creek

This is the scene for much summer fun, especially when it’s hot. If you’ve ever read The Complete Tales and Poems of Winnie-the-Pooh by A. A. Milne, you will be familiar with a game Winnie-the-Pooh invents called Poohsticks. My children call it Boats. It’s essentially the same thing and provides hours of entertainment on a hot day.

First the children scavenge the area for suitable contestansts.

contenders

Here are some likely candidates that didn’t make the final cut.

start

He enters the water with the contenders.

race

Sleeky and Hot Sauce are released into the current. Quality racing names are a must.

missed

Downstream she catches Sleeky but misses Hot Sauce.

gone

Hot Sauce is heading for some rapids.

search1

She runs ahead and searches and searches…

run

He takes to the land to get ahead of Hot Sauce.

search

He jumps back in, eyes searching the water. Did he make it in time?

saved

There she comes. She’s saved Hot Sauce!

swim

Relieved, he can now relax and enjoy a little swim.

notdeep

No worries. It’s not really that deep.

mud

You never know what will happen when the five year-old gets stung by a be and you ask for some mud.

mudball

This is not lookin’ good. I’m outta here.