Fairy House

Fairy houses are small structures that people build out of natural materials. They're intended to be a place for the fairies to visit, and making them is a fun creative adventure that gets you in touch with nature. Here are some examples of fairy houses I found online that other people made:

A very fancy fairy house.

A fairy house in a tree. 

A pine tree fairy house. 

A bark fairy house at the base of a tree.

A few days ago at dinner I mentioned my fascination with fairy houses and Plum told us about an island in Maine called Mackworth Island where people built tons of fairy houses in the state park and now there is a permanent fairy village there. The kids were instantly excited about fairy houses and we decided to make one for the garden. Secondo was very set on figuring out how to make a fairy kitchen with a refrigerator so they could have food, while Primo was focused on how we would construct their beds and chairs. Terzo was convinced actual fairies would come and live there and wanted to know how we would protect them from cats and squirrels, while Mini T (our newest kid housemate who is three) wanted to know if she would be able to see the fairies.

The sign from Mackworth Island's Fairy Village.

Since today was overcast it seemed to me that it would be the perfect day for fairy house making. My friend Alice came to visit and we rounded up the kid housemates for the project. We wound up making a fairy house with a popsicle stick door, a mini fence, a pebble walkway with dandelion head "lights," a seashell well, a tiny wood and moss table and chairs made of buttons, a tiny tire swing made from twine and the tire of a broken toy car, and a pinwheel stuck next to it all for good measure.

Tiny pebble walkway with dandelion head "lights."

Tiny tire swing, popsicle stick fence, popsicle stick door, and seashell well.

Wood and moss table with button chairs.

Closeup of popsicle door with piece of asphalt doormat. 

Zoomed out view of the fairy house with a pinwheel next to it.