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Welcome To Your Kids Night In Box Greetings Imaginers! Fir st a n d fo r e mo st , we l c o m e t o y o ur Ki d s N ight In B o x. T hank you fo r ch o o si n g us ! W e a r e s o g r a t e f ul t ha t yo u’ ve al l o we d us into yo u r h o me t hi s m o nt h t o he l p b ui l d l i f e l o ng me mo ri e s betwe e n y o u an d y o ur l i t t l e o ne ( s ) . Ha vin g th e ab ility t o t hi nk “ o ut s i d e o f t he b ox” has se rve d me well in life an d is a t r a i t I s e e s o v i v i d l y i n my daughte r. As she gr ows, I h o p e sh e ho l d s o nt o i t a nd p r e s e r v e s i t. T o me , thi nki ng outsid e o f th e b o x i s a b o ut i m a g i na t i o n b ut pe rhaps mo re imp or tan tl y , it’ s ab o ut p r o b l e m s o l v i ng , a l i f e l o ng ski l l . A s we co n ti n u e to g r o w, we a p p r e c i a t e a ny so c i al me di a shari ng! Your sh ar i n g n o t o nl y s p r e a d s t he wo r d a b out o ur bo xe s but a lso allo w s u s to se e o ur b o xe s c o m e t o l i f e ! S o , thank yo u! We a r e ho stin g a co n te s t t hi s m o nt h a nd o ne l u c ky subsc ri be r wi l l win a “s lip ‘n s lide” f o r t he i r l i t t l e o ne ( s ) ! T o e nte r the c o nte st, post a p ictu r e w ith y o ur Ki d s N i g ht I n B o x v i si bl e and upl o ad it to ei th e r Faceb o o k a nd / o r I ns t a g r a m us i ng the hashtags #Ki d s N ig h tI n B o x a nd # K N IJus t Im a g i ne . La stly, i f yo u an d y o ur l i t t l e o ne ( s ) r e c e i v e d thi s bo x as a gi f t, we wo u ld l o v e fo r y o u t o c o nt i nue t hi s j o ur ne y wi th us! T o bec ome a su b scr i b e r , v i s i t us a t www. Ki d s N i ghtInB o x.c o m. Yo u will find v ar i o u s su b s c r i p t i o n p l a ns t o c ho o se f ro m! If yo u have a n y co mme n ts o r s ug g e s t i o ns , p l e a s e f e e l f re e to me ssage us o n Fa ceb o o k o r e - mai l us a t c us t o m e r s e r v i c e @ ni ghti nbo xe s.c o m. W e valu e an y an d a l l f e e d b a c k ! Best w ish es,
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Just I m a gine Jou r n e y Let’s Get Cooking E n joy yo u r o p tio n a l y e t a m a z i ng H o t A i r B a l lo o n A d ventu r e San d w i c h.
Reading Time Open yo u r i magi n a t i o n a nd d i v e i nt o No t a B o x by A n toinette P o r ti s.
Wikki Play Go b eyo n d th e b o o k b y c r e a t i ng “ no t - a - b o x ” to ys f o r the bunny to p la y w ith u sin g W i k k i S t i x ™ .
Story Time W ith y o u r i magi n at i o n a nd t he he l p o f t he Ki ds Ni ght In B o x tea m, cr eate yo u r o wn i nc r e d i b l e s t o r i e s .
Let’s Get Moving Get im agin ati v e w hi l e b r i ng i ng d i f f e r e nt s c enari o s to l i f e .
Not-a-Snack Discov er all th at yo ur s na c k i t e m s c a n b e c o m e usi ng you r imagin ati o n .
Not-a-Shape Use yo u r cr eati v i ty t o t ur n o r d i na r y s ha p e s i nto extr a o r d i n ar y cr e a t i o ns .
Not-a-Box Your K id s N igh t I n B o x i s no t j us t a b o x !
Beyond the Box E n joy i tems th at ca n g o b e y o nd y o ur b o x e xpe ri e nc e !
Ways To Continue Keep y o u r l ittle o n e ( s ) e ng a g e d a nd e nc o ur a ge the m to c o nti nue usin g th ei r i magi n a t i o ns l o ng a f t e r t he y ’ v e co mpl e te d the i r Just Im agin e j o u r n e y !
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H i , f rien d s ! I’m Ma r i n a fr o m M a r i na Ma k e s ( m a r i na m a k esbl o g.c o m) . Whi l e r ea d ing N o t a Box, y o u wi l l l e a r n y o ur i m a g i nati o n c an take yo u to so m an y p l aces! I m a g i ni ng whi l e we p l a y i s so f un, but have you ev er th o u gh t a b o ut d r e a m i ng up s o m e t h i ng whi l e yo u’ re enjoyi n g a me al?! Y o u c a n b e j us t a s c r e a t i v e wi th the f o o d yo u ea t, an d th is mo n th ’ s m e a l i s i ns p i r e d b y t he c ute , l i ttl e bunny in our b o o k . I h o p e y o u ha v e a g r e a t t i m e s oari ng wi th yo ur ne w bunny f r ien d ! A s a lways, I en co u r a g e y o u t o i nv o l v e y o ur l i ttl e o ne ( s) i n the pr oc ess o f co o k i n g , whe t he r y o u ha v e t he m c ut f rui t, asse mbl e the b al lo o n o r ju st t a s t e t e s t . T he d i r e c t i o ns se c ti o n i nc l ude s spec if i c w ay s th at y o ur l i t t l e o ne ( s ) c a n he l p o ut. I ho pe yo u ha ve fu n co o k i n g to g e t he r ! I ’ d l o v e t o s e e ho w yo ur f o o d turns out, so p l ease fee l f r e e t o s ha r e p i c t ur e s o n so c i al me di a. D o n’ t for get to u se th e h a s ht a g # m a r i na m a k e s e a t s.
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bunny sh o w y o u h o w a b o x wi l l g o a s f a r a s yo ur mi nd wi l l al l o w. Bec ome i n sp ir ed and p r e p a r e t o e xp l o r e t he po we r be hi nd imagin ati o n th r o u gh a s i m p l e s t o r y . ALL AGES: B ef o r e yo u o p e n t he b o o k , t a k e a mi nute and study the fr o n t co v e r . Cl o s e y o ur e y e s a nd I M A G I N E what yo u thi nk the stor y is go in g to b e a b o ut . O nc e y o u ha v e s h are d yo ur tho ughts, begin r ead i n g to se e i f y o u a r e r i g ht ! P ost-r e a d i ng q ue s t i o n s f o r t h e little o ne ( s ) ( gra d es P r e K - 2) : 1. W h at d o es th e b unny s a y t o peo p le w h en th e y a s k hi m what h e i s d o i n g wi t h t he b o x? 2. W h at ar e so me o f t he t hi ng s the b u n n y i magi ne s t he b o x to b e? 3. Do yo u th in k th e b unny k no ws the b o x is a j u st a b o x i n r ea l l ife? 4. Do yo u e v e r p r e t e nd a n o b j e c t is s o meth in g el s e ? W ha t d i d you p r ete n d it w a s ? P ost-r e a d i ng q ue s t i o n s f o r t h e olde r one ( s ) ( gra d e s 3– 6) : 1. W h at d o es th e b unny s a y t o peo p le w h en th e y a s k hi m what h e i s d o i n g wi t h t he b o x? 2. W h at i s th e b u nny d o i ng whi l e he i s p lay in g w i t h hi s “ n o t- a- b o x ”? 3. W h at d o es i t me a n t o us e y o ur imagi n ati o n ? 4. Name a f ew w ay s y o u us e y o ur imagi n ati o n w h i l e p l a y i ng .
“Logi c wi ll get y o u from A t o B. I magi na t i on wi ll t a ke y o u everywhere. ” —Albert Einstein
W ikki Pla y Go be y o n d th e b o o k b y c r e a t i ng “ no t - a - b o x ” to ys f o r the bunny to play w ith u sin g y o ur i nc l ud e d W i k k i S t i x™ .
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Imagin ati o n i s w h e n y o ur m i nd i s a b l e t o c r e ate i nc re di bl e ne w idea s, i mage s o r co nc e p t s . W he n y o u us e y o ur i magi nati o n and allow y o u r min d to e xp l o r e f r e e l y , t he p o s s i bi l i ti e s are e ndl e ss. We en co u r age y o u t o k e e p y o ur i m a g i na t i o n al i ve f o r as l o ng as you can ! Using y o u r i n cl u d e d W i k k i S t i x™ a nd N o t - a - B o x she e t, turn th e bun n y ’ s b o x i nt o s o m e t hi ng ne w t ha t he c an pl ay wi th! Ta ke y o u r ti me an d p ut a l o t o f t ho ug ht i nt o thi s. Wi th yo ur im agin atio n , th e b o x c a n b e c o m e a ny t hi ng yo u want!
Story Time With yo u r i magi n at i o n a nd t he he l p o f t he Ki ds Ni ght In B o x team, cr eate yo u r o wn i nc r e d i b l e s t o r i e s .
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Find y o u r i n cl u d e d m o v e m e nt c a r d s a nd f o l l o w the di re c ti o ns to act out d iffer e n t sc e na r i o s . Ma k e s ur e t o e m pty yo ur Ki ds Ni ght In Box b e fo r e b e ginni ng . T r y t o us e y o ur i m a gi nati o n as muc h as p ossibl e to b r in g the s e s c e na r i o s t o l i f e !
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Use yo u r imagi n ati o n t o e x p l o r e a l l t he d iffer e n t th i n gs th a t y o u c a n c r e a t e us i ng your sn ack items! G e t c r e a t i v e a nd t r y t o b u ild s e v e r al str u c t ur e s b e f o r e a l l o wi ng your taste b u d s to e nj o y . F e e l f r e e t o u se the e x amp le p i c t ur e s we p r o v i d e d as in sp i r atio n o r r e a l l y p us h y o ur s e l f t o come u p w i th o r i gina l c r e a t i o ns !
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W h ile r ead i n g y o u r No t - a - S ha pe b o o k , us e the i nc l ude d Wi kki Stix™ o r cr af t mat e r i a l s f r o m y o ur ho m e a s yo u go thro ugh the p ages. L ik e the b unny f r o m t he s t o r y , l e t yo ur i magi nati o n ta ke o v e r w h i le tur ni ng t he s e r e g ul a r s ha p es i nto ne w c r eatio n s! U se th e W i k k i S t i x ™ o r c r a f t m a t e ri al s to he l p the new i tems r eal ly c o m e t o l i f e !
Not-a -Box Your K id s N igh t I n B o x i s no t j us t a b o x !
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Feel fr e e to v i si t k i d s n i g h t i n b o x . c o m / j u s t - i m a g i n e to watch a v i d eo tu t o r i a l o n ho w t o t r a ns f o r m yo ur bo x rathe r tha n fo l lo w in g th e s t e p s b e l o w! Your K id s N igh t I n B o x i s g o i ng t o b e wa y m o re than j ust a bo x when yo u ge t th r o u g h wi t h i t . W e a r e g o i ng to turn i t i nto a r a cecar ! G r ab yo u r m a t e r i a l s a nd o n y o ur m ark, ge t se t, go !
Step 1: M ak e su r e e v e r y t hi ng i s o ut o f y o ur Ki ds Ni ght In B o x
a n d di sassemb le it. T o d o t hi s y o u wi l l f i r s t fi nd the i nte rnal sid e o f th e b o x l ab e l e d “ A . ” P us h d o wn o n t h e bo tto m o f the bo x while p u llin g u p o n s i d e A t o g e t i t t o p o p o ut.
Step 2: R ep e at th e a b o v e i ns t r uc t i o ns wi t h the i nte rnal si de o f the b o x lab el ed “B . ” Y o ur b o x s ho ul d no w b e l yi ng f l at.
Step 3: Fl ip th e b o x o v e r a nd a s s e m b l e i t i nsi de o ut. Fi nd the
in ter n al sid es l ab el e d “ C ” a nd “ D ” a nd p ul l t h e m up to make them par allel to o ne a no t he r . T he n f l i p s i d e A o ve r si de s C and D a n d po p i t b ack in t o p l a c e .
Step 4: Fi n d th e i nt e r na l s i d e s l a b e l e d “ E ” a nd “ F” and re pe at
step 3 u sin g si d e B . Y o ur b o x s ho ul d no w b e re asse mbl e d and you sho u ld b e ab l e t o c l o s e i t .
Step 5: Wi th th e bo x c l o s e d , f i nd t he s i d e l abe l e d “ G.” Usi ng a
pa ir of scisso r s, p o k e a ho l e i n b o t h t he b o t t o m l e f t and bo tto m r ight co r n e r s, ab o ut a n i nc h a wa y f r o m t he e dge o f the bo x and a s c los e to th e b o tt o m o f t he b o x a s p o s s i b l e.
Step 6: Fin d th e si d e o f t he b o x l a b e l e d “ H ” and re pe at ste p 5. Step 7: L o cate yo u r t wo i nc l ud e d r o d s . P l a c e the f i rst o ne
thr oug h th e b o tto m l e f t ho l e o n s i d e G a nd push i t thro ugh unti l it c omes o u t o f th e b o t t o m l e f t ho l e o n s i d e H. T he n do the same thin g fo r th e b o tto m r i g ht ho l e s .
Step 8: Fi n d y o u r f o ur i nc l ud e d whe e l s a nd rubbe rbands. Pl ac e one wh ee l o n each e nd o f t he r o d s whe r e t h e y sti c k o ut, the n twist a r u b b er b an d a r o und e a c h r o d t o s e c ure the whe e l s in place .
Step 9: Fin al ly , let y o ur l i t t l e o ne ( s ) d e c o r a t e the i r rac e c ar wi th their in cl u d e d mar k e r s a nd t he n l e t t he r a c i n g be gi n! We e ve n sugges t se ttin g u p a r a c e t r a c k i n y o ur ho m e and taki ng turns r a cing yo u r r ace car .
B ey on d the Box We w an t to p r o v i d e y o u wi t h i t e m s t ha t c an go be yo nd yo ur b o x e x p e r ien c e ! So me th i n g ne w we ha v e b e e n i nc l ud i n g i n o ur Ki ds Ni ght In B o x es ar e i te m s t ha t y o ur l i t t l e o ne ( s ) c an take be yo nd the i r b o x e x p e r ien c e . F o r t hi s m o nt h we ha ve i nc l ude d C rayo l a M o d el M agic ™ . T hi s c l a y i s p e r f e c t t o s hape and mo l d i nto an yth i n g y o u r he a r t d e s i r e s A N D i t i s m e ss-f re e ! Enc o urage y o u r l ittle o n e ( s ) t o d i s c o v e r a l l t he t hi ngs the y c an bui l d. An o th er item t ha t c a n g o b e y o nd t he bo x are the Wi kki Sti x !™ Th e y c a n b e us e d o v e r a nd o v e r agai n and are al so me ss f r ee . Th e y a r e g r e a t f o r b ui l d i ng i magi nati o n and b r in gi n g th i ng s t o l i f e . T he y a r e a l s o pe rf e c t to take wi th yo u o n car r id es, s t o r e t r i p s a nd s o m uc h m o re !
Wa ys to Contin u e Kee p yo u r l ittle o ne ( s ) e ng a g e d a nd e nc ourage the m to co n ti n u e u sing t he i r i m a g i na t i o ns l o ng af te r the y’ ve c omp l ete d th ei r J us t I m a g i ne j o ur ne y ! •
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Tu r n a b ig c a r d b o a r d b o x i nt o a p i r a t e shi p!
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