A couple of years ago when my youngest was still in preschool, we started a fairy garden in a shady plot where we had had trouble growing anything. She had receive a couple small items in her Easter basket, and so we proceeded to create a little outdoor play area for her to add to over time, and for me to soak in my youngest baby before she started kindergarten 15 months later. We incorporated seashells from past beach walks that had been stored up in a box, a couple of old Christmas ornaments whose hooks had broken off, and some moss we dug up from the yard.