Since the mushrooms appeared in our back yard (I decided to play it safe and NOT eat them) I have been talking to Tom about fairies. I want there to be more to their play than trains, planes and automobiles! We decided that as there are mushrooms in the garden, there must be fairies. So we decided to make a fairy garden in one of the half wine barrels we have. I have been collecting a few bits and pieces, some of which I have put away somewhere "safely" but have yet to find!
The fairy cottage is my favourite find. It's really heavy so difficult for little hands to lift, so it should stay put. I found it online on Trademe along with the mushrooms. The other bits like the coloured stones are easily found in bargain/craft stores.
A visit to the garden shop to buy the flowers and we were all set. We will add to it (will plant some moss next) no doubt and I imagine some things will go "walkies" but I want this to be a tactile garden, Tom is so gentle with everything and I'm hoping this will rub off on George who is anything but gentle. Tom finds the cottage fascinating and ever the practical boy he wants to know how the fairies will get into the cottage if everything is closed tight....................magic I tell him.
We have another small barrel which we will fill with soil and plants and pop some dinosaurs into. A few succulents and pools of mud will be perfect for the boys to plodge some plastic dinos around in.
It's all about nurturing imagination and showing them by taking care of the plants and flowers we can have a special place in our garden to visit and hopefully entice the fairies to come a stay a while.
Is there any magic in your garden?
ahh, thats lovely! i showed claud a mushroom ring this morning on our way back from kindy and encouraged her to 'have a dance in it, like the fairies do'. she promptly trampled the whole lot. more elephant than fairy! but i must make one of these, she'd love it x
ReplyDeletelove this idea! Both the fairies and the dinosaurs, I'm inspired to do this with our little one. Thanks for sharing! Belinda x
ReplyDeleteI love the fairy garden SO much!!!
ReplyDeleteDon't forget tp tell us if you see any fairies playing there..... ;-)
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What a special little garden! I love it :) Sunny would absolutely love that... She is so into fairies and unicorns. She's told me that when she grows up she wants to be a mermaid - We'll see how that goes.
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I understand the elves like to build their houses in tree roots - sometimes you can see a little door. They're always very pleased if you make them a garden with a little path and maybe a twig patio set!
ReplyDeleteMy word verification for that comment was Alphonso Mingduri, which coincidentally is the name of one of the elves that live in my garden.
ReplyDeleteHow fabulous!! If I were a faery I would most certainly want to take up residence there x
ReplyDeleteThat is so gorgeous, I love it! x
ReplyDeleteI love this!!! Swooning. I adore a bit of fairy magic. xxx
ReplyDeleteNo way!!!! I cannot believe I just came here and read this, I just posted the other day about this and have a giveaway on from it!!!!
ReplyDeleteU would love it and if you post it on your blog Elfin Trail will put you in the draw twice!
Such a gorgeous garden and If i were a faery I would be hanging out there!
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Cute idea. Love the house and toadstools. I think the dinosaur garden sounds great, too. The kids will love it,
ReplyDeleteWhat a great idea for a garden in a wine barrel. We most definitely have fairies in our garden! Matilda leaves food for them all the time. They seem to like almonds and cake sprinkles the most.
ReplyDeleteThe fairy garden is....enchanting! :) x
ReplyDeleteAHHHH I love it!!! This top notch awesome lady!!! Everything about it is perfect and wonderful for little hands! Great work!! And I love the idea about the dinosaurs!!!
ReplyDeleteI so love this idea!! My Grace would love it and it would be perfect for our garden. I will definitely be remembering your idea, thanks for sharing xx
ReplyDeleteVery, very cute. Plus easy to maintain!
ReplyDeleteThat is too cute for words. My daughter would love this. When we were out walking at the weekend she would look for tiny holes or "caves" in the ground and declare that was where the fairies lived. x
ReplyDeleteJust the thing I would have adored as a child. What a magic thing to share with your son. He looks very serious!
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