The Way to Fairyland

What is the way to fairyland?

Which is the road to take?

Over the hills, or over the sand

Where the river ripples break?

The girls made this sweet little fairy house the other day with their father. It was Keira's idea after she came home from school and told me that her very good friend in fourth grade *ALSO* knows that fairies are real. Apparently, Keira's friend left a note out for the fairies at her house and they left a note in return. That was all Keira needed to hear to get to work on her own plan...

After enlisting him to help build a simple house with cardboard top, she worked with her sisters to create a beautiful home inside for the fairies. Acorn caps, seeds, fabric, a small bed, a few little 'friends' and a sweet note.

Before bed the girls took their fairy house outside to set it up. The excitement was contagious.

Keira worked hard to find the perfect spot and to make sure everything was just right inside before closing the lid. Inside the house was this sweet little note for the fairies (it even rhymes):

In the middle of the night something happened! Noises, movement... flapping.... and when I went out to see what it was... I found the sweet little house all decorated with flowers! The fairies were busy making it their very own... inside all of the acorn caps had been used as little bowls for the seed... and the note was gone!

When the girls woke up the first thing they thought of was the little house... so off they ran to the backyard in their PJs to see if anything came to visit. They were SO surprised when they saw what the fairies had done - in the kitchen, all I could hear were my sweet little ones busy chattering back and forth and then running in and out of the house to let us know what an amazing thing had happened out there on this very special night!

We all agreed not to continue to expect the fairies to do such magic all of the time as they may get tired of having to work so hard... maybe we'll leave another note in a few weeks.

We'll be sure to let you know how it goes ;)

xoxo