Imagine

Jan 23

Kids have such a natural inclination to not only explore their wild imaginations but also to find inspiration from one another through sharing. Our camp is designed to be a stage where they can shine and share the fruits of these curiosities. It truly is a beautiful thing to watch how they vocalize and interpret their thoughts into tangible creative projects.

This week in particular, many of our conversations revolved around re-interpreting the use of everyday objects through our own imaginations. Cami used an empty paper towel roll and colorful yarn to build a tool that would help her bravely rescue her sister from the wilderness while Stella designed puppets and a stage to tell the story of her 100-day celebration at school. Alice used her dad’s old sweater, buttons, and scrap yarn to design a warm winter hat, and Soi used old toy packaging and cardboard boxes to make her very own vending machine.

In sharing about each of these projects, our campers expressed their ideas in such a casual way, even suggesting that these ideas flowed from their imaginations so naturally and effortlessly. Our hope and ambition at TaleTree is to continue fostering this very eagerness and ease in exploring our imaginations. Talent is one thing, but we know we all carry this sense of imagination deep inside!

What will you do this week to explore your imagination? Drop us a comment below!

”The power of imagination makes us infinite.”
- John Muir

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