A forest adventure with friends is always a good way to take care of ourselves and each other.  One day, I went with some StrongStart Educators into the forest, keeping physically distant we could still spend time together.  We planned to create some more friends with sticks found on the forest floor.  Here’s what we did to make stick people adventurers!

Found a few “Y” shaped sticks,

Arranged the sticks so it resembled a person…of sorts,

Used the yarn and fabric we brought with us to hold them together,

added some more personality, I mean, fabric pieces,

And then it was time to go on our adventure!

First, a swing in a vine maple to get a good look around…

Then, we danced with the Fiddleheads! 

and discovered a pink Trillium flower!!

We watched our friend Ricky free climb an old cedar tree (he’s so brave!)

and looked for bears in dark spaces! Ah! 

Then a moment quietly listening….

 we dipped our tips into a cool stream.

and watched and waited for bugs to wander by. 

Best of all, we found all our friends gathered around some painted rocks.

To say good-bye, we sang a song to the forest: a thank you for a wonderful adventure!

Hych’ka, everyone!

Jenny