Fairies on the Mantlepiece

One of the best things about being a parent, or working with children, or having some childy influence in your world is the magic it brings with it. The raw belief in the simplest things. Santa Claus, the Tooth Fairy, Magic Sock Land (a secret pocket that exists in every washing machine to help us keep our socks odd)... Literally anything is believable, just use the word Magic and you can't go wrong.

Lily has a new phase. Fairies. This is utterly brilliant, partly because it reminds me of when I used to believe in them. I'd climb the trees and look around every leaf, or every flower hoping to catch a glimpse of one. Lily brought home a fairy, it started on her hand, but after a while of walking with her hand stretched out, palm up in front of her I figured it must be aching, and told her the fairy had moved to her shoulder. She got so happy that it came to life for her.

When we arrived home she carefully directed this piece of air onto the mantlepiece "So Phiwip can't get it, Mummy"

This morning on the way to school Lily entrusted Mummy with the magic behind getting fairies. It was the pure, innocent, angelic type of magic. The type that melts hearts worldwide (not in a yucky painful way), and is contagious. Very contagious. This magic has already spread to other children, and they've been giving her more fairies. Our mantlepiece is very very full, it's almost poetic that it can be utterly empty now that we're packing, and full at the same time.

The best part? It's simple magic. Anyone can get a fairy.

In the words of Lily

"You put you hands togefer like dis..."  *assuming prayer hands*
"Dem you shut you eyes.."  *peeks to make sure Mummy's eyes are closed*
"Now, you has to say it 5 times or it no work. 5 times Mummy. 5! You watch I show you how dem do it"

Anyone would think she was praying. Her voice a light whisper because fairies like it better quiet..

"I wish I hab a fairy
 I wish I hab a fairy
 I wish I hab a fairy
 I wish I hab a fairy
 I wish I hab a fairy"

*poof* Spiderman Fairy. Bet Stan Lee didn't see that one coming...