Forest | Magic Gardens

Forest - All Bark no Byte

This house was created to blend into the forest. Part of the joy of this Magic Garden is the surprise of being able to spy it on a walk or find it in a secret location, as kids hunt for and play under large, majestic trees. The house and all accessories are made from nearly natural elements found in the woods where the house sits. For instance, the house siding are pieces of a pinecone taken apart. You can create treasure maps to find the garden within a forest and move it each time the kids play. Let the kids take a crack at creating the map and you hunt. The house creates lots of forest fun!

Make the Magic Garden

Where is a cool place that feels like a forest to place the garden?
How could we make it look like our forest?
What animals would live in our forest?
What can we use to create or forest?

Create/place the Forest House (see below)
Add the trees, bark bridge/path
Add the stones as a secret path
Add the animals that live there
Get Lost in Fun!

Where is the largest forest in the world?
How old do you think this tree is?
What kind of tree is this?
What animals naturally live near here?
Would you like to live in a forest? Why?

Plants We Used

Cedar Saplings
Mulch
Oak Tree

Materials

DIY Forest House
Forest Animals
Bark
Bench
DIY Pinecone Trees
DIY Artichoke Trees
Slate Stepping Stones (we used broken pieces of stepping stones for some of our animals could stand nicely)

Magic Basket

Gnomes
Fairies
An all terrain vehicle
More animals and birds
Action figures
Dried and fresh leaves
What is a Magic Basket?

Make The Forest House

Forest houses can be made to totally blend into the forest that is their home. They make wonderful surprises when people happen on them and become a part of the magic. MATERIALS: Wooden birdhouse, silk leaves, paint/brushes, bark, acorns, hot glue gun/Gorilla glue and spray clear coat.