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Cracker Barrel Chicken & Dumplings

R e c i pe by : www.tammileetips. c o m Prep t i me: 20 minutes Tot al t i me: 40 minutes

INGRE DIE NTS • •

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2 c ups f l our

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2 T bsp. butter

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

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 m o r e F a l l l ea f c o o ki e c utte r Re d , y el l o w , a n d g r een f ood col ori n g

R e c ipe b y: w w w . f iv e m arigo 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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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 ick s b u t t er , c o l d & cut i nto chunk s

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2 tsp . baking powder

DI RECT IONS 1.

P re he a t o ven t o 3 5 0 d e gr e e s.

Cre am t h e s u g a r a n d b u tte r . Mi x i n the e gg, va ni l l a e xtract, and almond extract.

Com b i n e t h e f l o u r a n d ba 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 .

Rol l ou t o n t o a f l o u r ed sur f a c e . S e p a r a te dough i nto 3 balls. Add a few drops of f ood co l o r i n g t o ea c h ba l l . R ol l a nd kne a d unti l m i xe d i n to each ball completely.

P i nc h o ff s ma l l p i ec es o f e a c h ba l l a nd p l a c e i n the m i ddle of the floured surface.

Kne ad 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 a ding too much will create a b row n c o l o r ) .

Rol l ou t ma r b l ed d o u g h unti l i t i s f l a t wi th a bout 1 i nc h thickness. C ut into shapes us ing yo u r fa l l l ea f c o o ki e c utte r (s).

P l ace c o o k i es o n p a r c h me nt l i ne d b a ki ng she e ts a nd b a k e for 10-12 minutes.

F LE TCHE R & THE FA LLIN G L E AV E S

activity one

Time Allotted: 4/5

Messiness: 0/5 Objective:

Re ad a s t o r y a n d l ear n a bout how a l i ttl e f ox de a l s w ith 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 ud e d)

ng Leaves d the Falli Fletcher an

STORY M CH AR AC

TE RS

PR O BL EM

SE TT IN G

SO LU TI

Let’ s Read Locat e y o 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 sp ot to snuggle up together and b e gi n r ea d i n g . I f a bl e , ta ke tur ns r e a di ng e a c h pa ge .

Let’ s D is c us s Di s cus s t h e fo l l o w i n g q ue sti ons toge the r :

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W h y i s F l et c h er w o rr 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 w a ys 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 er sa y to the tr e e a t the e nd of the story?

S tory M ap P ull out yo u r i n c l u d ed S tor y M a p she e t a nd som e c ol or i n g utensils from your hom e . Go o ver t h e f o l l owi ng de f i ni ti ons toge the r a nd th en fill out your sheet us ing p i c t u r es a n d w o r ds to d e sc r i be e a c h box!

C h a r a c t e r s - the p e opl e or othe r b e i ngs i n the story

S e t t in g - w h ere the stor y ta ke s pl a c e

P r o b le m - w h at i s wr ong i n the stor y

S o lu t io n - h o w the pr ob l e m i s f i xe d

Once y o u c o mp l et e t h e S tor y M a p she e t a nswe r the se q uestions together: •

W h y d o yo u t h i n k Fl 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 bout the c ha nge i n the e nd o f the story?

HO W I’VE CHA N GED

activity two

Time Allotted: 4/5

Messiness: 2/5

Objective : Ta l k a b o u t t h e w a ys y ou ha ve c ha nge d a nd the wa ys you hope to change

Materials: Pa p e r ba g | S c i ssor s (not i nc l ud ed) P er 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

Follow these steps!

Pa p er Bag Tr e e G at her yo u r p a p er b a g, ti ssue pa p e r pi e c e s, a nd m od podge. Use the pictures to t he le f t 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 e r p i ec es fo r a l a t e 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 y ou ma k e yo u r t r ee, ta l k a b out the wa y s y ou ha ve c h anged since you were b orn. T h i n k o f a l l t h e t hi ngs y ou c oul dn’t d o a s a b a b y that you can do now! You c an t a l k a b o u t t h e w a ys y ou ha ve c ha nge d p hy si c a l l y , mentally, and emotionally. (A d ult s - g u i d e t h i s t h inki ng f or y our l i ttl e one (s) wi th questions). I ns tr u c t io n s

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D r a w ver t i c a l l i n e s a l i ttl e m or e tha n ha l f wa y d own 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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Cu t d o w n ea c h o f the l i ne s dr a wn.

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O p en u p t h e b a g and twi st the m i d dl e of the ba g (the tree trunk). T his should al l o w t h e b a g t o sta nd on i ts own.

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Twi s t t h e s t r i p s t o ge the r to m a ke tr e e br a nc he s.

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U s 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 h ange Tim e l ine Now it’ s ti me to c r e a t e yo u r ch an g e timelin e. Yo u are go i n g to m a k e a ti melin e s h o w in g s o me o f th e w ays y o u h a ve 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 p e to ch an g e in th e fu tu r e. P ull ou t y o u r f a l l l e a ves , s tr in g , an d p er man en t m ark e r . F o l l o w th e ste p s b elo w to mak e yo u r t im e li n e . 1. 2.

Wr i te “ M e n o w ” on o n e leaf . F eel fr ee to in c l u de y o u r c u r ren t ag e! T h i n k o f th e c h a n 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 ty . C h o o s e 6 w ays yo u h ave c h a n g e d si n c e y o 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 f f e r 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 d s i f y o u w o u ld lik e) . N o w th i n k o f 5 w a ys yo u h o p e to ch an g e in th e f u tu r e ! W r i te th e s e ch an g es o n th e r emain in g 5 l e a ve s. N e x t, str i n g y o u r leaves o n to yo u r in clu d ed s tr i n g . P l a c e th e m w ith th e ch an g es g o in g in or de r . ( “ C h a n g e s f r o m b ir th u n til n o w ” leaves , t h e “ me n o w ” l e a f, th en th e “ w ays yo u h o p e t o c h a n g e ” l e a v e s ) . T ie a s mall k n o t after each le a f to ke e p i t i n p lace! H a n g y o u r ti m e l i ne u p s o mew h er e in yo u r h o me a n d a d mi r e all th e b eau ty th at co mes from change!

FAL L ING LEAVES GAMES

activity three

Messiness: 1/5

Time Allotted: 3/5

Objective: P l a y t w o ga m e s r e l a te d to the b ook f r om Activity O ne

Materials: Balloons | Permanent marker

L et’ s M ove Be low y o u w i l l f i n d d i f f e r e nt m ove m e nts f r om y our i nc l uded book! Do your best im p re s s i o n o f ea c h mo v e 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 leaves T o s s an d tu r n lik e th e leaves T w itch an d tw ir l lik e th e leaves 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

C a tch t he Lea v e s For t he n ext g a me, b l o w up a nd ti e y our thr e e i nc l ud e d balloons. T hen use your p e rm an 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 b a l l oo ns. T he goal of this game is t o s e e h o w l o n g yo u ca n ke e p the l e a ve s (a ka b a l l oons) from falling to the g round ! Be g in w i t h j u s t o n e b a l l o on a nd se e how l ong y ou c a n keep it in the air. T hen add anot he r b a l l o o n a n d t r y to ke e p BOTH b a l l oons f r om hi tting the ground. Finally, ad d t he t h i r d b a l l o o n for a supe r c ha l l e nge - c a n y ou ke ep all three balloons from f al l i ng 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

S na c k & Son g N ow it ’s t i me t o ma k e your 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 c o la te dr i zzl e . F i r st, d r i zzl e c a r a m e l and chocolate over the ap p le c h i p s . A d d t h e s p r 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 p p ings. H e ad t o k id s n ig h t in b o x.com / ch an ge a nd p l a y the vi d e o titled “L earn Seasons For Ki d s ”. L i s t en t o t h i s s i l l y song whi l e y ou e a t y our sna c k and learn about how the s e as on s c h a n g e!

Wooden Leaf C r af t P ull ou 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 t issue paper pieces. Use y our m o 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 in 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 p er to dr y a nd the n use y our p e r m a n ent marker to write “C hange i s b e au t i f u l ” i n t h e c ente r of the wood e n l e a f . Ke e p thi s as a reminder that even t houg 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 om e from it!

R EF LECTIO N En d t his bo x by discus s i ng the s e q ue s ti o ns w i th you r l i t t l e o n e ( s ) : •

How ca n change be b e auti f ul ?

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Wha t ar e the fo ur 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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How do es it make 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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How ca n yo u ha ndl e c hang e , e ve n w he n yo u’re s c a r e d o r n e r v o u s ?

WAYS TO CO NTINUE Keep y our 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 fte r yo u c o m p l e te yo ur Ki d s Ni g h t In Bo x . •

Chec k out these mov ie s: Ch arlie an d th e Ch o c o la t e F a ct o r y, H o t el Tr ansylva 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 c h a n g es

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Go to a pumpkin patc h

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P lan t a seed a nd w atc h it c h an ge and gro w

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Lo ok a t baby pic tu re s to se e ho w m uc h y o u hav e ch a n g ed

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Bake a Fall dessert

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