Forest Magic for Kids: How to Find Fairies, Make a Secret Fort, and Cook Up an Elfin Picnic

Ages 5 to 9, Grades K to 4

Your enchanted guide to 50+ magical activities for everything from finding hidden flower fairies in your own backyard and making a special wizard staff to creating a tiny woodland village and making your own forest potions.“Science facts readily interweave with a smattering of folklore as the text and charming illustrations encourage kids to charge up their imaginations and get outside....The spirits of scientific inquiry and old-fashioned wonder coexist happily here and will delight magic-minded children.”—Booklist“A delightful outdoor handbook to ignite curiosity and a passion for nature, this is a great resource for nature units as well as hands-on activities to bring a creative writing program to life.”—School Library JournalCome discover the wild magic tucked into the nooks and crannies of forests, thickets, and meadows. Search for fairy dusted glow-in-the-dark mushrooms. Find secret worlds hidden in trees and uncover the tunnels, trails, and dens of gnomes and trolls, and mice and moles. Learn to listen to the forest, make sun-warmed pine tea, and wear an evergreen crown to an elf picnic.Look inside to learn how to:Keep a secret notebook filled with maps, notes, and pockets for all your discoveriesGo on a quest for wild treasuresFollow a queen bumblebee to her castleMake your own forest teas and potionsBecome best friends with a treeCreate tiny gnomes and build cozy gnome homesSeek where mushrooms grow after a fairy danceCarve a walking stick wizard staffBuild your own hidden forest fort

About the Author

Susie Spikol is a naturalist at the Harris Center for Conservation Education in Hancock, New Hampshire. A lifelong animal lover, Susie now helps people of all ages connect with the natural world. She is the author of The Animal Adventurer’s Guide (Roost Books, 2002). You can find her at www.susiespikol.com.