A Magnetic Fairy Garden is a miniature scene built on magnetic bases and displayed right on your fridge or any magnetic surface (like a filing cabinet, locker, or magnetic board). Think tiny fairies, mushrooms, flowers, pathways, and even fairy houses — all suspended like floating worlds on your refrigerator door.
It’s part art, part décor, and a whole lot of whimsy.
The beauty of this craft is in its flexibility. You don’t need a big budget or a green thumb — just a handful of materials like small magnets, mini figurines, bottle caps or wood slices for a base, and a hot glue gun. You can find fairy garden accessories at craft stores like Michaels or Hobby Lobby, or even better, repurpose small trinkets you already have at home. The key is to glue strong magnets to the bottom of each piece so they securely stick to your fridge or any other magnetic surface.
Once your bases are magnetized, the real fun begins: decorating each one with faux moss, pebbles, mushrooms, fairy doors, or even mini fences. Add tiny flowers or sparkle accents for that storybook charm. If you love getting hands-on, you can even mold custom mushrooms, stepping stones, or garden signs out of air-dry clay or craft foam. And don’t be afraid to get imaginative — this is your fairy world, after all.
Arrange the pieces on your fridge in little clusters to create a whimsical scene. You might build a hidden forest in one corner, a fairy house on another level, and floating butterflies or stars in between. If you really want to go above and beyond, you can even add a battery-powered LED fairy light string to bring your fridge garden to life at night — just attach a magnet to the battery pack, and it becomes part of the scene.
Supplies Needed
Strong magnets (preferably neodymium disc magnets for weight support)
Miniature fairy garden accessories:
- Tiny fairies, gnomes, mushrooms, lanterns, signs
- Faux moss, pebbles, artificial flowers
- Mini fences, fairy doors, benches
Bottle caps or mini flower pots (as planters)
Hot glue gun + glue sticks
Craft foam, polymer clay, or air-dry clay (for custom elements)
Scissors, tweezers, and a ruler
Optional: battery-powered mini LED string lights (with a magnetized battery pack)
Step-by-Step: How to Make Your Magnetic Fairy Garden
Step 1: Gather & Plan Your Magnetic Fairy Garden
Sketch or mentally plan your layout. Will it be a little fairy village? A garden path through mushrooms? A cozy cottage corner with a mini tree?
Design with levels in mind — high and low placements make your fridge feel like a vertical landscape.
Step 2: Attach Magnets to the Bases
Use hot glue to firmly attach magnets to the bottoms of your mini bases — bottle caps, small wood slices, plant pots, or any platform you’ll be decorating.
Step 3: Build Your Mini Fairy Scenes
Decorate each base:
- Add moss, tiny stones, or flowers as ground cover
- Use clay to craft tiny mushrooms or garden beds
- Place fairy figurines, doors, signs, or micro furniture
- Add glitter or rhinestones for a touch of magic sparkle
The joy of a magnetic fairy garden is that it’s not permanent — it grows and evolves with you. Rearrange the scenes when you’re bored. Add new fairies as you find them. Create stories with your kids. Or simply enjoy the tiny moment of happiness it brings when you walk past it each day. In a world full of screens and schedules, there’s something deeply charming about adding a handmade spark of creativity to your everyday space.
Create a Story Within Your Garden
The most enchanting fairy gardens aren’t just cute—they tell a story. When designing your magnetic fairy setup, imagine it as a scene from a miniature fairytale. Is it a cozy woodland cottage where the fairies return after a day of fluttering through flower fields? Maybe it’s a hidden forest village preparing for a twilight celebration under the stars.
By building a simple narrative, your garden becomes more than just decoration—it becomes a little world. Place a tiny signpost pointing to “Mossy Hollow” or “Luna Lane,” set a tea table for fairy guests, or add a tiny scroll with a message like “Welcome, friend!” These small, thoughtful details give your display personality and charm that draws people in.
Even if no one knows the story but you, it adds a kind of quiet magic that makes your fairy garden feel special—and completely your own.