How to make a fairy well

Louka wanted to make a fairy house, with a working well. She had an old thimble she wanted to use for the bucket but that was all.

Here is how we did it.

Materials:

small empty tin, paint, PVA glue, small stones, sticks, thimble, wire, unwanted jewellery chain, hot glue gun

Method:

Mix orange paint with a small amount of black to make brown, and mix in some PVA glue (I think this helps it stick, though it probably would have been fine as we didn't remove the paper label from the Milo tin.) Paint the tin and leave to dry.

Choose two forked sticks and cut them to size with secateurs. They should be taller than the tin. Choose a straight stick to hang the bucket from.

Use a hot glue gun to stick the forked sticks to the sides of the tin. (Be careful: hot glue can burn.) Use more hot glue to stick stones to the tin, down to the level where it will be buried in the ground. Sit the straight stick over the forked sticks and glue in place.

Use the wire to make a handle for the bucket, then attach the chain and hang from the straight stick. Wind the chain round the stick a couple of times so you can lower and raise it by pulling on the end of the chain.

Next we will make the house - watch this space!