Activities from YOUR ALIEN and YOUR ALIEN RETURNS by Tammi Sauer, illustrated by Goro Fujita.

Alienactivity Kit

When you least expect it,  something special.

will get your attention.

Your alien will be back. He will invite you over for a play date.

Contents of the kit include:• Cosmic Crossword

• Word Search

• Intergalactic Maze

• Writing Activity

• Coloring Activity

• Answer Page

C ome along on an out-of-this-world experience! In these two heartwarming tales, Your Alien and Your Alien Returns, a human boy and an alien become the very best of friends, and visit each other’s

home planets. Each one discovers what it’s like to be an outsider . . . and the importance of love and friendship. Like the two irresistible characters, you’ll have the ride of your life!

Inside this packet, you’ll find reproducible activity sheets with things to draw, games to play, and puzzles to solve. Some are easy, some are a little more difficult, but every one is fun!

Just photocopy the pages, gather some crayons and pencils, and have a fabulous event.

Praise for Your Alien “ Not since E.T. has extraterrestrial entertainment stood such a good

chance of making kids (and their parents) tear up.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLY (starred review)

“ [A] sweet tale of interplanetary friendship . . . Will likely inspire preschoolers to stare hopefully heavenward looking for their own close encounters.” —KIRKUS REVIEWS (starred review)

“ A tender and playful look at the meaning of home—with aliens!” —SCHOOL LIBRARY JOURNAL

Illustrations from YOUR ALIEN, © 2015 by Goro Fujita, and YOUR ALIEN RETURNS, © 2016 by Goro Fujita.

YourAlien

DOWN 1. Your alien will blow some ________.

2. He is the best friend in the whole ________.

3. Something _______ will get your attention.

4. You’ll have the _______ of your life!

across5. You’ll meet some of the alien’s _______.

6. You’re invited on a _____ ______.

7. Your alien will _______ his toys.

8. Some things will remind you of ______.

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Word BankSHARERIDE

BUBBLESHOME

FRIENDSUNIVERSEPLAY DATE

SPECIAL

cosmic CrosswordFind these words from the book in the crossword puzzle below. Do you remember them from the story?

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Word SearchSearch the grid horizontally, vertically, and diagonally to find the hidden words from the word list below. (Letters may be used more than once.)

Word ListALIENFRIENDSHIPOUTERSPACESPACESHIPFAMILY

MEEP PLANETEXPLOREADVENTURE

O E X P L O R E L T B Z

V U S P A C E S H I P N

R D T D T G D Q R D K R

F R I E N D S H I P U L

F L A M R B D W T T Q D

A M Q L Z S P L A N E T

M E M E I E P E V Q T D

I E L P R E V A W Q D B

L P J D T P N Z C L D D

Y A D V E N T U R E W N

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Intergalactic mazeQuick! The alien and his friend need to make it to earth! Can you help them find their way through the galaxy?

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Writing ActivityIf you made an alien friend, what would you do together? Where would you take him? What would you show him in your neighborhood or at school?

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Drawing ActivityThe boy and his alien like having fun together! 

Draw a picture of the two friends playing.

YourAlien

O E X P L O R E L T B Z

V U S P A C E S H I P N

R D T D T G D Q R D K R

F R I E N D S H I P U L

F L A M R B D W T T Q D

A M Q L Z S P L A N E T

M E M E I E P E V Q T D

I E L P R E V A W Q D B

L P J D T P N Z C L D D

Y A D V E N T U R E W N

intergalactic maze

cosmic crossword

word search

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Answer PageThe answers to the puzzles are here.

No peeking!