“Mommy, how do fairies get their wings?” pondered Princess Sweetie Pie.
“By kissing butterflies,” answered Mommy.
“How do you kiss butterflies?” asked Princess P.
“Very carefully! But first you have to catch them!” declared Mommy.
“How do you catch butterflies?” both Princesses asked in unison.
“Well, there are several tricks to catching butterflies,” explained Mommy.
“First, the fairy has to have a special butterfly net to catch them. Then, the fairy needs to be in a flower garden because butterflies like flowers. Then, fairies have to be very quiet so they don’t scare the butterflies away. Then, the fairy has to swing the net high over her head and swoop down on the butterfly. Then, she has to very, very carefully remove the butterfly from her net by scooping her hands. She can’t touch their delicate wings because then they wouldn’t be able to fly anymore. Then, with the butterfly in her scooped hands, she leans down and kisses them like this,” said Mommy as she cupped her hands together and kissed both of her thumbs.
“Then, the fairy opens her hands and lets the butterfly go. Then, the fairy goes to sleep and when she wakes up, her wings are attached.”
“I didn’t wake up with wings,” asserted Princess P skeptically. “You bought me wings at the Fairy Festival!”
“Yes, but you are a little girl. You aren’t a fairy! You’re a pretend fairy,” corrected Mommy.
Both girls sighed “ahhh…”
Princess P and her fairy wings
Princess Sweetie Pie and her polka-dot fairy wings
So, there you have it – how fairies get their wings! I think I’ll write a children’s story and elaborate further in a future post. So, don’t be stealing my idea {grin} because now that it’s posted, it’s copyrighted!
Recently, we celebrated the annual Fairy Festival as Summers Past Farms in San Diego County along with several hundred other fairies. This annual gathering of fairies is such fun for everyone, especially little girls, and it’s free! To get caught up on our day of adventure, read my earlier posts:
Plus, stay tuned for future posts…
On a bright, beautiful, perfect “ho-hum” day in San Diego County, fairies gathered from near and far to play, sing, take part in a Fairy Parade, meet the Disney Princesses and enter creative fairy gardens in a contest.
Teenage fairies
Gathering fairies
More gathering fairies
More fairies gathering…
And even more gathering fairies!
Fairies in the Fairy Gardens
Green Fairy in the Fairy Gardens
Pink Fairy in the Fairy Gardens
Fairy in the bushes
Fairy by the stream
Ladybug Fairy
Little Fairy
Hungry Fairy
Boy Fairies
Fairies join the Fairy Parade
More Fairies on Parade
There were so many adorable fairies with marvelous wings in all shapes and sizes; I couldn’t help by take hundreds of photos and the following are my favorite fairy wings:
Blue with purple fairy wings
Black and pink fairy wings
Fall leaves fairy wings
Purple and green fairy wings
Green fairy wings
Red with black dots fairy wings
Purple and cream fairy wings
Blue ruffled fairy wings
Peacock fairy wings
Pink fairy wings with yellow bow
Rainbow fairy wings
Close-up of Rainbow fairy wings
Lavender fairy wings and aqua fairy crown
Blue and yellow fairy wings
Pink and black fairy wings
Blue and lavender fairy wings
Green fairy wings with flowers
Salmon fairy wings
Lavender fairy wings
Pink and green fairy wings
Tinkerbelle fairy wings
Blue fairy wings with red flower
Dusty Rose fairy wings
Lavender and green fairy wings
Sunshine fairy wings
Peachy pink fairy wings
Princess P’s fairy wings
Purple fairy wings
Red and black fairy wings
Pink fairy wings
And not only were the fairy wings spectacular, but some of the fairy dresses were unbelievably beautiful with, of course, miles and miles of tulle, fabulous fabrics, ruffles, sequins, ribbon roses, embroidery, etc.! Here’s a sampling:
Aqua and pink fairies
Fairy holding skirt
Blue wingless fairy
Aqua, lavender and green fairy
Lavender fairy
Pink wingless fairy
Rainbow fairy
Sunshine and blue sky fairies
Blue and purple wingless fairy
Sunshine fairy
Peachy fairy
Pink ruffled fairy
Bright Pink fairy with aqua and pink fairies
And, let’s not forget the head pieces! The amazing, unique and inspiring garlands of flowers, streamers, ribbons, stars, berries, etc. providing the crowning glory to costumes. Here’s are a few to enjoy:
Pink fairy crown and braids
Berry fairy crown and face paint
Upside down flower crown
Orange fairy crown
Purple fairy crown
Multi-colored fairy crown
Green fairy antennas and face paint
And, a collage for Pinterest:
All-in-all a most exciting, fun-filled day! Have you been to Fairy Days or a Fairy Festival? We’d love to hear about it, so share in the comments!
Tootles,
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So cute. Such a small window before they move on to other interests. My grandchildren have already moved on….
They are fortunate to have such a loving and imaginative family to take them to these events.
Love, Anna
Yes, the time does pass all too quickly…