NOT A STICK – THEN WHAT IS IT?
It’s a … let your imagination run wild!
• Collect several sticks and sort them by length, width, shape, colour AND texture.
• Draw a picture or write letters, words or names in the dirt, mud or sand.
• Use as pair as drumsticks on a tree or rock to make outdoor music.
• Practice your shapes, numbers or letters using sticks on the grass, dirt or pavement.
• Design and make a nest for backyard birds.
• Make a frame for your nature art
• Use a bunch as the framework for a fairy house or dragon cave. Larger sticks can be used to build a fort or den.
• See how high you can build a stick tower by layering sticks on top of one another.
• Have a pretend sword fight with an imaginary foe.
• Paint them (or paint with them) with bright colours, pastels, water or mud.
• Find a bridge over a stream or river and play Pooh sticks. Two players each drop a stick into the water on one side of the bridge, then race to the other side of the bridge to see whose stick comes out from under the bridge first.
• Add some string to make a fishing rod.
What is your favourite way to play with sticks?