Activi-TREE at Belmont Habitat

We met at the Belmont Habitat for a tree identification activity. The girls learned to identify white pines, red pines, paper birch, maple, red oak, white oak, hickory, beech, and cedar trees. They also quickly became proficient at Jewelweed seed popping. Thanks to Keith Jensen and Heather Dahle for joining us, and to Keith for the great photos!

The Summit! Turtle Pond, elevation gained: -12 feet

trees and stuff

deep engrossed by the tree guides

I promise I'm having fun

Paper birch

Jewelweed popping- by far the biggest hit of the activity

tree gazing

Up the trunk of maple

Getting to know you in 2017!

We enjoyed our first activity together. We played many getting to know you games and ended with a guided meditation for stress and anxiety reduction.

Games included:
Name activity (have girls make action with their name, build as you go around circle)

Candy Activity: take 1-5 pieces of M&Ms. Don't tell them why. After they've selected them, each girls tells the following things about themselves according to their chosen candy:
Red: hobbies, green: favorite place on earth, blue: favorite memory, yellow: dream job, orange: wildcard

Line Up: (level up: no talking) Birthdays, height, # of siblings,

Where do you stand:
(have girls stand on opposite sides of the room according to their preferences/experiences)
winter or summer?
sweet or salty?
Hawaii or New York City?
rock music or classical?
chocolate or strawberry?
Morning person or Night person?
Cats or dogs?
Swimming or running

Guided Meditation (a visualization method for stress and anxiety relaxation)