Kids' Game: What Happened to Cleodore the Cat? A 5 Senses Mystery
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Welcome
to What Happened to Cleodore the Cat? where you will become
Dr. Sleuth to lead the children through a fun and amazing journey to help Cleodore regain her senses. |
OVERVIEW: Welcome
to Dr. Sojourner Sleuth’s Five Senses Mystery Club where you will become
Dr. Sojourner Sleuth to lead the children through a fun and amazing journey
of their 5 senses.
We’d like to encourage you to dress up
and do your best impression of the zany Dr. Sleuth. She (or he) is known for
wearing huge hats, loud colors, busy patterns and lots of creatively mismatched
outfits. Dig deep and discover your inner Dr. Sleuth! It will add so much to
the party.
The party begins with Dr. Sleuth and her cat
Cleodore (a cute little stuffed animal or hand puppet will do unless you have
a very cooperative feline) introducing the children to the mystery:
“Oh, thank gribbiness you are finally
here!! I just got back from Prehistoric Times. A T-Rex lost a bone and called
on me to help her find it. Turns out this crafty little Stego…Oh wait.
That’s right…The Five Senses Mystery! So much to tell you and
so little time. So listen up. It would appear that a mad band of mystery bandits
(Booo!) have been very, very naughty. Early this morning five of the sneakiest,
craftiest and zoinkiest bandits stole my cat’s Five Senses!!!!! Do you
know what that means??? He might never smell the pungent scent of cat food
again. He will miss the beautiful sounds of his cat friends screeching when
their heads get slammed in the refrigerator door after running madly about
for no apparent reason. He will eat, but not taste. He will touch, but not
feel. He will look, but not see. Oh (hand dramatically to my forehead), I (sniff)
could just (sniff) cry…But, I won’t! It is your MISSION, my youthful
sleuths, to collect all the information you can on the Five Senses and to teach
Cleodore (that’s my cat, darlings) to sense again. Without his sight
he keeps walking into the furniture. It is so sad…"
At the end of the party the youth sleuths
will present Dr. Sleuth and Cleodore with some or all projects they have created
during the party. At this point Cleodore (um, that would be you oh master puppeteer
speaking as Cleo) can thank each youth sleuth personally and present them each
with a party favor, certificate, tiny stuffed Cleodore of their own (we like
this idea best), or a cute little kitty kiss from Cleodore.
The Mystery Club party is divided into several
5-10 minute missions (activities) that can take place in one room. (It is great
for a rainy day or indoor party!) Of course you can utilize your entire house,
yard, and even your neighbors’ houses if you like.
You will set up several Mission Stations
in one room or throughout your home depending on how you want to utilize your
space. Each mission will challenge your sleuths to explore their five senses
through art, music, dance, science, literature and much, much more. We
recommend that sleuths travel in groups of 2-4 members and spend about 10 minutes
on each mission. The groups will rotate from mission to mission every 10 minutes
or whenever you tell them to. The number of stations that you set up depends
on the number of sleuths and the amount of time you have (you can pick and
choose missions to best suit your needs). If you have a very large group, consider
setting up multiple stations with the same mission so that everyone gets an
opportunity to complete all the missions at the party.
There are 8 types of creative, interactive and fun missions
which you'll be able to mix and match to make the best party possible for your
child:
1. Introductory missions that get the sleuths thinking about
all 5 senses
2. “Missions For All Senses” which can be used for any and all
of the senses
3. Sight missions
4. Taste missions
5. Hearing missions
6. Touch missions
7. Smell missions
8. Come to your Senses missions which get the sleuths to integrate what they
discovered about all 5 senses.
9. Bonus group games (some you'll be familiar with like musical chairs and
others may be new to you like "Fruit Basket". All focus on our 5
senses in one way or another.)
As you can see you have lots to choose from to make this
party memorable for the children. Select the missions you know the kids will
love, buy your Cleodore the cat and find your zany Dr. Sleuth costume and you’ll
be well on your way to one fun party!
LENGTH OF THE GAME: It
really depends on you. You can select just a few missions for a shorter party
or more missions for a longer party. Here's a suggested timeline:
Part One: 45-90 minutes of missions
Part Two: 15-25 minute mealtime, Cake Break or Snack Attack.
Part Three: 30-60 minutes Come to Your Senses Activity
AGE
RANGE: 5-8 years old. However, there are enough activities
provided that will challenge sleuths up to about 10-12 depending
on their sleuthing skills.
Example Missions:
MISSION: Treat Garlands. Use
these garlands to decorate a bush or tree. These make lovely treats
for all your woodland friends. You will need:
- Day old bread cut into quarters or cubes.
- Oranges, sliced then cut into quarters
- Apples, sliced then cut into quarters
- Heavy-duty thread or yarn cut into 1 ½ ‘ lengths.
- Plastic yarn needles
Set up the station so that each sleuth can thread
their yarn with all as many goodies as they like. Encourage them to
create a pattern with the treats.
MISSION: 5 Senses Dance Off
Put on some music and have the kids create a 5 senses
dance wherein they can do whatever they want so long as they incorporate
their 5 senses into their dancing.
*** EXPAND IT: Have a 5 Senses
Dance Party. First, allow groups extended time to choreograph and practice
their dances. Then, start the game with each group performing their
dance and perhaps even teaching it to the rest of the group. Once every
group has shown their dances, put on some music and get down!
PRE-GAME PREP
TIME: It will take about 4 to 6 hours
to prepare this game (includes shopping
for supplies, reading and prepping the materials). You
mostly need to print the documents included
with the kit, obtain/buy supplies (mostly office
type supplies, arts and craft items and some books which you should
be able to get at your local library). Our facilitator guide
provides a supply checklist for you.
THIS FIVE
SENSES MYSTERY GAME INCLUDES FRIENDLY, HELPFUL SUPPORT ALONG WITH
MASTER COPIES OF:
- Our easy to follow facilitator guide and supply
list. We provide handy links to online web sites that sell the
books and items we recommend for this game.
- The 5 senses missions and instructions - you can
pick and choose from a list of missions.
- Thank you notes
These supporting documents will be used in some of
the challenges:
- 5 Senses Chart
- Find the Twins - Clowns*
- Find the Twins - Silly Walter*
- Morse Code
From Cars, Planes, Trains Fun Book, by Tony
and Tony Tallarico, 1994. Kidsbooks, Inc.
WHAT
YOU WILL NEED TO BUY/PROVIDE: Arts
and craft supplies (crayons, glue, children's scissors, paper,
Play Dough, etc.), books and music (we provide links
to these on Amazon or you can see if your local library has them),
old magazines
& newspapers, some food items, a digital camera and
other inexpensive, easy to find items. Our facilitator guide will
provide a check list for you and links to online resources.
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