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Rainbow Magic fairy ornaments

November 22, 2022 By Kate 12 Comments

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Got a Rainbow Magic book fan at home? Here are some Rainbow Magic fairy ornaments you can make based on the series of popular chapter books from wooden teaspoons.

This is an easy Christmas craft kids can make – in fact, it was my 7 year old who came up with the idea!

This craft was originally published in 2015 and has been updated and re-shared for today’s audience.

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My girls, aged 6 and 7, absolutely can’t get enough of the Rainbow Magic fairy books. Nine times out of ten, when I ask them to choose a book for read-aloud time it will be one of these.

For this reason, we decided to make some spoon doll fairy ornaments based on characters in the books. Mind you, there are over 150 chapter books in the series to choose from so we couldn’t make them all, haha.

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We are all very pleased how our fairy ornaments turned out! Here’s how we made them.

How to make Rainbow Magic Fairy ornaments

You will need

  • Wooden teaspoons
  • Construction paper in assorted colours
  • White card stock
  • Felt
  • Glue – fabric glue works best for the felt, or use tacky craft glue
  • Gell pens
  • Optional watercolour paints for the wings
  • Your favourite Rainbow Magic chapter book to use as a guide

materials for fairy ornaments

How To

  1. Trace the outline of the wooden teaspoon onto construction paper (choose a colour that best matches the outfit of the fairy you have chosen). The outline is just a guide for getting the size of the clothing right, once you have traced the spoon you can use that outline to draw the fairy outfit as it looks on the cover illustration.
  2. Cut the paper outfit out and stick it onto the spoon using a glue stick. If you like you can add some detail to the clothing with markers or gel pens.
  3. Place the spoon over the white card stock and sketch the shape of the wings. You only need to sketch one side because you can fold the paper and get a perfectly matching second wing that way. Optionally, add some colour to the wings with watercolour paint, pencils or markers.
  4. Make the hair. Trace the outline of the round part of the spoon onto felt twice. Sketch the shape of the front half of the hair (the fringe) on one and the back of the hair on the other.
  5. Cut the hair shapes out and glue into place using fabric glue, pacing the back hair on the indented side of the spoon.
  6. Draw the face and shoes on with gel pens
  7. Make the arms. Sketch the arms onto construction paper (heavy stock works best) and glue on. Cut out a sliver of a different colour for the magic wand and glue onto the fairy’s hand (the girls drew their fairy arms directly onto the wings after gluing them on instead, which is a less fiddly way to do it)
  8. Glue the wings on
  9. Glue a piece of string tied in a loop to the back of the head and wait for it to dry

steps to create spoon doll fairy ornaments based on the Rainbow Magic book series

All that’s left to do is hang them on your tree…

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How adorable are these kid made ones?

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Spoon doll fairies based on the Rainbow Magic series

More Fairy Craft Ideas

  • Make your own sparkly magic fairy wand
  • Here’s a printable fairy garden you can laminate and set up outoors
  • Create some pretty fairy crackers (we made them for the fairy party)
  • Make a fairy castle from a cardboard box to inspire imaginary play
  • Have you ever made a flying fairy car? This craft is totally kid-made!
  • Every good fairy needs a fabulous foil tiara!

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Comments

  1. 1

    Carolyn Wilhelm says

    November 30, 2015 at 4:12 pm

    Wow! Such an impressive amount of photos. Thank you so much for the step by step instructions. I work with a group of girls and I am sure they will want to make these. Sharing on social media. Thanks!

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      Kate says

      November 30, 2015 at 11:19 pm

      Thanks Carolyn! Hope the girls have fun 🙂

      Reply
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    Shelah says

    December 1, 2015 at 3:14 am

    These Fairy Spoon Dolls are spectacular. I think we are going to have a lot of fairy spoon dolls around us soon. 🙂

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      Kate says

      December 1, 2015 at 7:44 pm

      Thanks Shelah! They are fun to make 🙂

      Reply
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    Melissa says

    December 1, 2015 at 4:31 pm

    THESE are now a MUST on our “to make” list, Kate!! V LOVES LOVES LOVES the rainbow fairy books!!

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      Kate says

      December 1, 2015 at 7:46 pm

      They are super popular books aren’t they! Thanks Melissa

      Reply
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    Julie says

    December 2, 2015 at 4:45 pm

    Wow, these are absolutely magnificent! I know a 4 year old that would love to make these!

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    Amanda @artsy_momma says

    December 2, 2015 at 5:12 pm

    These are the cutest ornaments ever! ♥

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    Emma (Kids Craft Room) says

    December 2, 2015 at 7:37 pm

    These have turned out so pretty!

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    Sara says

    December 3, 2015 at 5:17 am

    These are adorable. As a boy mom, I had no idea about these fairy books, but I know my nieces would love these!

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    ornaments says

    September 28, 2021 at 7:24 pm

    Such an impressive amount of pictures. Thank you very much for the step-by-step instructions. I work with a group of girls and I’m sure they would like to make it. Sharing on social media. These pre-spawn dolls are wonderful. I think we’re going to have a fairy-tale doll around soon.

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    • 12

      Kate says

      October 3, 2021 at 6:18 am

      Sounds like fun!

      Reply

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