A DIY Fairy House Kit

Rose & Rex is a NY based toyshop that I’ve written about before — I’m a big fan of their sustainable and elegant toys and their dedication to imaginative play. When we were camping at the seaside a few weeks ago we brought this adorable Fairy House Kit that they had sent us a little while ago. It ended up being such a lovely summer craft activity! Perfect for when the days are warm and lazy and you spend all of your time outdoors.

The Fairy House Kit is a pretty, keepsake wooden box made in beautiful Maine. It has a selection of natural materials inside, like (sustainably harvested) moss, some pretty feathers, acorn caps and wood rounds, sea shells and colourful sea glass. There’s also (very importantly!) a tiny corked glass bottle with magical fairy dust inside.

A set of cards explains the different sorts of fairies and what sort of housing they all prefer. For example, the fairy Queen Mave likes her house to be grand. A real pinecone palace, with turrets and moats and winding pathways. The Sea Shell Fairies love their houses draped with seaweed and decorated with sea-glass. And with furniture made out of shells. This is a very smart and sweet way to entice children to kickstart their imagination and to start building their own fairy houses!

Ava made a cosy fairy house with a little wooden table and bench, a soft carpet made of moss and a pretty acorn-cap bowl filled with tiny shells. All decorated with pinecones and leaves. It was all so cosy and welcoming that a big fat caterpillar soon moved in!

The next day she added a bedroom with a four-poster bed and a floor made of wood-chips. So cute! I love how this Fairy House Kit gives the initial idea by handing a starting set of materials. It really encourages kids to look for natural building materials themselves so they can keep building and adding on to their little fairy houses.

xxx Esther

P.S. Rose & Rex is a wonderful NY-based shop who will be joining us at our upcoming NY ShopUp this September, so please mark your diaries and come check out their selection then.

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