StarterPrivate backyard
The backyard corner village
A first village for a shaded corner of your own garden: one dwelling, a short path and a small gathering place, all removable.
- Size:
- Small — about 60 x 60 cm
- Time:
- 1 to 2 hours
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Feywild Villages
Where a trace of Gemnix crosses into your world
A Feywild Village is a tiny settlement you build outdoors — in a garden corner, a planter or on a windowsill. You choose the spot, tell the story, tend it through the seasons, and take it home again when you are done.
What they are
A story you can visit
In Gemnix Terra, gems wake in quiet places. Sometimes a trace of that power slips across into our world — and where it lands, a village grows. Building one is how a family keeps the story going between games, books and screens.
Start with a spot, not a shopping list
A shaded corner, a planter or a windowsill is enough. The first decision is where the trace came through.
Build light and build removable
Everything rests on the surface or on its own base. No digging, no fixing to living trees, nothing left behind.
Tend it through the seasons
Villages change. Straighten what shifts, lift pieces before storms and mowing, and add one line of story each visit.
Build a village
Step-by-step guides for every kind of space
Each guide lists where it belongs, how long it takes, what you need, and the safety and nature rules that apply before you begin.
IntermediatePrivate garden — permanentThe illuminated garden village
A medium village that stays put: lantern-lit dwellings and a recirculating waterfall seated into a prepared bed in your own garden.
- Size:
- Medium — about 120 x 90 cm
- Time:
- A half-day install, then seasonal care
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AmbitiousApproved community woodlandThe community woodland project
A seasonal village built with a school, camp, park or community group under a written agreement with the land manager.
- Size:
- Large — a shared seasonal build
- Time:
- A planned session with a group
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Things to do
Six activities you can do today
No purchase needed. Each activity says who it suits and roughly how long it takes, so a grown-up can pick one that fits the afternoon.
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Name your village
Every village needs a name and a reason. Was it built by wanderers from the Air, or crafters from the Earth? Say the name out loud, then write it on a card and keep the card indoors.
- Ages:
- Ages 4+ with a grown-up
- Time:
- 10 minutes
- Where:
- Indoors or at the table
Make a pebble path
Collect loose pebbles or bark that are already lying on the ground and lay a winding path. Curves feel further to travel than straight lines do.
- Ages:
- Ages 5+
- Time:
- 20 minutes
- Where:
- Outdoors
Count what already lives here
Before you build, look. Count the beetles, birds, worms and plants you can see. Choose a spot that does not sit on top of any of them.
- Ages:
- Ages 6+
- Time:
- 15 minutes
- Where:
- Outdoors
Write one line of the story
Each time you visit, add one sentence about what happened in the village since you left. By the end of a season you will have a chapter.
- Ages:
- Ages 7+
- Time:
- 10 minutes a visit
- Where:
- Indoors or at the table
Draw your village map
Map the dwellings, the path, the gathering place and the portal. Mark north, and mark where the trace of Gemnix came through.
- Ages:
- Ages 5+
- Time:
- 30 minutes
- Where:
- Indoors or at the table
Take a season photograph
Photograph the village from the same spot each season. Nothing shows the passing of a year better than the same corner in four kinds of light.
- Ages:
- All ages, grown-up holds the camera
- Time:
- 5 minutes
- Where:
- Outdoors
Grown-ups: please read the care, safety and nature rules before an outdoor activity, and see information for parents.
Village pieces and props
What a village can be made of
Kits, sets and single pieces designed to be placed rather than fixed, and to be lifted out again without a trace.
- Coming soonFeywild villages
Feywild Village Starter Set (working title)
A small removable village kit for a backyard corner: two dwellings, a bridge, a sign and a lantern.
- Ages:
- Ages 5 and up with adult set-up. Contains small parts — not for children under 3.
$89.99USD
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Feywild Tree Doors (working title)
Six hand-finished doors that rest against a trunk or wall to mark where a trace of Gemnix crossed over.
- Ages:
- Ages 5 and up with adult set-up. Contains small parts — not for children under 3.
$29.99USD
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Feywild Illuminated Village Set (working title)
A medium permanent village installation with lantern lighting and a running waterfall stream, built to stay in place season after season.
- Ages:
- Ages 6 and up. Adult installation required — contains small parts, low-voltage lighting and a water feature.
$189.99USD
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Gallery
Villages built the right way
Every village shown here rests on the surface, sits away from paths and habitats, and was lifted out again afterwards.
BackyardThe starter set laid out in a shaded backyard corner, resting on the surface with no fixings. 
BackyardA tree door held against the trunk rather than fixed to it, so the bark is never broken. GardenThe illuminated garden village at golden hour, with its lanterns and recirculating waterfall running. 
GardenMarket stalls and a bridge crossing in the illuminated village — a permanent garden installation. WoodlandA community woodland project built in clusters, with permission agreed in writing and a removal date set.
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Print and plan
The village planner sheet
Fill this in together before anything is carried outdoors. It keeps the story, the permission and the removal date in one place.
Feywild Village planner
Gemnix · Rest everything on the surface. Fix nothing to a living tree or plant. Take it all home again.
- Village name
- Who built it, and when
- Where it sits (and why that spot)
- Permission — whose land, who agreed
- Pieces we are bringing
- What already lives here that we must not disturb
- Check-in dates
- Removal date
- One line of the story so far
Care, safety and nature
Rules we ask every builder to follow
A Feywild Village should leave a place exactly as it was found. These rules come first — before any build, in any space.
Never place items on public, protected or privately owned land without permission.
Installations must not damage trees, roots, plants, habitats, waterways or trails.
No nails, screws, wire, glue, paint, glitter or loose plastics — nothing that can harm wildlife or become litter.
Do not block paths, create trip hazards, or introduce food of any kind.
Keep lighting low, warm and occasional; never light in a way that disturbs nocturnal wildlife.
Follow the age guidance, small-parts warnings and material information supplied with every product.
Keep installations removable and recoverable, and inspect them routinely.
Follow leave-no-trace principles and all local rules.
Village pilot
Register interest in a village pilot
We are working with schools, libraries, community groups and families to place the first Feywild villages. Tell us where you are and we will be in touch as places open. Adults only, and please never send details about individual children.