This holiday is for collectors of fairy tales and fairy art, and for the young at heart.
We
are urged to take a walk in the countryside and enjoy the magic of
nature, or to cosy up to read our favorite fairy tales.
Perhaps
you could dress up as a fairy and do a fairy dance or pipe a fairy
tune!
Here
are some of my favorite fairy tales and fairy things:
- One of the less-known fairy tales that was one of my favorites is “The Princess on the Glass Hill.”
Another
one I always liked was “The Twelve Months.”
- “Many Moons,” by James Thurber, is another favorite.
- Those are all fairy tales, but not tales about fairies. My long-time favorite tale-about-a-fairy is “Poppy, or the Adventures of a Fairy.” This story by Anne Perez-Guerra is hard to find (and therefore expensive)—but maybe you have access to it in a library or an old family book collection. My version is from an old red-bound book series called The Children's Hour (Spencer Press), Volume 2.
- Zeluna Net has a collection of fairy stories.
The Flower Fairies are creations of Cicely Mary Barker, and they appear in small-format books, figurines, and many delightful products. The official website includes games, polls, and activity sheets!
- Fairies-dot-com has a ton of fairy products on offer. I once threw a fairy-themed birthday party for my two older daughters. It's fun to get fairy lights, to make glittery wings and wands, and to eat tiny fairy cakes.
There
are lots of artists painting and sculpting delightful images of
fairies. I particularly like the paintings by Ina Spicer and James Browne and Dorothy Wallace. Oh, and then there is Renee Biertempfel and Lindsay Archer and MykaJelina!
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