Table of Contents
Foreword Sark 8
Introduction 11
Chapter 1 The Wonder of Nature 16
1 Take a Curiosity Walk 22
2 Take a Field Trip to the Grocery Store 24
3 Drink Moon Water 28
4 Go on a Wonder Date 29
5 Measure the Blueness of the Sky 32
6 Cloudspotting 37
7 Create a Wonderscape 40
Worksheet
What Are Some Memories of Wonder in Your Life? 43
Chapter 2 The Wonder of You 44
8 Discover Your Superpowers 49
9 Let Others Appreciate You 54
10 Choose a Superhero Name 57
Worksheet
Your Superhero Identity 58
11 Find Your Full-Body Yes 60
12 Write a Word on Your Body 65
13 Meet Whatever Shows Up with Kindness 68
14 Make a Time Capsule 70
Chapter 3 Creative Magic 72
15 Spine Poetry 79
16 Leave a Love Note on a Banana 83
17 Find a Face in an Unlikely Place 84
18 Extend the Invitation 86
19 Levitate 89
20 Write a Paint-Chip Poem 92
21 Grow the Lexicon 96
Chapter 4 Wonderspotting 98
22 Find a Heart on Your Path 105
23 A Riot of Color 106
24 Stroll at the Magic Hour 107
25 See the World Upside Down 108
26 Arrange Your World by Color 109
27 Search for Soft Color 110
28 Let's Blend In 112
29 Find Beauty in an Unlikely Place 114
Worksheet
Your Wonder List 115
Chapter 5 The Wonder of Connection 116
30 Ask Someone about Their First Memories of Wonder 123
31 Give Something Away 126
32 The Teeny-Tiny How-To Film Festival 128
33 Find a Gratitude Buddy 130
34 Practice Mudita 132
35 Talk to a Stranger 134
36 Host a Gratitude Party 136
37 Amplify Someone's Joy 138
38 Host a Storybowl 140
Chapter 5 Creating Wonder for Others 148
39 Make a Wish Tree 154
40 Leave a Love Note in a Public Place 158
41 Balloon Poetry 163
42 Create Some Mail Art 166
43 Install a Fairy Door 168
44 Go Off-Script 172
45 Host a Bubble Flash Mob 177
Chapter 7 Everyday Magic 178
46 Set an Intention 184
47 Refuse to Know Anything for 24 Hours 186
48 Ask the Dictionary for Advice 188
49 Remember a Moment of Synchronicity 191
50 Talk to Someone's Higher Self 194
51 Make a Blessing Stick 198
52 Sprinkle Your Sparkle 202
Tending Our Joy 204
Acknowledgments 206