What do you want to do?
Before choosing your stick, you need to decide what you want to use it for. Do you want to create a trail of arrows for friends to follow? Or will you use your stick to make a home for wildlife? Perhaps you’d like to decorate it and use it as a wand?
Choose your stick
Now that you’ve decided what to create, you need to decide what type of stick would be best. Think about how many you need (you’ll need a lot if you’re creating a trail or building a den).
If you’re building a den, you’ll need to hunt for lots of big, sturdy sticks that are tall enough to create a shelter.
For a trail, your sticks can be much smaller but maybe choose ones with an unusual colour or strip the bark from them in order to help your followers spot your arrows.
Pooh sticks can be any shape or size, so long as they float.
Make a wand
Can you create your very own wizard or witch's wand? What size and shape of stick do you want? Can you decorate with leaves and flowers? Or if you’re at the seaside, maybe some shells? If you have some paint or ribbon, you could transform your wand into a colourful creation. Maybe you can complete no. 18 of our ‘50 things’ (create some wild art) at the same time.