August 2025 | Kittytubers Week 2: Purr-formance Pressure & Friendship Goals
- Donna Boock
- 1 day ago
- 3 min read
🎬 Fame, Friendship & Being True to You
This week, our REACH adventures with When Kittens Go Viral* take us right into the spotlight! Angel Persian is chasing her KittyTube dreams, but performing under pressure isn’t always easy—especially when competition heats up. In the middle of all the singing, dancing, and whisker-twitching fun, she discovers that kindness and friendship shine brighter than any trophy.
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Discussion Prompts
Use these conversation starters to connect the story to your own experiences:
Angel starts to feel the pressure—have you ever been nervous performing?
Can rivals be friends? What makes competition healthy?
What matters more: winning or working well with others?
CRAFT: Make Your Own KittyTube Camera with Filmstrip
Lights, camera, meow-tion! Create your very own pretend KittyTube camera—purr-fect for filming your imaginary episodes. But here’s the twist: your filmstrip can feature any animal-inspired channel you dream up. Will it be PuppyTube? StinkyTube (starring a skunk)? Red-Eyed-Tree-FrogTube? The possibilities are endless!
What You'll Need:
Printable camera template (to trace or glue onto cardboard)
Printable filmstrip template
Cardboard (from a cereal box or shipping box works great)
Glue or tape
Scissors (for safe parts)
Utility knife or box cutter (adult help required!)
Markers, crayons, stickers, or paint to decorate your channel
Step-by-Step Directions:
1. Prepare the Camera
Trace or glue the printable camera template onto sturdy cardboard.
Cut out the camera shape with scissors.
2. Mark the Film Slot. On your cardboard camera, mark where the filmstrip will slide in and out (On the template, it’s the dotted red lines. Two slits—one on each side).
3. ⚠️Cut the Slot (Adult Help!) ⚠️
Ask an adult to use a utility knife or box cutter to cut the slits so your filmstrip can pass through.
4. Decorate Your Camera. Give your camera some star power! Add buttons, draw a lens, or design your own channel logo.
5. Create Your Filmstrip
On the printable filmstrip template, draw & color your animal-inspired “video” scenes.
Maybe your KittyTube star is performing tricks, or your PuppyTube host is unboxing dog treats, or perhaps your StinkyTube skunk is doing a perfume review!
6. Load the Film. Slide one end of the strip into the first slot, feed it across the front of the camera, and out the other side.
7. Film Your Episode. Aim your camera, pull the filmstrip through, and narrate your show as the “footage” rolls.
⚠️ Safety Reminder: Sharp tools like box cutters and utility knives are for adult hands only—make sure a grown-up helps with cutting the camera slots.
Printable Bookmarks to Design & Use
If you're going to read Kittytubers books, you’ll need something to save your spot between episodes! 🎥 Print this page and create your own superstar bookmark—design it, color it, and give it all the flair of your favorite KittyTube (or PuppyTube… or StinkyTube!) channel.
August Only Special—Get a FREE Printable Kittytubers Coloring Book and Save 15% on all 5 Books!
Click Here to Grab Darcy Pattison’s free Kittytubers coloring book and give your favorite furry stars a paws-itively fabulous makeover! 🐾✨
Hooked on Kittytubers? Snag the complete 5-book series for 15% off and keep the pages turning! Click Here for the discount.
Quote of the Week
“The competition was important, of course. But was it so important that we couldn’t be friends?” — When Kittens Go Viral Chapter 15
Write or Draw about a time you worked with others or showed kindness—even during a challenge.
Next Week on REACH
We’re making a splash with the newest Kittytubers adventure, The Water Kitten!
💧 Dive in—the water’s fine—for creativity, courage, and real friendship as PittyPat faces her biggest challenge yet.
From camera lights to water fights—Kittytube just got a little wetter!
Until then...Stay curious, stay creative, and keep those whiskers twitching!
Donna Boock
REACH Editor & Concierge of Children’s Book Fun
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