There’s something timeless about fairies.

Perhaps it's because so many of us grew up believing they lived at the bottom of the garden, hidden amongst flowers and tree roots. We built tiny fairy houses from sticks, mixed muddy potions in old bowls, and searched endlessly for signs that magic might be real.

International Fairy Day is the perfect excuse to bring a little of that wonder and whimsy back into your child's world.

Here are 17 magical ways to celebrate International Fairy Day.

1. Make a Fairy Flower Crown

Gather flowers, leaves, grasses, and greenery from your garden or a local park and create a beautiful fairy crown.

Not only is it a lovely nature craft, but every fairy needs a crown before embarking on magical adventures.

Looking for inspiration? Visit our Fairy Activity Page for instructions.

2. Brew a Fairy Potion Elixir

No fairy celebration would be complete without a potion.

Mix flower petals, herbs, water, biodegradable glitter, and natural treasures to create a magical fairy elixir. Encourage children to name their potion and decide what magical powers it holds.

Will it be a Courage Potion? A Friendship Potion? A Dreaming Potion?

3. Build a Fairy House

Using cardboard, sticks, bark, leaves, flowers, and other nature treasures, create a tiny fairy home.

Place it beneath a tree, beside a garden bed, or somewhere special in your backyard and see if any magical visitors move in overnight.

4. Write a Letter to a Fairy

What would your child ask a fairy?

Invite them to write a letter sharing their wishes, questions, dreams, or adventures.

Leave the note beside a fairy house or under a special tree and see if a fairy writes back.

5. Go Hunting for Fairy Homes

Head to your local bushland, nature reserve, or woodland area and search for places where fairies might live.

Look for hollow tree trunks, twisted roots, tiny doorways in bark, mushroom circles, and hidden nooks amongst the leaves.

Sometimes the search is where the magic happens.

6. Search for Fairy Books at Your Local Library or Op Shop

Spend an afternoon discovering fairy stories both old and new.

Visit your local library, thrift shop or second-hand bookshop and see what magical treasures you can find.

You might uncover forgotten fairy tales, vintage storybooks, or beautifully illustrated adventures.

7. Discover the History of Fairies

Did you know fairy folklore exists in cultures all around the world?

Spend some time learning about how fairies have appeared throughout history, from Celtic folklore to woodland spirits and magical creatures from different countries.

Older children often love discovering the stories behind the magic.

8. Make a Fairy Ring

Fairy rings have been part of folklore for centuries.

Create your own fairy ring using flowers, leaves, stones, shells, or natural materials and imagine what magical creatures might visit after dark.

Find step-by-step instructions on our Fairy Activity Page.

9. Host a Fairy Tea Party

One of our favourite ways to celebrate.

Set up a tiny fairy-inspired table with flowers, your prettiest teacups, sandwiches, fruit, and iced herbal tea.

Invite friends, siblings, toys, or imaginary fairy guests to join.

Bonus points for wings and flower crowns.

10. Go on a Fairy Treasure Hunt

Create a list of magical treasures to find:

• A feather
• A heart-shaped leaf
• Something sparkly
• A flower petal
• A smooth stone
• A tiny stick wand

You'll be amazed what children discover when they start looking closely.

Visit our Fairy Activity Page for printable treasure hunt ideas.

11. Create a Fairy Wand

Every fairy needs a wand.

Collect a stick and decorate it with ribbon, flowers, leaves, bells, crystals, twine, or whatever magical treasures you have available.

Then practise your very best fairy spells.

12. Leave a Kind Note for Someone

Fairies are known for spreading kindness wherever they go.

Encourage your child to leave a kind note, drawing, or surprise message for a friend, neighbour, teacher, or family member.

It's a simple activity that spreads a little real-world magic.

13. Build a Fairy Garden

Choose a space beneath a tree, beside a garden bed, or in a pot and create a miniature fairy garden.

Add tiny pathways, fairy houses, flowers, pebbles, and natural decorations.

Children often return to these spaces again and again throughout the year.

14. Host a Fairy Reading Circle

Gather family and friends together and spend time reading fairy tales aloud.

Classic fairy stories, magical adventures, fantasy novels, and books about mythical creatures all make wonderful choices.

Add blankets, cushions, and fairy lights for extra magic.

15. Make DIY Fairy Wings

Create your own wings using cardboard, paper, fabric, ribbon, or recycled materials.

Children love designing unique fairy wings that reflect their own magical personality.

And let's be honest—everything is more fun with wings.

We love this nook from Your Wild books, for plenty of ideas including fairy wings from nature.

16. Create Sparkling Suncatchers

Transform old CDs into magical fairy suncatchers.

Decorate them with paint, stickers, ribbon, or pressed flowers before hanging them in a window or garden where they can catch the sunlight.

They create beautiful rainbow reflections that feel wonderfully magical.

17. Make Australian Fairy Bread

No Fairy Day celebration is complete without fairy bread.

Spread butter on fresh white bread and generously cover it with colourful hundreds and thousands before cutting into triangles.

It's simple, nostalgic, and guaranteed to bring smiles.

The Real Magic of International Fairy Day

While flower crowns, fairy houses, and potion-making are wonderful fun, the real magic of International Fairy Day isn't about fairies at all.

It's about imagination.

It's about slowing down.

It's about creating the kind of childhood memories that stay with us forever.

The afternoons spent searching for fairy homes, building tiny worlds, mixing potions, and believing....just for a moment, that magic is of course real.

And perhaps that's the greatest fairy gift of all.