A labyrinth might look like a maze from a distance, but closer inspection reveals that a labyrinth has a specific pattern and no dead ends. Unlike a maze that makes you concentrate and retrace your steps, the labyrinth is not a game or puzzle to figure out. Although labyrinths can follow different designs, the most […]
Life is a Journey. So is a Labyrinth.
WRITTEN BY: Patrice Powers-Barker, OSU Extension, Lucas County, Family and Consumer Sciences Educator
REVIEWED BY: Amy Stone, OSU Extension Lucas County, Agriculture and Natural Resources and Megan Arnold, PhD, OSU Extension Lucas and Wood Counties, Area Leader
PHOTO CREDITS:
- Patrice Powers-Barker
- Printable labyrinth from https://www.worldlabyrinthday.org/resources/finger-labyrinths
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