Shoe Box Fairy House

How we did it:
Materials List
- small box (such as a shoe box)
- roll of white paper
- scissors
- paint or markers
- glue or tape
- natural materials to decorate (shells, rocks, leaves, twigs, etc.)
- knife (adult use only)
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We found an empty shoe box for our fairy house. I assembled paint and markers so my daughter could choose what she wanted to use.
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First, we covered the shoe box in white paper. We used a combination of tape and glue. I suggest covering it so that the top still opens. My kids like to decorate and play with the inside of the fairy house, so easy access is important.
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We drew a door on the front of the box.
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I used a sharp knife to cut out the door on three sides.
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My daughter drew windows around the fairy house.
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Then she got to work painting.
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I love how she painted the door green and added green trim to match.
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She came up with the idea to sprinkle glitter into the wet paint so it would stick. Fairy dust!
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After the paint dried, she used little stones, sea shells and leaves to make a garden around the fairy house. Now we hope we'll get some fairy visitors to this cute little home!