I love growing my own veg and favorite flowers from seeds, and I have been searching for a way to get my toddler involved in this activity without letting him garden among my seedlings. This means my toddler should have his own patch of dirt in my poststamp sized garden.

I found the solution while searching garden ideas on pinterest: a fairy garden! Like the one you find on this blog.

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I spent the cold moths of winter looking for some basic items for the fairy garden. A colleague supplied one inhabitant, and his donkey and the “home” came from the thrift store.

I painted the gnome house myself on a plain teapot. When it stops freezing my son and I will get started on the actual “gardening” in a big pot. To be continued….