Some of the children were talking about fairies, so we decided to make our very own fairy garden. We first decided to build them houses with wood, nails, and glue. We worked together to build one house and some children were having so much fun that we made three all together.
First we hammered nails in to build the main structure of the house. Next, we glued on smaller wood pieces as decoration. We painted the houses with colorful paint and then a clear coating of paint to protect it from outdoor elements.
We painted large pots and planted succulents in them. The children planned out where they wanted each item to go in the pots. They decided to create stone paths in the pot leading up to the house.
One child created this fairy house all on her own. She used popsicle sticks as a roof for her house.
Two children worked together to create this house. They painted it with polk-a-dots on it and insisted that their house have a bed inside for the fairy to sleep in.
We later made a concrete mosaic sign for our garden. The children had recently watched construction workers pour concrete into our new STEM Garden. They sat and watched as it came through a large hose and then flattened it out. We mixed our own concrete and spelled out Fairy Garden with letter tiles. The children added colorful tiles and jewels to the sign.
Last we walked around our garden in search for a place to put our Fairy Garden. We decided on a spot under our Fig tree. We set everything up and told the other classes about our contribution to the garden. Our Director was so excited about our project that she gave us a small fairy. We place her next to one of the fairy houses.
