Make A House for a Fairy
Little girls who love fairies and enjoy playing dress up would also love to create a fairy house. That is what my daughter enjoyed when she was between the ages of three thru six(or maybe even seven). Every year for Halloween, she was either a princess, a fairy, or a fairy princess. For Christmas or birthdays, all she asked for was either fairy or princess toys. She wore tu tu's, fairy wings, joined ballet for a while, we watched girly movies, created fairy crafts, and we built fairy houses. I thought the fairy obsession would never end.
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Contents at a Glance
Fairy Houses by Tracy Kane
Learn how to build a home for a fairy with objects from nature
One book we found was called "Fairy Houses" by Tracy Kane, that was about a little girl who liked to build fairy houses and encouraged other little girls to use their imagination to do the same. So, we tried this, followed the fairy house instructions, and it was great fun. The rules were that you could only use items that are natural and found outside. So, we gathered some rocks, sticks, leaves, and grass and got to work. We were very pleased with our results. Would the fairies visit the beautiful fairy house we made? Would we see signs of their fairy magic? Would they dance around the trees when no one was looking?
Fairy Houses (The Fairy Houses Series)
Amazon Price: $7.50 (as of 05/30/2012)
Fairy House books by Tracy Kane
Memories of Building Fairy Houses
Enjoy the fairy house stage with your kids
A few years has passed since we have been building fairy houses. My daughter no longer is pink, purple, and frilly. Barbies and Disney Princesses have been replaced by Twilight and afternoon phone calls. Oddly enough, even though I thought I had been overly saturated with girly girl, I find that I miss her excitement over those things. Recently, while flipping through my online albums (and an old blog post), I came across our fairy house. Our little house didn't last long. It was gone the following spring. The fairies never came but the magic left behind is the memory of the fun we had and the joy on my daughters face when the house was completed and her thoughts of fairies dancing around the tree when no one was looking. In Sleepy Oaks Woods Poster
By Fearneve
In Sleepy Oaks Woods by Fearneve
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Fairy Houses of Maine
Inspirational ideas to help you create a fairy home
Fairy Houses of the Maine Coast
Amazon Price: $9.02 (as of 05/29/2012)
We were given this book as a gift and my kids have spent countless hours looking at the pictures and have been inspired to build their own fairy houses.
Building Fairy Houses inFairy Village at the Botanical Garden
A special place for fairies
This last summer, my husband and I took the kids to the Coastal Maine Botanical Gardens and my daughter was very excited to see the flowers and check out the Fairy Village. The village is in its own fenced off area of the gardens where children (and adults too) can make a house for small fairies to live in.Much to my surprise, my daughter lost interest quickly but my 9 year old son was fascinated so he and I spent some time building a fairy house together. One thing that was really cute was a big stone with a lot of building supplies (stones, sticks, acorns, etc...) that was named "Gnome Dept". It was a lot of fun and he was quite proud of his handiwork when we were finished.
When You Make a House for Fairies, Don't Forget the Door
Fairy doors are a great decoration
Don't forget that you can make a house for fairies a litte fancier by either constructing a fairy door (sometimes referred to as gnome doors). If you do not feel like making this items yourself, you can stretch the rules a little and buy some cute little fairy doors like the ones pictured below.
Gnome Door, Double Doors
Amazon Price: $15.99 (as of 05/30/2012)
More Doors and Windows for Fairy Houses
Fairy doors and fairy windows too
Tutorial on How To Create a Fairy House
How to build a building suitable for fairies
This you tube video has got to be one of the cutest fairy house tutorials I've seen on the internet. It features a little girl giving step by step instructions on how to make a fairy house.
curated content from YouTube
(House Designed with Her in Mind) Poster Print
By Philippes Arts
Make a Garden for Fairies
How to make a garden that fairies will love
Lets not forget that fairies like gardens so giving them a little plot to plant flowers in is always helpful. You can line the garden with a little rock fence, an acorn border, a stick fence, or get as creative as you would like. You can find fallen leaves or petals from flowers to decorate the garden with. Dried moss is also a nice accessory to use to dress it up a little. Just have fun with it and let the creative juices flow. You may find that long after the kids have lost interest, you'll still be there, working on a nice little home for a flower fairy. Fairy Houses As Home Or Garden Accessories
This fairy castle would look great sitting in a shaded corner of any flower garden.
Willow Fairy House
Amazon Price: $54.95 (as of 05/29/2012)
This beautiful fairy castle makes a great home for fairies.
More Delightful Fairy Homes
By the Banks of Silver Stream Fairy Bunny
By robmolily
Fairy Jewelry and Jewelry Boxes
Fairy jewelry is a great gift for girls of all ages and its always nice to have a special place such as a jewelry box to store those fairy accessories.
Fairy Ornaments On Cafe Press
XmasMidEve #1Ornament (Round)
Price: $12.00
Autumn Fairy Oval Ornament
Price: $9.99
Moonlit Water Oval Ornament
Price: $8.99
Forest Fairy Ornament (Round)
Price: $8.99
The Quarrel Oval Ornament
Price: $7.99
Fairy Houses on Ebay
Check out these cute fairy house decorations from Ebay. Great for the home or garden.
More Fairies
Fairy Canopies and Silks
A Place To Keep Your Fairy Jewelry
I Hope You Enjoyed Building Fairy Houses
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SRitchieable
May 24, 2012 @ 7:50 am | delete
- I love it, I'd hoped someone made a lens about this, and then I found yours! It's amazing, I love the ideas (and the photographs and the paintings). I've featured your lens on mine: http://www.squidoo.com/why-grandma-would-celebrate-tell-a-fairy-tale-day . Thanks for sharing.
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GypsyWhim
Apr 26, 2012 @ 9:23 pm | delete
- I so love fairies, although I've never built a fairy house -- maybe, cause I'm always shelled up in my house and never make it out into my yard. I love this lens -- so whimsical and beautiful! Great job!
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NinaLouder
Apr 12, 2012 @ 4:38 am | delete
- How sweet!
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bossypants
Apr 3, 2012 @ 4:07 pm | delete
- "Gnome Depot" made me smile! I've been seeing a lot about fairy houses, lately and love idea of making a space in my garden for a little magic. Lovely lens, beautifully written and a joy to read!
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agoofyidea
Mar 29, 2012 @ 9:43 am | delete
- I think it would be more fun to build a fairy house than to just buy one and plop it down. Neat lens.
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