Just Grace Super Sleepover Kit

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Illustrations 2012 by Charise Mericle Harp er. All rights reserved.

Here are some things you will fnd in this kit:1. Fun activities based on the Just Grace books to do with your friends or by yourself2. How to make Graces 100 percent favorite breakfast food

3. Superheroes (Well, not actual real ones like Batman and Wonder Woman, but Not-So-Super(But Still Good) heroes you make up your very own self)

Here are some things you will not fnd in this kit:1. Tips on the care and feeding of hermit crabs2. Hairstyling dos and donts3. How to build a really cool three-story tree house

T

HE JUST GRACE BOOKS by Charise Mericle Harper chronicle the life of Grace Stewart, her

best friend Mimi, and their friends Sammy and Max. Miss Lois, their third-grade teacher

gave Grace the horrible classroom name Just Grace so it wont be so confusing with the four

Graces in her class. Grace has a teeny-tiny superpowershe can always tell when someone is

unhappy, and then she has to do something to help that person. So what kinds of adventures does

a sort-of superhero with a fabulous downstairs French neighbor get herself into? Read allthe Just

Grace books to find out!

JustGrace

JustGrace

Activity Kit!Activity Kit!

Fans of Amber Brown , Clementine , and Judy Moody will lo ve her.School Library Journal

Shes a hero through and through.Booklist,starred review

www.JustGraceBooks.com

Learn more about the author at

www.ChariseHarper.com


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Just GraceActivity Kit Illustrations 2012 by Charise Mericle Harper. All rights reserved. This page may be photocopied for free distribution.

PostcardGrace and Mimi make fabulous postcards featuring Mrs. Luthers cat, Crinkles.

Make your own postcard and send it to a friend.

Postcard

Instructions:1. Print this page on cardstock.2. Cut out the postcard.

3. Write your message on the left side of the card.

4. Add the name and mailing address of your friend on the lines.

5. Put a postcard stamp in the stamp box.

6. Turn the card over and draw a comic or illustration on the front side of

your card, or glue on a 4x6 photo the way Grace and Mimi did on their

postcards for Mrs. Luther.

7. Mail your card!

Writeyourmessagehere.

Putyour

friends

nameand

addresshere

Dontforgetthestamp

!

Cuthe

re.

Stampgoeshere!


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Drawyoursuperherohere.

Your SuperheroInJust Grace Goes Green,Graces class learns about ways to protect the environment. Miss Lois asks the students

to draw their own superheroes of conservation. Grace draws two:

Your Superhero

In the space below, create your own superhero persona, complete with costume. What will your superpowers be? Will

you save the earth? Or help cheer people up when they are sad? Or be the worlds greatest dog or cat sitter? Or . . .


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Whenever Grace has a big day of empathy superpower work ahead of her, she likes to eat French toast for

breakfast. With an adults help, make your own French toast. Do you think Augustine Dupre loves it since France

is 100 percent her favorite country?

Ingredients:2 eggs

cup milk

A pinch of sugar

A pinch of salt

tsp cinnamon

tsp nutmeg

Cooking spray or butter

Bread

Crack the eggs into a pie plate or other shallow bowl. Add milk and beat

with a fork. Mix in the sugar, salt, cinnamon, and nutmeg.

Heat a skillet or frying pan (be sure an adult does this part!). Spray thepan with cooking spray or melt butter or margarine across the surface. Dip

the bread into the egg mixture; turn it over and dip the other side. Gently

place the bread onto the hot skillet. Cook 3-4 minutes per side or until

browned. Experiment with different types of breads (wheat, sourdough,

croissant, etc.) until you find your favorite.

Top each piece of French toast with cut-up fruit and/or your favorite jamor syrup.

French ToastFrench Toast

Youcanaddus,buttheny

ou'llhavetoeatus!


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Just GraceActivity Kit Illustrations 2012, 2013 by Charise Mericle Harper. All rights reserved. This page may be photocopied for free distribution.

BookmarksThere are so many fabulous Just Grace books. How will you keep track of the ones youve read? How will you save

your place as youre reading? With these bookmarks, of course!

Print this page on cardstock using a color printer. Cut out the bookmarks below and never lose your place

again! Youll be the superhero of book place remembering!

Bookmarks

Cuthe

re.

How manyJust Gracebookshave you read?

Just Grace

Still Just Grace

Just Grace Walks the Dog

Just Grace Goes Green

Just Grace and theSnack Attack

Just Grace and theTerrible Tutu

Just Grace and theDouble Surprise

Just Grace and theFlower Girl Power

Just Grace, Star on Stage

Just Grace and theTrouble with Cupcakes

Just Grace and theSuper Sleepover

Keeptrackhere

Cuthere.

Just GraceJust Gracewill

remember

your

place!


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Comic PowerGrace loves to draw comics. Drawing can help her feel better when she has

a problem. She also draws comics just for fun. Create your own comic in the

panels below. Add speech bubbles to show what your characters are saying.

Comic Power

Starthere.Yourstorycontinueshere.

Keepgoing.Yourealmostthere!

Endyour

comichere

.


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Cats and DogsAre you a cat person like Augustine Dupre? A dog person like Mimi (who is 100 percent nota cat person

because she is completely allergic to them)? A cat person anda dog person like Grace? Or a not-a-cat-or-a-dog

person like Sammy?

Cats and Dogs

CrinklesThings I like about cats:__________

__________

__________

__________

__________

Things I dont like about cats:__________

__________

__________

__________

__________

Mr. Scruffers(a girl dog with a boy name)Things I like about dogs:__________

__________

__________

__________

__________

Things I dont like about dogs:__________

__________

__________

__________

__________

I am a cat person dog person cat and dog person not-a-cat-or-a-dog person

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ofanythingyoulik

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aboutcatsordogs,c

heckthisone.


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Illustrations2012byChariseMericleHarper.Allrightsreserved.Thispagemaybephotocopiedforfreedistribution.

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instructionsbelowtomakeyourownzine!


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Who doesnt love a glittery sparkly decorated cupcake? Make your very own cupcake to hang in your room.

Dont eat this one! Ask your mom or dad to help you make the eating kind of cupcakes once they see how cool

this paper one turns out. (Great recipe on next page!)

Cupcake FunCupcake Fun

HOW TO MAKE A STUFFED CUPCAKESupplies needed: Construction paper, scissors, stapler, markers, newspaper for crumpling, stringfor hanging, plus anything glittery and glue if you want to make your cupcakes sparkly!


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Cupcake RecipeCupcake Recipe

Recipe reprinted with permission from Hello, Cupcake!: Irresistibly Playful Creations Anyone Can Make

by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson. Find lots more cupcake fun in this great book!

CHOCOLATE CUPCAKES

Makes 16 standard cupcakes or 12 standard and 12 mini cupcakes

1 cups all-purpose flour

cup unsweetened cocoa powder

teaspoon baking soda

teaspoon baking powder

teaspoon salt

1 sticks (12 tablespoons)unsalted butter, softened

1.Preheat the oven to 350F. Line the muffin cups with paper liners.

2.Whisk together the flour, cocoa powder, baking soda, baking powder, and salt in a medium

bowl. In another medium bowl, with an electric mixer on high, beat the butter and sugar

until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.

3.Add the eggs, one at a time, to the butter-sugar mixture, beating well after eachaddition. Beat in the melted chocolate. Reduce the speed to low and add the flour mixture

alternately with the buttermilk in batches, beginning and ending with the flour mixture

and beating just until blended. Stir in the vanilla.

4.Spoon half of the batter into a ziplock bag. Snip a -inch corner from the bag and fill the

paper liners two-thirds full. Repeat with the remaining batter. Bake until set and

a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean, 15 to 20 minutes.Remove the cupcakes from the baking pan, place on a wire rack,

and allow to cool completely.

cup lightly packed brown sugar

2 large eggs

2 ounces unsweetened chocolate, melted

1 cup buttermilk

1 teaspoon vanilla extract


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Frosting Recipe


Frosting RecipeALMOST-HOMEMADE VANILLA BUTTERCREAM

Makes 3 cups

1 container (16 ounces) Marshmallow Fluff

3 sticks (3/4 pound) unsalted butter, softened and cut into 1-inch pieces

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

cup confectioners sugar, plus additional sugar if necessary

Spoon the Marshmallow Fluff into a large bowl. Beat with an electric mixer on low.

Gradually add the butter pieces, beating well after each addition, until smooth. Add the

vanilla extract and the cup confectioners sugar. Scrape the bowl well to incorporate.

Add more confectioners sugar, if necessary, to adjust the texture.

Recipe reprinted with permission from Hello, Cupcake!: Irresistibly Playful Creations Anyone Can Make

by Karen Tack and Alan Richardson. Find lots more cupcake fun in this great book!


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Emotion CommotionEmotion CommotionInJust Grace and the Trouble with Cupcakes,Grace discovers that its not easy having two different feelings

in your body at the same time. She makes up new words to describe the combined emotions. Try creating

your own new-feeling words.

SAD+ MAD= SMAD

AFRAID+ EXCITED= _______________________

MAD+ CONFUSED= _______________________

HAPPY + NERVOUS = _______________________

ANNOYED+ IMPATIENT = _______________________

EMBARRASSED+ ANXIOUS = _______________________

CALM + CONFIDENT = _______________________

SURPRISED+ GLAD= _______________________

WORRIED+ JEALOUS = _______________________


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Super SleepoverSuper SleepoverInJust Grace and the Super Sleepover,Grace F. has a birthday party sleepover in her backyard. Grace and Mimi have

a fabulous time! At your next sleepover, use this handy checklist so you will be 100 percent sure that you and your

friends bring everything you need. Try the fun Sleepover Activities!

Sleeping bag and pillow Flashlight Favorite stuffed animal

Pajamas Toothbrush and toothpaste Clothes to wear the next day

SLEEPOVER ACTIVITIES

Paint each others fingernails. Make each nail a

different color! Use a toothpick to add polka-dots to

nails or to create a smiley face, or even the earth if

youre really good at tiny drawing!

Tell spooky stories. When its your turn to tell a

scary story, turn on your flashlight and hold it beneathyour chin, shining upward. It will make you look super spooky. Whisper so your listeners have to lean

in to hear you, and then shout Boo! at the climax of the story!

Have everyone lie on their back in a circle, with each persons head resting on someone elses stomach.

You start the game by saying Ha! out loud. The person with her head on your stomach then says

Ha! Ha! The next person says Ha! Ha! Ha! and so forth around the circle. How many Has can

you get through before everyone is laughing for real?

Serve a super-special breakfast the next

morning. Maybe even Grace F.s Birthday

Pancake Cake, even if its not your birthday!

(Skip the candles, in that case.)

Sleepover Checklist


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Stuffed CreatureStuffed CreatureMake your own stuffed creature like Grace and Mimi do at Grace F.s super sleepover. You can sew your creature if

youre like Mimi and love to sew, or you can use glue if youre not in the mood to be thatcrafty.

Supplies needed:

Muslin fabricPinsScissorsPillow stuffingGoogly eyesFelt (sticky-backed and regular)YarnPompoms

Sparkly sequinsGlitter glueMarkersNeedle and thread or colored embroidery floss and embroidery needle

Instructions

CutPrint the next page and cut out the pattern. This will be the body of your stuffed creature. Use pins to attach the

pattern to two pieces of muslin placed one on top of the other. Carefully cut around the pattern, making sure youre

cutting through both pieces of muslin. Remove the pins to reveal your two muslin creature shapes.

SewThere are three ways to put your creature together: run glue around the edges

and wait for it to dry; use the colorful embroidery floss and sew around the

edges; or ask your mom or dad to use a sewing machine to sew the two

pieces together and then turn them inside out. Whichever method you

choose, be sure you leave a 2-inch opening for your stuffing entry point.

StuffTake the pillow stuffing and push it through the 2-inch opening to fill

the body of your creature. You can use the eraser end of a pencil to

work the stuffing into arms and other hard-to-reach sections. Sew or glue the

open section together once your creature is stuffed.

Decorate!Now that your creatures body is finished, its time to decorate him or her! Give him a fun face with the googly

eyes and other accessories. Does she need a cape? A bow tie? Yarn hair? Be as creative as you like. What will you

name your stuffed creature?


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StuffedCreaturePattern

StuffedCreaturePatternHeres the pattern for the body

of your stuffed creature.


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Color and PlayColor and Play


Have your own Super Sleepover adventures with Grace and Mimi with these fun figures! Print these four pages on

card stock. Cut out the figures and accessories and color them in with markers, crayons, or colored pencils.

Grace in play clothes

Mr. Scruffers

Grace in pjs

Mimi in pjs

Mimi in play clothes

Use these rectangles to make your figurestand. Insert one in each of the bottom slits


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SLEEPOVER TENTThis is the front of your cool sleepover tent! Cut along the border and also on the dotted lines. Fold the doors back

so Grace and Mimi and Mr. Scruffers can go in and out. Cut two rectangles from card stock that are 6x11 inches

(these will be the sides of your tent) and one rectangle that is 6x8 inches (this will be the back wall of your tent).

Attach the walls together with tape. Youll have a rectangle tent with no roof. Decorate your tent with colorful

rugs and sleeping bags and add drawings to the walls!


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Sleeping bags

Rugs for the sleepover tent

TENT ACCESSOR IES


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Cut a 1x8-inch rectangle of card stock to make the base for your trampoline. Make it into a ring and tape the 1-inch

ends together. Affix this to the bottom of the trampoline with tape.

Trampoline

More rugs for the sleepover tent

SLEEPOVER TRAMPOLINE

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