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If the thought of tackling all of your spring home improvement projects is a little too daunting, try scaling down and working in miniature! Recapture the magic of childhood by handcrafting an enchanted fairy house with your child! Keep reading to see this magical Enchanted Fairy House Tutorial!

These tiny charming abodes are easy and fun to create with mostly household items and materials collected from nature, and will open up a magical world of wonder and enchantment in your child’s imagination.  Create just one or a whole village!

You Need:

  • A small box for the fairy house.  Preferably, use a box where the lid can be removed for access to the inside of the house.  Small milk cartons work well if you cut the top off to form the roof.  Cut windows and doors out of the box.  As an option, you can buy an inexpensive little papier mache box in the shape of a house with a removable roof at the local craft store.
  • Small piece of cardboard to form the platform for the house and surrounding garden.
  • Tempera paint in various shades to paint the interior and exterior of the house.
  • Soft paintbrush
  • White school glue
  • Items gathered from nature, such as rocks, pebbles, shells, moss, leaves, trailing vines, pine cones, acorns, flowers, & twigs.  Look for items that will emphasize the miniature size of the fairy house when placed next to it (such as large pine cones, over-sized leaves, etc.).  For a more lasting effect, you can purchase dried moss & leaves from the local craft store.
  • Small do-dads to use as furniture or toadstools – thread spools, bottle caps & lids, small containers, etc.
  • Scraps of fabric, yarn, jewels, & other odds & ends to decorate the interior.
  • Glitter (fairy dust)

How to Do It:

  • Start by painting the cardboard base green & brown to create a natural colored garden environment for your fairy house
  • Glue the bottom of the fairy house onto the cardboard.
  • Paint the inside and outside of the house as desired. Sprinkle with glitter while wet and decorate with jewels if desired.
  • Allow to dry for approximately 30 minutes, then start decorating the inside with furniture.
  • Decorate the outside of the fairy house by generously glueing all the natural materials such as moss, pine cones, pebbles, etc. Get creative with this step to make your fairy house extra inviting! How about creating a sparkling garden path leading to the front door, and a “welcome” sign!
  • Sprinkle with fairy dust as needed and place is a special secluded spot in your home or garden.
  • Believe.
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  • dana smith
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    where did u buy those houses? I want to make them with my two little girls I checked Michaels but no luck 🙁

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