[jenfl]

My nearly-2 year old daughter loves to garden -- both digging in real dirt and pretending to garden inside. I wanted to make her a playscape where she could imagine herself a gardener.

I built this on an old cookie sheet, painted white. The ground is two layers of felt, sewn and cut so that the "pumpkin seeds" can be slid in between the layers and "planted".

There are three flowers with magnets at the bottom of the stems, three pieces of fence, two wooden mice with felt ears, and a "hollow log" (a wooden pencil holder with the bottom cut off, stained). There's a watering can with ribbon run through the holes. The finishing touch is a little fairy I got from a seller on Etsy.

Everything (except the fairy) holds on pretty strongly (you can turn it upside down CAREFULLY without losing anything), but it's easy enough to move them around.

I'm tucking this away for her birthday in a few weeks, hope the reaction is good!

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[Samhain Hunter]

Beautiful.

 

[Breathless Wonder]

Really cute!!!

 

[mamavegan]

That's adorable. What a sweet idea and great execution!

 

[SoCaliMommy]

Beautiful

 

[phoenixrisen]

That is so sweet. And very creative!

 

[E.V. Lowi]

It is so cute- absolutely adorable! But please, be careful! Magnets can be deadly if swallowed.

 

[jenfl]

Thanks everyone!

The concern about magnet safety is a good one. I don't feel this particular toy is of concern (she doesn't put things in her mouth and hasn't for a long time, the magnets are large, and they're strongly attached or sewn into objects). But it is something that should be taken into account when making toys with magnets.

 

[aprons_and_acorns]

Ooooooh, I LOVE it!! It's wonderful

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[feest]

oh my i absolutly adore this!