KNI Insert November

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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 Box. In the mo nth o f No ve m b e r w e c e l e b rate a ve r y i m p o r t a n t h o l i d a y Th anksgiving! Get r ea d y to have s o m e Thank s gi vi n g f u n w h i l e t a k i n g t i m e to show yo ur gratitude f o r al l o f the w o nd e rf ul thi n g s i n y o u r l i f e .

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 ) c o n s i d e r j ust h ow much they ha ve to b e g rate f ul f o r w hi l e h a v i n g f u n w i t h s o m e holiday related a ctiv it i e s ! W e al s o ho p e that thi s Ki d s N i g h t In Bo x exp e rie nce will help yo u and yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) m ak e v a l u a b l e me m ori es to gether.

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 Thank f ul S p o ti f y p l ayl i s t, as w el 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 / th a n kfu l .

I A M T HAN KF U L

activity one

Time Allotted: 4/5

Messiness: 1/5

Objective: Rea d a Thank s g i vi ng s to ry and p l ay p ap e r f o o t b a l l .

Materials: B o o k | Fo o tb al l Ki t

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Let’s Read Adu lt s , lo ca te yo ur in c l ud e d b o o k and find a co mfo rtabl e s p o t to s i t and rea d to gether. W e s ugg e s t go i ng out side, cur ling up wi th a b l ank e t, and en joying so me co o l we athe r! R e ad yo ur T h anksgiv ing sto r y. A l l o w yo ur l i ttl e one(s) to r ea d the sto ry to yo u o r vi c e ve rsa. Yo u ca n a lso tak e turns re ad i ng t o e ach o ther .

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Let’s Discu ss When yo u finish rea 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 e p e n your co nver sa tio n wi th yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) : 1.

Can yo u r ememb e r 3 thi ngs the b o y f ro m the s t o r y s a i d h e w a s t ha nkful fo r ?

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Ho w wa s the bo y’s Thank s g i vi ng D ay the s ame a s y o u r s ?

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Ho w wa s the bo y’s Thank s g i vi ng D ay d i f f e re n t f r o m y o u r s ?

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What a re yo ur favo ri te thi ng s that hap p e n o n T h a n k s g i v i n g ?

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Can yo u name a f e w thi ng s yo u are thank f ul f o r ?

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Let’s Play Now it is time to play a f o o tb al l g am e j us t l i k e th e f a m i l y i n t h e s t o r y d i d !

Loc at e yo ur included f o o tb al l k i t and s e t up yo ur f i e l d g o a l . P i c k a s t a r t i n g place a ppro xima tely 3 f t aw ay f ro m yo ur f i e l d goa l .

Have Pla yer 1 place the rub b e r f o o tb al l at yo ur de s i g n a t e d s t a r t i n g p l a c e .

Th en , Player 1 will fl i c k the f o o tb al l to “k i c k ” i t to w a r d t h e f i e l d g o a l . D o t h is t hr ee times - tryi ng to g e t as c l o s e as p o s s i b l e t o t h e f i e l d g o a l . Be careful no t to flick the f o o tb al l to o hard b e c aus e i f t h e f o o t b a l l g o e s p a s t t h e field go a l then Pl aye r 1 ’s turn i s o ve r. O nc e P l a y e r 1 h a s f l i c k e d t h e foot b all do wn the fie l d thre e ti m e s i t i s ti m e to t r y t o f l i c k i t t h r o u g h t h e fie ld go a l.

I f Player 1 gets the f o o tb al l thro ug h the g o al , they s c o r e o n e p o i n t a n d m u st tell the o ther p l aye r o ne re as o n the y are th a n k f u l f o r t h e m . Af t e r Play e r 1 ’s field go a l f l i c k , the i r turn i s o ve r and i t i s t i m e f o r P l a y e r 2 t o rep e a t the same ste p s to try to s c o re a g o al . Ke e p g o i n g b a c k a n d f o r t h like t his a nd the fir s t p l aye r to s c o re 7 p o i nts w i n s !

THANKS & GI V I N G C R A F TS

activity two

Time Allotted: 4/5

Messiness: 4/5

Objective: Cr ea te Tha nk s g i vi ng c raf ts w hi l e d i s c us s i n g g r a t i t u d e .

Materials: Turk e y C raf t Ki t | P e rm ane nt m a r k e r Po ny b e ad s | Pi p e c l e ane rs

CO R N INSTR UCTI O N S

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Thankful Turkey In t h e sto ry the bo y tal k s ab o ut al l o f the thi ng s h e i s t h a n k f u l f o r o n T h anksgiv ing D ay. W e w ant yo u to thi nk ab o ut al l o f t h e t h i n g s y o u h a v e in your life to be thank f ul f o r o n Thank s gi vi ng D a y a n d e v e r y d a y .

Locat e yo ur included Turk e y C raf t Ki t and p e rm an e n t m a r k e r ! U s e t h e p e rm a nent mar ker to w ri te o r d raw thi ng s yo u ar e t h a n k f u l f o r o n e a c h o f t he t urkey’s fea thers . The n, us e the i nc l ud e d i ns t r u c t i o n s t o c r e a t e y o u r t urke y! Once yo u fin i s h, d i s p l ay the c raf t s o m e w h e r e i n y o u r h o m e w h e r e y ou will see it o ften and b e re m i nd e d o f al l yo u h a v e t o b e t h a n k f u l f o r !

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Work for Food F ood f o r Th ou gh t: W h e n y o u are h u n gry , w hat do y o u d o ? Ma n y o f u s g o t o our pantry or fridge an d ge t o ut a snac k , o r go p ic k u p fo o d fr o m a s t o r e o r r es t aurant. Sa tisfying o u r hunge r c an b e as sim ple a s o p en i n g a b a g o f ch i p s or po pping a bowl of so up in the m ic ro w av e f o r 2 mi n u t e s . F e e d i n g o u r s el ve s has be en ma de inc red ib ly e asy o v e r tim e . The re is n o t t o o m u ch ‘ w o r k ’ t h a t mus t g o into prepa rin g o ur f o o d. W e w ant to re m in d yo u t h a t i t h a s n o t alw ay s been this ea sy!

Fo r example, in the 1 8 0 0 s ( 2 0 0 y e ars ago ) p e o ple w er e o n l y a b l e t o ea t fo o d t hat t hey grew or hun te d th e m se lv e s. Du ring this ti m e t h e r e w er e n o o ven s , r ef r i gerators, or mic ro w av e s. I m agin e hav in g to go o u t t o t h e b a r n t o m i l k y o ur cow instead of b e in g ab le to go to the f rid ge t o p o u r yo u r s e l f a g l a s s of m i lk.

This means people, bo th k ids and adults, h ad to w o r k h a r d fo r t h e i r fo o d !

They ha d to ta ke a lo t o f tim e an d e f f o rt to gro w an d p r o d u ce t h e i r o w n f ood. Over time we hav e in v e n te d w ay s to m ak e e at i n g m u ch ea s i e r . T h i s i s something we take f o r gran te d be c ause it is all w e k n o w ! W e h o p e t o enco urage you to ta k e the tim e to be th an k f ul f o r j u s t h o w ea s y p r e p a r i n g f ood is toda y.

IN ST R UCTIO NS 1.

Line up yo ur 4 p i p e c l e ane rs s o that the y are e v e n o n e a c h e n d . T h e n , t wist them to gethe r i n the c e nte r.

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N ext, space ea ch p i p e c l e ane r e ve nl y and s p r e a d t h e m i n t o t h e s h a p e of a star .

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Star t thr ea ding t he p o ny b e ad s o nto e ac h p i pe c l e a n e r u n t i l a l l 8 a r e c o ver ed. Lea ve a l i ttl e o ve r an i nc h o f p i p e c l e a n e r s h o w i n g o n e a c h end to use la ter o n.

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Once yo ur sta r i s c o ve re d w i th p o ny b e ad s i t ’ s t i m e t o t u r n i t i n t o c o rn! Ca refully b e nd e ac h e nd up w ard and g a t h e r a l l t h e p i p e c l e a n e r ends to gether .

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N ext, take the unb e ad e d to p s o f yo ur p i p e c l e a n e r s a n d t w i s t t h e m a c o uple o f times to s e c ure the b e ad s and f o rm t h e c o r n “ h u s k s ” ( a t t h i s p oint yo u ma y re al i z e yo u ne e d to tak e a f e w p o n y b e a d s o f f f o r m o r e p i pe clea ners to tw i s t) . L e ave s o m e o f the e n d s f r e e a n d f a n t h e m o u t a bit a nd yo u a re al l d o ne !

FOOD & GR AT I T U D E

activity three

Time Allotted: 4/5

Messiness: 4/5

Objective: Ma ke a f al l the m e d m e al w hi l e b e i ng g r a t e f u l .

Materials Ha lladay’s Co r n C ho w d e r M i x| C af é D e l i g ht S p i c e d C i d e r M i x 3 c up s w ate r ( no t i nc l ud e d ) 1 cup hal f & hal f o r m i l k ( no t i ncl u d e d )

Follow the instr uctio ns o n yo ur H al l ad ay’s C o rn C h o w d e r M i x a n d Café Delight S piced C i d e r M i x to c re ate a d e l i c i ou s f a l l t h e m e d m eal! Visit www.k ids n i gh ti n b o x . c o m / th a n kfu l t o f i n d y o u r r e c i p e e n h ancements! We pro vi d e yo u w i th s w e e t c o rnbr e a d a n d a p p l e crum ble pie to pa ir w i th yo ur c ho w d e r and c i d e r .

Re m e mber to be GR A TEFUL f o r ho w e as y i t i s f o r y o u t o m a k e t h i s m eal! Be gr ateful yo u d o n’t have to harve s t the c o r n , m i l k t h e c o w , grow the apples, o r p ro c e s s the w he at.

Ad ult s , we enco ur ag e yo u to i nc l ud e yo ur l i ttl e o n e ( s ) i n t h e c o o k i n g proc ess as much a s p o s s i b l e ! Turn o n yo ur c us tom T h a n k f u l s p o t i f y playlist fo r so me fa l l tune s w hi l e yo u c o o k .

Snap a photo of your thankful meals!

THAN KS GI V I N G F U N

activity four

Time Allotted: 5/5

Messiness: 2/5

Objective Hav e fun w hi l e p l ayi ng Thank s gi vi n g g a m e s .

Materials: D r y e ras e s tand | D ry e ras e m a r k e r “I am thank f ul f o r� s he e t

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Thanksgiving Pictionary We have put a spin o n the g am e p i c ti o nary to m ake i t T h a n k s g i v i n g t h em e d! Lo cate yo ur i nc l ud e d d ry e ras e b o ard s ta n d a n d d r y e r a s e m arker. Ta ke turns dr aw i ng p i c ture s o f thi ng s yo u a r e t h a n k f u l f o r a n d t ryin g to guess what t he o the r p e rs o n i s d raw i ng.

Have Pl a yer 1 think o f s o m e thi ng the y are thank f u l f o r . On c e P l a y e r 1 knows what they wa nt to d raw , s tart a ti m e r f o r 1 m i n u t e a n d 30 se c onds a nd begin dr aw i ng ! P l aye r 2 has unti l the t i m e r i s u p t o g u e s s w hat Pl a yer 1 is dr awi ng . I f the y are ab l e to gue s s c o r r e c t l y t h e y g e t on e poi nt! Then switc h ro l e s and l e t Pl aye r 2 d raw a n d P l a y e r 1 g u e s s .

G o b ac k a nd fo rth with thi s p ro c e s s unti l s o m e o ne r e a c h e s 10 p o i n t s t h at perso n is the win ne r!

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Intentional Gratitude Th is next a ctiv ity is me ant to g o b e yo nd yo ur Ki d s N i g h t In Bo x e xperience and into y o ur e ve ryd ay l i f e . L o c ate yo u r “ I a m t h a n k f u l f o r � sheet a nd slide it into yo ur d ry e ras e b o ard s tand . P l a c e t h e s t a n d , along with yo ur dr y er as e m ark e r, i n a p l ac e yo u wi l l s e e e v e r y d a y ( w e suggest by yo ur to o thb rus h) . W e w ant to c hal l e nge y o u t o w r i t e d o w n on e t h ing yo u a re thank f ul f o r at the e nd o f e ac h da y o n t h e d r y e r a s e board. Ther e a re so m any thi ng s to b e grate f ul f o r e v e r y s i n g l e d a y a n d w e w ant to enco ur age yo u to e xp re s s i nte nti o nal g r a t i t u d e f o r t h ese t hings.

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W O UL D YO U RA T H E R G o thro ugh ea ch s c e nari o to g e the r! P i c k the op t i o n y o u w o u l d rather do a nd ex p l ai n w hy. Ge t s i l l y and have f u n !

E at only a pple pie forever o r eat on ly turkey forever ?

Turn i nto a t urk e y f o r a we e k o r have a pe t turk e y f o r a week?

Sleep in a bed m ad e o f m a s h e d p o tato e s o r t a k e a g ravy s ho w e r ?

Go in public dressed as a turkey or dressed as a pumpkin?

Not t alk at a ll o n Th anksgiving Day or no t ea t dessert a t all o n Th anksgiving Day?

S w i m i n g ravy or c ranb e rry s auc e ?

Eat Thank s gi v i n g d i nne r w i t h yo ur f am i l y o r w i th a s up e rhe r o ?

Go on a hayride or play in a giant pile of leaves?

G o on a vac at io n fo r T hanksgiving o r sp e n d t ime with fam ily?

Coo k al l o f the T hank s g i vi ng foo d o r c l e an ev e rythi ng up ?

D ri nk c ho co l a t e milk or water w i th yo u r Thank s gi v i n g m e al ?

Never celebrate Thanksgiving again or never celebrate Halloween again?

G et 20 do llar s or sho ve a pu m pkin pie in a family m e m ber’s fa ce?

Be a p i l g ri m o r a Nati ve A m e ri c an?

Go to Thank s gi v i n g d i nne r w i th n o s ho e s o n or i n a wig?

Eat dessert first on Thanksgiving Day or eat turkey first?

H ave a family food fight o r h ave a family f oot b all ga me?

Te l l al l o f y o ur f am i l y me m b e rs hap p y thank s gi vi ng 5 time s o r te l l no o ne at al l ?

H ave hai r t h a t ge ts i n you r m o uth e v e r y ti m e yo u e a t o r b e b al d?

Catch a live turkey with only your hands or empty the i n s i d e s o f a 50 lb pumpkin?

SCAVEN GER H U NT W e are going to en d thi s K i ds Ni ght I n B ox w i th a s c a v e n g e r h u n t !

O f cour se this sc av enger hunt i s goi ng to be ba s e d o n t h in g s w e a r e t h an k ful for.

PS : i f there is anythi ng on your l i s t tha t you a r e u n a b le t o f in d t a lk abo u t wher e you m i ght f i nd the i tem !

Something you enj oy l ook i ng a t Something tha t i s your f a v ori te col or A toy you a re tha nk f ul f or Something you enj oy ea ti ng A p ic tur e o f a pers on you a re tha nk f ul f o r Something tha t m a k es a s ound tha t yo u like A p lac e tha t you l ov e Something you enj oy dri nk i ng Something tha t m a k es you f eel s a f e Something tha t s m el l s good Something outs i de tha t you a re tha nk f u l f o r A p iec e of cl othi ng you a re tha nk f ul f o r Something tha t m a k es you l a ugh Something tha t you us e ev ery da y Something tha t hel ps k eep you cl ea n A p er son y ou l ov e Something tha t m a k es you f eel proud Something tha t hel ps you k eep your ho me c le a n Your favori te pl a ce i n your hom e ( or i n y o u r y a r d ) Something you enj oy w hen getti ng rea d y f o r b e d

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 gr atitude a nd Thank s g i vi ng af te r yo u c o mp l e t e t h e Kids Night In B o x ac ti vi ti e s .

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Check o ut the s e m o vi e s : A C harl i e B r o w n Tha nksgi vi ng , A nni e , W i nni e the P o o h : S e a s o n s o f Giving, Garf i e l d ’s Thank s g i vi ng

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D o nate o l d to ys to c hari ty

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Wr ite thank yo u l e tte rs to s e rvi c e m e n a n d w o m e n

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Bake a n e w re c i p e

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Paint gr ati tud e s to ne s and l e ave the m a r o u n d yo ur co m m uni ty

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