Nerdy Fairy Blog
The Nerdy Fairy's Guide to Spring Magic: Finding Violet for Kids
Take a walk with your child and see if you can find violet growing in your neighborhood. To help really get to know violet, when you and your child are meeting her, share the little stories below and consider creating something tasty or crafty with your new plant friend. Plus find a little guide to get you started on safe foraging for violets with kids.
Magical Herbal Tree Fairies: An Easy Pinecone Craft for Cozy Fantasy Lovers
Many fictional worlds are built within the mystique of a beautiful or sometimes sinister forest. Often the forests are filled with trees towering providing shelter, peace, and resources to adventurers.
These magical crafted tree fairies are a whimsical, cute way to honor the noble tree and some of the useful, beautiful items that come from trees. They are also fun to make with kids while exploring all that trees have to offer us. Find tips below for making these with kiddos.
End of the School Year Herbal Support for Students
For many students spring means that the end of the school year is at hand. Springtime often finds my kids’ lives filled to brimming. All of this in addition to the normal daily life activities can easily lead to overwhelm, overload, and stress! Happily there are wonderful herbal allies to turn to during life moments such as these. Herbs with useful nervine properties are perfect to invite into these busy times to ease the worries of the day and ultimately invite a restful, restorative sleep.
Tea Tasting & DIY Herbal Blends for Kids
Tasty teas and kids go right along together like two peas in a pod. Join us for a fun herbal tea tasting party at preschool!
Inside a Flower
"Whoa! Ms. Angela, what is that?" All heads were bent peering closely as were investigated our tulip.
DIY Monster Spray for Kids
Is your child afraid of monsters at bedtime? Or do they just need a little something extra to ease them off to sleep? …. Yes?
Adorable Herb Stuffed Sock Snow Pals
These little snow pals are fashioned from socks and rice with a plump filling of fragrant herbs to turn your reading time into a sensory escape. They are the perfect companion for exploring the snowy woods (or wherever your current book is taking you!). AND they couldn’t be easier or more fun to make especially when they are all stuffed with aromatic dried herbs! Squishy and adorable, sock snow pals will give off a wonderful fragrance when squeezed and loved.
Find instructions in this post and visit our Instagram or Tiktok pages for a instruction video to help you make your own sock snow pals!