Happy Photo Friday

Happy Photo Friday! We can't wait for Costume Week next week!

Recipe: The Easiest Chicken 'n' Dumplings Ever

Hi Friends, Studio Administrator Casey here! I am going to share with you the simplest recipe for chicken 'n' dumplings I have ever used! With the onset of cooler weather, my husband was craving soup. He loves my chicken 'n' dumplings but my tried-and-true recipe is very labor intensive and takes, on average, 8 hours. I make everything from scratch and it IS delicious, but this busy mommy needed a quicker alternative! The best part? This is a crock pot recipe so there is no actual cooking required on your part! ;)

Ingredients:

4 chicken breasts (I used 3 because mine were huge and there are only 3 of us)
2 cans cream of chicken soup
1 carton of chicken broth
Your favorite soup veggies (I used carrot "matchsticks" and mushrooms)
1 onion finely chopped
1 can of Junior Grands biscuits

Instructions:

1. Place chicken breasts in crock pot.
2. Cover with canned soup.
3. Pour in carton of chicken broth (if the liquid looks to low for soup you can either add more broth or cover with water...I used more broth.)
4. Put veggies and chopped onion on top.
5. Cook on high for 5-6 hours.
6. Shred chicken. 
7. During the final thirty minutes, cut the biscuits into fourths and lightly coat in flour. Place them on top of the soup, replace the lid and watch them cook. (I had my toddler help me with this last step and it got him very excited to eat what he had "made." My picky eater ate an entire bowl full!

Here is the finished product for your reference:

Can't say enough good things about crock pot liners! 

And here it is before I devoured it:

Very hearty, very inexpensive and very easy to make. My favorite kind of recipe!

Kindermusik Contest: Win FREE Tuition Or An iPad!

How do you make every day a Kindermusik day? Share a photo of your child doing their favorite Kindermusik activity at home for a chance to win one month free tuition! All entries will be entered into our Grand Prize Drawing at the end of the year for a new iPad!

Visit the Kindermusik website for all the details and to enter!

Community Highlight: Arbor Day in Allen

Courtesy: www.cityofallen.org

Date: October 26, 2013

Time: 9-12

Where: Bethany Lakes Park (745 S. Allen Heights Drive, Allen TX)

In celebration of Arbor Day, the city of Allen will be hosting an event. Here are some details from the City of Allen website: 

This year's Arbor Day activities include a short performance by the Allen Community Band as they play the National Anthem and few other songs. The girls scouts will have booths set up for children’s face painting and craft tables and “Oaky, the Talking Tree” will make an appearance. There will also be a live DJ, free tree saplings, a tree climbing demonstration by the Forestry staff, a Natural Wonders Exhibit, and, of course, lots of trees to plant!

Keep Allen Beautiful is sponsoring a tree sale and an Arbor Day tree dedication, with the tree being donated by Montgomery Farm Gardens.

Photo Friday

Happy Photo Friday! This throwback of a McKinney family enjoying our Summer sensory bins gets us excited for our Fall bins, debuting soon!

Contest: Name That Island!

In celebration of their 30th anniversary, Reading Rainbow has partnered with Kindermusik to host a fun contest called "Name That Island!" Win a $100 Amazon gift card, 6 months of Reading Rainbow FREE and a Kindermusik prize package!

Entering is easy:

1. Visit the Reading Rainbow Facebook page, "like" their page and enter your submission.

2. Tweet: Name the #Kindermusik and @ReadingRainbow music island & WIN a $100 gift card & prize packages!

Submissions are being accepted through October 31, 2013!

Colombus Would've Loved Kindermusik

Our studio will be open on Monday, October 14th. If you have an older child who will be out of school you are free to bring them along to class. See you Monday!

Mrs. Cara On the Band Wagon!

Source: www.allenimage.com

Mrs. Cara was recently featured on the cover of Allen Image magazine. Mrs. Cara will be playing the French horn for the Allen Community Band under her father, celebrated Director Craig Logan. To read all about the Allen Community Band, visit Allen Image for the full article.

Community Highight: Cathy's Critters-Open Farm Day!

With the onset of Fall comes lots of trips to the farm! Pumpkin patches, apple picking, etc. This coming Saturday, October 12th, Cathy's Critters will open their farm to the public for "Open Farm Day"! Cathy's Critters has all the details on their Facebook. Here are the details:

October 12th

10:00 a.m.

7422 County Road 466, Princeton, Texas

Preschool Tuition Special!

As promised, we have a tuition special just for our preschoolers! Register with us by October 6th and get 5 classes for only $50! We currently have preschool classes in both Allen (Joe Farmer Recreation Center) and McKinney (McKinney Community Center). To register and reserve your spot, email us at kindermusikloveandgrow@gmail.com.