Fairy Gardens

Our Fairy Garden in a pot!

Although we are a superhero-loving family, we have also loved fairies for a very long time...Supergirl would have been named Tinkerbell only a year ago!  Still, we have not forgotten about our love of these tiny creatures who care for nature and our very own fairy forest here at our home,  however creating little whimsical habitats for fairies has been a popular outdoor activity for our family since we first heard about the books Fairy Houses by Tracey Kane and Fairy Houses Everywhere by Barry and Tracey Kane.   The Superkids have been making fairy abodes in inconspicuous places in our own yard, other people's yards, campgrounds, etc...
So when I caught wind of this project via Pinterest and FamilyFun Magazine, I just couldn't help myself!

 What a lovely resting spot on the toadstool!

 I purchased all of my materials at Walmart.  Here is what I used:

• A good-sized plant pot
• Potting soil
• Rocks from my yard for drainage under the soil
• A few small plants: I used Moss, Ajuga chocolate chip(purple) and Stonecrop tricolor(sedum)
• Bag of glass beads-the one I chose had little plastic pink flowers
• Any other small fairy-sized statues or trinkets-I purchased the toadstool from Walmart for @ $2

This was such an easy project!  We made our fairy garden out on the deck as with 3 Superkids, it can get messy with all of the potting soil.  First, we filled the pot with some rocks in the bottom, then we added the soil, obviously the messy part!  Next, we added our plants in the arrangement we felt the fairies might like best!  Next, came the Superkids favorite part....decorating the garden with the beads and statues!  Lastly, we gave our garden a good drink and presented one of the gardens to the Superkid's Grandma for an early Mother's Day gift...she loves fairies too!!  

Imagine you are fairy-sized  and walking amongst the plants!

We know that to keep the Fairies happy, we will sometimes change the look of our garden.  But for now we will be sticking with this design.  I always keep my eye out for any fairy or fairy forest statues ..I was also thinking of trying the craft store for some small wooden furniture or other items we could paint and add for a little change!  If you decide to make a Fairy Garden too, have fun with it!  Think like a fairy...imagine what they might like to find in their garden!  Remember, Fairies like lost things!!!