It's Playtime: Fairy Fun

Fairies are a fantastic way to introduce your child to gardening.  In San Diego, several local gardens hold annual Fairy Festivals to celebrate flowers and planting season.  We attend one (that's FREE!) every year that encourages young children to enter small fairy gardens into a contest which attendees can vote upon.  But fairy gardens at home are easy too.  A little imagination and some outdoor time, and your little one can create their own fairy home.  Check out some of these ideas for fairy fun shared last week on It's Playtime. 

Paint Cut Paste shared their Fairy Herb Garden and also how to create Fairy Houses with Natural Materials.  

Visiting a fairy festival this year?  Why not pack some Fairy Wand Fruit Kebabs (created by Here Come the Girls) to take on your picnic?  Also a great snack after an exciting day of creating fairy gardens . 

 My Magical Menagerie used and old basket to create their New Fairy Garden.  

Fairies love flowers so why not attract them with Flower Petal Sun Catchers like those created by For the Children.  

If you were featured this week, don't forget to grab your special "featured button." 

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These activities plus more can be found over on the It's Playtime Pinterest Board.  Happy Pinning! 

Now, on to this weeks play date! 

It's Playtime is a community and Thursday link-up hosted by:

* Rachele : Messy Kids (That's me!)
* Anna : The Imagination Tree
* Rachel : Quirky Momma
* Jamie : hands on : as we grow
* Jenny : Let the Children Play

How to Play :

* Link up a post about a playful learning experience enjoyed by kids.

* Give us love and pop a button into your post/blog. Invite your readers to the weekly play date!

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* Stop by one of our blogs every Thursday and add your link about play. Your link will show up on each of the blogs in the It's Playtime community.

* Each week the playtime hosts will choose favorite posts to feature. (By linking you are giving us permission to use an image and link to you, if featured.)

* Be sure to visit some of the links that catch your eye. Commenting on posts that you find interesting or inspiring is a wonderful way to develop your own playful community.