Woodland Fairy Tale Birthday Party

By Amanda Kingloff and Taryn Mohrman
April 30, 2014
Get inspired by nature! Bring the outdoors in to create a magical fete for fairies and their forest friends.
Start Slideshow

1 of 9

Forest Floor Decor

Credit: Francis Janisch

Make this stand with paper-covered soup cans and wood rounds ($5 to $9 each). Then, accent your table with freebies from your yard: flowers, twigs, and rocks!

Advertisement
Advertisement

2 of 9

Magic Mushroom Cupcakes

Credit: Francis Janisch

Red frosting and white candies transform homemade cupcakes into whimsical toadstools.

3 of 9

Rock Mushrooms

Advertisement

4 of 9

Woodland Photo Booth

Credit: Francis Janisch

Cut out clouds from white foam ($8 for a 36" x 60" roll) and attach to an old blue bed sheet to create a playful photo booth.

5 of 9

Flower Headband

Credit: Francis Janisch

No need to buy tons of costumes for the Woodland party. Girls can cut and fold paper to make these pretty flower headbands.

What you'll need

Green and red wrapping paper, brown craft paper, scissors, craft glue, tape

Make it

1. Cut a 24"x1" strip of green paper and place it horizontally on your work surface.

2. Cut six 1" squares of red paper. Fold five in half twice for smaller squares.

3. Glue the folded point of the smaller squares to the center of the remaining unfolded square of paper. When dry, fluff the smaller ones to create petals.

4. Repeat to create as many flowers as desired and glue to the headband.

5. Cut small leaf shapes from green and brown paper and glue in place on the headband; let dry completely.

6. Tape the headband together.

6 of 9

Feathered Hat

Credit: Francis Janisch

Boys can craft simple paper hats to wear for their big picture.

What you'll need

Green and red wrapping paper, brown craft paper, scissors, craft glue, tape

Make it

1. Paper Hat 1 Cut a 12"x14" piece of green paper and fold in half widthwise. Turn so that the fold is at top, then fold the top corners in to form a triangle.

2. Fold the paper below the triangle up on one side to make a brim.

3. Flip the hat over and repeat with the other flap, then tape the ends of the brim together to secure.

4. To make the feather, cut a 6"- and a 4"-long oval from red paper. Mount the smaller one on top of the other and secure with glue. Fringe the ends and glue to the side of the hat.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement

7 of 9

Forest Frame

Credit: Francis Janisch

Send kids home with a single snapshot. Fashion frames ahead of time using sticks, glue, and twine.

8 of 9

Baby Bird Nest

9 of 9

Color Me Pretty

Credit: Courtesy of UncommonGoods

While they're waiting to play in the photo booth, kids can decorate a charming cardboard cottage.

Originally published in the May 2011 issue of Parents magazine.

Advertisement
Advertisement
Advertisement
Replay gallery

Share the Gallery

Up Next