Join VINS for a fairy special day! Discover the forest through hands-on play and celebrate creativity with the art form that is fairy houses, build for fun, or enter in our contest for a chance to win a private experience! Be sure to hit the trails for a fairy hunt for the chance to explore and learn about the forest around you while searching for our fairy friends. Enjoy the day with other magical activities such as, a guided mushroom walk, tales of the fae, crafts, face painting, a bubble lab, some frozen sweet treats, and fantastically themed live animal programs!

Costumes are highly encouraged!

Fairy House Building Contest:

The Contest is open for anyone to build up until the deadline of 1 PM on August 31. Registration does not cover admission.

All materials (with the exception of adhesives) must be non-living when gathered and sourced from nature. Materials cannot be gathered from a pre-existing fairy house.

Placement: houses must be placed trailside at a lettered spot, along the Fairy Town Trail. Upon placement the letter may be replaced with an information card provided (Name, age, contact information, house title, and materials used). Houses can be placed no later than 1 PM on August 31, and may be constructed and placed as early as August 30 during regular business hours (10 AM – 5 PM). Houses can be built on site, or off sight and brought in for placement.

Houses must be built to fit within an area of 2ft by 2ft. There are no restrictions on height or weight.

Winners for each age category will be selected by a panel of judges and awarded with a gift bag from the VINS Nature Store. A crowd favorite will be voted on from within all the categories to receive a grand prize of a VINS Private Experience – Animal Encounter.

Register for Fairy House Building Contest.

Date: Saturday, August 31, 2024

Time: 10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Location: Vermont Institute of Natural Science - 149 Natures Way Quechee, VT 05059

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