Spring Enchanted Fairy Garden

After our jungle unit, we were entering spring here in Louisiana, so I suggested we evolve our jungle into an Enchanted Fairy Garden.  We added more flowers to our vines, added colored tulle to our ceiling for mystical and magical feeling.  We created a garden as our hallway display (see Hallway Displays 3).  Then I made each child a fairy which hung in our room. I created patterns for hair choices, legs, arms, wings, heads, ears, and clothing choices.  Each child got to choose the colors of their fairy's eyes, hair, wings, and clothing.  As well as choosing the hairstyle, and the added features such as buttons, gems, hair bows, cheek and mouth styles.  While I had to construct the fairies, all the choices were the children's, which is why each one is unique.  

Our Fairies

Tutus and wings for the girls to dress up in.  The boys had Peter Pan and Mad Hatter outfits to wear.  The children played tea party in dramatic play, in their enchanted fairy garden.  Fairy houses were made out of styrofoam cups and paper painted bowls decorated by the kids.  The children also painted egg cartons to create caterpillars.  

We also made a "butterfly bush".  I painted the children's feet the colors they chose and used their footprints to make butterflies.

The children loved their enchanted garden, and were sad to leave at the end of the year.  It was so pretty, we hated taking it down after the school year ended.

I hope our enchanted fairy garden inspires you to bring some "magic" into your classroom this year.  

~Christa~