Children love to create cosy little homes for their dolls and teddies. I’ve even found a couple of dead beetles tucked up in bed inside our dolls house!

This week the girls made a little house for some pixie friends! It was amazing to watch their imaginations run wild as they created this gorgeous little shelter with all it’s tiny bits and pieces.

They collected some things from nature such as autumn leaves,

gum nuts, twigs and moss. Then they added some objects from around the house such as a little crocheted doilie ( perfect for a pixie rug), some little felt balls they had made from fleece, and some other woolie things! In fact this would be a perfect exercise in finger knitting. After making a length of knitting, just coil it up and sew together for the perfect little rug.

The girls chatted away about what they were making. Soon light shades, ladders, vases with flowers, clay tables and chairs and autumn leaf bed spreads, all began to appear. We had previously glued a little four paned twig window onto the side of the box and cut out the sections with a stanley knife ( parental supervision definately required!)

The pixie shelter was starting to look so quaint and cosy. The girls could have continued for hours, adding this and that! The great thing about this activity is that they are creating something which then provides them with hours of imaginary play.

Finally it was time to add the little pixies. These were purchased from the Steiner Store in Kew. Making a little pixie or elf shelter in the garden is another lovely idea as the kids are out amongst nature which provides them with an endless supply of materials for this activity!