After reading Wishtree to my library group, I knew I had to do more. When a really good book sticks with children, and they’re not ready to let go, it’s up to me to make something meaningful happen. I can’t leave children hanging.
The library has a beautiful red maple tree by their entrance.
We could write wishes and hang them on the tree! The children loved this idea! And so, we wrote wishes.
This is my favorite from Gaia:
“I wish all people would get together.”
The library loves the wish tree. They are planning on adding this to their summer program, having children write wishes to adorn the tree. Isn’t that wonderful? I never had a chance as a child to write a wish, much less hang it on a tree. We always wrote what we were thankful for, and children still do that today. While that is wonderful, opening the world to wishes can take thankfulness to a new, deeper level.
Jennie
A Teacher's Reflections 
That’s special Jennie, lovely thing to do.
‘I wish to cook cereal when I am big’. That is so endearing. You are forever enriching the lives of those children, Jennie.
Best wishes, Pete.
What a beautiful idea, Jennie 🧡
What a marvellous idea! I love the wishes. Happiness seems to be important to many. 😁