Going to the backyard, Mimi thoughtfully said "I don't know if fairies are real, but I HOPE they live in our houses!" If that's not love for your neighbor--building them houses when you're not even sure they exist-- I don't know what is!
Setting up the village:
Daddy's house in front, Cocoa's in back, hung on some branch snags above the village for those fairies that prefer to sleep off the ground.
Ernie's red-roofed house, and my leaf-covered house. Notice the jars of "fairy dust" to help entice the fairies to come and stay, and replenish their stores. Inside Ernie's house, you can just barely see a little wooden spool for the fairy to sit on.
Most of these supplies were already on hand- we spent about $10 at the craft store for the wooden supplies and varnish.
I look forward to adding to this village- already the girls have made a dance floor of leaves around Mimi's purple-roofed house!
Supplies:
Houses
- 4" bird houses ($1 each)
- craft paint
- plastic jewels
- glue dots
- silk leaves
- spray on varnish
- wooden spools
- 1" wooden flower pots
- silk flowers
- small jam jars
- glitter
Paths
- flat marbles
Fencing
- doll house fencing
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Myrnie blogs about life over at I, Wonder Woman and talks about her latest gardening, home school, and homesteading projects at DIY Mama.All photos by Myrnie
