Monday, October 22, 2012

Welcome to Fairy Lane

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What a beautiful day to walk in the woods searching for fairy homes.

But let me take you back in time a bit.
I first posted about discovering fairy doors in a neighbouring community.
Then we created a fairy world in our classroom.
Leading us to create our own doors to place in a wooded area nearby.
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Then yesterday my husband and I took a walk in the woods.
Looking for the best places for fairy homes to reside.
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We left arrows, made from sticks, and piles of pinecones marking
the spots
to look for the fairy doors.
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Back to present time, this morning, the StrongStart families went
for a walk in the woods searching for their fairy doors. 
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Searching for piles of pinecones to show us the way.
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Crossing a bridge to find the first fairy home tucked behind a tree.
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The children continued searching for the doors along Fairy Lane.
When they found one they left housewarming presents.
Pinecones, leaves, glass jewels.
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We had a few obstacles to tackle along the way.
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But it didn’t slow us down.
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We rang many door bells and knocked on many doors but no fairies were home.
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When we found this door we met a slug that was just leaving the fairy home.
He told us no one was home and
pointed us on to the next door.
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There are twelve fairy homes in Lerwick Woods and we decided to make
it easier to find by tying ribbon on branches close by.
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Before saying goodbye to Fairy Lane the children drew pictures
and wrote stories about their favourite door.
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Goodbye Fairy Lane, we’ll tell our friends to come and visit.