Well, recently I came across the concept of Fairy Gardens at a lovely blog , The Magic Onions, that explores the Waldorf Philosophy. It spurred me on to give it a go with toddler cherub.
We have started our garden, I say started as I see this as an ever evolving project as she becomes more dextrous and her ideas become bigger and more challenging.
Momma did have to make the chair and teepee, but cherub potted the plants, placed the rose and flag and shells where she wanted them and waters her garden every couple of days.
She does go to it every day and check it, sometimes she picks parts of it up and moves them, sometimes back to the same place, sometimes to another place.
We talk about how the fairies come and rest their weary selves on the chair at night; cherub decided this allows them to fly home again and that is why the chair is still empty in the morning.
Then the other morning she noticed there was something sitting in the chair.....it was a little doll.
The fairies had left her a doll to say thank you for the lovely garden and chair.
Cherub hopes the fairies leave a doll for her baby sister, her momma and her daddy too......maybe.....
For now though she was content that momma could make her a little cot for her doll to have somewhere to sleep. I got the idea for this from The Good Morning Mother. Although hers were made using the needle felting technique, I haven't tried that yet so I simply cut some felt fabric up and sewed them together to make a cot.
I think needle felting is next on my list after making some felt toadstools......;)
Before then, it appears some little people have moved in!
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