DIY Magical Fairy Bridge from Recycled & Upcycled Materials
Embrace your child’s wonder of the magical world of fairies by building the perfect size landscape for their imaginary friends.
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This bridge is made using found items from the recycling bin. You might need to help the kiddos with some of the cutting and gluing. But children will have a blast decorating the bridge, adding a watercolor river that flows underneath, and collecting rocks and other items to bring their fairy bridge to life.
This little bridge makes a fun, free addition to your fairy garden.
What you will need:
- Scissors
- Pencil
- Corrugated cardboard
- Craft knife
- Eco-friendly paints (make them yourself or buy them)
- Glue gun
Make your fairy bridge:
- Cut the top and bottom off of a small box.
- Use a pencil to draw the curve of a bridge on 2 of the opposite sides of the box.
- Use the craft knife to cut the top section above the curve off of both of those sides.
- Then, cut the other two sides of the box completely off.
- Cut the leftover pieces of cardboard into the slates for the bridge’s floor.
- Then, glue the slates across the bridge overlapping them as you go.
- Use the craft knife to cut a circular shape under the bottom of the bridge on both sides.
- Now your child can use eco-friendly paints, markers or crayons to decorate the bridge.