May 2010 - Clarksville Family Magazine

Craft Fun
My kids love the new movies
with TinkerBell in them. They
are always pretending to be
flying around like Tink does
with her friends. They can
never decide which fairy they
want to be today!
They also always get
excited when I take them craft
shopping with me; imagining
Step 1
Go on a nature walk
and collect all kinds
of small items. A few
ideas: pinecones, tree
bark, sticks, acorns,
moss, beechnut shells,
“helicopter” maple
seeds, dried flowers,
seashells and more.
Once home, spread
out your items on a
table to take inventory
of what you have.
Step 2
Cut the bottom of
the plastic bottle off,
making it flat so you
can stand it up on its
end. You may need to
use an X-Acto knife
to get this started,
and then finish with
scissors. Then cut out
a rectangle for the
doorway the fairy or
frog will use to enter.
FAIRY (OR FROG) HOUSE
by Kendall Welsh
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what miniature items would
be the perfect size for Tink
and her friends. So, when
coming up with this month’s
craft idea, I wanted to combine
their current passion with an
outdoor craft. So, a home for
Tink and her friends seemed
to fit the need! For those boys
Step 3
Paint the inside of
the bottle with an
earth tone color that
will work with the
overall design you
have in mind.
36 Clarksville Family
out there — just imagine they
are frog homes instead of
fairies.
This craft starts with a
wonderful nature walk with the
kids, and what you collect will
help to create as many fairy
homes as your imagination
Step 4
Once the paint
inside is completely
dry, you can start
adding the items
arranged any way you
like. Use the hot glue
gun to apply the items
to your bottle.
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Step 5
Let your fairy
or frog house dry
overnight before
moving it or placing
outside. This might
be the hardest step —
having to wait — so
you may want to plan
another activity (or
even bedtime) to fill it.
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