Lets Do Nothing Event Kit

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Candlewick Press Lets Do Nothing!Non-Activity Kit page Illustrations copyright 2009 by Tony Fucile

Lets Do Nothing !Non-Activ ity Ki t

Dear Bo okse ller or Librarian,

Franke and Sal, the heres f the pcture bk Lets D Nthng!,

pre that t s mpssble t d nthng. Een when they aresttng as stll as a statue r as tranqul as a tree n the frest, ther

mnds are wrkng, ther eyes are blnkng, and ther chests are

rsng and fallng wth ther breath.

But Franke and Sal als pre that yu cantake a break frm

dng smethng. Takng a few mnutes f quet n between all

f yur scheduled acttes t relax, thnk, magne, r daydream

rejuenates yu fr the next rund f dng smethng.

What else can kds learn frm Franke and Sal? Maybe they canlearn hw t keep frm gng crazy when asked t st stll and

keep quet. What games can they play n ther mnd t help

thse mnutes tck by?

We hpe yu enjy the fllwng games and deas fr dng

nthng wth yung readers.

Yurs n nthngness,

Candlewck Press

May 2009 HC: 978- 0-7636-3440-7

$16.99 ($19.00 CAN ) Ag es 4 7


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Hw n the wrld d yu plan an eent fr yung readers arund the

theme fnthng?Kds hae t dsmethngfr t t be an eent.We agree! Here are a few deas that challenge kds t d nthng, rat least seemlke they are dng nthng.

Promotion

Feel free t use the pster n the next page t nte yung readers t

yur Nthng Challenge.

Read Alo ud

Begn yur eent by readng Lets D Nthng!alud t the gathered

kds. Yu mght ask them befre yu begn f they thnk t

s pssble t d nthng, and see what deas they hae.

After the readng, ask the kds the same questn. Yu mght als

ask them f there s anythng gd abut takng a break frm dng

smethng.

Do Nothing Ac tiv itie s

Nthng Challenges (grup acttes)

Ways t D Nthng (sl acttes)

Nthngs t Make (grup acttes)

The Game f Nthng (2 players)

HoW To HoST A LETS Do NoTHiNG!EvENT


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Location:

Date:

Time:

The NoThiNg ChalleNge

Learn abo utthe power of nothingfrom a reading of the

new childrens book

leTs Do

NoThiNg!

Then jo in us for game s

that will tes t yo ur abili tyto do no thin g at all!

Come prac tice s taring ,s tillne ss, balance, and thecontainment of gig g ling!

Priz es of nothingnessw ill b e awarde d!

Illustrations copyright 2009 by Tony Fucile


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The Staring

Challenge

Set up chars facng each

ther.

Dde kds nt pars and

seat them n the chars.

Explan that n yur sgnal,

the kds wll stare nt the

eyes f the persn acrssfrm them and that the

wnner wll be the ne n

each par wh s able t resst

blnkng r lkng away.

if the results are dsputed,

suggest that the kds try

t agan, r hae them

determne the wnner frm

tw ut f three tres.

Ge each wnner a prze.

The Balance Challenge

intrduce the actty by remndng the kds that n ne f Franke and Sals

attempts t d nthng, they pretend t be trees. Explan that n yga, whch

s a practce that relaxes the mnd and bdy, there s a balancng pse called

the tree. Explan that ths actty wll challenge them t be as stll and quet

as trees.

Hae kds put ther feet flat n the flr.

Tell them t feel bth the frnt f ther feet and the back f ther feet

sld n the flr.

Ask them t lean a lttle n ther rght ft, wth ther left ft ery

lsely n the flr.

Hae them pck a spt n the wall and stare at t.

Ask them t lft ther left ft and put the sle f that ft n the nsde

f ther rght calf.

Explan that snce they are a tree, wth many branches, ther arms can be

n any pstn t help them balance.

Hae them practce a lttle bt n bth sdes. Nte that sme peple

balance better n ther rght and sme peple n ther left.

Explan that wheer can hld the pse the lngest gets a prze.

Say, Get ready. one, tw, three, g!

See wh can hld the tree pse the lngest.

D ths exercse seeral tmes and ge a prze t each wnner.

Yu may want t award a prze fr trees wth the mst wnd n ther

branches t kds wh really struggle wth t.

NoTHiNG CHALLENGES!


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The Dont Make Me Laug h Challeng e

Set up tw chars facng each ther.

Hae tw kds st n the chars.

instruct kd number ne t keep frm laughng whle kd number tw

tres eerythng he r she can t make number ne laugh. Whateer kd

number tw des, kd number ne must stay seated and nt make any

nse fr as lng as he r she can.

Ge them a sgnal t g, and tme them usng a stpwatch.

After the frst turn, hae the kds swtch rles and g agan.

The kd wh was able t ntlaugh the lngest s the wnner.

Ge the wnner a prze.

The Statue Challenge

Ths s a game t play f yu hae a bg rm r can be utsde.

Remnd the kds that n anther f Franke and Sals attempts at dng nthng, they pretend t be statues.

Explan that ths actty wll challenge them t quckly g frm dng smethng (walkng) t becmng stll wth the

Pwer f Nthng.

Chse a leader t stand at ne end f the space.

Lne up the rest f the kds n the ppste end f the space.

Hae the leader turn hs r her back n the rest f the kds.

Tell the kds that, n yur sgnal, they must walk quckly (n runnng) tward

the leader and try t tag hm r her.

Explan that the leader can turn arund at randm tmes and that when thathappens, the rest f the kds must freeze and stand lke statues.

Nte that any kd the leader sees mng wll be ut f the game.

Explan that the wnner wll be the frst kd t tag the leader, r the last

player remanng.

Chse a kd wh lst early n t be the next leader.

MoRE NoTHiNG CHALLENGES!


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WAYS To Do NoTHiNG

Hw many tmes hae yu been tld t st stll and be quet? Here are

sme games t play n yur head that allw yu t d smethngwhenyu are tld t d nthng.

Pretend yu are readng a farte bk, and try t remember hw the

stry begns and what happens next. Remember as much f the stry

as yu can.

Play a seres f magnatn games. Fr example, magne yu are a tall

buldng and a gant grlla clmbs up the sde f yu. What wuld yu

say t hm?

Say the alphabet backwards n yur head, r lk arund the rm andfnd smethng that begns wth eery letter f the alphabet.

Pretend yu are walkng smewhere that yu ften walk n real lfe.

Remember eery detal yu can, frm cracks n the sdewalks t clrs

f huses.

Prizes

Cnsder gng przes that

cntan nthng, such as blank

bks, drawng pads, water

bttles, cups, r wrstbands.

The Box of Nothing

When yu fnd a lttle nthng, hw d yu keep t frm gettng away?

Yu culd keep t n a bx.

Cut a pece f paper nt a square and fllw any f the many rgambx nstructns nlne r n bks t turn t nt a bx f nthng.

(one set f nstructns, wth de, can be fund at www.rgam-fun.cm/

rgam-bx.html.)

Yu may fnd yurself cncentratng s hard n fldng the paper that yu

wll thnk fnthngelse.

Make a blank bo ok

or sketchpad

Take three r fur sheets f

8 x 11 paper and trm

them n half.

Stack the half-sheets

tgether and fld them

lke a bk.

Staple twce n the spne.

Nte that prnt shps hae

specal staplers that make

ths assembly easy.

NoTHiNGS To MAKE


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THE GAME oF NoTHiNG

Playing the Game

Hae each player take a turn

pckng a card. The card wll

tell the player hw many

spaces t me.

if a card tells the player t g

back a space and he r she

cannt, the player must stay

n hs r her current space.

When the card ple s

depleted, shuffle the used

cards and begn agan.

When a player nears the

end f the spaces, he r she

can land n NiGHT nly f

he r she draws a card that

wuld enable the player t

land exactlyn the NiGHTspace. if the card wuld

make the player me

beynd the Nght space, he

r she must stay n hs r

her current space.

Instructions

The bject f the Game f

Nthng s t get thrugh the

day frm mrnng t nght as

slwly as pssble, by takng

lts f breaks t d nthng.

The player wh makes t frm

mrnng t nght lastwns.

SETTiNG UP THE GAME

Attach the game sheetssde t sde wth tape.

Cut ut the ten game cards

and place them wrd-sde

dwn n the game sheet.

Select game peces frm

anther bard game, r use

cns, such as a penny and

a dme.Place the game peces n

the frst space, whch s

labeled MoRNiNG.


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Yue played eery sprt eer nented.

MOVE FORWARD 3 SPACES

Yue baked enugh ckest feed a small cuntry.

MOVE FORWARD 2 SPACES

Yue read eery cmc bk eer wrtten.

MOVE FORWARD 1 SPACE

Yue played eery bard gameyu culd fnd.


Yue panted mre pctures n a daythan van Ggh dd n a lfetme.


Yu pretend yu are a tree n a quet gre.

GO BACK 1 SPACE

Yu st dwn and take a deep breath.

DO NOT MOVE

Yu pretend yu are a statue.

DO NOT MOVE

Yu pretend yu are a tall buldngsttng stll fr years.

GO BAC K 2 SPACES

Yu remember page by page whathappened n yur farte bk.

GO BACK 1 SPACE

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MoRNiNg

sTaRT heRe

THE GA MEH o w s l o w l y a n dca l m l y ca n y o u

make i t f ro mmorn in g to n ight ?


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