Willa was a playful girl who loved the wind. She dreamed of being like the leaves that danced outside her window and floated through her hair. She loved how they twirled in the air like dancers and whispered softly as they moved. Willa’s favorite thing about the leaves was how they flew wherever the wind took them. She wanted to be just like those leaves and fly through the sky.
First, Willa put on her favorite superhero cape and climbed to the top of a big grassy hill. She ran as fast as she could down the hill, hoping to take off into the air. But no matter how fast she ran, her feet stayed on the ground. Next, she tried swinging on a swing set. She pumped her legs so hard that she almost went over the top! At the highest point, she jumped into the breeze, but the wind didn’t catch her, and she landed in the sand with a soft thud.
Willa didn’t give up. She had one more idea. She gathered lots of paper and made a giant paper airplane. She glued and taped it together, creating a cozy spot to sit. She was sure it would fly! With her goggles on and ready to soar, she jumped, but the airplane didn’t move. Feeling sad, she went inside, thinking she would never fly.
Willa’s dad had a special idea. “Come with me,” he said. He took her outside and told her to climb onto his shoulders. “Stand up,” he said, “I’ll hold your ankles.” Willa bravely stood on her dad’s shoulders, stretched her arms out like wings, and felt the wind rush by. She finally felt like she was flying!
Suddenly, a strong gust of wind made Willa lose her balance. She started to fall, but instead of hitting the ground, she landed safely in her dad’s arms. She hugged him tightly, feeling safe and happy. Her dad’s hug made her feel even more free than the leaves.
“I guess I’m not like the wind,” Willa said, “but that’s okay.”
“The wind is inside of you,” her dad said. “You are free like the leaves and dance more beautifully than they ever will. The wind in your heart will take you anywhere you want to go. You just need to be brave enough to jump.”
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Make Your Own Wind Dancer: Just like Willa loved the wind, you can create your own wind dancer! Use colorful ribbons or strips of paper and attach them to a stick or a straw. Take your wind dancer outside on a breezy day and watch how it moves with the wind. How does it feel to see your creation dance? Can you make it twirl faster or slower?
Wind Experiment: Gather some lightweight objects like feathers, leaves, or small pieces of paper. Go outside and see how the wind moves each object. Which one flies the farthest? Which one spins the most? Try blowing on them yourself to see how you can make them move. What do you notice about how the wind affects different objects?
Imagine and Draw: Imagine you are like Willa, trying to fly with the wind. Draw a picture of yourself flying in the sky. What would you see below you? Would there be clouds, birds, or maybe even a rainbow? Share your drawing with a friend or family member and tell them about your flying adventure.
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Willa was a whimsical girl who loved the wind. She longed to be like the leaves that fluttered by her window and floated through her long hair. She adored the way they danced in the air like a beautiful ballet and the sound of their perfectly harmonized whispers. Willa’s favorite thing about the leaves was how they flew freely through the air, wherever the wind wanted to take them. Willa wanted to be just like the leaves in the wind; she wanted to fly.
First, she tied her favorite superhero cape around her neck, hiked to the top of a huge grassy hill, and sprinted as fast as she could down the steep slope. But as quickly as she ran, her feet never left the ground. Next, she sat on a swing and pumped her legs so hard that she almost flipped over the top of the swing set. Right when she reached the highest point, she leapt into the breeze, but the breeze didn’t catch her, and she landed in the sand with a thud.
Willa stayed hopeful because she saved her best idea for last. She collected every scrap of paper she could find and crafted a giant paper airplane. She glued and taped all the edges together, creating the world’s coziest cockpit. It was so stable that she just knew it would take her frolicking through the air. With her goggles on and ready for takeoff, she leapt and jumped, but her airplane just wouldn’t budge. Defeated, she came inside, ready to give up. All of her plans had failed, and she felt disappointed.
Her dad had one more idea. “Come with me,” he said. He took her outside and told her to climb onto his shoulders. “Stand up,” he said, “I’ll hold your ankles.” Bravely, Willa put her feet on her dad’s shoulders, straightened her legs, and stretched her arms out to the side like big, beautiful wings. A strong gust of wind came whipping through the air, and she finally felt like she was flying.
Suddenly, the wind grew so powerful that Willa lost her balance. From high up in the air, she stumbled and began to fall. Closing her eyes, she waited to feel her body hit the ground, but instead, she landed softly in her dad’s strong arms. She wrapped her hands around his neck and didn’t let go. The protection of her dad’s embrace made her feel even more free than the leaves.
“I guess I’m not like the wind,” she said, “but that’s okay.”
“The wind is inside of you,” Willa’s dad said. “You are free like the leaves and dance more beautifully than they ever will. The wind in your heart will take you anywhere in the world you want to go. You just need to be brave enough to jump.”
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