Make It Magical – we built Fairy Houses!

Magic, pixie dust and fairies… do you believe? I hope so. And where do these little magical and mischievous creatures live? In a Make It Magical Fairy House of course.

Make It Magical – we built Fairy Houses!

The ladies of Make It Magical recently introduced us to a world of whimsy and fairy fun. We built fairy houses and it truly was one of the most memorable and magical days we have ever had.

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Blessed By Fairy Magic – Poem by Christine K. Trease

Somewhere ‘twixt the dusk and dawn,
entwined in checkerboard slumber,
the faeries chance to grant your dreams
gathered in joyful number.
Pixie dust strewn through the air
spreads lighthearted pleasure.
Faeries join to make your life
joyful beyond measure.
Impish magic and shimmering wings,
eyes that flash like lightening,
granting wishes to the world,
shining ever brightening.
My wish for you, my fellow man
glad tidings and make merry,
may your life be adorned with treasures untold
from the blessings of magical faeries.

When we were asked if we wanted to spend the day building fairy houses with Make It Magical, we were excited, but what we experienced exceeded all our expectations.

I introduce to you Make It Magical Fairy House Building Workshops:

A Make it Magical workshop is an invitation to explore your creativity by indulging your childhood fantasies of fairies, gnomes and any other magical character from a make believe realm.
Make It Magical invites you to a world where your imagination takes over and your hands magically bring those fantasies to life.
All you need is a little bit of this, a smidgen of that and a touch of fairy dust.

Welcome to a world of enchantment and whimsy.

The Make It Magical team had the kids (and grown-ups) enchanted from they moment the arrived at our home. The girls struggled to give the ladies time and space to set up… they were just too excited! Then it was time.

We first had to choose a basic cottage…

Then the magic started. The girls immediately dug in. I, on the other hand, struggled a bit. Yes, I built one too! I was so overwhelmed by all the beautiful little treasures that I didn’t know where to begin. But when I started, I didn’t want to stop.

There were shakers filled with beautiful green grass, bark, moss, pebbles, stones, glitter, stickers, figurines, fake snow; the list is endless.

The lovely team guided us through the whole process. They gave us advice and ideas without stifling our own creativity. They actually brought out creativity and imagination that I didn’t know I had.

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And they were so great with the kids. The girls didn’t want them to leave.

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We had such a wonderful time with Make It Magical, that we are booking them for a birthday party next year. Yes, they do parties! They girls are also getting Fairy House Kits for Christmas. Better order yours soon if you want to do the same.

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Thank you Make It Magical for a wonderful day. And for making me believe in fairies again. We’ll see you soon!

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“Make it Magical” is more than just a name or a workshop: it is an invitation to play.

Visit the Make It Magical website of Facebook page and let your imagination take flight.

Christmas Gifts for Kids – to keep little hands and minds busy

Have you done your Christmas shopping yet?! No? Me too! Make your shopping a little easier with our Christmas Gifts for Kids guide and keep little hands and minds busy this Holiday Season.

Christmas Gifts for Kids

LilRose – customise your own handmade doll

Christmas Gifts for kids - to keep little hands and minds busy

We fell in love with LilRose dolls at a workshop earlier this year and we still can’t get enough. LilRose offers the perfect party activity or gift for children of any age to paint, create and love. Each Lilrose doll (R150) is carefully made by hand by a mom and daughter team. With a big dream and paint everywhere, they created these gorgeous dolls for you to customize to suit you and your personality. We LOVE LilRose!

Play-Doh Color Burst

Play-Doh Color Burst

At what age do kids stop enjoying Play-Doh? Cara is 8 and she still loves it. And new Play-Doh Color Burst has her hooked once again. R149

NB Publishers has an amazing variety of children’s books available in English and Afrikaans:

My eerste plakkerboek: Prinsesse

My eerste plakkerboek: Prinsesse

With this sticker book about princesses, little ones can use big reusable stickers to bring each scene to life. R125

My eerste plakkerboek: Dinosourusse

My eerste plakkerboek: Dinosourusse

The colorful illustrations and interesting scenes of these sticker books will keep little kids busy for hours. R125

Plakkerpret met 555 monsters

Plakkerpret met 555 monsters

With this entertaining book children can have lots of sticker fun with 555 stickers of different frightening monsters. From trolls to fire-spitting dragons, zombies and mummies children can create various monster scenes. Perfect for keeping small hands busy on the long road! R140

Plakkerpret met 555 diere

Met hierdie prettige boek kan kinders plakkerpret hê met 555 plakkers van diere van dwarsoor die wêreld. Van ’n uitstappie op die plaas tot ’n opwindende safari kan kinders verskeie dieretonele skep. Hou klein vingertjies só op die langpad besig! R140

Soek en vind Ruimte

Soek en vind Ruimte

This book includes fascinating space scenes, with strange planets and fantastic space crafts. Children can search and find more than 1 000 items in the space scenes while counting abilities are developed. R95

Soek en vind Diere

Soek en vind Diere

This book includes fascinating animal scenes, with animals from Africa, farm animals, marine animals and much more. Perfect to keep children busy and entertained for hours. R95

My eerste Bybel

My eerste Bybel

My eerste Bybel consists of 43 stories from the Old and New Testaments, retold by Wendy Maartens in simple language for children up to the age of three. The timeless illustrations are bright and colourful, and will capture young children’s imagination. The stories were specially chosen to convey the essence of the Gospel to young children. R200

A couple of months ago 4aKid sent Cara 2 fabulous products that she is still playing with:

The Original Magic Stretchy Sand

Stretch, create and play with Magic Stretchy Sand! It is so incredibly satisfying to play with. You can squeeze it, twist it and stretch it. Ideal for arts and crafts whether at home or school, this sand is super soft and stretchy. It has a unique texture and comes in a variety of colours. Priced from R37

Bubble Slime

For kids who are crazy about slime stuff! Stretch your child’s creativity and imagination with this awesome bubble-blowing Bubble Slime! Mould different shapes as you blow the slime. Loaded with fun, this slime stretches, bounces and bubbles! Make giant bubbles for hours of endless fun. R149

Cum Books comes to the rescue as well:

Go Wild!

Get little ones excited about the Bible with Go Wild! Children will love the 8 adventure-filled rhymes about some of the feathery, furry and woolly animals of the Bible. Delightful illustrations bring well-known Old and New Testament stories, like Noah’s Ark, Daniel in the Lions’ Den and The Lost Sheep, to life. At the end of each story, a fun activity will have children roaring with laughter as they hop around like a kangaroo, “baa” like a sheep, “moo” like a cow and flap their arms like a bird. R120

Bedtime Prayers For Little Hearts

Bedtime Prayers For Little Hearts

Create a special bedtime routine of prayer guided by sweet rhymes and Scripture verses that will help little ones discover the loving heart of God. Bedtime Prayers for Little Hearts features heart-warming rhymes paired with Bible verses that will help little ones discover the loving and forgiving heart of God. It will help little ones grow closer to God with these bedtime prayers for children aged 3 to 6. Children will go on a faith-filled adventure as they join the adorable animal families in learning to pray about anything – the fun times, the hard parts, and everything in between. Whether the animals ask God for help finding a toy, or thank Him for the day’s adventures, Bedtime Prayers for Little Hearts will create a special, quiet bedtime routine of prayer and will instill God’s Word in children’s hearts. R140

I hope our Christmas Gifts for Kids ideas makes your Christmas shopping a little easier. Pop over to the Pretty Please Charlie Facebook Page for more Christmas Gifts for Kids ideas.

Happy Shopping!

xoxo