SOUS CHEF KIDS NIGHT IN BOX
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 y o u r K i d s N i g h t I n B ox. Thr o ugh this exp e ri e nc e , w e w i l l d i ve i nto th e c u l i n a r y w o r l d w h i l e a lso le arning go o d ta bl e m anne rs . C o okin g ca n teach so many l e s s o ns — f ro m m ath and r e a d i n g t o c o n f i d e n c e a nd re spo nsibility! Yo u w i l l re ad a b o o k , p l ay a g am e , m a k e a c r a f t a n d p r ep are yo ur o wn mea l ! Ge t re ad y to b e gi n yo ur c o o k i n g a d v e n t u r e , a n d r em em ber to HAVE FUN!
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 l e a r n t o l o v e c ooking while practicin g p ro p e r tab l e e ti q ue tte . 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 So us C he f S p o ti f y p l ayl i s t and a n y o t h e r i t e m s y o u m a y n e ed at k id snig ht inb o x . c o m / s o u s - c h ef . 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 yo u m i g ht have .
The Pizza Th at We Made activity one
Time Allotted: 3/5
Messiness: 0/5
Objective: Read a s to ry ab o ut k i d s m ak i ng a p i zza .
Materials: T he P iz z a That W e M ad e b y J o an Ho l u b
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Let’s Read Fin d a go o d spo t to s i t and re ad w i th y ou r little o ne. Lo ca te yo ur i nc l ud e d b ook a nd jump into t he s to ry The P i zz a T ha t We Made toge the r.
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Let’s Discuss When yo u finish rea d i ng, us e the f o l l o w i ng qu est ions as a guide to d e e p e n yo ur conve rs atio n with yo u r l i ttl e o ne ( s ) : •
Wha t was the fir s t i ngre d i e nt S uz anne , Max and Jake use d to m ak e the i r p i z z a?
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Wha t ar e so me ways S uz anne , M ax and J ak e have fun while mak i ng the i r p i z z a?
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Wha t do Suzanne, M ax and J ak e d o o nc e the pizza is co o king? W hy i s thi s i m p o rtant?
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Can yo u na me so me o f the c o o k i ng to o l s us e d t h ro ugho ut the sto ry?
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Let’s Learn A “so us c he f ” is the s e c o nd - i n- c o m m and i n the k i t c h e n . It i s im porta nt that the so us c he f al w ays l i s te ns to the h e a d c h e f . W e want y ou to cha llenge yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) to thi nk o f y o u a s t h e h e a d c h ef and themselves as the s o us c he f s . R e m i nd th e m t h a t i t i s s o im porta nt to a lwa ys co o k w i th an ad ul t and to l i s t e n t o t h e s a f e t y rules t he adult tells the m . Make t he co nnectio n that i t i s al s o i m p o rtant to l i s t e n t o y o u r h e a d c h ef w hen it co mes to p ro p e r d i ni ng e ti q ue tte ! Th i s m e a n s h a v i n g good ma nner s a t the tab l e . W e a re go i n g to j u m p i n t o A ct i vi t y 2 and l earn m ore a b out go o d m a n n ers .
Good Manners activity two
Time Allotted: 4/5
Messiness: 3/5
Objective: Lear n goo d tab l e m anne rs w hi l e p l ayi n g a g a m e .
Materials: Go o d Ma nne rs s he e t | P o p s i c l e s ti c k s | C r a y o n s Tape | Gam e p i e c e s ( 2 ) | M anne r s c a r d s
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Let’s Craft B egin by a llo wing yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) to c o l o r the goo d m a n n e r s s h e e t . Th en , use a pair o f sci s s o rs f ro m yo ur ho m e to c u t o u t e a c h g o o d m a n n e r from yo ur sheet o f pa p e r. A s yo u c ut e ac h o ne o u t , d i s c u s s w h a t i t m e a n s an d why it is impo r tant.
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Let’s Make O n c e yo ur craft is co mp l e te , p e e l the st ic kers o ff the ba cks o f yo ur c raf t s ti c k s an d at ta ch o ne cr aft s ti c k to e ac h o f yo ur good ma nner s. If yo ur c raf t s ti c k d o e s no t have t he a dhesiv e sti c k e r o n the b ac k , the n use t h e tape pro vided!
Place a napkin in your lap
Do ab n’t ou co t t mp he la fo in od
Du ring mea ls to gethe r, p l ac e al l the popsic le sticks in the c e nte r o f the tab l e . I f you s ee so meo ne us i ng a go o d m anne r, find t he co rrespo nding s ti c k and gi ve i t to t h em ! C ha llenge yo urs e l ve s to s e e w ho c an e n d u p with the mo st s ti c k s b y the e nd o f t h e m eal.
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Let’s Play N ow it ’s time to put what yo u have l e arne d to the t e s t w i t h a f u n g a m e o f “ Mind Yo ur Manners” . F i nd yo ur m anne rs c ard s an d g a m e p i e c e s . P l a c e b ot h game pieces o n “s tart. ” P l ay a q ui c k gam e o f r o c k , p a p e r , s c i s s o r s t o d e c id e who will go fir s t. Player o ne will draw a c ard , re ad i t al o ud and f o l lo w t h e i n s t r u c t i o n s ! T h en , it is pla yer two ’s turn. Tak e turns d raw i ng ca r d s a n d m o v i n g f o r w a r d or backwa rd. If yo u r un o ut o f c ard s s huf f l e and s t a r t a g a i n . T h e f i r s t o n e t o m ak e it all the wa y aro und w i ns !
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Get Into Ch aracter activity three
Time Allotted: 3/5
Messiness: 1/5
Objective: Get into c harac te r b e f o re p re p ari ng y o u r m e a l .
Materials: Ch e f hat | C rayo ns | A p ro n | M e n u
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Let’s Dress Up Find y our included ch e f hat and ap ro n and j um p i n t o y o u r b e s t s o u s ch ef se lf! G ive yo ur restaurant a s p e c i al , c us to m - m ad e nam e. T a k e a m o m e n t t o t h in k and be cr ea tiv e, the n w ri te yo ur re s taurant n a m e i n t h e space belo w.
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Let’s Create Now y ou ar e go ing to m ak e yo ur ve ry o w n m e nu f o r y o u r r e s t a u r a n t . Loc at e yo ur included m e nu and c rayo ns . B e g i n b y w r i t i n g y o u r r e s t a u r a n t nam e at the to p o f yo ur m e nu. Y ou r resta ur ant will be s e rvi ng p i z z a f o r the m ai n e n t r e e ! N e x t t a k e t h e t im e t o decide what k i nd o f ap p e ti z e rs , d ri nk s and d e s s e r t s y o u w o u l d l i k e t o h ave at yo ur restau rant. D es i gn y o u r m en u b y w r i t i n g t he di f f e r e nt i tems , d ra wing p ic t u res , a n d gi v i n g ea c h i tem a pr i ce !
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Let’s Learn B efore yo u begin co o k i ng, w e ne e d to tal k ab o ut s a f e t y i n t h e k i t c h e n ! A good chef is a S A FE c he f . H e ad to ki d s n i gh ti n b o x. co m / s o u s -che f a n d w at ch the “Kitchen S af e ty R ul e s f o r Ki d s ” vi d e o . Th e n , c h a l l e n g e y o u r kidd os to r ecite the r ul e s the y l e arne d f ro m the vi d e o — s e e h o w m a n y t h ey c a n remember!
Let’s COOK
activity four
Time Allotted: 5/5
Messiness: 5/5
Objective: M ak e a p i z z a and the n ENJ OY!
Materials: Pizza do ug h | P i z z a s auc e | C he e s e pa c k e t s ( 4)
Non-included Materials: Mi xi ng b o w l | C o o k i ng tray | Oi l
Di n se ner rv ed is !
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Let’s Cook I t ’ s time to get co o k i ng ! To g e the r, f o l l o w the d i r e c t i o n s o n t h e p i zza crust mix and get b us y! I f yo u d o n’t have ad d i ti o n a l i n g r e d i e n t s at ho me o r ha ve n o t had ti m e to p re p , yo u w i l l b e a b l e t o m a k e a delicio us cheese p i z z a w i th the i te m s f o und i n y o u r b o x . For ways to enha nc e yo ur p i z z a, vi s i t ki d s n i gh t i n bo x. co m / s o u s -che f t o view yo ur vir tua l re c i p e c ard ! Re member to fo llo w al l o f the k i tc he n s af e ty ru l e s y o u l e a r n e d ! On c e your pizza is r ea dy , s e t the tab l e and d i g i n! B e s u r e t o p r a c t i c e y o u r good table ma nne rs and ENJ O Y .
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Ways to Continue K eep yo ur little o ne ( s ) e ngag e d and i nte re s te d i n c o o k i n g a n d m anners a fter yo u have c o m p l e te d the Ki d s N i g h t In a c t i v i t i e s .
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Check o ut the s e m o vi e s : R atato uille , B e au t y a n d t h e B ea s t , a nd Cloudy with a Chanc e o f M e atb alls
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Ma ke a new re c i p e to g e the r
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Hav e a fancy te a p arty
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Wa tch a co o k i ng s ho w to g e the r
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Go to a far mer’s m ark e t
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Bake co o kies f o r ne i ghb o rs o r f ri e nd s
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