Tessa is a true "nature soul." Whether she’s found bugs or found the magic in a moss-covered rock. She’s truly a breath of fresh air!
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Receive Text UpdatesMud! Tessa loves to play in the mud. It is the ultimate craft supply. You can catch her squishing it between her toes, building "mud pies" with sticks and stones, or even seeing which animals walked by earlier by looking for their paw prints in the wet ground. Nature is full of surprises, and there’s always something new to discover every time she steps out the door!
Tessa’s favorite animal is a bunny. Her bed is guarded by a soft row of five stuffed bunnies. With their twitchy noses and wide eyes, they capture the same sense of wonder and charm that Tessa carries with her everywhere.
Tessa is an explorer at heart who treats the wilderness like a living toy box. She’s often found cracking open ordinary rocks to reveal the secret treasures inside or creating forts from our backyard's sturdiest sticks.
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