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Cracker Barrel Chicken & Dumplings
R e c i pe by : www.tammilee tips. c o m
INGRE DIE NTS
Prep time: 20 minute s
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2 c ups f l our
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2 T bsp. butter
Tot al time: 4 0 minu te s
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3 c ups c hi c ke n , shr e d de d a nd c ooke d
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1 cup buttermilk
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7 cups chicken stock
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Salt and Pepper
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½ tsp. b a ki ng powd e r
DIRE CTIONS Shred cooked chicken and measure out 3 cups. In a medium bowl, combine flour, baking powder, and a pinch of salt. Cut the butter into the flour mixture. Stir in buttermilk to form a dough. Then flour a cutting board and roll out dough with a rolling pin. Using a pizza cutter, cut dough into strips; aim for similar size dumplings. Bring chicken stock/broth to a boil. Drop dumplings into chicken stock one at a time, stirring to make sure they do not stick together. Once all of the dumplings are in the broth, cook them for 15-20 minutes. Watch to make sure the mixture does not boil over the pan. You want it to simmer. Once the dumplings are cooked, add in shredded chicken.
Fall Sugar Cookies I N GREDIENTS •
1 or mo r e F a l l l ea f c ooki e c utte r
R e c ipe b y: w w w . f iv e m ar i g o l d s . co m Pre p ti m e : 25 m i n u t e s To tal ti m e : 35 m i n u t e s •
1 e gg
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3 / 4 tsp. pure vanilla extract
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Re d , yel l o w , a n d g r ee n f ood col or i n g
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1 / 2 tsp. pure almond extract
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1 cup s u g a r
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3 c ups all-purpose flour
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2 s t ic k s b u t t er , c o l d & c ut i nto chun k s
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2 tsp. baking powder
DIRECT I O NS 1 .
P re h ea t o ven t o 35 0 d e gr e e s.
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Cre a m t h e s u g a r a n d butte r . M i x i n the e gg, va ni l l a e xtract, and almond extract.
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Com b i n e t h e f l o u r a nd b a ki ng powd e r , the n a d d to the sugar mixture and mix just unt il c o mb i n ed .
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Rol l o u t o n t o a f l o u r e d sur f a c e . S e pa r a te dough i nto 3 balls. A dd a few drops of f ood c o l o r i n g t o ea c h b a l l . R ol l a nd kne a d unti l m i xe d into each ball completely.
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P i nc h o ff s ma l l p i ec e s of e a c h ba l l a nd p l a c e i n the m iddle of the floured surface.
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Kne a d a l l s ma l l p i ec es toge the r , j ust a f e w ti m e s (kne ading too much will create a b row n c o l o r ) .
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Rol l o u t ma r b l ed d o u gh unti l i t i s f l a t wi th a bout 1 i nch thickness. C ut into shapes us ing yo u r f a l l l ea f c ooki e c utte r (s).
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P l ace c o o k i es o n p a r c hm e nt l i ne d b a ki ng she e ts a nd bake for 10-12 minutes.
F LE TCHE R & THE FA LL I N G L E AV E S
activity one
Time Allotted: 4/5
Messiness: 0/5 Objective:
Rea d a s t o r y a n d le a r n a bout how a l i ttl e f ox de a l s with the change that Fall br i ngs
Materials: Book S tor y Ma p she e t Col or i ng ute nsi l s (not i nc l uded)
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Let ’s Read Locat e yo u r i n c l u d ed F a l l the m e d b ook! F i nd a c om f y spot to snuggle up together and b eg i n r ea d i n g . I f a b l e , ta ke tur ns r e a di ng e a c h pa ge.
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Let ’s D is c us s Di s cu s s t h e f o l l o w i n g que sti ons toge the r :
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W h y i s F l et c h er wor r i e d a bout hi s f a vor i te tr e e ?
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W h a t a r e s o me wa y s F l e tc he r tr i e d to f i x the tr e e ?
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W h a t d o es F l et c h e r sa y to the tr e e a t the e nd of t he story?
S tory M ap P ull o u t yo u r i n c l u d ed S tor y Ma p she e t a nd som e c ol oring utensils from your hom e. G o o ver t h e f o l l owi ng de f i ni ti ons toge the r a nd then fill out your sheet us ing p i c t u r es a n d w o r d s to de sc r i be e a c h box!
C h a r a c t e r s - the pe opl e or othe r b e i ngs i n the story
S e t t in g - w h e r e the stor y ta ke s p l a c e
P r o b le m - wha t i s wr ong i n the stor y
S o lu t io n - how the p r ob l e m i s f i xe d
Once yo u c o mp l et e t h e S tor y M a p she e t a nswe r the se questions together: •
W h y d o yo u t h i n k F l e tc he r wa s wor r i e d a bout the tree changing?
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H o w d i d F l et c h er f e e l a b out the c ha nge i n the e nd of the story?
HOW I’VE CHA N GED
activity two
Time Allotted: 4/5
Messiness: 2/5
Objective : T a l k a b o u t t h e wa y s y ou ha ve c ha nge d a nd the ways you hope to change
Materials: Pa p e r ba g | S c i ssor s (not i nc l u ded) Pe r m a ne nt m a r ke r | Ti ssue pa p e r pieces M od p odge | Pa i ntbr ush S tr i ng | F a l l l e a ve s
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Pap er Bag T r e e G at h er yo u r p a p er ba g, ti ssue pa p e r pi e c e s, a nd m od podge. Use the pictures to t he l eft a s a g u i d e t o m a ke y our p a p e r ba g tr e e . The n , use your mod podge to g lue o n t h e t i s s u e p a p e r pi e c e s a s l e a ve s. Be sur e to save 10-15 of your tissue p ap er p i ec es fo r a l a te r a c ti vi ty . (H i nt: a l i ttl e m od p odge goes a L O NG way). A s yo u ma k e yo u r t re e , ta l k a bout the wa y s y ou ha ve changed since you were b orn . T h i n k o f a l l t he thi ngs y ou c oul dn’t d o a s a b a by that you can do now! You c an t a l k a b o u t t h e wa y s y ou ha ve c ha nge d p hy si c a l l y, mentally, and emotionally. (A d u l t s - g u i d e t h i s thi nki ng f or y our l i ttl e one (s) wi th questions). I ns t r u c t io n s
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D r a w ver t i c a l l i ne s a l i ttl e m or e tha n ha l f wa y down your paper bag, b eg i n n i n g a t t h e ope ni ng p a r t.
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C u t d o w n ea c h of the l i ne s d r a wn.
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O p en u p t h e b a g a nd twi st the m i d dl e of the ba g (the tree trunk). T his should a l l o w t h e b a g t o sta nd on i ts own.
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T w i s t t h e s t r i p s toge the r to m a ke tr e e b r a nc he s.
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Us e t h e mo d p o d ge a nd p a i ntb r ush to gl ue som e of the tissue paper pieces t o t h e b r a n c h es a s l e a ve s.
C hange Time l ine Now i t’ s ti me to c r eate yo u r ch an g e timelin e. Yo u are g o i n g to m a k e a timelin e s h o w in g s o me o f th e w ay s y o u h a v e c h a n g ed s in ce yo u w er e b o r n an d a f ew w a y s y o u h o pe to ch an g e in th e fu tu r e. P ull o u t y o u r f a l l l e aves , s tr in g , an d p er man en t m ar ke r . F o l l o w th e s tep s b elo w to mak e yo u r t im e l i n e . 1. 2.
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W r i te “ M e n o w ” o n o n e leaf. F eel fr ee to i n c l u de y o u r c ur r en t ag e! T h i n k o f th e c h an g es yo u d is cu s s ed in th e p r e v i o u s a c ti v i t y. C h o o s e 6 w ays yo u h ave c h a n g e d si n c e yo u w er e b o r n an d w r ite o n e c h a n g e o n 6 di ff er en t leaves ( yo u can als o d r a w a p i c tu r e to s h o w th e ch an g e in s tead o f w r i ti n g w o r ds if yo u w o u ld lik e) . N o w th i n k o f 5 w ays yo u h o p e to ch an g e in th e f u tu r e ! W r i te th es e ch an g es o n th e r emain in g 5 l e a v e s. N e x t, str i n g y o u r leaves o n to yo u r in clu d ed str i n g . Pl a c e th em w ith th e ch an g es g o in g in o r de r . ( “ C h a n g es fr o m b ir th u n til n o w ” leaves , th e “ m e n o w ” l e af, th en th e “ w ays yo u h o p e to c h a n g e ” l e a ves ) . T ie a s mall k n o t af ter each l e a f to ke e p i t i n p lace! Ha n g y o u r ti melin e u p s o mew h er e in yo u r h o m e a n d a d mir e all th e b eau ty th at co mes from change!
FAL L I NG LEAVES GAMES
activity three
Messiness: 1/5
Time Allotted: 3/5
Objective: P l a y t wo ga m e s r e l a te d to the b ook f r om Activity O ne
Materials: Balloons | Permanent marker
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L et’s M ove Be low yo u w i l l fi n d d i f f e r e nt m ove m e nts f r om y our i ncluded book! Do your best im p re s s i o n o f ea c h m ove m e nt. Blo w in th e w in d F lu tter to th e g r o u n d S p in in th e w in d Wh ir l & s w ir l Ro ll lik e th e p o r cu p in e S w o o p d o w n lik e th e b ir d s Dan ce lik e th e b r an ch es S h iver an d s h ak e lik e th e lea ve s T o s s an d tu r n lik e th e leave s T w itch an d tw ir l lik e th e leav e s T u mb le to th e g r o u n d W h o o s h lik e th e w in d Bo u n ce h ig h lik e th e b r an ch
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C a t c h t he Le av e s For t h e n ext g a me, b low up a nd ti e y our thr e e i nc l ud e d balloons. T hen use your p e rma n en t ma r k er t o d r a w f a l l l e a ve s a l l ove r the ba l loons. T he goal of this game is t o s ee h o w l o n g yo u c a n ke e p the l e a ve s (a ka b a l l oo ns) from falling to the g roun d ! Be g in w i t h j u s t o n e b a l l oon a nd se e how l ong y ou c a n keep it in the air. T hen add anot h er b a l l o o n a n d tr y to ke e p BOTH b a l l oons f r om hitting the ground. Finally, ad d t h e t h i r d b a l l o o n f or a sup e r c ha l l e nge - c a n y ou keep all three balloons from f al l i n g t o t h e g r o u n d ?!
CHANGE I S BEAUTI FUL
activity four
Time Allotted: 4/5
Messiness: 4/5 Objective:
E n j o y a sna c k a nd song a nd the n m a ke a keepsake
Materials: Woode n l e a f | F a l l ti ssue p a p e r pieces M od p odge | Pa i ntbr ush P e r m a ne nt m a r ke r | Ap pl e c hi ps | C aramel Choc ol a te d r i zzl e | S pr i nkl es De vi c e to a c c e ss the i nte r n et
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S nac k & Song N ow i t ’ s t i me t o ma k e y our i nc l ude d sna c k. Loc a te y our included sprinkles, caramel, ap p le c h i p s , a n d c h o col a te dr i zzl e . F i r st, d r i zzl e c a r a mel and chocolate over the ap p le c h i p s . A d d t h e spr i nkl e s on top a nd l e t ha r de n, then enjoy! Feel free to add m ore o f yo u r o w n t o ppi ngs. H e ad t o k id s n ig h t in box .com / ch an ge a nd p l a y the vi deo titled “L earn Seasons For Ki d s ” . L i s t en t o t h i s si l l y song whi l e y ou e a t y our sna ck and learn about how the s e as o n s c h a n g e!
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Wooden Le af C r af t P ull o u t yo u r w o o d en l e a f , m od p odge , a nd r e m a i ni ng tissue paper pieces. Use y our mo d p o d g e a n d p a i nt br ush to gl ue ti ssue p a p e r pieces onto the wooden leaf. Cont i n u e t h i s u n t i l t h e e nti r e l e a f i s c ove r e d!
A l l ow t h e t i s s u e p a pe r to d r y a nd the n use y our p e r manent marker to write “C hange i s b e a u t i f u l ” i n t h e c e nte r of the woode n l e a f . Ke e p th is as a reminder that even t hou g h c h a n g e c a n b e sc a r y , be a uti f ul thi ngs c a n c ome from it!
R EF LECTIO N En d this bo x by discus s i ng the s e q ue s ti o ns w i th y o u r l i t t l e o n e ( s ) : •
Ho w can cha nge b e b e auti f ul ?
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W hat a re the four s e as o ns and ho w d o the y b r i n g c h a n g e s ?
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Ho w do es it ma k e yo u f e e l k no w i ng that l i f e i s f i l l e d w i t h c h a n g e ?
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Ho w can yo u hand l e c hang e , e ve n w he n yo u’ r e s c a r e d o r n e r v o u s ?
WAYS TO CO NTINUE Keep yo ur little o ne( s ) e ng age d and i nte re s te d i n F a l l a c t i v i t i e s a n d / o r disc u ssing change a f te r yo u c o m p l e te yo ur Ki d s N i g h t In Bo x . •
Chec k out these m o v ie s: Charlie and the Cho c o l a t e F a ct o r y, H o t el Transylva nia, T a ngle d , I n sid e O ut, U p
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Go on a walk a nd n o tic e d if f e re nt w ay s n atu re ch a n g e s
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Go to a pumpkin patc h
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Plant a seed a nd w atc h it c hange an d gro w
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Look a t baby pictu re s to se e h o w m u c h y o u h a ve ch a n g ed
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Bake a Fall desse rt
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