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How to Build a Fairy Garden with Kids

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Several years ago I got this adorable fairy garden kit for my daughter and I to put together. It’s become a yearly tradition to plant on mother’s day. I love that we both learn more about plants while spending creative time together. Wondering how to build a fairy garden with kids? Today we’re sharing how we put together a beautiful fairy garden scene with butterflies and a gnome house with broken pot rock steps!

Learn how to build a fairy garden with kids in clay pots. This kids activity is a great opportunity to teach about plants while having fun! Learn how to make both styles including a fairy garden scene with butterflies and a gnome house with broken pot rock steps.

Our local garden center has a section specifically for fairy garden plants which makes it easy to select for someone without a lot of gardening experience.

Learn how to build a fairy garden with kids in clay pots. This kids activity is a great opportunity to teach about plants while having fun! Learn how to make both styles including a fairy garden scene with butterflies and a gnome house with broken pot rock steps.

Many people add moss or pebbles around the plants. There are so many adorable fairy garden ideas on Pinterest.

Learn how to build a fairy garden with kids in clay pots. This kids activity is a great opportunity to teach about plants while having fun! Learn how to make both styles including a fairy garden scene with butterflies and a gnome house with broken pot rock steps.

The fairy kits, available in many local garden centers or online, add the cutest touches. Ours included a bench, watering can, trellis, bird feeder (which I put a tea light in). Since our flowers weren’t blooming yet we added a pop of color with some beautiful butterflies.

Learn how to build a fairy garden with kids in clay pots. This kids activity is a great opportunity to teach about plants while having fun! Learn how to make both styles including a fairy garden scene with butterflies and a gnome house with broken pot rock steps.

Fairy Garden Supplies

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After a creative day at our local ceramic studio, we had a bright addition to our fairy garden with this little house I painted to look like a strawberry!

Learn how to build a fairy garden with kids in clay pots. This kids activity is a great opportunity to teach about plants while having fun! Learn how to make both styles including a fairy garden scene with butterflies and a gnome house with broken pot rock steps.

While I was showing my daughter more ideas for fairy gardens on Pinterest, we were excited to find these adorable broken pot gardens. One of our large garden pots was damaged in our move a few summers back and has been sitting by the shed.

Learn how to build a fairy garden with kids in clay pots. This kids activity is a great opportunity to teach about plants while having fun! Learn how to make both styles including a fairy garden scene with butterflies and a gnome house with broken pot rock steps.

With one hit of the hammer our cracked pot was transformed into a gnome home! My daughter set to work planting the tiny flower garden and had fun deciding where our little gnome (painted at a local craft ceramic center) would live. She tipped a simple pot upside-down to create a home for him in the garden. She was content scribbling with a pen, but a hand-painted pot would be adorable as well and would add some color to your garden.

Learn how to build a fairy garden with kids in clay pots. This kids activity is a great opportunity to teach about plants while having fun! Learn how to make both styles including a fairy garden scene with butterflies and a gnome house with broken pot rock steps.

We packed dirt into the gap and set stones into it to create a little stairway up the side of the pot. I love how cute it turned out with that detail.

Learn how to build a fairy garden with kids in clay pots. This kids activity is a great opportunity to teach about plants while having fun! Learn how to make both styles including a fairy garden scene with butterflies and a gnome house with broken pot rock steps.

My husband rolled an old stump next to our front step for our gnome home and he greets us each day. I just love how this came together with a spur of the moment idea from pinterest and an old broken pot.
Learn how to build a fairy garden with kids in clay pots. This kids activity is a great opportunity to teach about plants while having fun! Learn how to make both styles including a fairy garden scene with butterflies and a gnome house with broken pot rock steps.
The plants have grown tremendously since we first planted it this spring (our gnome must be quite the gardener).
There are so many great deals on Amazon for additions to your fairy garden or gnome garden. Here are just a few I found that were amazing prices!!! Definitely beats hunting around locally for just the right items. Just be sure to check the sizes of each before you buy to make sure they’ll work for your garden.

Miniature Garden Supplies

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When summer is over you can bring these miniature gardens inside and enjoy them year round!

Learn how to build a fairy garden with kids in clay pots. This kids activity is a great opportunity to teach about plants while having fun! Learn how to make both styles including a fairy garden scene with butterflies and a gnome house with broken pot rock steps.

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