Attention: Detectives in Training - Walker Books · 2019-05-13 · • free cheese [We are experienced in . . . ] • uncanny clue detection • never-fail interrogation techniques

STEPHAN PASTIS

www.timmyfailure.comTimmy Failure Books & Font © 2012 – 2019 Stephan Pastis.

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Thank you for hosting a Failure Friday party! Timmy isn’t big on school, but he’ll do whatever it takes to become the greatest detective ever (defective detective is more like it). We hope that this pack will help you to create an event that’s fun for aspiring crime solvers everywhere – it won’t take much to top Timmy!

Please read through the activities on these pages and decide what works best for your group. Thanks again for the wonderful support for this wildly popular series. And of course,

HAVE FUN!

EVENT KITWelcome to the World of

Timmy Failure, Ace Detective!

Attention: Detectives in TrainingBook 1 9781406381788 (PB)

Book 2 9781406386714 (PB)

Book 3 9781406386721 (PB)

Book 4 9781406387216 (PB)

Book 5 9781406387223 (PB)

Visit Timmyfailure.com for

how-to-doodle videos with

Stephan Pastis himself!

Book 6 9781406387230 (PB)

Book 7 9781406382792 (PB)



EVENT KITGETTING STARTED

This pack includes a number of suggestions for games and activities for your fun event. You’ll have to gauge the size and the age range of your crowd to determine which of these activities will work best and in what order.

We’d like to ask that you please kick off the event by reading the following letter from the author to the group:

Hi, everyone!

Thank you so much for coming out to join the Failure

Friday party! I wish I could be there with you in person.

I want to say thanks to each and every one of you here.

You have made Timmy Failure a hit, and I want you to know

how much I appreciate that.

It has been so much fun for me to tell stories about Timmy

and his sidekick polar bear, Total.

We’ve put together a few activities for your fun event and

hopefully you’ll pick up some detective tips along the way.

Timmy needs all the help he can get.

Sincerely,

Stephan



Totally Timmy Trivia Game

How to play: A moderator should read the questions while a spotter watches for children raising their hands.

1. What is the name of Timmy Failure’s detective agency? (Total Failure, Inc.)

2. What kind of animal is his business partner? (A polar bear)

3. What detective is Timmy’s arch-rival? (Corrina Corrina)

4. What is the name of Timmy’s best friend? (Rollo Tookus)

5. What does Timmy borrow from his mum to conduct investigations? (A Segway)

6. What are Total’s favourite snacks? (Chicken nuggets and Rice Krispies Treats)

7. How old is Timmy’s teacher Old Man Crocus? (187 years old)

8. What colour is Timmy’s distinctive scarf?

9. What is the company motto/slogan for Total Failure, Inc? (Failure is an option)

10. What does Molly Moskins smell like? (Tangerines)

11. What is the name of Molly Moskins’ cat? (Señor Burrito)

12. Does Timmy know who his secret admirer is? (NO!)

13. Staci the polar bear is obsessed with what kind of toy? (A beach ball)



Observation Test

To be a crack detective, you need super-sharp powers of observation. Test your eagle eyes by looking at the image on this page. After ten seconds, try to answer the questions below without looking at the picture. How many can you answer?

How many children are playing ball? (Twelve)

What kind of animal is Timmy petting? (Polar bear)

Are the children playing outside or inside? (Outside)

Which character’s face is blocked out with a black box? (Corrina Corrina)

How many children are cheering as they play? (Three)

Collecting CluesWhat can you sleuth out just by examining the cover of a book?

The author of Timmy Failure: Now Look What You’ve Done is

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What colour is Timmy Failure’s scarf?

Answer: Timmy Failure’s scarf is red




Sleuth It OutHunt for Your Detective Tools

TO PREPARE

Print one Detective Tool-Kit Checklist for each reader playing the game.

Print the detective tools that follow and cut out along the dotted lines.

Hang the images in tricky places in your chosen room for the children to find and note on their checklists.

TO PLAY

Give each reader a Detective Tool-Kit Checklist and a pencil or crayon. Instruct them to search for Timmy’s detective tools in a defined play/search area and to fill in the name of each tool on their sheet when they find it.

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Image #5 — Distinctive scarf

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Master of DisguiseA great detective needs to protect his identity while he prowls around searching for clues.

Draw a disguise for Timmy that will keep him hidden from potential suspects.



Design Your Own FailuremobileNo professional detective can get around without a sleuthy set of wheels. Timmy rides a Segway to follow clues and make great first impressions on potential clients.

What would you choose as the mode of transport for your detective agency? Draw it here.



Advertise Your Awesome Agency Services

[Are you facing . . . ]

• industrial sabotage

• major international intrigue

• a possible lawsuit

• an unsolved crime, such as candy larceny, hamster-cide, or TP vandalism

[We offer . . . ]

• invaluable expertise

• multipronged strategies

• brilliantly conceived global planning

• teleconferencing capabilities

• high-tech surveillance equipment

• free cheese

[We are experienced in . . . ]

• uncanny clue detection

• never-fail interrogation techniques

• making excellent first impressions (they are critical)

• investigatory enterprise

• ingenious infiltration tactics

• overall greatness

Timmy may not be much of a case solver, but his detective lingo is without parallel. To create an advertisement for your own detective agency, fill in the top blank of the template that follows with your agency’s name. Then create the text of your ad from this glossary of Timmy’s many sayings – or make up your own. Fill in the last blank with your agency’s motto.



Licensed & Bonded

Are you facing

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Then you need us!* * * * * * * * *

We offer ,

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We are experienced in ,

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GIVE US A CALL!

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Your Photo Here

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Case SolvingHelp Timmy solve the cases below, then read Timmy Failure: Mistakes Were Made to find out if you’re right. Remember, you’re bound to be a better detective than he is!

The Case of the Missing Halloween Candy

Scene of the crime:

Empty table by Gunnar’s bed

Victim: Gunnar

Type of crime: Theft

Missing items: Plastic pumpkin filled with Halloween candy

Witnesses: None known

Suspects:

Brother Gabe sitting on his bed

Evidence: 1. Candy wrappers surrounding

Gabe on his bed

2. Chocolate smeared on Gabe’s face

3. Empty plastic pumpkin on Gabe’s floor

The Case of the Dead Hamster

Scene of the crime: Max Hodge’s bedroom

Victim: Max’s hamster

Type of crime: Murder?

Witnesses: Max Hodge

Suspects: None

Evidence: 1. Motionless hamster in

hamster cage

2. Scratched-up hamster tube

The Case of the Toilet-Paper Devastation

Scene of the crime: Weber residence

Victim: Weber house

Type of crime: Vandalism

Witnesses: None known

Suspects: None

Evidence: 1. House strung with toilet

paper

2. Tops of trees strung with toilet paper

3. Toilet paper hanging in Molly Moskins’ bathroom



Who Done It?Have you ever thought about writing your own mystery story? Now’s the time! Use this handy and possibly helpful planning form to decide the important details of your story in advance. Then hurry and write your mystery, because if you don’t Corinna Corinna will steal your details and write her own story!

Scene of the crime:

Victim:

Type of crime:

Witnesses:

Suspects:

Evidence:



Wood Grain Maze

Attention: Detectives in Training - Walker Books · 2019-05-13 · • free cheese [We are experienced in . . . ] • uncanny clue detection • never-fail interrogation techniques

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