FLAT Month of Creativity – Kid Friendly

Celebrate our trails as we keep our physical distance.
–Write poems or stories about our favorite trails.
–Create animals and fantastic beasts we see along our trails (or wish we saw)!

Anyone big or small, young or well aged can play.

HOW TO PLAY

Choose a trail or section of trail (like part of the Loop) and visit it. Are there particular creatures you see? If you close your eyes are there creatures you hear or smell! Does the trail have a personality, is it peaceful or boisterous or calming or – you name it.

1) Then make a picture or sculpture of the creature you saw or wish you would see (let your imagination soar) on that trail. You can make a sculpture out of cardboard, papier mache, clay, sticks and string/vines. Whatever you have around, no need to go buy anything!

2) Write a poem about the trail. Haiku, limericks or Shakespearean sonnets are some possibilities.

Then SHARE a picture of your creature and your poem with us here or on FLAT’s Instagram.

Here are some links for how to make papier mache, create sculptures from cardboard and other items.
https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/paper-mache-paste-recipes-1245287
https://www.wikihow.com/Make-a-Sculpture https://lovelygreens.com/30-garden-projects-using-sticks-twigs/

Once we can start hanging out together again, we’ll share the images and poems at events. Next year, at the Trails That Connect Us event we’ll display your creations.

Keep an eye on this page for future updates.

Schedule: On your own, when you need to get outside.