Parents and children enjoyed crafts during the Hug-A-Tree event at the Sarasota Children's Garden.
By
Amanda Morales
| 1:43 p.m. April 18, 2015
Sarasota
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In anticipation of Earth Day parents and children spent the afternoon taking in nature at the Hug-A-Tree event at the Sarasota Children's Garden April, 18.
Together families created talking sticks using twigs, age rings on paper plates and used ribbons to wrap trees. Robin Fulk led the activities that included a lesson on all the things humans gain from trees.
Kennan Wilson hugs a tree that he helped decorate with his mother Gina.
Amanda Beall decorates a talking stick.
David and Isla Outerbridge work together on a craft project at the Hug-a-Tree event at Sarasota Children's Garden.
Marcus Csekits takes a break from crafts on the pirate ship. When asked his name, he replied “Captain Jack Sparrow.”
Parents and children decorated trees throughout the garden using fabric and ribbons.
Gina and Kennan Wilson wrap fabric around the trunk of a tree.
Alice Shipley decorated her tree and showed her appreciation for nature.
Jude, Rudy, Becky and Alice Shipley spend the afternoon at the Sarasota Children’s Garden.
Kiana Loftus created a fairy tree with ribbons and fabric.
