by Linda Castillo
Recently, I stopped at Michaels and I saw that all the fairy garden accessories were on sale and spring items on clearance. I have wanted to build a fairy garden with my two girls for sometime so I jumped at the opportunity to get all the supplies on sale. I think I was just as excited as my girls to build our fairy gardens and it was the perfect project for me to connect with my inner child!
Here are some tips to help you build your enchanted fairy garden:
Get inspired
I had seen some adorable fairy gardens online. But once I knew this would be our next family project I searched for inspiration from the containers, to the accessories to the plants.
Get kids involved
My girls had so much fun picking out the accessories. My eldest daughter wanted to do a pool themed fairy garden complete with a pool, tiki bar and cabana.
What you need:
Container
You can repurpose containers such as wagons, bird feeders, old drawers, and more to house the fairy garden. I ended up using an existing pot and purchased two smaller pots.
Accessories
You can find many items at your local craft store. You will also be surprised to find that there are many things that you can add to your garden that you may already have at home. For example, my girls added some rocks and seashells they had collected from our last trip to the beach.
Plants
I don’t have a green thumb and I am clueless when it comes to growing plants. So I kept it real simple when selecting the plants for the fairy garden. I looked for plants that were to scale for the fairy garden and pretty. For example, one of the plants I selected reminded me of little trees.
My girls and I had so much fun building our enchanted fairy gardens. I am sure that whenever they are outside they will continue to play with them.
Linda Castillo is the Founder and Executive Editor of www.ModernLatina.com. She writes on topics that empower and inspire Latinas including art, motherhood, green living, culture, travel, and issues transforming the Latino community. Linda has earned a B.S. in Business and a M.S. in Mass Communications from San Jose State University.