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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 Bo x . Today yo u will hav e lo ts o f s p o o k y f un! Hallow een is such a fun ho l i d ay! Fro m c and y to c o s t u m e s t o s p o o k y g a m e s an d c rafts. Get rea dy t o d i ve i nto hal l o w e e n c raf ts, g a m e s , a n d s n a c k s wit h your Kids Night In B o x. 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 gh this ex perienc e , w e ho p e to he l p yo ur l i ttl e o n e ( s ) h a v e s o m e l ight -h ear ted Ha llo ween f un! W e al s o ho p e that thi s K i 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 m e m o r i e s toget her. Each m o nth, we give a w ay a F R E E 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 Sp o o k y S p o ti f y p l ayl i s t, as w e l l a s o t h e r i t e m s y o u m a y need , at k idsnight inb o x . c o m / s p o o ky . W it h your Kids Night I n B o x, yo u are havi ng al l k i nds o f s p o o k y H a l l o w e e n fu n ! We ha ve pro vided yo u w i th tw o ve ry s p o o k y O P T IO NA L r e c i p e s . W e hope yo u enjo y making and e ati ng the s e re c i p e s tog e t h e r .
Mummy Dogs
Recipe by www.homemadeinterest.com Tot al t ime: 20 minutes Ingr edie nt s •
H ot do gs
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1 p acka ge o f Cresc e nt Roll D o ugh
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Candy eyes
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K et chup/mustar d ( o p ti o nal )
D i r ecti ons Pre h eat yo ur o ven to 3 7 5 ° F ahre nhe i t. A f te r that, op e n y o u r c r e s c e n t r o l l pac kage and unro ll the d o ugh. C ut the d o ugh i nto ¼ i n c h s t r i p s . T h e n w r a p the pieces o f do ugh ar o und e ac h ho t d o g. A l l o w th e d o u g h t o c r i s s c r o s s an d overla p. Be sur e t o no t c o m p l e te l y c o ve r the h o t d o g w i t h d o u g h - y o u want t o lea ve so me gap s . The n p l ac e the ho t d o g s o n a b a k i n g s h e e t a n d bake for 1 0 - 1 2 minute s , o r unti l the d o ugh i s a go ld e n b r o w n . Re m o v e t h e hot dog s fr o m the o v e n and p l ac e a s m al l am o unt o f k e t c h u p o r m u s t a r d o n t o t h e back o f yo ur c and y e ye s . A d d 2 c and y e yes t o e a c h h o t d o g . E a t an d en jo y!
Candy Corn Parfait
Recipe by www.suburbia-unwrapped.com/ T ot al t im e: 20 minutes I n gr edi ent s •
1 can ma ndar in o rang e s
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1 cu p fr esh pinea ppl e c hunk s
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Cool whip
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Can dy co r n
D ir ecti o ns I n a clear o r deco rative g l as s , p l ac e f r esh pin eapple chunks o n the b o tto m . L ayer t he manda rin o range s o n to p o f th e pin ea pple chunks. The n ad d the c o o l w hip on to p o f the ma nd ari n o rang e s . T op t he par fait o ff with a f e w p i e c e s o f c an d y corn. Ea t and enj o y!
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O NE, TWO. . . BO O!
activity one
Time Allotted: 5/5
Messiness: 4/5
Objective: Rea d a Ha llo ween s to ry and the n c re ate yo ur o w n h a u n t e d h o u s e .
Materials: O ne, T wo...Boo! b y Kri s te n L . D e p k e n | M y H a u n t e d H o u s e s h e e t Ha unted H o us e Te m p l ate | C rayo ns ( n o t i n c l u d e d ) Glue | S ti c k e rs | S c i s s o rs ( no t i nc l u d e d )
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Let’s Read Adu lt s , lo ca te yo ur i nc l ud e d b o o k and f i nd a c o mf o r t a b l e , s p o o k y s p o t t o sit and r ea d to gether. R e ad yo ur f un H al l o w e e n s t o r y ! Al l o w y o u r l i t t l e one(s) to r ea d the sto ry to yo u o r vi c e ve rs a. Y o u c a n a l s o t a k e t u r n s re ading to ea ch 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 ) : 1.
Wha t was in the w o o d s ?
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Ho w many ja ck- o - l ante rns g ri nne d at yo u?
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Wha t was in the s ho w e r?
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Who were so me o f the 1 0 l i ttl e m o ns te rs ?
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Let’s Write You ar e go ing to hav e the c hanc e to d e s i gn yo ur o w n h a u n t e d h o u s e ! Locat e yo ur My Ha unte d H o us e s he e t and s tart b r a i n s t o r m i n g y o u r p l a n s .
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Let’s Create I t ’ s t ime to build! Us e yo ur i nc l ud e d s ti c k e rs and c o l o r i n g u t e n s i l s f r o m your ho me to star t d e s i g ni ng yo ur haunte d ho us e t e m p l a t e . On c e y o u are fi nished with the d e s i gn, f o l l o w the i ns truc ti o n s b e l o w t o b r i n g y o u r haun ted ho use to li f e ! 1.
C ut o ut ea ch piec e al o ng the s o l i d b l ac k l i ne s ( f r o n t , b a c k , s i d e , s i d e , ro o f, ro o f) .
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C ut a lo ng the dotte d l i ne s o n the d o o r.
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Ta ke o ne side pi e c e and f o l d al o ng the d o tte d l i n e s . T h e n a d d g l u e onto the fo lded p arts . A ttac h the f o l d e d p art s t o t h e b a c k s i d e o f t h e fro nt and back pi e c e s . R e p e at thi s p ro c e s s w i t h t h e o t h e r s i d e p i e c e .
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Ta ke o ne r o o f p i e c e and f o l d al o ng the d o tted l i n e s . T h e n a d d g l u e onto the fo lded p arts . A ttac h the f o l d e d p art s t o t h e b a c k s i d e o f t h e fro nt and back pi e c e s . R e p e at thi s p ro c e s s w i t h t h e o t h e r r o o f p i e c e .
H A L LOWEEN GA ME S
activity two
Time Allotted: 5/5
Messiness: 3/5
Objective: Ge t ac ti ve w i th H al l o w e e n game s .
Materials 6 pape r c up s | Pe rm ane nt m ark er | Ba l l Scratc h o f f H al l o w e e n ‘Truth o r S c a r e ’
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Ghost Bowling Fin d yo ur included pe rm ane nt m ark e r and d raw g h o s t f a c e s o n e a c h o f y ou r pa per cups ( be s ure the c up s are up s i d e d o w n w h i l e d r a w i n g t h e faces) . Then write a num b e r 1 - 1 0 o n the b ac k o f e a c h c u p . P l a c e y o u r p ap e r cups in a pyr am i d f o rm ati o n ( l i k e b o w l i ng p i n s ) , l e a v i n g a b o u t 4 in c h es in between e ac h c up . G rab yo ur included Hal l o w e e n b al l and s tand ab ou t 6 f e e t a w a y f r o m y o u r p ap e r cups. Hav e Pla ye r 1 ro l l the b al l at the c up s t r y i n g t o k n o c k t h e m d own . Repea t this unti l Pl aye r 1 has k no c k e d d o wn a l l o f t h e c u p s a n d re c ord ho w ma ny r o l l s i t to o k . Ne xt, al l o w P l aye r 2 t o d o t h e s a m e t h i n g . Se e who ca n get all t he c up s k no c k e d d o w n i n th e l e a s t a m o u n t o f r o l l s ! Ch allenge yo ur self t o p l ay ag ai n and agai n, s tandi n g f u r t h e r a w a y f r o m t he cups each time! H ave f un and re m e m b e r to a l w a y s h a v e good spo r tsmanship.
Spo o ky M a t h: To a d d s o m e e d uc ati o nal val ue to t h i s g a m e , u s e t h e n u m bers yo u wro te to p rac ti c e s o m e m ath! O nc e a p l a y e r h a s k n o c k e d over mo r e than o ne c up , b as e d o n yo ur c hi l d ’s e d u c a t i o n a l l e v e l , c r e a t e m at h pro blems with the num b e rs o n the c up s th a t w e r e k n o c k e d o v e r . For e xa mple, if yo u k no c k e d d o w n c up s w i th the n u m b e r s 3 a n d 5 w r i t t e n on t h em, challenge yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) to c re ate a m u l t i p l i c a t i o n , a d d i t i o n or subtr actio n pro bl e m us i ng the num b e rs 3 and 5. R e p e a t t h i s a s y o u kn ock do wn mo r e cu p s b y c re ati ng c o m p l e te l y ne w p r o b l e m s o r a d d i n g m ore a nd mo r e numb e rs to yo ur o ri g i nal e q uati on !
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Truth or Scare B rin g o ut yo ur includ e d “Truth o r S c are ” s c ratc h o f f s h e e t a n d a c o i n . T ake tur ns scr atchin g o f f b o xe s and c o m p l e ti ng t h e d a r e o r a n s w e r i n g t h e q uestio n until yo u h ave re ve al e d al l o f the b o xe s .
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activity three
Time Allotted: 3/5
Messiness: 3/5
Objective Get spo o ky b y m ak i ng a H al l o w e e n hangi n g s p i d e r w e b .
Materials: S p i d e r c raf t k i t
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Spider Craft B efore we begin this c raf t, w e w ant to p ro vi d e yo u w i t h s o m e e d uc at io na l challenges to g e t yo ur tho ug hts f l o w i n g ! E ducat iona l Cha lle ng es : •
Patter n making: E nc o urage yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) to c r e a t e a f e w patterns using the d i f f e re nt c o l o re d ti s s ue p ap e r p i e c e s .
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Sorting: Enco ur ag e yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) to s o rt th e t i s s u e p a p e r p i e c e s by co lo r.
O n c e yo u ar e r ea dy to b e gi n, o p e n up yo ur S p i d e r C r a f t K i t a n d u s e t h e inc lu d ed instr uctio ns to c re ate yo ur s p i d e r w e b . O n c e y o u c o m p l e t e your c raft, ha ng it so me w he re f o r a s p o o k y d e c o ra t i o n !
Sing a nd do t he h a n d m o ti o n to th i s Ha l l o w e e n ve r s i o n o f Th e I ts y Bi ts y S p i d er: T he s c ar y, s po o k y s p i de r cre e p e d u p th e w a t e r sp o ut , Out jumpe d th e gh os ts an d s care d th e sp i d e r o ut Here c ome s th e w i tch to s care th e gh o st s a wa y , A nd the s c ary, s p oo k y s p i de r cre e p e d u p the sp o ut a g a i n
S NACKS & DA NC E PA RT Y
activity four
Time Allotted: 3/5
Messiness: 4/5
Objective: Ha ve s p o o k y f un w i th s nac k s and da n c i n g .
Materials: Gr e e n A p p l e d ri nk m i x | Tro l l i ca n d y O re o p ac k e t | H al l o w e e n m a s k
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Spooky Snacking & Ghost Stories Follow the instructio ns o n yo ur d ri nk m i x p ac k e t t o m a k e y o u r H alloween punch! O nc e f i ni s he d , p o ur i nto a c up a n d a d d y o u r T r o l l i c and y wo r ms to ma k e i t e xtra s p o o k y. Enjoy yo ur Ha llo ween p unc h and O re o s w hi l e l i s t e n i n g t o a s c a r y s t o r y . V isit k id snig ht inb ox. c o m / s p o o ky and p l ay the “ T r i c k o r E a t � v i d e o w h i l e y ou e njo y yo ur tasty H al l o w e e n s nac k - i f yo u are u p f o r i t .
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Halloween Mask & Monster Mash We are going to end this spooky adventure with a Halloween dance party! Find your Halloween mask and put it together. Put your mask on and visit kidsnightinbox.com/spooky to play your custom Spooky playlist. Dance the night away like monsters, werewolves, mummies, and more!
Ways to Continue Keep yo ur l i ttl e o ne ( s ) e ng age d and i nt e r e s t e d i n Ha llo ween f un af te r yo u c o m p l e te the K i d s N i g h t In Bo x act i vi ti e s . •
Check o ut the s e s p o o k y m o vi e s : Mo n s t e r House, Casp e r, Hallo w e e nto w n High, Sp o o k l e y the Square P u m p k in , o r The Nigh tm a r e B efo r e Christmas
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Make yo ur o w n H al l o w e e n c o s tum e u s i n g items f ro m yo ur ho m e
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Make H al l o w e e n s l i m e
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Tell gho s t s to ri e s
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Lo o k up H al l o w e e n j o k e s
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Ca rve a p um p k i n
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