International fairy Day is June 24 and if you’re a parent it is the perfect day to do something creative with your children. For starters, why don’t you build an adorable fairy garden with the kids? Making a fairy garden is easy and the kids will also have something fun to do outdoors.
Here we will share how to put together a whimsical fairy garden complete with artificial sponge grass, butterflies, gnomes and a fairy house. Let’s get started:
Unused Pots Or Broken Flower Pots
If you’re a novice when it comes to fairy gardens, get the balls rolling by making one in a planter. A large, unused pot in your kitchen or a broken flower pot in your backyard will get the job done. These will also ample space for all the little plants and other fairy garden accessories like fairies, gnomes, etc. In addition, a fairy garden of this kind is also to move around and easy to make subtle changes to it, so your kids will always be happy to see something new now and then.
Birdbaths
Birdbaths are also ideal for a fairy garden. As these things are elevated, you can also place them in any kind of flower bed of your choice and still see the tiny trees, furniture, and the fairy house.
Succulents
If you don’t have any unused or broken flower pots or a birdbath, but plenty of succulents around your backyard, then you make a nice garden from it. Simply add some miniature furniture and other garden accessories and you’ll be surprised by your instant fairy garden. You can get anything easier or cheaper than that!
Cardboard Box
This one is for your kids and let them do it for themselves. Fetch them a cardboard box and allow them to turn it into a fantasy mini fairy garden.
Landscaping
You’re probably aware that some of the best fairy gardens out there are married into the landscaping of people’s homes. It’s also incredibly easy. Just place a tiny door and some small flower pots at the base of a tree and instantly transform the spot into a veritable fairy house. You can get also design your fairy garden after the landscaping of your own backyard. Just make a mini version of it by adding artificial sponge grass, a pool, some decks, some furniture, etc. Your kids will love it.
Herb gardens
If you don’t have much space to spare in your patio, you can make your fairy garden by doubling your existing herb garden. It’s a win-win combination as the herbs will do the landscaping and the cute fairy house and other fairy accents will beautify the herbs.
Children’s Fairy Stories
Can’t think of a nice, unique layout for your fairy garden? Get some inspiration from your children’s favorite fairy books. Just pick a location from the books and try to replicate it in a small form. It doesn’t matter if your fairy garden looks like Shire (The Lord of the Rings) or the ones from Narnia, either way, you kids will go bonkers when they’ll see that your garden relates to their favorite books.
Fairy Terrarium
Fancy a fairy terrarium? Why not? Just put some moss or artificial sponge grass, pebbles or stones. This fairy garden idea is perfect for apartment dwellers.
Tree Trunks
People have used trees for fairy houses ever since the trend of fairy gardens took off. It’s because they’re incredibly easy. You only need to add a door and a few windows and suddenly you have a fairy house.
String Lights
Have some extra string lights gathering dust in the garage? Why not use them to illuminate your fairy garden? Your patio or backyard has string lights, so it’s more than just fair to have the same for your fairy garden. It will also make your fairy garden appear magical every time of the day and night.
Final Thoughts
Okay, let’s talk about the elephant in the room—you’re just too old to decorate your own fairy garden. Most won’t admit it, but let’s be honest—you’re making your fairy garden for your kids. So, go ahead, fetch a sandbox and fill it with soil and let your kids do all the decoration. Allow them to be creative and play to their heart’s content. Let them go crazy with the mini plants, miniature furniture, and other fairy stuff. They won’t be able to thank you enough.
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