Fairies & wizards – weekly theme prompt
This is a weekly series of play and activity themes to help prompt and inspire play and fun. This weeks theme is fairies and wizards.
This is a good theme to inspire children, they can use lots of imagination for play and fun in a world of fantasy. It is a great excuse to get out the glitter and sparkles or for a bit potion magic making.
10 ideas for fairies and wizards fun
Here’s a wonderful invitation for sensory play with fairy play dough from The Imagination Tree. It combines, sparkles, fairies, imagination, sensory fun, learning and creativity. I know there are many little ones who would love this, I know my kids would and yes, that includes my boy!
It doesn’t need to be Halloween to make a sparkly wizards wands like these ones from the Kids Activities Blog.
How about making a fairy garden? I absolutely love this one from Mom art science, there are so many wonderful details in it and potential for so much imaginary play with it.
You could dress up as fairies and wizards. I love these hats to make from Naturally educational.
I also love these simple recycled fairy houses, crafted from empty bottles from Filthy wizardry. Such a great idea and easy to do, using up your recycling too.
Or how about these fairy houses from Nurture store, again simple to make from material you have at home.
If you fancy having a challenge for yourself too, why not try making some fairy wings for your children to play with. Here is a tutorial from Mommy blessings
Why not mix up some wizardry potions, experiment and explore. You could do some simple science experiments or try raiding your cupboards for bits and pieces, then let the children loose on mixing them up. I love this idea from Fantastic fun and learning.
For more sensory play and fun I absolutely love the fairy mud from Happy hooligans. it looks like so much fun. I know my kids would love this.
Why not finish your fairy and wizard week with some fairy bread. It seems to be an Australian tradition, but I think all children would love it. Take a look at these from Two brown birds, what a lovely treat!
So there are my 10 suggestions for activities with a fairy and wizard theme. I hope you enjoy having some fun with the theme and pop back later in the week to see how we got on and maybe give you some more inspiration.
Fab theme Karen! I particularly like the sound of fairy mud – my two would be absolutely in their elements with this. In fact we have a day at home Thursday and I’m going to get them to do it! Thanks so much for the inspiration xx
Fab, I hope you enjoy it. Let me know how you get on
Oh wow we are definitely going to try some of these!
Great, I hope you enjoy them
Fab theme and ideas! My daughter will love every single one of these, so best get onto it! I have pinned, thanks
Thank you, I hope she enjoys them
Great theme and ideas. Love it.
Thank you
Fab Fab Fab!!!!! I want to do a fairy theme as all our themes seem to be (dare i say it for fear of getting jumped on!) boyish..you know dinosaurs, monsters, space not much girly stuff happens considering the house is majority girls! lol
Lol! Even fairy themes can be twisted to incorporate boys….ie wizards etc, just change the colour!
I used to love anything to do with fairies as a kid – I was totally convinced we had fairies living at the bottom of our garden, used to take them treats and everything! Looking forward to when Arthur’s a bit older so we can try out some of these fab activities x
Aw, how wonderful, to believe fairies in the garden and give them treats
What a brilliant collection of ideas! Have pinned this for future inspiration
Thank you, hope you get to enjoy some
This is so nice! I have some glitters that I dont know what to do and I want to throw them but cant! My son loves wands so I have something to do this rainy half term now =)
Fab, I hope you anjou making them
these are really lovely ideas. LOVE the glittery wands, simple but so effective! the fairy houses look adorable too. #LetKidsBeKids
Thank you
Great ideas, don’t you think the glittery stick wands would also work quite nicey as home decoration? In a nice vase with fairy lights?
Oh yes, what a great idea, make wands, the kids have fun, then use them as a decoration!
I want to make a fairy garden! I’m sure the girls would too!!
I’ve fairy gardens
What a great post and so many amazing activities! Some of which I am totally bookmarked to do with my munchkins!! x #LetKidsbeKids
Thank you, I hope you have fun!