When summer has finally arrived, it brings a truly magical effect to the garden. It transforms into a glorious display of growth and color, and this is true whether you have a small patch with a few pots or a large plot with shrubs and vegetables.
To small children it can seem like a jungle and there is a whole new extraordinary world to explore, bringing wonderful opportunities for all sorts of nature crafts and sensory play.
Children have fantastic imaginations and there is no harm in encouraging them with a few fanciful tales about fairies and elves. There’s plenty of time to be sensible and realistic later on, in fact I think as an adult, you get much more fun out of life never being completely certain about these things! This lovely little Summer Fairy song is a wonderful way to explore the summer season in a creative and imaginative way.
The Summer Fairy Song
Fairy, fairy, in the garden,
Will you come tonight?
Dancing in the cool moonlight,
All silver sparkling white!
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Fairy, fairy, in the garden,
Will you come tonight?
Dancing in a little ring,
What magic will you bring?
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Fairy, fairy, in the garden,
Did you come last night?
I can tell that you were here,
My little fairy dear!
(sung to the tune of Mary, Mary Quite Contrary)
At the bottom of our garden we had an old tree stump, and I suggested that our children should leave a little gift for the fairies on it. We made some fairy bread, topped with sugar sprinkles, cut it into tiny little triangles presented on a bottle top tray and juice in tin foil goblets. We then used to sing the summer fairy song. Of course the children were delighted to find in the morning, that not only had it disappeared (thanks to a mouse or a bird!) but a sparkly marble had been left in exchange (me!). More than enough to firmly convince them!
And so, a lengthy correspondence of letters and gifts carried on right through till Autumn! When the next time came for the tooth fairy to make a visit, my kids felt that they were welcoming an old friend!
If you’re looking for more Summer themed activities check out my Summer Lesson plan or Caterpillars & Butterflies for lots more musical fun in the sun!
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Love the song. My favorite books and movies are fantasy types. Always nice to dream away our cares.
How beautiful!
Thanks for linking this information up with The Thoughtful Spot!
We love this song in our Junior Kindergarten class! We had a red and white polka-dotted mushroom just waiting to be danced around, and your song is the perfect one. We also love the tune being played on the xylophone because it sounds so gently and fairylike. Thank you for the song!!! Room 23 JK in Ottawa, Canada
How perfect! I love the sound of that fairy toadstool!
What a lovely post and thanks for sharing the song. 🙂
You’re welcome! Glad you like it!
What a wonderful way to encourage your kids creativity. I wish we had a special fairy place in our garden too – perhaps we should build one 🙂
Thanks Natalie! You should definitely make a little fairy garden! The kids would love it 🙂