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The Eco Faerie Activity Marquee is a bustling activity zone that's fits perfectly into a bustling event.
This self sufficient space is hassle free for event organisers. We bring shade, a constant source of activities and the amazing entertainers. The magical marquee comes with:
The actitivies suit children aged 3-10 years old. Minimum of three hours booking. The Marquee We supply the shaded space for your attendees, providing a fun space to play under shelter from all weather conditions. Safety is always a priority. The 6x3 metre commercial grade marquee has sturdy 57mm hexagonal aluminium legs for the ultimate in strength and safety. We weight each of the 6 legs with 15kg water weights, plus if the grounds allow we will also add additional pins. We also supply our own tables and floor mats. All we need is the space. Write to the faeries The Eco Faerie letterbox has become a community favourite for events. The deluxe faerie house is always evolving with new furniture and decor. Children delight in seeing inside the magical home and posting their letters and pictures. Circus play With over 50 toys from the energiser zone, the space becomes a buzz of energy. This activity zone is hoops of fun!! Activities All activities are based around nature, recycling, growing and faerie magic. We provide all materials and helpers who are delighted to share faerie stories and eco tips as they craft. |
Seed planting
COME ON GREEN THUMBS- LET'S GET EARTHY!
SOMETIMES IT'S THE SIMPLEST THINGS THAT MAKE THE GREATEST IMPACT. PLANTING A SEED TO GROW AT HOME ENCOURAGES NATURE PLAY, EDUCATES FAMILIES ON HOW TO KEEP PLANTS HAPPY, AND ENCOURAGES URBAN GARDENING. ECO FAERIES WILL TALK CHILDREN THROUGH POTTING THEIR PLANTS AND PROVIDE INFORMATION ON HOW TO LOOK AFTER IT WHEN THEY TAKE THE PLANT HOME.
MATERIALS ECO FAERIES USE ORGANIC POTTING MIX FOR THIS ACTIVITY. WE ALSO PROVIDE CHILDREN'S SIZE GLOVES, SMALL SHOVELS AND NATURAL HAND SANITISER. THE POTS ARE 100% COMPOSTABLE Bird feeders
ATTRACT NATIVE BIRDS INTO YOUR GARDEN
THIS ACTIVITY NOT ONLY USES RECYCLED AND NATURAL MATERIALS, IT ENCOURAGES NATURE PLAY. PLACE THE FEEDER SOMEWHERE THAT YOU CAN WATCH PARROTS ENJOYING THE SEED FEAST! 
RECYCLED CRAFT ACTIVITY:
ECO FAERIES COLLECT CARDBOARD TUBING THAT HAS COME FROM PRINTING BUSINESSES AND MATERIAL SHOPS. SOME COMPANIES RECYCLE THESE AS THEY ARE 100% RECYCLABLE, OTHERS UNFORTUNATELY SIMPLY THROW THEM AWAY TO LANDFILL. WE PREPARE THE CARDBOARD BEFORE AN EVENT BY HAND CUTTING THE TUBE INTO 15CM LENGTHS. MATERIALS: - THE SEED IS LARGE PARROT SEED MIX SUITABLE FOR AUSTRALIAN WILDLIFE. - HOME MADE FLOUR GLUE - NATURAL YARN ACTIVITY: CHILDREN PAINT THE FLOUR GLUE OVER THE TUBE THEN ROLL THE TUBE INTO A TUB OF NATIVE BIRD SEED. WE FINISH THE ACTIVITY BY TYING ON NATURAL YARN SO THE FEEDER CAN BE HUNG IN A TREE. TIME TO TAKE YOUR FEEDER HOME TO FEED THE BIRDS!
Sea shell craft
SEA SHELL TREASURES ALL HAVE A STORY TO TELL. FROM RAINBOW COLOURED MOLLUSCS TO INTRICATE TURBAN SHELLS. THE MERMAIDS TAUGHT US A WAY TO MAKE PENDANTS SO THEY CAN BE WORN FOREVER MORE.
MATERIALS - BEAUTIFUL SHELLS - HOME MADE COLOURFUL SALT DOUGH (WE USE FOOD GRADE COLOURING SO IT'S SAFE FOR LITTLE FOLK WHO 'ACCIDENTALLY' TASTE IT) HOW TO HARDEN YOUR DOUGH TO KEEP YOUR TREASURE FOREVER MORE YOU CAN EITHER LEAVE YOUR PENDANT IN THE SUNSHINE FOR 5 DAYS TO COMPLETELY HARDEN, OR YOU CAN BAKE IT. - BAKE IN A 80 DEGREE CELSIUS OVEN FOR 1 HOUR, TURNING IT EVERY 15 MINUTES. LEAVE TO COOL THEN THREAD TO BE WORN.
Nature wands
CHILDREN DELIGHT IN TAKING HOME THEIR HAND MADE FAERIE, WIZARD, MERMAID, WITCH AND PIXIE WANDS.
FAERIES MAGIC COMES FROM NATURE. SO, LET'S USE NATURE TO MAKE SOME MAGIC. WILD CRAFTING FALLEN STICKS, COLOURFUL WOOL, FEATHERS AND SEED PODS TO CREATE BRIGHT CREATIONS. THIS IS AN EVENT FAVOURITE. ECO FAERIES ENCOURAGE CHILDREN TO GO FOR BUSH WALKS TO FIND MORE MAGICAL OBJECTS ALONG THE PATH TO ADD TO THEIR WAND. 
MATERIALS
ECO FAERIES WILL GATHER NATURAL STICKS BEFORE AN EVENT. WE CHECK FOR SHARP EDGES AND SIGNS OF INFESTATION. IF THE EVENT IS NEAR A BUSHLAND OR PARK WE PREFER TO ARRIVE EARLY TO COLLECT STICKS LOCALLY. SOMETIMES WE ARE SETUP NEAR TREES SO WE CAN ASK CHILDREN TO FIND THEIR OWN MAGICAL WAND. THEY ALWAYS KNOW WHICH IS THE RIGHT ONE FOR THEM- IT FEELS MAGICAL!! ECO FAERIES BRING A SELECTION OF YARN AND FEATHERS FOR CHILDREN TO DECORATE THEIR WAND. FINISHING THE ACTIVITY WE NEED TO THINK ABOUT WHAT MAGICAL WORDS TO USE TO MAKE OUR WANDS WORK. WARNING PLEASE DON'T TURN MUMS AND DADS INTO FROGS, WE GET INTO TROUBLE. IN CASE OF ACCIDENTAL MAGIC PLEASE REMEMBER TO STAY CALM, THE MAGIC IS ONLY A SHORT SPELL AND WILL RUN OUT SOON. 
Nature crown
WILD CHILD GARLANDS
BECOME THE SPIRIT OF NATURE YOU'VE ALWAYS WANTED TO BE. MAKE A WILD-CHILD GARLAND FROM NATURES HARVEST. 
NATURE CRAFT ACTIVITY USING FRESHLY HARVESTED GARDEN CLIPPINGS. THESE GARLANDS ARE BEAMING WITH LEAVES, FLOWERS AND TREE NUTS. TO RUN THIS ACTIVITY WE ASK THE COMMUNITY FOR 'SAFE' PLANTS THAT ARE IN NEED OF A PRUNE. WE COLLECT GREENERY THE DAY BEFORE AN EVENT.
MATERIALS WHATEVER FRESH LEAVES AND FLOWERS THAT ARE SEASONALLY AVAILABLE. SOME EVENTS HAVE ASKED US TO PRUNE LOCAL SHRUBS AND TREES AT THE EVENT AND WE'VE BEEN HAPPY TO COME EARLY AND HARVEST LOCALLY. WE ONLY TAKE WHAT WE GET PERMISSION TO PRUNE AND OF COURSE WE ASK THE FAERIES IF IT'S OKAY TOO. 
ACTIVITY
PATRONS CHOOSE THEIR MATERIALS THEN SIT ON THE SOFT FLOOR RUGS TO HAPPY WEAVE THEIR FRESH GARLANDS. FAERIES ASSIST PEOPLE AND WEAVE THROUGH THEIR STORIES, SONGS AND ENCHANTMENTS AS THEY GO. AFTER THE EVENT YOUR GARLANDS CAN BE USED AS A TABLE PIECE, A DOOR DECORATION AND DRIED OUT SO IT CAN BE KEPT FOR LONGER. IT IS 100% COMPOSTABLE. 
Tambourines
SHAKE, RATTLE AND ROLL
TAMBOURINES ARE LOVINGLY MADE PAPER PLATES MADE FROM RECYCLED SUGAR CANE. THEY ARE CAREFULLY DECORATED USING PENCILS, CRAYONS, STICKERS AND CRAFT BITS. 
TO ADD SOME FLAIR YOU CAN THEN TIE SOME COLOURFUL YARN TO YOUR TAMBOURINE. TAMBOURINES ARE THEN FILLED WITH EITHER DRY BEANS (THEY ARE THEN CALLED TAMBA-BEANS). MATERIALS USED - RECYCLED SUGAR CANE PLATES - PENCILS AND CRAFT BITS - BEANS - NATIVE TREE NUTS - STICKERS - YARN - STAPLES Decorating river rocks
ROCK ON WITH THIS NATURE CRAFT ACTIVITY.
TURN A SMOOTH RIVER ROCK INTO A BUG OR MUSHROOM, OR PERHAPS YOU WOULD LIKE TO WRITE A WISH TO THE FAERIES. TAKE YOUR TREASURE HOME OR PERHAPS THIS IS THE START OF YOUR FAERIE GARDEN.
ECO FAERIES PROVIDE HIGH QUALITY TEXTER PENS TO WRITE AND DRAW CREATIONS ON THE ROCKS. THIS MAKES THE ACTIVITY LESS MESSY FOR FAMILIES AND FESTIVALS IF YOU ARE CONCERNED ABOUT PAINT. USUALLY THIS MEANS THE DESIGNS ARE MORE INTRICATE AND CHILDREN CAN ALSO WRITE WORDS ON THEM TOO. MATERIALS USED - RIVER ROCKS OR VARIOUS SHAPES, COLOURS AND SIZES - TEXTERS Bush critters
WE HAVE CAREFULLY WILD CRAFTED A SELECTION OF TREE NUTS, STICKS, FLOWERS AND SEED PODS READY TO BE MADE INTO CRITTERS.
USING GLUE, EYES, CLAY AND A FEW CRAFTY PIECES YOU CAN CREATURE YOUR OWN MAGICAL CREATURE TO TAKE HOME.
LOOK AT THE SHAPES, CAN YOU SEE A LITTLE CREATURES IN THEM? IS THIS STICK AN ARM? ARE THESE PODS WINGS? THE CREATION STATION COMES ALIVE WITH YOUR IMAGINATION. WE'LL PROVIDE ALL THE MATERIALS, YOU BRING YOUR IMAGINATION. MATERIALS USED: - TREE NUTS -NATIVE FLOWERS -CLAY -GOGGELY EYES - CRAFT DECORATIONS - GLUE peg dolls
PEG DOLLS WARM THE HEARTS OF MANY GENERATIONS. THEY SHOW THE ABILITY TO MAKE SOMETHING TO CHERISH FROM THINGS YOU FIND AROUND THE HOME. THIS ACTIVITY WAS A POPULAR ACTIVITY FOR CHILDREN IN THE EARLY 1900'S WHEN PLAY THINGS SUCH AS DOLLS WE'RE A LUXURY.
CHILDREN CAN MAKE ANYTHING FROM FAERIES, GNOMES, SUPERHEROES, FRIENDS AND WIZARDS. ALL YOU NEED ARE PILES OF PREPARED RECYCLED MATERIAL AND A TOUCH OF IMAGINATION. THE ECO FAERIES WILL GUIDE THROUGH THE BASICS OF PEG DOLL MAKING AND SPEND TIME MAKE SOME EXTRA SPECIAL CREATIONS FOR THOSE THAT WANT TO THINK OUTSIDE THE STANDARD ISSUE PEG DOLL. MATERIALS USED: - WOODEN PEGS - RECYCLED PLASTIC BAGS - COLOURFUL RECYCLED MATERIAL SCRAPS - YARN - IMAGINATION 
terrariums
A MINI ECO SYSTEM WITHIN A RECYCLED GLASS JAR.
MATERIALS ECO FAERIES COLLECT RECYCLED JARS, WASH THEM AND TRY TO TAKE THE LABELS OFF. IF YOU ARE EXPECTING LARGE CROWDS PLEASE CHECK WITH US TO SEE HOW MANY JARS WE CURRENTLY HAVE STORED. YOU MAY NEED TO REQUEST PATRONS TO BRING A JAR TO THE EVENT. WE ALSO USE - PEBBLES - ORGANIC POTTING MIX - CHARCOAL - SMALL PLANTS SUITABLE FOR HUMID ENVIRONMENTS - DECORATIONS 
tree charms
WE INVITE YOU TO MAKE A TREE CHARM. CHOOSE A MAGICAL WORD AND WRITE ON WOOD. IS YOUR MAGICAL WORD YOUR NAME, OR A SECRET WORD YOU SHARE WITH THE FAERIES?
Eco Faeries introduce the language of the trees, the ancient rune language so you can write your magical word in a secret faerie language. 
MATERIALS USED: - WE SOURCE WOODEN DISKS WITH PRE-CUT HOLES SO YOU CAN WEAR YOUR CHARM OR HANG IT SOMEWHERE. - WE PROVIDE A SELECTION OF PAINT PENS TO WRITE YOUR CHARM. - LOCALLY SOURCED BEES WAX TO SEAL YOUR CHARM SO IT WILL LAST LONGER. newspaper wings
MAKE FAERIE WINGS AND PIRATE HATS.
THIS ACTIVITY IS A VALUABLE 'REUSE' EXERCISE THAT THEY CAN DO AGAIN FROM HOME. MATERIALS - RECYCLED NEWSPAPER OR WRAPPING PAPER - SCISSORS - NATURAL YARN ECO HERO TIP: BE SURE TO RECYCLE YOUR CRAFT WHEN YOU HAVE FINISHED PLAYING. 
EXTRA EXTRA READ ALL ABOUT IT DID YOU KNOW? - EACH TONNE OF PAPER THAT IS RECYCLED SAVES: ALMOST 13 TREES, 2.5 BARRELS OF OIL, 4100 KWH OF ELECTRICITY, 4 CUBIC METRES OF LANDFILL AND 31, 780 LITRES OF WATER. - BY RECYCLING PAPER AND CARDBOARD 51% OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT OF USING VIRGIN MATERIAL CAN BE SAVED - 17 TREES CAN ABSORB THE CARBON DIOXIDE EMITTED FROM YOUR CAR EACH YEAR, TRAPPING THE CARBON IN THE WOOD AND RELEASING THE OXYGEN BACK INTO OUR ATMOSPHERE - ALL NEWSPAPER MANUFACTURED IN AUSTRALIA HAVE A RECYCLED CONTENT OF UP TO 40%. THANKS FOR THE INFO WWW.CLEANUP.ORG.AU FAERIE HOUSES
BUILD A HOUSE FOR YOUR FAERIE GARDEN
FAERIES ARE OFTEN FLYING OVER THE SUBURBS LOOKING FOR A FAERIE GARDEN TO SLEEP IN. YOU CAN CREATE A RESTING PLACE FOR THE FAERIES BY PLACING A FAERIE HOUSE IN YOUR GARDEN. SMALL POT PLANTS ARE OFTEN NOT USED AGAIN BY THE HUMBLE GARDENER. WE COLLECT THE POTS, WASH THEM UP AND CUT OUT A DOOR HOLE.
FIND THE RIGHT MATERIALS FOR YOUR FAERIE HOME. FROM TREE BARK AND SEED PODS TO LEFT OVER CRAFT PIECES, YOU CAN CREATE A STUNNING HOME FOR FAERIES WITH THE RIGHT MATERIALS. MATERIALS USED: - RECYCLED PLASTIC POTS - ODD ENDS CRAFT BITS - NATURE SOURCED DECORATIONS - GLUE PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A RECYCLED CRAFT ACTIVITY WITH THE OLD POTS USED AS THE HOME STRUCTURE. AVAILABILITY OF THE ACTIVITY DEPENDS ON HOW MANY POTS WE HAVE STORED FAERIE DOORS
OPEN THE DOOR TO THE HIDDEN WORLD OF FAERIES. THIS ACTIVITY IS TO ENCOURAGE NATURE PLAY. AS CHILDREN BUILD DOORS WE TALK ABOUT WHERE THEIR DOOR CAN BE PLACED. IT GIVES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CHILDREN TO LOOK FOR THE MAGIC OF FAERIES IN THE GARDEN OR AT THEIR LOCAL PARK WHERE THEY PLACE THEIR DOOR. MATERIALS USED -POP STICKS - BUTTONS - CHILDREN'S CRAFT GLUE - DECORATIONS WATER COLOURING ON SEED PAPER
recycled plastic bottle flowers
Using common household waste we make beautiful flowers. Plastic turns out to be not so fantastic for the environment. This workshop we share stories about plastic and where it often ends up. We take recycled bottles and make them into flower. Children can use them as garden and room ornaments. Materials - recycled plastic bottles - paint - paint pens - scissors seed bombs
Flower power coming in fast- bombs away!
This is a delightfully earthy activity. Squish, squash and press a seed bomb to take home and grow. We use our carefully crafted seed bomb recipe to make the perfect batch. You are invited to grab a handful of our mixture to roll into a seed bomb ball. Materials
Christmas craft
Create festive decoration that you will be proud to display on your family tree for years to come.
Wooden festive cut outs are waiting to be decorated with colour, sparkles and ribbons. We'll help you tie a little piece of yarn on them so you can hang yours straight away. These are timeless pieces and a festive season favourite. 
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