ber s liv e. Now , o pen yo ur bo ok and have yo ur l i ttl e o ne gu e s s w h e r e s o m e o f t h e ch ara cters in the bo o k are f ro m and try to f i nd t h e s e l o c a t i o n s o n t h e gl o be. En d t his a ctiv ity by to s s i ng the g l o b e b ac k and f o r t h . F r e e ze e a c h t i m e t h e glob e is caught a nd tal k ab o ut o r re s e arc h the c ou n t r y y o u r r i g h t t h u m b lan d s o n.
Sounds of the World activity two
Time Allotted: 4/5
Messiness: 0/5
Objective: Lea rn a b o ut and l i s te n to vari o us s o n g s a n d lang uage s f ro m aro und the w or l d .
Education Involved: L i s te ni ng s k i l l s & l i ngui s ti c s
Materials: Inflatab l e gl o b e | D e vi c e to ac c es s l i n k
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Sounds Around the World
H e ad to k idsnight inb o x . c o m / a ro u n d - th e- wo rl d t o o p e n u p y o u r c u s t o m Spot ify pla ylist a nd e nj o y m us i c f ro m aro und the w o r l d . Play e ach so ng fo r yo ur c hi l d . A s k o l d e r c hi l d re n t o g u e s s w h i c h c o u n t r y t he m usic represents and f i nd the c o untry o n the g l o b e . F o r y o u n g e r c h ild ren, it is time for a d anc e p arty! L e t the m d a n c e t o t h e s o n g s , t h e n sh ow them which co u ntri e s the s o ng s are f ro m .
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La Ba mba- Mexic o
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Mi Granja - S pa in
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T epuk Amai A ma i - M al ays i a
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T enho Uma Bo nec a ( I H ave a Doll) - Mo zambiqu e
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G iro Giro To ndo ( Turn Turn Aro und) - Ita ly
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Sho o Fly- U.S.A
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K ikenny Ca ts- Ir e l and
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My Hat Has Three Co rners- Israel
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C ano e S o n g - N o r t h A m er i c a n In d i a n a
1 0 . L o nd o n Br i d g e - L o n d o n 1 1 . J ump i n g L a n d - D e n m a r k 1 2 . The W o n d e r f u l C r o c o d i l e A us t r a l i a 1 3 . I f Y o u ' r e H a p p y An d Yo u Kno w It - It a l y 1 4 . M an g o W a l k - T r i n i d a d 15. Cielito Lindo- Mexico
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Language Around the World Ch ec k o ut the char t b e l o w to l e arn ho w p e o p l e s a y “ h e l l o ” a r o u n d t he w or ld. Visit k id sn i gh ti n b o x . c o m / a ro u n d - th e -w o r l d t o l i s t e n t o h ow ea ch wo r d is pro no unc e d ! C hal l e ng e yo ur l i tt l e o n e t o p r a c t i c e sayin g the wo r ds them s e l ve s .
U nit e d S tates - Hello
U AE - M a r h a b a n
Ch in a - 你好 ( Nǐ hǎo )
India - Namaste
Fran c e - Bo njo ur
Vietnam - Xin chao
Jap an - こんにちは ( Ko n’ni c hi w a)
Th a i l a n d - S a w a d e e k h a
K orea - A n nyeo ng
Russia - Zdravstvuyte
It aly - Cia o
Ke n y a - Ja m b o
G e rm a ny - Guten- tag
H a w a i i - Al o h a
Spain - Ho la
Learn the World activity three
Time Allotted: 4/5
Messiness: 2/5
Objective: Lear n th e g e o grap hy o f vari o us c o nt i n e n t s a n d disco v er an i m p o rtant art i n the J ap an e s e c u l t u r e .
Education Involved: Geo g rap hy, l e tte r re c o g ni ti o n & h i s t o r y
Materials: Co ntinents te m p l ate | B l ue and ye l l o w s h e e t o f p a p e r D ev ice to ac c e s s l i nk | M ark e r | S c i s s o r s
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Let’s Craft O n e t ype o f a rt tha t i s ve ry p o p ul ar i n J ap ane s e cu l t u r e i s o r i g a m i , o r t h e a r t of paper fo lding. Thro ugh thi s art, p e o p l e s tud y h o w t o f o l d s h e e t s o f p a p e r t o re semble v ar io us o b j e c ts . O rigami was o rigina l l y us e d f o r c e re m o ni al p urp o s e s , b u t i t i s n o w d o n e j u s t for fu n. To da y, yo u w i l l have a c hanc e to p rac ti c e y o u r o r i g a m i s k i l l s . W e w i l l m ake a whale a nd a b o at o ut o f j us t tw o s he e ts of p a p e r . F i n d y o u r b l u e a n d yellow sheet o f pape r and he ad to the l i nk b e l o w t o g e t s t a r t e d ! (N o t e : If you hav e yo unger chi l d re n, the w hal e i s a b i t e as i e r t h a n t h e b o a t !) H e a d t o ki dsnig ht inb ox.c om / a ro u n d - th e- wo rl d .
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Let’s Match Loc at e yo ur included c o nti ne nt te m p l ate and us e c o l o r i n g u t e n s i l s f r o m your ho me to co lo r e ac h c o nti ne nt. The n us e s c i s s o r s t o c u t o u t t h e cont inents. Pla ce each c o nti ne nt w he re i t b e l o ng s o n t h e f o l l o w i n g p a g e . U se gl ue o r tape fr o m yo ur ho m e to m ak e e ac h o n e s t i c k , o r s i m p l y p l a c e it on t o p so yo u ca n c o m p l e te thi s ac ti vi ty o ve r a n d o v e r a g a i n . C heck out t he se int eres ti n g fa c ts a b o u t ea c h co n t i n e nt w hi l e co mple t ing t his a c ti v i ty o n th e n ex t p a ge : N o r th A m e ric a - There are 2 3 c o untri e s i n No rth Am e r i c a . E n g l i s h i s t h e m ost co mmo n la nguag e s p o k e n. So uth A m e ric a - There are 1 2 c o untri e s i n S o uth Am e r i c a . S p a n i s h i s t h e m ain l angua ge spo ken and m o s t o f the re s i d e nts a r e C a t h o l i c . E ur o p e - Ther e a re 50 c o untri e s i n Euro p e w i th a t o t a l o f m o r e t h a n 742 m illion peo ple liv ing o n the c o nti ne nt. Gre e nl and i s t h e l a r g e s t i s l a n d i n Eu rop e a nd in the WO R L D . Asi a - There a re 48 co untri e s i n A s i a. The re are m a n y e t h n i c g r o u p s i n Asia. In India alo ne, m o re than 8 5 0 d i f f e re nt nati v e l a n g u a g e s a r e s p o k e n an d u sed in da ily co nve rs ati o ns ! Austr alia - A ustralia i s b o th a c o untry and a c o nt i n e n t , a n d i s t h e sm allest co ntinent in the w o rl d . The c o untry i s d i v i d e d i n t o 6 s t a t e s . Afr i ca - The Nile r iv e r i s l o c ate d i n A f ri c a and i s t h e l o n g e s t r i v e r i n t h e w orld, measur ing 4 , 25 8 m i l e s l o ng . The re are m o r e t h a n 3, 000 d i f f e r e n t group s o f indigeno us p e o p l e l i vi ng i n A f ri c a. Antar c t ic a - This co nti ne nt i s c o ve re d i n i c e and c o n t a i n s 90% o f a l l t h e ice found o n Ea rth. T he c o l d e s t re c o rd e d te m p e ra t u r e o n E a r t h o c c u r r e d in An ta rctica , mea su ri ng − 1 2 8 . 6 °F.
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Aft e r yo u c o m p l e t e t h i s a c t i v i t y, gr a b y ou r ga m e b o a r d an d p i e c e s f o r a fun ga m e o f A r o un d t h e W or l d !
Keep yo ur littl e o ne ( s ) e ngag e d and i nte re s t e d i n l e a r n i n g a bo ut the wo rl d ’s d i ve rs i ty af te r yo u have c o m p l e t e d t h e a ctiv ities in yo ur Ki d s Ni g ht I n B o x. •
Check o ut the s e m o vi e s and d i s c us s th e c u l t u r e s yo u see in the m : M o an a, B ig He ro 6 , Co co , B r a ve , My Neig hbor To rto ro , & P ac h am am a.
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Find o ut whe re yo ur anc e s to rs are f ro m a n d d o s o m e r esea rch on that c o untry.
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Lear n diffe re nt nati o nal anthe m s f ro m a r o u n d the wo r ld.
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Ma ke a m e al i ns p i re d f ro m ano the r c ou n t r y ’ s c u i s i n e .
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Lear n a pop ul ar d anc e f ro m ano the r co u n t r y .
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Lear n ho w to s ay “M y nam e i s _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ” i n a no ther la ng uage .
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Visit ht t ps : / / www. i p fwo rl d . c o m / h o wt o a ppl y. ht m l to find a pe np al f ro m ano the r c o untry .
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