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Exploring the Parent-Child-Nature Relationship

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Study Reflection 8                                               Bebo Grove, Fish Creek PP                                 June 18th, 2016

6/20/2016

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 Today was our 8th and final event of the spring program and study. I selected a few closing activities; a drumming "sound and seek" game and a "Hoot" rock ceremony. Of course, water was a big part of our morning too!

Today my senses were filled! 

What I saw:
-A path with fallen obstacles (trees) which were not barriers for families but invitations to hop, climb and explore! 
-Smell containers eagerly filled with forest spices such as: dandelion flowers, fuzzy seeds and leaves, spruce needles, horsetail "leaves", soil and crystallized sap pieces (yum!)
- Deer with soft velvet antlers curious about our drumming sounds and the excitement of the group
-the kiddos patiently waiting for the sound of the drum and then running as a pack through the forest and off the trail to find the drum! Pure magic and joy!
-Children leading and parents following... off the trail
- New kiddos at the front of the pack both young and older running together and taking turns walking over mud on a wood plank.
- Creek excitement - turning attention and strategies to getting across.
- Rocks: tools, shapes, opportunities to build and create

What I feel:
- Excitement. Magic. A welcoming and playful forest.

What I think: There are so many magic spots created along the way where a community of  children convene, test, exchange, explore...these spots are like little eddies along the edges of a river: safe and swirling with activity, then we re-enter the current of the trail. Like an eddy, which is visible in a river, these magic spots in the forest seem to become visible after their discovery by children.




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