Creative Play for Kids

How to Make a Fairy Garden for Kids

May 29, 2024

Bring a little enchantment to your yard with a simple fairy garden! Using a shallow planter and tiny accessories means you can change things up as you go!

Do your kids love making fairy gardens? Mine do! In the yard, on the playground, on a nature walk, wherever we go, they’re making fairy gardens or fairy houses.

Here’s a simple way to make a fairy garden that you can move wherever you like or change up with the seasons.

We made these with our cousins and love the way they look arranged together on the stone wall.

How to Make a Fairy Garden for Kids

MATERIALS

Shallow planter
Soil
Natural accessories: moss, flowers, rocks
Fairy accessories: little houses, signs and fairies

INSTRUCTIONS

Choose and fill your container
Find a shallow planter or container; it can be a plastic or ceramic container, or even a large saucer or tray.
Fill your container with potting soil, leaving some space at the top for placing your fairy garden accessories.
Add plants
Next, add small, low-growing plants like moss, succulents, or miniature flowers. We did a combination of moss and small flowering plants.
Add fun features
You can use small pebbles or twigs to create pathways or borders within the garden. You can also add small decorative items like a tiny bench or house. You can even create a small pond with a small lid or shallow container.

We love enhancing the magical feel by adding accessories like miniature fairy figurines, tiny fairy lights, or small decorative rocks.
Maintain your fairy garden
Find a special place for your garden and make sure you water it as needed. You can enjoy it all summer long!

Once your fairy garden is in place, encourage your kids to play and use their imagination with their new magical creation!

These fairy gardens are so sweet! They are such a fun addition to our backyard.

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Andrea Martelle

Andrea lives in Cumberland, Maine with her family. Previous to working at the Artful Parent, she taught Kindergarten for many years, working with English Language Learners and she also spent time teaching at a local children’s art studio. These days you can find her editing blog posts for the Artful Parent, helping run our Kids Art Spot and doing art projects with her own two children. Andrea enjoys hand-lettering, watercolor painting, and selling vintage kitchenware.

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