Mysterious Summer Forest Escape

I had asked my mother the permission to go to the mysterious summer forest. She was very reluctant in allowing me to go to there but after I kept persuading and pleading, she finally agreed but I could still see a worry on her face. So, finally I have come to the forest and very weirdly I have lost my way in the forest. Now I understand as to why my mother was not willing to let me come here. Now, I will have to go around interacting with whatever I meet and pick up all the useful things found in the forest before using them to solve the puzzles and activate the portal.