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Over the last 2 weeks, we've been trying out some tools as a way to engage with our woodland setting. We got quite creative! But first: a playground in the woods! A teeter totter! 
A riding horse! 
And a low ropes course! 
Getting a sawhorse ready... 
for some serious sawing. 
Look! More turkey tracks! 
Whose tracks are these? 
Looking up on a beautiful, sunny afternoon: 
Looking down on our Wonderful Winter Woodland Workshop of Elves at work sawing, drilling, and creating: 
Creativity abounds! Look at what we made as gifts and as decorations: 
A happy tree: 
We went for a hike in the woods: 
And found a group of happy turtles: 
Who put this corn cob there? 
Look at all of the beech trees in the background here! We learned that beech trees are one of the only North American trees that squirrels can't climb because of their smooth bark. We wondered why beech trees hold onto their leaves for so long. Why don't they let go when the other deciduous trees to? We talked about the name beech, and how it sounds like beach, and how that reminds us of summer. Maybe beech trees want to hold onto summer for as long as they can. We each found a spot for some quiet time in the woods. It was so still and silent. 
Going "ice fishing": 
One more week, Wild Turkeys! We'll see what there is to explore next week.
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We love this land where we play and learn: the sun that warms us, the trees that give us shade, beauty and places to climb. The plants that give us food. The creatures who teach us about how to live in a good way. Thank you to the bugs and turtles, the great blue herons and the tadpoles. To the fairy shrimp, the tree swallows, the pond snails, the newts. To the Jack-in-the-pulpits, the trout lilies, the goldenrod, the asters - all of you are so beautiful and teach us so much. To the water, which is life - the ponds, creeks and the Grand River watershed.
We are honoured to walk, learn, and play on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, and Chonnonton Nations, treaty lands of the Haudenosaunee. Grateful for the ongoing care, stewardship, and teachings from Indigenous Peoples that help us walk gently on this earth. We are committed to the ongoing process of decolonization through partnering with local Indigenous educators in our facilitation, learning about the past and about good ways forward together, and respecting the land as our First Teacher.
We are honoured to walk, learn, and play on the traditional territories of the Haudenosaunee, Anishinaabe, and Chonnonton Nations, treaty lands of the Haudenosaunee. Grateful for the ongoing care, stewardship, and teachings from Indigenous Peoples that help us walk gently on this earth. We are committed to the ongoing process of decolonization through partnering with local Indigenous educators in our facilitation, learning about the past and about good ways forward together, and respecting the land as our First Teacher.
