
This year I will focus on nature-based crafts that are fun for kids or those who are young-at-heart. I hope you enjoy them. Please let me know and share photos!
There are many people who create manifestation boards each year. On them are pictures of what they wish to bring into their lives for the coming year. There is some positivity and goal-setting that is ingrained in this practice.  Kids, however, may want something different.
This is an easy thing to do with children. Find a downed stick that measures from the tip of a child’s fingers to their elbow. Break to fit if necessary. The child will be thinking about their wish. Like birthday candles blown out, they do not have to tell you their wish. They do need to think about it as they wrap their stick.
Needed:
Stick
Yarn- that is a color the child chooses (this should be about 3-4 feet of yarn for young kids and 8-10 feet for older)-a natural cotton, wool, or alpaca is best as it will eventually go back to the earth. However, twine and jute work too.
Start the wrap about an inch from the bottom of the stick (this will go into the ground eventually).
Hold one end of the yarn vertically along the stick and start wrapping so that the wrapped yarn will eventually cover the vertical yarn (no knots needed). Younger children or those with challenged fine motor skills may need a bit of help in the beginning.
Wrap so that the yarn is placed against and above the wrap below .
Don’t go crazy about #3. This is their project so young children will do their best and that is okay. The yarn should be tight enough that it doesn’t sag off the stick.
When the top is reached, tuck the end underneath the yarn below. Trim so only a little faces out.Â

Take the stick and plant it in a part of the yard where it won’t get trampled or pulled out. Their wish has been planted.
This is a good time to talk about wishes and how they come true. It might not be exactly how they think it will. Examples: a wished-for-trip might be a day at the zoo; a wished-for-dog or cat might be a stuffed animal.
Find a book at the library that talks about wishes to be read after this craft.
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