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Witches and broomsticks, bug eating bats, and spooky black cats! It can only mean one thing…Halloween is coming!

We don’t usually think of fairies as Halloween creatures, but 31st October is when Samhain, the Celtic festival of the summer's end was celebrated. The Celts believed fairies and spirits came out of hiding and walked amongst them.

On Samhain Eve, the fairies could be found dancing with ghosts, playing pranks, and causing mischief. But watch out - if you upset them, they may have brought nasty weather, spoiled your crops, or kidnapped you to Fairyland - although, that is a treat as the tricks and pranks they play there are the most fun of all!

Get in the festive spirit and add some spooky touches to your fairy door with our new Halloween accessories.

So your little one's fairy door has arrived and it's time to find the perfect place to set it up and sprinkle fairy dust.

Here's out top 5 ideas and styling tips:

1. Accessorise, accessorise, accessorise! We've plenty of gorgeous accessories to complement and complete your fairy door set-up. Our bestsellers include our fairy mailbox, miniature staircase, and adorable picket fence.
2. Wall decals are a simple way to transform your fairy nook in seconds! And with so many designs out there to choose from, the possibilities are endless!
3. Bring the outdoors, indoors. Now that the weather is warming up, collect some bright foliage and flowers from the garden to create an indoor woodland wonderland.
4. Displaying your fairy door on a shelf is the perfect place to show it off for all to see. Plus, it's no problem for fairies to flutter down from.
5. If you're worried about waking your littlie up when the "tooth fairy" visits, place your fairy door in the hallway instead of bedside - this works particularly well when siblings in separate rooms are sharing one fairy door too.

For more beautiful inspiration, visit our Instagram to see how other mummas have styled their little love's fairy doors. Photo credit for this gorgeous pic to @bug_bear_n_baby 

And for your chance to be featured as inspo to others, make sure to use the hashtag #myweefairydoor or tag @myweefairydoor

With some windy and wet weather keeping little ones cooped up inside this winter, here’s some fairy fun to help keep them entertained. 

You will need a pinecone, coloured felt (or card), cotton wool, an old pair of tights, glue, colourful wool…and of course, glitter to create your very own winter fairy!

Step-by-step guide to making a pinecone winter fairy.

1. To make the head: Stuff 3 cotton wool balls into a pair of natural colour tights and tie a knot then cut away the excess. Draw the eyes, nose, and mouth with a felt tip pen.
2. To make the hair: Draw a fairy face and cut 10x10cm pieces of colourful wool, and tie together in the middle to create your fairy’s wavy locks.
3. To make the wings: Cut a pair of fairy wings out of coloured felt and sprinkle with glitter.
4. Glue the hair to the top of the head. Glue the head to the top of the pinecone (the pointy end) and glue the wings to the back of the pinecone.
5. Sprinkle some more glitter on top and your winter fairy is complete!

We'd love for you to share your kids’ creations on Instagram using the hashtag #myweefairydoor or tagging @myweefairydoor

There's no day that fairies love more than International Fairy Day!

Sure, the Christmas Fairy loves Christmas Day, and the Easter Fairy loves Easter Sunday, and the Tooth Fairy loves every day, but a day that celebrates every fairy...now that's a special day!

So when is this extra sparkly day? International Fairy Day is on the magical date of 24th June.

And what better way to celebrate than with decorations and presents!

The most magical decor that is super easy to make are fairy paper garland. Here's a short video showing how you can make one - don't forget to add a dash of glitter!

Need help choosing a gift for your fairy? Our absolute favourite accessories right now are these tiny flower pots and trio of baby bunnies that will no doubt bring a smile to your little one's face too.

Have a magical day x

 

The thumpety thump of bunny paws is nearly upon us! So here's some crafty fun to keep the littlies entertained over the Easter holidays, plus some gorgeously cute little bunnies to use as treats instead of adding further to the mountains of chocolate eggs and dreaded sugar highs!

No Easter is complete without your very own Mr & Mrs Ester Bunny! Early on Easter morning, they deliver their Easter eggs to all the children in Easter Land and are the most popular parents around...you will be too if you treat your little ones to this adorable pair! They love nothing more than reading stories and chatting with the rest of the Ester family, well they do love the odd cup of tea and Easter chocolate too...Mrs Bunny has to keep a close on on Mr Bunny as he's known to sneak a few too many!

We've all heard of fairy kings and fairy queens - but have you heard of bunny royalty? Princess Ester has hippity-hopped all the way to our world just in time for Easter celebrations and is the perfect chocolate-alternative gift for littlies. Her favourite activity is hosting a tea party with carrot cake cupcakes for all her fairy friends.

Follow in Princess Ester’s paw-steps with this delicious cupcake recipe.

Talking of super fun and simple activities for little ones, why not make some decorative inedible Easter eggs out of salt dough!

Here's our step-by-step guide to making salt dough Easter eggs: 

1. Salt dough is super simple to make! Mould the dough into the shape of eggs before popping in the oven to dry. Bake at 150 degree Celsius according to size. Don't forget to make some mini eggs for fairies too!
2. Once dry, it is decorating time! Paint them in bright patterns, add some glitter, and finish with a silk ribbon.
3. Here’s the important bit...place your mini eggs next to your fairy door to thank the fairies and Easter bunnies for working hard to make Easter such a treat!

Have a fun-filled Easter and be sure to tag us on Instagram or Facebook with your crafty eggs and yummy cupcake creations!

How can the summer holidays be over already? It seems like we have only just taken down the tiny wreaths from the front of our Ruby Red fairy doors!

But back to school isn’t just for little humans. Little fairies will be heading back to school too. Fairy school has lessons just like us, but with a magical twist!

English classes teach fairies-in-training how to write letters to their children friends, budding tooth fairies learn to count and place coins under the pillow, science lessons are all potions and glitter explosions, whilst sports day is filled with flying contests and butterfly races.

Now's the perfect opportunity to use fairy doors to help out at homework time. Little ones can read when fairy is reading, or get their bags ready for school just like those in fairyland do. And maybe, just maybe, if all homework is done without fuss, the Fairy Queen will send a letter through the Fairy Mail to praise your littlies for all their hard work.

Fairy wings are glistening. Elf bells are jingle-jangling. Reindeer hoofs are pitter pattering. It is officially the merriest season of all, so get your elastic waistbands at the ready in prep for a month of festivities and food glorious food.

And as every little girl or boy will tell you, fairies and elves are experts in putting on a good spread (they don’t call it fairy bread for no reason!) So assemble the little ones, turn up the Christmas compilation, and get ready to whip up some joy-filled delights in the kitchen:

• Fairies love smoothies. Fact. To make a special fairy smoothie, simply blend your normal green or red smoothie (and here’s the magical bit) pour a miniature serving into a tiny little cup…our porcelain tea set is just the right size for the wee folk!
• Add a dash of jolliness to your cookies by substituting regular choc chips with green and red M&Ms. The downside? What to do with the other colour M&Ms…
• Our fairy footprints stencils add an instant dose of magic to morning tea. Dust cupcakes with icing sugar footprints and sprinkle chocolate powder footprints on the little one’s morning fluffy. Too easy.

When the eggs have all been beaten, the flour has been sufficiently dusted, and spoons have been licked; it's time for fairyland's imaginary tea parties to begin...and you count on us to have fanciful treats, cakes, pastries and dainty little drinks that are imperative for all fairy festivities!

Whether you have an Elf on the Shelf or visits from the Christmas Fairy, these ideas are a perfect addition to your festive traditions that can help with at least some of the 24-nights of elfish tricks to conjure up while the kids are asleep!