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Building Fairy Houses is a unique and fun way to connect Kids with Nature. They head outside, observe, and get to know the wonders of nature’s visitors to their fairy houses. Creating these unique habitats is a natural for the garden and backyard. Here are some examples where Fairy Houses, Nature and Gardens all come together!
The Latest Craze in Gardening ~ Building Fairy Houses?
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The latest gardening craze, building fairy houses, has strong roots in New England. The tradition of building these environmentally sensitive, small dwellings to attract fairies is generations old. Thanks to Tracy Kane, author and illustrator of The Fairy Houses Series, the spirit has been revived and is sweeping across the country.
Gardeners add their personal signature to their backyards, and building fairy houses is a signature gardening activity that children, parents, grandparents, and all who care for the environment can engage in. more…
Maine Botanical Fairy Houses Festival
Tracy Kane has attended many events at Nature Centers and Botanical Gardens. This annual event shows the power of Fairy Houses to get Kids engaged in growing things and enjoying parents and grandparents. click here
Michelle Obama initiative ~ “Let’s Move Outside!”
A news release on the national movement to get Kids back outside click here
Nature Deficit Disorder
Building Fairy Houses offers remedy for “Nature-Deficit Disorder” - reconnects kids with nature and increases curiosity.
Recent news reports have suggested that kids are suffering from “nature-deficit disorder.” Children are plagued by the estimated 44 hours per week that they spend watching TV and playing computer and video games according to research from the Kaiser Family Foundation. Some might argue that “nature-deficit disorder” is not just a problem for children, but is ever-present with adults, too.
Richard Louv, author of Last Child in the Woods, defines “nature-deficit disorder” as the cumulative effect of withdrawing nature from children’s experiences. Families too can show the symptoms - increased feelings of stress, trouble paying attention, and feelings of not being rooted in the world.
Building fairy houses, the latest outdoor craze, inspires appreciation and awareness of the environment through an activity that encourages year-round outdoor play.
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hi i wish i could make a fairy garden and house but every time i try it falls over and then i look to see if there is a way i can build one that wont fall down on the internet but there are all so hard i love fairys and i wish i could meet one
love lucy
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Maybe you could try using some wood glue or using some thin wire to make the main house stay together. Then just add things to it, once the center peice is strong.
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The rules of building “Fairy Houses” gives young children guidelines when creating. The notion that the structure is created by their skills and imagination helps promote self esteem. The creations do not all look the same or what an adult might see as what a house should look like. This activity of interacting with nature gives children connection with the woods as well as connecting to their creative and problem solving selves! Bravo to Tracy Kane for enabling children and adults to “treat the woods with care and respect!”
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My daughter and I have been doing this for a few years. Our rule..has to be only natural objects. My daughter is always spotting items now when we walk in the woods that would make good houses or that might already be real ones!
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i remember when i built my first fairy house i use to build a lot in my backyard years ago like when i was 7 or 8 i am now 12 and i feel like making then again , i would make soon that lean on objects such as tree trucks,rocks and somtimes the side of my house, @lucy you just need to take time slowly to build it and find perfect sticks to use and be creative and have fun! i <3 fairys
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snowy
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I visited The Fells in New Hampshire last month and was delighted to see the spot they have set aside for fairy houses. They even have a flat rock on which they place materials for builders to use.
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dear Lucie,
I wish I could make one with u!
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I am going to build a fairy house soon but i am not sure what i should build it with.
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once i get outside i’m going to build a fairy house
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tomorro im goin to my grandmas and i am goin to build a fairy house
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i’m going to make mine
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I made this video of my fairy house: check it out! Thanks so much for your support! Here’s the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jnHxl9ZOph4
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i built a fairy house with onr of my best friends for girl scouts it turned out really good