Fairy-Based Activity Ideas

Who doesn’t love fairies?! They are the most magical creatures (well, besides unicorns – everyone knows that!!) and they really allow for the kids to build and extend on their imaginations as they create fairy worlds and stories. So if you’ve ever thought, I need more fairy-based activity ideas, then this blog post is going to be perfect for you!

Let’s create some fairy magic! Here are several ideas to get you and the children started:

• Make an easy fairy craft
• Draw a simple fairy house
• Set up a gorgeous natural fairy garden
• Make wands you can eat
• Create wands you can play with
• Design your own fairy land for fairy pretend play
• Design a fairy home, and really encourage the children to think about what’s needed
• Write letters to the fairies
• Add a fairy door to your classroom or home
• Read poems about fairies
• Dress up as fairies

Oh! There’s just so many ideas, but one that is my absolute favourite is to create a fairy garden with the children. It really allows them to stop and think about what someone else might need from this space (and a tiny someone else at that!) and allows for some amazing problem-solving, experimenting and hypothesising to take place. To get you started, here’s a short list of somethings that might be needed in a fairy garden:

• plant pots for houses
• tree stumps
• moss
• shells
• pine cones
• plant saucers or little pots for pools
• pebbles
• pieces of bark
• gems and jewels
• little fairy dolls or other characters
• pieces of slate
• grasses
• herbs

You can also really create an amazing tactile garden that invites the children to explore with their five senses, rather than just one!

Did you know that I have a number representation that is made of fairy homes? It’s the perfect extension that allows you to extend on those early mathematical concepts while also engaging their love of fairies!

What’s your stance on fairies and mythical play? Let me know in the comments!