Steps to making a wish tree

Materials

- A tree branch with several ramifications.
- Any type of strong paper to make cards.
- Hole puncher
- Crayons, markers, color pencils.
- Rubber bands or paper clips.
- Container to stick the branch in.

Activity (begining and end of project)

- Distribute cards to participants. Ask them to write one wish they want to experience from community gardening.
- Ask volunteers to share wishes with group.
- Hang each card on wish tree using a rubber band or paper clip.
- Towards the end of the project, gather all participants; displays wish tree and ask them to retrive and read their original cards; evaluate whether their wish came true or not; and reflect on what did/didn't help to make it happen.
- Share reflections within the whole group or in smaller groups.

 

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