Cindy Crushes Programming: DIY Fairy Doors, by Teen Librarian Cindy Shutts

The Cottagecore aesthetic and Fairies are very popular with fans of Sarah J. Maas and Holly Black. My coworkers and I have also noticed the trend of miniatures being popular thanks to the rise of mini-brand toys and Make-it Mini resin crafts. I had also made mini-books in my Tiktok BookTok ornament before Christmas but I wanted to do something more whimsical. I chose fairy doors. They were super easy and I did not have to do a lot of work. In fact, I had stumbled across a bunch of pre-made ones on Amazon while looking for materials for a different program.

Supplies

• Fairy doors
• Paint
• Paint Brush

Steps

1. Let the teens pick their own door. I did not want to limit them to a certain kind or color scheme. I told them that they did not have to go with the preprinted pattern if they had another idea. 
2. Pick out the paint. Each teen got to pick as many colors as they wanted from the supply of paint we already had in the workroom closet.
3. Paint!
4. Let it dry. There were windows included in the Amazon listing they could use if they wanted to make the door more 3D, but none of the kids wanted to this particular night. They painted them but did not glue them.

Final thoughts: This was an easy and fun craft. This could be a series where you  could do fairy jars one session doors the other.

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