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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!
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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.
MOVE FORWARD 1 SPACE
Yue panted mre pctures n a daythan van Ggh dd n a lfetme.
MOVE FORWARD 1 SPACE
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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OFNOTHING
PLACE
CARDS HERENighTeND heRe