Roger Williams Park Botanical Center – Fairy Garden Days 

We went to the to see the fairy gardens at the Roger Williams Park Botanical Center last year, and they were an absolute delight. Take a look at my post to get the lowdown. If you want to celebrate all things all things magical and miniature with hordes of other fans, check out the Fairy Garden Days Festival on Sunday, April 27 from 11 am-2 pm. Don your wings or elf hat and and make a fairy house, go on a scavenger hunt to explore the gardens with your kids, and relax and enjoy listening someone else read the stories for a change.

• When: Friday, April 18, 2014 through Sunday, April 27, 2014  
• Where: Roger Williams Park Botanical Center, 1000 Elmwood Avenue, Providence, RI 02905          
• Cost:    Adults $3; Children (6-12) $1, (under 6) free     

Tower Hill Botanic Garden – Fairy House Fun for Children

Tower Hill Botanical Garden has a whole week of vacation fun planned, including two Fairy House Fun for Children classes. After hearing the story of a girl who built a fairy house in the woods, children (and their adult companions) get to build their own fairy house and garden in a basket to bring home.

• When: April 22 or April 24, 2014 from 11 am – 12:30 pm
• Where: Tower Hill Botanic Garden,
11 French Drive,
 Boylston, MA 01505
• Cost: Non-member $18
• Ages: 4 and up

Franklin Park & Boston Parks & Recreation Department – Once Upon a Time in Franklin Park

In Franklin Park, the perfect habitat awaits, but the new community of fairies and elves needs the help and imaginations of children. Using found materials from the surrounding woods like soft moss for bedding, bark for walls, pine needle roofs, and stones for village paths, kids will build teeny tiny homes for magical creatures of the forest.

• When: Friday, April 25, 2014 from 1:00 pm - 3:00 pm
• Where: Franklin Park, Franklin Park Rd, Boston, MA 02124
• Cost: Free

Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum – Daffodil Days Fairy Festival

A highlight of Blithewold’s annual Daffodil Days, the Fairy Festival on April 27 is a spring playdate and celebration for all ages. Where your fairy costumes and frolic in the splendid gardens, build fairy houses, craft, dance around the Maypole, listen to stories, and enjoy the live entertainment. Check the schedule before you go, because you won't want to miss the "Ladies of the Rolling Pin" performance. Before you head home after the festival, explore the towns of Bristol and Warren. 

• When: Sunday, April 27, 2014 from 10 am to 3 pm (Rain date: Sunday, May 4)
• Where: Blithewold Mansion, Gardens & Arboretum, 101 Ferry Rd (Rt. 114), Bristol, RI 02809
• Cost: Included in Mansion admission

Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary – Make a Fairy or Troll House

Kids will take a tour of Oak Knoll and learn about the fairies and trolls who make their home at the sanctuary, then take a stroll through the field and head out on the trail to gather materials to build their own fairy & troll houses. After their outdoors hunt, they will head indoors to design and create beautiful fairy and troll houses using their found materials. The sanctuary will also provide dried flowers, colorful pebbles, and other fanciful decorations for the finishing touch.  

• When: Saturday May 31, 2014 10:30 am - 12 pm
• Where: Oak Knoll Wildlife Sanctuary, 1417 Park Street, Attleboro, MA 02703
• Cost: $10-15 pp (Registration is required)
• Ages: 3-14

Photo: Fairy Garden Days at Roger Williams Park Botanical Center