“Enchanted worlds still exist because the child within us never dies. The doorways may be more obscure, but we can still seek them out. There are still noble adventures to undertake. There are still trees that speak and caverns that lead to nether realms. There will always be faeries and elves within nature because they will always be dancing within our hearts.”
Our Thursday Home school workshop...topic today: Fairies! We began our workshop with a history of the "Little People" and the American Indians. Storytelling was an important part of the heritage of the Native Americans, and little people in the woods were thought to have revealed secrets of plants, herbs, and nature. We read a Native American story about the little people and the Great Blue Heron, and we also looked at fairy books by Tracy Kane .
We then began our trail walk...looking for nature made materials to use for our projects!
At The Cabin Path, there is a hidden little path that leads up to many hollow trees with secret little homes of the fairies!
We returned to the Gathering Room with bags filled with seeds, sticks, bark, and ideas for our fairies!
There were tables set with "food" of oak and maple seeds, swings, porches, and secret doors....
Fairy dresses of Tulip Poplar blooms....
Brian decided to construct a ferocious BUG..and he helped with the fairy homes, too!
It was a day of friends and fun...sharing and laughing...looking and learning...and I think we all left believing in the magic of fairies!