“Let’s go on an adventure. All you have to do is run outside and find a stick. Choose it with care and it can be anything you want it to be: a sword with which to fight off fierce dragons in the forest, a tracking stick to help you creep after secretive creatures, a wand to cast magic spells or a broomstick to transport you to other worlds.The stick is perhaps the best-loved toy of all time, the starting point for endless adventures for generations of children all over the world. Sticks are easy to find, natural and, best of all, totally free. So, if you haven’t got your own special stick, what are you waiting for?”
– The Stick Book: Loads of Things You Can Make or Do with a Stick by Jo Schofield and Fiona Danks
Celebrate stick season with some stick play! Four Winds has developed a guide to creating an open-ended outdoor play space anywhere with sticks, including materials to have on hand, adult role, benefits, and books. Check it out here. What will you do with a stick!?
Here are some of our favorite stick children’s books:
