Home Alone Activity Guide

The Classic Illustrated Storybook Activity Guide

based on the story written by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus

illustrated by Kim Smith

For more information, please visit quirkbooks.com/homealoneArt by Kim Smith. Permission to reproduce and distribute this page has been granted by the copyright holder, Quirk Books. All rights reserved.Home Alone: TM & © 2015 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.Based on the movie written by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus.

WARNINGThe following activities contain

bumbling burglars, brilliant booby

traps, and lots of fun and laughs!

MY BATTLE PLANTo protect his house from burglars, Kevin McCallister creates a battle-plan map that shows the booby traps he set to trap the bad guys. Make your own battle plan by creating a map depicting your house and the booby traps you would set to protect it.

For more information, please visit quirkbooks.com/homealoneArt by Kim Smith. Permission to reproduce and distribute this page has been granted by the copyright holder, Quirk Books. All rights reserved.Home Alone: TM & © 2015 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.

DISAPPEAR !DISAPPEAR !DISAPPEAR !

Disappear-ing WordsHow many words can you make using the letters from the word DISAPPEAR? If you find at least ten, you will help Kevin make his family disappear!


Help Kevin Escape from the Burglars and Find His Family


The New Adventures of Kevin McCallisterWhen Kevin McCallister discovers that he is home alone, he does some really crazy things. Think about some other things that Kevin could have done while he was home alone. Choose the funniest one, and then use the empty boxes below to create your own comic strip about Kevin’s new “Home Alone Adventure.”


What a Mess! Kevin McCallister sure does make a mess when he realizes that he is home alone! Can you help him clean up by finding words from the story hidden in the puzzle below? After you find each word, circle it in the puzzle and then cross it off the list.

alone

burglars

christmas

disappear

escape

family

feathers

home

kevin

neighbor

ornaments

plan

traps


Deck the Halls with…Booby Traps!One of the booby traps Kevin uses to protect his house from the burglars Marv and Harry is sharp ornaments. Make your own Home Alone Christmas ornament using crayons, colored pencils, or markers. Once you’re fin-ished decorating your ornament, cut it out and hang it up using tape or string.


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Grown-Up Mix-UpOn Christmas Eve, Kevin does some grown-up things, like shop for groceries. But he can’t read the shopping list. Help him out by filling in the empty spaces below to complete the words. Use the pictures next to the words, as well as the letters that have been filled in, as clues.

Orna_en_ts

Ba_eba_l

Pa_nt C_ns

Sto_kin_

Ic_ Cr_am

Gl_e

T_ee

T_y Ca_s

Wre_th

ANSWERS: Wreath, Toboggan, Glue, Ornaments, Paint Cans, Toy Cars, Stocking, Tree, Baseball, Ice Cream


Spot the DifferenceCan you spot the ten differences between the two pictures below?

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Catch the BurglarsHelp Kevin trap Marv and Harry by circling the following items in the picture below:

doorknob vest tarred feet sticky feathers

poinsettia plant slippery toys lamp a strand of lights


Home Alone Wish ListIn “Home Alone”, Kevin McCallister wished that his family would disappear. When he realized that his wish had come true and he was home alone, Kevin did all of the things he used to get yelled at for—he ran around the house, jumped on beds, ate lots of sweets, looked at things he wasn’t supposed to, and even tried to shave! Make a list of everything you would do you if you woke up one day and your family disappeared too.


ABOUT THE BOOK

Home Alone: The Classic Illustrated Storybook Based on the story written by John Hughes and directed by Chris ColumbusIllustrated by Kim SmithHardcover ISBN: 978-1-59474-858-5Also available as an e-bookE-Book ISBN: 978-1-59474-859-2

Eight-year-old Kevin McCallister wished his family would disappear. He never thought his wish would come true!

Home Alone arrived in theaters 25 years ago, and it remains the #1 highest-grossing live-action comedy film of all time. Now, illustrator Kim Smith has reimagined the story as a classic Christmas fable—complete with bumbling burglars, brilliant booby-traps, and a little boy named Kevin who’s forced to fend for himself. Through a series of comic adventures, Kevin learns lessons about responsibility and the importance of family.

With an amusing read-aloud story and enchanting, immersive illustrations, this charming adaptation can be enjoyed year after year alongside The Polar Express, How the Grinch Stole Christmas, and other Christmas storybook classics.

Kim Smith graduated from the Alberta College of Art and Design. Her clients include Kids Can Press, Simon and Schuster, Owlkids Books, Inhabit Media, and Capstone Publishing. She lives in Alberta, Canada.

ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR

For more information, please visit quirkbooks.com/homealoneArt by Kim Smith. Permission to reproduce and distribute this page has been granted by the copyright holder, Quirk Books. All rights reserved.Home Alone: TM & © 2015 Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation. All rights reserved.Based on the movie written by John Hughes and directed by Chris Columbus.

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