Fairy Lane Update

When my daughter was visiting we went for a walk through Fairy Lane.

For little ones it's like a treasure hunt.

So many houses, doors, swings and more to discover.

Here are some of them:

We took our time and let our little one explore the pieces.

Do you see the little fairy hiding in her home?

It was up to high for our little one to see it.

Clever Fairy!

Some fairies were right by her feet too.

But she was distracted with an airplane.

There is so much to see

and every time I walk through it has changed.

It was a pleasure to find these pieces of fairy art hanging in the Lane.

If you're in the Valley I hope you have a chance to visit.

Felted Playscape

I was busy on the weekend needle felting.

I needle felted a playscape for my grand daughter

Needle felting on a flat service is fairly easy to do.

You start with a piece of felt, wool roving and a needle.

The piece of felt is long because I wanted it all in one piece.

 Needle felting is very much like painting,

you add layers to blend the colours and get texture.

Here is the sky with clouds and a tree off to one side.

The bottom half is covered with green for grass,

a couple of pre-made toadstools 

and lots of flowers.

I've leaned it against a felt board to hold the sky up,

and the grassy part lays on the table.

Pieces of wood were added, along with toy animals.

Later in the day we wanted to use her sensory table so I grabbed

a box, turned it inside out and made a table

with storage underneath.

 

This sits in their living room so she can still see mom and dad

if they are in the kitchen.

She has spent a good portion of today playing with it.

Visiting the Leprechaun Tree

This past weekend my daughter and grand daughter came to my house to visit.

It was the perfect time to go for a walk in the woods

to look for the Leprechaun Tree.

 

On our walk we found coloured ribbons with bells on them.

When we found a ribbon we tied it on to her stick.

 

We walked, shook the stick and sang "I Can Sing a Rainbow".

"I can sing red and yellow and pink and green,

purple and orange and blue.

I can sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow, sing a rainbow too."

After climbing up and down hills we found the tree.

The doors are still there, yay!

 

It was a fun to see that a couple of unicorns have moved in.

 

When we looked closer we saw a gold coin.

And another one!

Good thing Nana brought a little black pot to collect them in.

It feels very special to share these traditions with my grandchild.

Hope you had a fun St. Patrick's Day too.

The Leprechaun Family

This week when I go home my daughter and grand daughter will be coming with me.

I'm very excited that they will be home for St. Patrick's Day

because we can go visit the Leprechaun Tree.

I got busy on the weekend and made a Leprechaun family for my grand daughter to play with.

It's modelled after her own family with a mom, baby and dad.

When I arrived Sunday night we put her new playscape together.

Starting with a basket filled with green (fake) grass

and a walk way that has jewels glued to it.

A little house came next and she was eager to get the family into play 

but there were a couple of more things to add.

A rainbow stacker, tree and bench finished it off.

Oh and of course a pot of gold.

It's set on top of our little sensory table with a book called 

"The Littlest Leprechaun".

The house soon came out of the basket so it was easier to reach

and the family have been happily tucked in to it several times.

Sometimes those tricky Leprechauns try to get away

but she catches them

and puts them back.