awaits
Kids Night In Box
Camp Kids Night In
Hey there kiddos! W e are s o 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 . T hrou gh this exper ience , w e w i l l tak e yo u o n a c am p i n g a d v e n t u r e w h i l e l earn in g to hav e fun a nd l i ve i n the m o m e nt! T here are ma ny impo rtant l i f e l e s s o ns that w e w ant t o t e a c h k i d d o s a s t h e y g row an d develo p. Less o ns s uc h as l e arni ng m anne r s , f i n a n c e s , k i n d n e s s , g ood sp ortsmanship, a nd grati tud e are al l i m p o rtan t ! H o w e v e r , w e w a n t t o take a lighthear ted spin o n thi s Ki d s Ni ght I n B o x an d f o c u s o n h a v i n g f u n i n t h e m o ment. We co ul d n’t thi nk o f a b e tte r w ay to d o t h i s t h a n a n a t h om e camping exper ienc e ! Adu lt s, p lease read b el ow f or i ns tructi ons i ntende d s p e c if ic a lly f o r y o u : T hrou gh this exper ience , w e ho p e that yo ur l i ttl e o n e ( s ) w i l l f o c u s o n h aving fun and enjo ying the ti m e s p e nt w i th yo u. W e h o p e a l s o t h a t t h i s K ids Night In ex perience w i l l he l p yo u and yo ur l i ttl e o n e ( s ) m a k e v a l u a b l e mem ories to gether . E ac h m onth, we giv e a w ay a F R E E Ki d s Ni ght I n o r S e n s o r y k i t t o s o m e o n e who sn aps a picture o f the i r l i ttl e o ne ( s ) e nj o yi ng th i s m o n t h ’ s e x p e r i e n c e . T o qu alify, simply po st yo ur p ho to o n I ns tagram o r F a c e b o o k u s i n g t h e h ash t ag #KidsNightInBox. L ocat e yo ur custo m Adve nture A w ai ts S p o ti f y p l ayl i s t a n d a n y o t h e r i t e m s y o u m ay need a t k id sni gh ti n b o x . c o m / a d v en tu re- a w a i t s . F in ally, 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 th e m emo r ies yo u and yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) f o rm thro ug h K i d s N i g h t In . F e e l f ree t o reach o ut to us at c us to m e rs e rvi c e @ni ghti nb o x e s . c o m w i t h a n y c om m en ts o r co ncerns.
wel com e cam pers !
Do n’ t forg e t t o he a d to ki d s n i gh ti n b o x . c o m / a d ve n t u r e -a w a i t s t o a cce s s y o ur virt ua l re c ipe s !
Let’s Prepare B efore we begin with Acti vi ty 1 , l e t’s p re p are f or a lat er activity that i nvo l ve s a yum m y snack! Yo u will ma ke a s o l ar o ve n, w hi c h i s h eat e d b y the sun! To g e t s tarte d , e m p ty yo ur K i ds Night In Bo x and fol l o w the d ire c t ion s belo w.
Directions 1.
Line the bo x’s inter i o r b o tto m , s i d e s , and t op fl ap with the inc l ud e d al um i num f o i l (sh in y side o ut) a nd tap e the f o i l i n p l ac e .
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Head o utside br iefl y and f i nd a s unny spot wher e yo ur sol ar o ve n c an “p re he at.”
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G ive yo ur o ven a ch anc e to w arm up before co o king yo ur s ’m o re s us i ng the inc lu ded instructio ns . R e m i nd e r: Pl e as e be sur e that yo ur littl e o ne s are c are f ul w hen to uching their s o l ar o ve ns !
Camp Daze activity one
Time Allotted: 5/5
Messiness: 0/5
Objective: R ea d a camping s to ry and e xp e ri e nc e a vi rtu a l r e a l i t y t o u r o f p l ac e s i n nature .
Materials: F lat S tan le y G o e s Cam p in g b y J e f f Br o w n Fla s hl i g ht | D e vi c e to ac c e s s i nt e r n e t
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Let’s Read Locat e yo ur included b o o k and b ri ng o ut yo ur f l a s h l i g h t s ! F i n d a d a r k sp ot to sit to gether. R e ad al l ab o ut Fl at S tanl e y’s c a m p i n g a d v e n t u r e . Allow yo ur little o ne to re ad the s to ry to yo u o r v i c e v e r s a . Yo u c a n also t a ke turns rea d i ng to e ac h o the r.
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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 ) : •
Why is Stanley up s e t at the b e gi nni ng o f the s t o r y ?
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H ow did S tanley he l p s e t up c am p ?
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Wha t ha ppened af te r S tanl e y and A rthur j ump e d o f f t h e c l i f f ?
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H ow did S tanley and A rthur g e t b ac k to c am p ?
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Let’s Tour You can get in to uch w i th nature w hi l e s tayi ng i n d o o r s b y g o i n g o n a virt ua l to ur o f places aro und the w o rl d ! Go o gl e a n d t h e N a t i o n a l P a r k s Se rvice ha ve cr ea ted s o m e c o o l o nl i ne vi rtual to u r s t h a t s h o w y o u som e a ma zing pla ce s o n o ur p l ane t! H e ad to ki ds n i g h t i n bo x. co m / adv ent ure -a wa it s and c l i c k o n “L e t’s To ur” to c h e c k t h e m o u t !
Camping Fun activity two
Time Allotted: 5/5
Messiness: 2/5
Objective: Ha ve fun thro ugh c raf ti ng , gam e s , and m o v e m e n t .
Materials: Game Bo o klet | Gam e S ti c k e rs | D e vi c e to a c c e s s i n t e r n e t La ntern te m p l ate s he e t | S c i s s o rs | T a p e
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Let’s Craft To set the mo o d fo r the re s t o f yo ur c am p i ng ad ven t ure, yo u will m ak e a l ante rn! F i rs t, l o c ate your included lanter n te m p l ate s he e t and tap e . Th en , find a pair o f sci s s o rs and f o l l o w the inst ru c tio ns belo w. 1.
B egin by cutting a l o ng the thi c k , b l ac k l i ne labeled handle. P l ac e thi s p i e c e to the s i d e t o use la ter .
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Fold the pa per in hal f ho ri z o ntal l y s o the lines a re o n the o uts i d e o f the p ap e r.
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Cut alo ng the ho ri z o ntal l i ne s , s tarti ng f ro m t h e fo ld o f the pap e r to the thi c k b l ac k l i ne on the edge o f the p ap e r. B e s ure yo u are cu tting thro ugh b o th l aye rs o f p ap e r.
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O pen the paper fl at. B ri ng the e d ge s t ogether in a cylin d ri c al s hap e w i th the c ut st ri ps running v er ti c al l y. B e s ure that the fold is o n the o uts i d e o f the l ante rn. Tap e t h e edges to gether at the to p and b o tto m .
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At t a ch the handle , c ut i n S te p 1 , to the to p of the lanter n with tap e o r s tap l e s . The lantern will sta nd o n i t’s o w n. I t c an b e hu ng indiv idua lly f ro m i t’s hand l e o r l o o s e l y t ied at intervals a l o ng a c o rd o r ro p e hu ng o v er head.
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Let’s Play A popula r camping a c ti vi ty i s p l ayi ng gam e s w i th love d o nes! Lo cate yo ur i nc l ud e d C am p F un Gam e Set and sticker s. Pla y e ac h o f the thre e gam e s inc lu d ed to gether . If yo ur l i ttl e o ne i s uns ure ho w t o play, u se this a s a tea c hi ng m o m e nt, b ut re m e m b e r t o h ave fun!
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Let’s Move Now it ’ s time to get ac ti ve ! H e ad to ki d s n i gh ti n b o x. co m / a dve n t u r e -a w a i t s an d open up the Camp Y o g a. Prac ti c e al l o f the yog a m o v e s t o g e t h e r . S o m e m ay be cha llenging b ut d o n’t gi ve up !
Snack Time - Camp Style activity three
Time Allotted: 4/5
Messiness: 4/5
Objective: Co o k s’mo res i n yo ur Ki d s Ni ght I n B o x S ol a r Ov e n & t e l l c am p f i re s to ri e s .
Materials: Kids Ni g ht I n B o x | Ti nf o i l | Graham c r a c k e r s M ars hm al l o w p ac k e t * Discla imer : Unfo r tunate l y w e are unab l e to s hi p c h o c o l a t e b e c a u s e it will melt dur ing trans i t. Fo r thi s re as o n yo u m u s t s u p p l y y o u r o w n c h oco late. We sugg e s t a s nac k s i z e H e rs he y’s C h o c o l a t e b a r !
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Let’s Cook If i t’s clo u dy o r r a i ny I f you are no t able to f i nd the S un b ut yo u s ti l l w a n t t o e n j o y y o u r s ’ m o r e s , sim p ly po p the bo tto m graham c rac k e r, c ho c o l ate a n d m a r s h m a l l o w s i n t h e m icro wav e fo r a f e w s e c o nd s unti l the m ars hm a l l o w s s t a r t t o s w e l l u p . Aft e r y ou sto p the mic ro w ave and re m o ve the m ar s h m a l l o w s , p l a c e t h e t o p graham cracker o n th e s tac k , and e nj o y!
If i t’s s u n n y Impo r ta nt ! No te that — unl i k e m o s t s ’m o re s re c i p e s — o u r s p u t s t h e m arsh mallo w UNDER the c ho c o l ate . That’s b e c aus e , i n a s o l a r o v e n , m arsh mallo w ta kes long e r to m e l t than c ho c o l ate . I f you are enjo ying thi s ad ve nture o n a w arm , s un n y d a y , m e l t i n g y o u r m arsh mallo ws can tak e anyw he re f ro m 3 0 to 6 0 mi n u t e s . On c e y o u r m arsh mallo ws ar e sq ui s hy, p l ac e a p i e c e o f c ho c o l a t e o n t o p a n d t h e n allow t he sna ck to co o k f o r a b i t l o nge r. W e have de s i g n e d t h e n e x t a c t i v i t y t o b e co mpleted in co nj unc ti o n w i th the s ’m o re s ’ c o o k t i m e t o a l l o w f o r som e entertainment as yo u c o o k !
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Let’s Learn O u r sol ar system is co m p o s e d o f 8 planet s ( that we kno w o f ) and a b i g “all-st ar ”: the S un! D id yo u k no w that t h e Su n has been pr o d uc i ng e ne rg y for b illi o ns o f year s? Solar ener gy is gener ate d f ro m t h e Su n’s po werful rays . P l ants use sunlight to pro du c e the i r o w n food t hr o ugh a pro ces s c al l e d ph ot osynthesis. S o la r e ne rg y he l p s plant s transfo r m wa te r and c arb o n dioxid e into fuel so th e y c an g ro w . Plan t s ev en br ea the o ut o xyge n i n t h e process! Hu m an s hav e been us i ng s o l ar e n ergy fo r a lo ng time to c o o k , he at bu ild ings, dr y fo o d, he at w ate r, and ge n erate electr icity. The S un has s o m u c h t o o ffer. Y ou w il l use the so lar o ve n that yo u just c reated to har nes s the p o w e r o f t h e Su n’s rays to melt yo ur s ’m o re s snack s o yo u ca n enjo y a delic ious tr ea t!
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T h e w o r d “ s o la r ” c o me s f r o m t h e L a t in w o r d f o r th e S u n .
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T h e a mo u n t o f s u n lig h t th a t s h in e s o n t h e E a r t h in j u s t 1 h o u r c o u ld me e t t h e w o r ld ’ s e n e r g y d e ma n d s f o r a n e n t ir e y e a r .
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F a milie s in a n c ie n t G r e e c e b u ilt t h e ir h o me s s o th e y c o u ld g e t t h e mo s t s u n lig h t p o s s ib le d u r in g th e c o ld w in t e r mo n t h s .
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On e millio n E a r t h s w o u ld f i t in s id e t h e S u n .
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I t t a ke s millio n s o f y e a r s for energy from the center o f t h e S u n t o r e a c h it s s u r f a c e , b u t it t a ke s ju s t eig h t min u t e s f o r t h a t en e r g y t o t r a v e l 9 3 millio n m ile s f r o m t h e S u n to E a r t h .
Stories & Songs activity four
Time Allotted: 3/5
Messiness: 3/5
Objective: Tell s i l l y s to ri e s and s i ng c am p f i re s o n g s .
Materials: Ca m p f i re S to ry D i c e Te m p l ate | T a p e Rainstick | Fo am P i e c e s | C am p f i re So n g s S h e e t
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Campfire Stories Find yo ur included cam p f i re s to ry d i c e te m p l ate a n d c u t t h e m o u t a l o n g t h e solid bla ck lines. Ne xt, f o l d the m al o ng the d o t t e d l i n e s t o c r e a t e cu b e s. Then, use yo u r i nc l ud e d tap e to ho l d the m t o g e t h e r . Take t ur ns ro lling both d i c e . The n, us e the c harac t e r a n d s e t t i n g f r o m your ro lls to cr ea te y o ur o w n c am p f i re s to ry! Y o u c a n m a k e i t f u n n y , scary , r o ma ntic, o r ac ti o n f i l l e d ! Ge t c re ati ve and r e m e m b e r t o h a v e f u n .
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Build a Rai nstick Fin d y our rain stick a nd the f o am p i e c e s and i ns tr u c t i o n s t h a t g o w i t h i t ! U se t h e instructio ns to b ui l d yo ur rai n s ti c k .
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Campfire Songs Shake yo ur rain stick to the b e at o f yo ur c am p f i re s o n g s . S i n g , s h a k e , d an c e, and hav e a go o d ti m e to g e the r! Don ’t fo rget to a cces s yo ur A d ve nture A w ai ts S p o t i f y p l a y l i s t a t ki ds night inb ox.c om / a d v en tu re- a wa i ts f o r m o re m u s i c f u n . H a v e a d an c e par ty!
enjoy your s’mores
Ways to Continue Keep your little one( s ) enga ged a nd i nteres t e d in c a mp in g and living in the m om ent a f ter you com pl et e t h e Kid s N ig h t I n ac tivities.
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Chec k out thes e m ov i es : T h e P are n t T rap , R V, Er ne st G o e s to Camp, an d C amp R o ck
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Cr eate a for t s tyl e tent i n your l i v i ng ro o m
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Sleep outside i n a tent
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Look at star cons tel l a ti ons
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Mak e a b ir d f eeder
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Cr eate an obs ta cl e cours e
ck a b me o c n! o so
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