THE ENCHANTED CHILDREN'S FOREST

The Enchanted Children’s Forest
…and other fun for kids of all ages!

The Enchanted Children’s Forest (ECF) is a special area located in the playground across from the eco house and is dedicated to the passions and energy of young people. Marcy Gregoire of Under the Tree Music Company and a variety of special guests will be offering activities, performances and workshops all day for young people to enjoy with their parents or on their own if they are over the age of seven. Parents wishing to have their children supervised must sign them in and out, and let ECF coordinators know where they will be at all times.

Enchanted Children's Forest Schedule
For more information and presenter bios, please visit Workshops

Please note, all adult workshops marked with a ÿ are designated as youth friendly and all ECF workshops were designed to delight grownups and children separately or together. So don’t be shy… everyone is welcome!

(ECF) Build a Nature Sculpture with Marcy & friends. Collect treasures from nature and create an original sculpture using clay, wire, glue, etc. Display your creations for others to see!

(ECF) EarthSongwriting 101 with Marcy Gregoire. Write and rehearse an original song, explore various musical instruments and laugh as much as possible.

(C1) Eat Your Weeds with Karen Talbot. Take a walk, bring your grown-ups, discover edible plants, and sample food and drink made from Mother Earth's bounty.

(ECF) Fabric Aerialist Performance with Elana Davidson.  Watch her climb, wrap and spin in the air with fabric in this acrobatic dance performance.

(N2) Foundations of Herbal Healing with Mary Blue. Bring your family and learn about the roots, leaves, flowers and seeds of healing plants.

(N3) Fun with Fuel Cells with Ross McCurdy & crew. Using real lab kits, find out how you can use solar energy and water to generate electricity and turn on a light bulb.

(ECF) Introduction to the Enchanted Children’s Forest with Marcy & friends. Join the circle, play some games, find out what programs and performances are being offered for the day, and laugh as much as possible.

(N3) Make a Peaceflag & Send Positive Wishes to the World with Ginny Fox. Decorate your own set of peaceflags with fabric, paints, markers and collage and string them together, connecting our wishes for a peaceful world.

(C2) Nature Awareness Series with The Children of the Earth Foundation.  Sharpen your senses, practice your fox-walking, play nature games and learn to move like wild animals!

(ECF) Nature in Action, Story & Song with Stand-Up Chameleon Jackson Gillman. Join us for a participatory romp on the wild and crazy side of natural science.

(ECF) Nature Mobiles with Marcy & friends. Collect treasures from nature and create an original mobile. Display your creations for others to see!

(ECF) Re-do Re-used Clothing with Marcy & friends. Use old t-shirts and other items and transform them into original pieces of clothing.

(A2) Safe Cycling for the Whole Family with Richard Durishin & Ken Ruscetta. Learn the important “rules of the road” for safe and fun bicycling in neighborhoods, on roads and along bike paths.

(N1 & A1) Sustainable Living, One House at a Time with Cindy Saksena. Come see how your family can rehab a house to make it "greener” and learn how to live in it more sustainably!

(C2) Tracking Series with the New England Trackers. Practice the skills that our ancestors used to survive in the world that allowed them to live in balance and harmony with their environment, rather than dominate it.

(ECF) The Veggie Voyager with Jay Mankita. Meet the Veggie Voyager, an alternative energy vehicle that runs on recycled waste vegetable oil, and share music and stories about life, love and sustainable living with Jay Mankita.

(ECF) Under the Tree Music Company Performance with Marcy & friends. This is your chance to perform your new songs and use your new musical instrument skills!