S loves to create and so when I saw Coombe Mill’s Fairy Wands using nature items, I knew S would enjoy making one. Not only are these nature wands fun to create but they also use items sitting around the house, therefore there is no extra expense.
Gather Items
First, we went out into the backyard to find sticks, flowers, and leaves. S was so excited that I let her pick flowers off the plants. Then, we went back inside and I had S dig through all my ribbon to find pieces to use.
Creating
To assemble we used hot glue. I know S and I know that she will not touch if I tell her it’s extremely hot. If hot glue will not work with your child you could use sticky tape. S told me where to glue the flowers and leaves. What’s so nice about the hot glue is that it holds immediately. S wrapped the ribbon around the stick or asked me to glue it from the tops of the stick.
Several times while creating her nature wand, S exclaimed “This is so much fun!” She enjoyed the activity so much that later that day we ended up making another nature wand.
Imaginative Play
After creating her nature wand, S went out into the backyard and ran around watching the ribbons fly around. That was so much fun to see the ribbons blowing in the wind. S conned the dog into chasing her.
Then she pretended to be a princess and knighted the dog. Then she decided her wand did not have enough ribbons and we needed to add more.
This was such a fun activity and while it wasn’t difficult or time consuming it lasted a long time. Between collecting, assembling and playing this simple activity was more entertaining than some of our other arts and crafts activities.
What a fun and creative activity! I can definitely see how this could be entertaining and spark the imagination. I bet it was a lot of fun finding the flowers and picking the ribbons.
Thanks Alli! S kept saying how much fun it was!
My son would love this, but it would be a nature sword! ha!
Perfect for a little boy!
What a fun way to explore the outdoors and make a craft with your findings. Love this idea! Thanks for helping me be creative, Paris!
Thank you Stephanie, I hope your kids enjoy!
This is so cute! I could see my girls creating nature wands and using it to fight each other with it. LOL!
Nature swords? Could be fun 🙂
How cute!! 🙂 I love what an original idea this is!
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Thanks Nancy!
What a cute idea and great way to explore nature.
Thank you Tiffany!
How fun and what a good idea. Both of my babies loooooove being outside. If we’re having a fussy day, we just take a walk around the block and they both seem to settle down! We’re going to start exploring nature a little more on our walks now! thanks!
I hope y’all have fun exploring nature!
This is really cute! I would’ve loved making one of these when I was a little girl.
Thank you Logan!
Thank you for sharing this with us at Mama Mondays!
What a lovely idea. It would be fun to look up what all the things are on the wand so she could point them out to people when they ask.
Great idea Nicki!
this is so precious! I can’t wait to try this with my daughter! What a great idea.
Thank you Liz!
I was not into crafting as a kid- at all but now it’s something I really want to do. It’s strange the things that change as we get older lol
Yes, luckily we have lots of options as adults!
Aww this is so cute! I can’t wait until my son is a little bit older and we can make things like this. Once again Paris your daughter is absolutely adorable 🙂
Thank you Fiona!
I love activities like this that bring out the creativity in children. It’s the former teacher in me, I guess. Such fun and unique idea!
Thanks Lysha! It was a very fun activity
Aww, these are very creative and cute.
Thank you Aleshea!
pinning this beautiful idea!
Thank you!
She did a great job – I think I will do an autumn wand with my boys.
That sounds like a great idea! I hope he enjoys!
I’m so glad that my activity hour has inspired some great fun outdoors for you and your daughter. Thanks for linking up and sharing with Country Kids.
Thank you Fiona for the inspiration! S had so much fun!
Ooh I love them, may have to give it a try with my daughter next week once my son is back at school! Lovely way to get them looking at nature too #countrykids
I hope she has fun making nature wands!
My son and my husband loves playing with twigs as wands and this will be awesome thing to do! #countrykids
That’s so fun Merlinda! I bet he would love to add to his wand 🙂
Super cute! Your model is adorable! Pinned. Please come and party with us tonight at 7 pm. It just wouldn’t be a party without you! http://loulougirls.blogspot.co…
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Thank you Kimberly, I’ll be there!
Bet the kids would love this. Great idea!
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Thank you Bobbi!
This would be such a fun craft for my toddlers. They already love to walk by the wayside, pick up sticks, and wave them around. Love it. Thanks for linking with Home Matters Linky!
Awww that’s so fun! Kids love to explore the outside so much
This is such a fun idea! I bet my little one would love this activity someday! Thanks so much for linking up with us! 🙂
Thank you Leslyn
Oh, how fun! This has everything… creativity, imagination, nature, fine motor skills… totally awesome idea. And inexpensive too! 🙂 PINNING!
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Thank you Lorelai! We had so much fun creating these.
So much fun for the little kids. She is adorable btw. Thanks for sharing at My Favorite Things party. Co host Theresa @DearCreatives
Thank you Theresa! We had so much fun making these.
This is so cute! I’m definitely going to try this! I bet you could also do nature swords for boys.
Such a fun idea! I know for sure Rami will love this! I will have to do this with the grands sometime soon! Appreciate your sharing with us!
They will have so much fun with this!
Paris, these are beautiful and such a fun project! Thanks for sharing at the Retro Re-Pin Party 🙂
Thank you Julie! My daughter had so much fun making them.