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Chester's Woodcastle

Chester the Chipmunk spends a lot of time in the forest gathering food like acrons and berries and stockpiling them in his burrow. In this activity, you can gather materials from around the forest like Chester does and use them to create a woodcastle for your favorite chipmunk!

materials for woodcastle

What you need:

materials you collect from the forest floor (leaves, seed pods, acorns, twigs, pebbles, etc.)

What you do: chester chipmunk

Suggest your child use the pile of materials to build anything he or she can imagine. It could be a grand castle fit for a chipmunk like Chester, a nest for Bonnie the Bluebird, a city center for worms...the possibilities are endless!
Take turns telling stories about the world's that been constructed.

Photo: NWF

Art: Eddie Young