fairy house

bama · #1 01/09/12, 06:46 PM

my DD7 spent a lot of time over the holidays making a fairy house. she even furnished it!

she put it outside this weekend. lo and behold, a "fairy" must have visited because there was pink glittery "dust" around and inside the house. last night, she left a few cookie crumbs and a note telling the fairy to please enjoy them. this morning - some more sparkles and in teeny tiny letters on the back of her note "thank you!".

well, this all started out as a lark on my part, and i am enjoying it because she is such a literal minded child. i adore seeing her imagine and believe in the magic of childhood.

she went to school, and now one of her classmates wants PROOF that the fairy exists. i have no clue if DD is going to try to collect a few of the sparkles or what. but really - proof? what 7 year old asks for proof?

seriously though, if i had heard of this at just 7 years old, i wouldn't have argued with the other kid. i would have gone home and made a fairy house in hopes of luring one to my house!

now i am in a pickle because i don't know if i should continue, or drop it totally because some of these other kids might make fun of her?

kids these days really don't seem to have enough "magic" in their lives. they don't use their imagination and dream of worlds that "might" exist that they can't see.

emdeengee · #2 01/09/12, 07:23 PM

There is no proof. Unless you really believe in Fairies and are kind to them you will never see them or even a trace of them. All you will see is what their magic lets you see. For instance if you don't believe you could be looking right at a Fairy but all you will see is a butterfly or a dragonfly. And any glittery dust you see will not have the special shimmer of real Fairy dust. And Fairies would never leave cookie crumbs behind unless they felt at home because that would just be messy and Fairies are only ever messy at home and with people that they are comfortable with. They must really have loved the house your little girl made for them.

bama · #3 01/09/12, 07:36 PM

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Originally Posted by emdeengee

There is no proof. Unless you really believe in Fairies and are kind to them you will never see them or even a trace of them. All you will see is what their magic lets you see. For instance if you don't believe you could be looking right at a Fairy but all you will see is a butterfly or a dragonfly. And any glittery dust you see will not have the special shimmer of real Fairy dust. And Fairies would never leave cookie crumbs behind unless they felt at home because that would just be messy and Fairies are only ever messy at home and with people that they are comfortable with. They must really have loved the house your little girl made for them.

that is a GREAT response! thank you!

stargazer · #4 01/09/12, 07:38 PM

Ah, well --------- I am well over 60 and I still believe in Fairies. They live in my gardens an they are so precious just as your daughter is. emedeengee is correct. There is no proof and you are right, some kids do not have magic in their lives at all. Thankfully you and your daughter do.

Perhaps you could explain to your daughter that fairies will not show themselves to those who don't believe.

chickenmommy · #5 01/09/12, 08:02 PM

Those other kids are going to be mean about it because they are jealous that the faeries won't come to their house so maybe it should be a secret from now on between you and your daughter. You know, something you wink at each other about and have fun that just the two of you share. A special memory years down the road. The secret her and mommy shared.
Nina doesn't quite understand special "her and Grammy" time yet, but I'm working on her. She turned 7 on Christmas eve, but she is probably about 4.5 mentally (about most things and about 14 about others, so mostly normal) so she is still too young for some things. I sometimes wonder what her daddy would have been like if he had been born with Down's. He was as sweet as sugar and so is his baby girl, but I'm told that is a trait with kids with Down's.

bama · #6 01/09/12, 08:36 PM

we talked and she said they just wanted proof b/c they wanted to see real fairy dust. she said she only told a couple of other little girls, and they are very jealous! LOL

she is very grown-y compared to what i remember being at that age. it drives me nuts, but she has picked up so much from kids at school. this is one of my little ways of trying to keep her child-like. and i hope she enjoys it enough to think about doing it with her babies one day (a long long time away!)!

chickenmommy · #7 01/09/12, 09:50 PM

Awwee. Too cute.

midohiogal · #8 01/09/12, 10:08 PM

That is so sweet. That is a fun thing between you and your daughter. I love emdeengee's explaination.

Oat Bucket Farm · #9 01/09/12, 10:17 PM

That is so sweet. And yes, fairies only visit those who believe in them. They don't see teh point in trying to change the minds of simple, close minded people. They say, "I don't have to prove I exist, you have to prove you are worthy enough to have me visit."

Find the finest, shimmery glitter you can (preferably a mixture of gold, silver,green, and pink) and tie it up in a tiny silky bag and leave it in the fairy house for your daughter along with a tiny note that says, "For your non-magical friends"

Of course this is coming from someone who desperately wishes she could have a real dragon as a pet.

mamita · #10 01/10/12, 06:21 AM

I love this. wish I had fairies visit my house!

you're a sweet mom.

Sonshine · #11 01/10/12, 09:14 AM

We use to call kids with downs syndrom angel babies because they are so sweet and loving.

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Originally Posted by chickenmommy

Those other kids are going to be mean about it because they are jealous that the faeries won't come to their house so maybe it should be a secret from now on between you and your daughter. You know, something you wink at each other about and have fun that just the two of you share. A special memory years down the road. The secret her and mommy shared.
Nina doesn't quite understand special "her and Grammy" time yet, but I'm working on her. She turned 7 on Christmas eve, but she is probably about 4.5 mentally (about most things and about 14 about others, so mostly normal) so she is still too young for some things. I sometimes wonder what her daddy would have been like if he had been born with Down's. He was as sweet as sugar and so is his baby girl, but I'm told that is a trait with kids with Down's.

Old John · #12 01/10/12, 09:21 AM

We leave out little gifts, in the woods, by a big stone, out by our pond, beside certain big trees for the Wood Spirits, Dryads, that live in our Woods.We have a little bowl, that we leave a bit of milk in. We leave out cookies, a few grains of shelled corn, an apple, just little things.
Sometimes later, as we pass by the particular spot, we see a feather, lying there, a pretty colored leaf or maybe a bright little blossom. Not always but...sometimes.
At Harvest Time, we leave bigger Gifts, to celebrate the Season.
We have been doing that ever since we moved out here to the Country. It's sort of to thank the Wood Spirits, the Earth Spirits, for the Beauty of our little Place, in the Woods.
Unn Hunn.......We believe in Fairies, Water Sprites, & House Tomties too.

TRAILRIDER · #13 01/10/12, 11:21 AM

What, no pictures?

BTW I believe in fairies too : ) And she is a very lucky little girl too.

beccachow · #14 01/10/12, 11:29 AM

I encourage all of this with my 6yo DD; God Bless you for keeping the magic alive.

I tried to convince DD that we have a unicorn in the pasture with the horses, but that she is so shy she runs to hide whenever DD comes out. I told her that no way could the 3 boys make this much poop in the run in, so it is PROOF of the unicorn. She wanted to believe me, lol, but it was too much of a stretch for her!

If your DD is into fairies, Nickelodeon has a show on called Winx club about fairies in training. Of course they battle "evil forces" but nothing frightening. The only complaint I have with the show is that the fairies wear pretty skimpy costumes; of course it is all animated so nothing outright dirty. All told, it is a pretty cool show.

Oat Bucket Farm · #15 01/10/12, 11:50 AM

My four year old son likes the Winx Club.

dragonfly65 · #16 01/10/12, 01:17 PM

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Originally Posted by chickenmommy

Those other kids are going to be mean about it because they are jealous that the faeries won't come to their house so maybe it should be a secret from now on between you and your daughter. You know, something you wink at each other about and have fun that just the two of you share. A special memory years down the road. The secret her and mommy shared.
Nina doesn't quite understand special "her and Grammy" time yet, but I'm working on her. She turned 7 on Christmas eve, but she is probably about 4.5 mentally (about most things and about 14 about others, so mostly normal) so she is still too young for some things. I sometimes wonder what her daddy would have been like if he had been born with Down's. He was as sweet as sugar and so is his baby girl, but I'm told that is a trait with kids with Down's.

I love this idea! My DD had a vivid imagination as a child. At 2, she took a green crayon and drew huge swirls on the wall above her bed. When we found it we asked her what in the world did she think she was doing? She answered "elephants" as she made big swirling motions with her hand. It was really hard to give her a stern talking to after that, but we did. She was also always seeing alligators under her bed and playing with the pink angels outside her window. Her daughter will be 3 in March and has Downs. She can be sweet, but she can also be a rebellious stinker. She is on target mentally with her age, but has just started to pull herself up to stand. I've always said she was like a cat - she'll do whatever you want her to do as long as it is something SHE wants to do. Otherwise she just ignores you - no crying or tantrum, just silence and she looks away or will very sternly tell you "no, no". I'm hoping she has her mother's imagination - without the drawing on walls (although I suspect my Dh wouldn't be near as upset if his precious angel of a granddaughter drew on the walls).

Vintagechick · #17 01/10/12, 01:39 PM

There was a movie about 2 girls that took photos of fairies during WW1 that is supposed to be true.
Amazon sells the movie but it is pricey.

http://www.amazon.com/Fairy-Tale-Sto...6220333&sr=1-1

emdeengee · #18 01/10/12, 02:51 PM

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Originally Posted by Vintagechick

There was a movie about 2 girls that took photos of fairies during WW1 that is supposed to be true.
Amazon sells the movie but it is pricey.

http://www.amazon.com/Fairy-Tale-Sto...6220333&sr=1-1

It is a wonderful story and the movie is very good. The girls fooled the world with their photographs of the Cottingley Fairies.

http://www.museumofhoaxes.com/hoax/p...ingley_fairies

Fair Light · #19 01/10/12, 02:57 PM

I am a big believer in nurturing the imaginations of children (and adults)...As a child my cousins and I were mesmerized by the stories my grandfather used to tell us about his encounters with "Jean Lafitte and pirates"...since Jean Lafitte was officially in the area..we believed him...its just as adults that we realized that they didn't live in the same time period...this experience had me telling my granddaughters about my encounters with various characters that live in my garden...sort of "Beatrix Potter" characters...they figured out my rouse on their own by the time they went to school...but it was fun when they were very young...
Nurturing the imaginations of young children is a wonderful gift....As far as the spoil sport at school...I would also say that "you have to believe to be ablt to see"..

Ravenlost · #20 01/10/12, 05:28 PM

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Originally Posted by TRAILRIDER

What, no pictures?

BTW I believe in fairies too : ) And she is a very lucky little girl too.

That's what I was going to post!