Magical Fairies

Ada has been talking about fairies lately.  Not sure what sparked the interest, but I think it's awesome.  Since we don't have Waldorf school here the girls don't go to one (although I think they would love it, as would I) so they don't get the exposure to the magical world that is so beautifully fostered in the Waldorf world.

One night I was putting Emma to sleep and asked Ada to do some quiet work drawing or doing artwork while I read to Em.  She agreed and for about 20 minutes was diligently working.  I came out to find her having taken some lined paper, carefully colored each line a different color, cut each line out then clipped each strip into a bunch of pieces.  She added some glitter glue and stirred it up in a small cup.  I asked her to tell me about what she had made (of course!).  She told me it was"magical".  That "it will grow into a fairy in 5 days!"  I was excited with her and suggested we transfer it into an egg cup and put it on the table to dry.  She agreed.

Next night she made another.  We left them on the kitchen table and occasionally I would see her adding a little water.  She told me they needed the water to grow, "just like plants".  I nodded and suggested we put a towel under them.  At some point in all this I remembered those little Safari tubes and I knew I had seen a fairy edition.  When I had a minute without the girls I went to a local toy shop and picked them up.

After Ada had tended to her magical pods for a few days I put one fairy in each pod and put another egg cup on top so it looked like a closed egg.  I just left them on the table for her to find in the morning.  It didn't take long for her to notice them and she yelled out to me with excitement.  "Mama the fairies came!!!"  "It was magical!"

She's been playing with them a bunch.  Emma has had a few moments with them and mostly will just do her scrunched up "look at how cute" face then make them kiss accompanied by the adorable kiss sound she makes.  Then puts them down.  At some point Ada decided they needed a bed and we made one with a box from the recycling.  She did the decorations.  I suggested she make it more cozy and asked if she wanted to make a quilt for them.  Yes, yes she did.

After nailing down all the materials we stole a moment when Emma was still napping and she made this little gem.

Deliberating placement in the bed...

Tucking them in...

So proud...

All tucked in for a nap...

I plan to make a little outdoor fairy world for them to find some day.  I still have a bunch of fairies from the tube to use for that- super excited to make it now,  just need to find a time to put it together.