Enchanted Forest / Fairy Door Making
Fairy Door Making
Children paint and decorate tiny doors made from pop sticks to place at the base of trees or in the garden.
How to run it
- Glue pop sticks side by side and add two across the back to hold them together.
- Paint the door and let it dry.
- Add a button handle, tiny window or natural decorations.
- Place the doors in the garden and invite children to tell stories about who lives there.
You will need
- pop sticks
- PVA glue
- paint
- buttons
- natural decorations
Make it easier or harderPre-glue doors for younger children; older children can build a door frame and steps.
SafetySupervise buttons with younger children.
My Time Our Place · Outcome 1, Outcome 5Children create imaginative objects and share stories about them.
Fits these theme days
More like this
Beach Day · Summer Holidays · Knights and Fairies +2
Sandpit Castle Contest
Children build their best sandcastles in the sandpit, using buckets, moats and decorations in a friendly building contest.
Birthday for Everyone Day · Knights and Fairies · Fairy Tale Day +2Decorated Birthday Crowns
Younger children decorate card crowns with gems and stickers so everyone can feel like the birthday star.
Book Week · Superhero Day · Fairy Tale Day +2Book Character Parade
Children dress up as a favourite book character and parade for each other, celebrating stories and reading.
Book Week · Fairy Tale Day · Silly Stories Day +2Felt Board Story Retelling
Younger children retell favourite stories by moving felt characters and props on a board, building narrative and language skills.