I Do Believe In Fairies! I Do! I Do!

Did a party as Tinkerbell today. Pretty sure I mooned every single person there. Tink is not known for modest attire.

Parent's Eye View:

I also had a couple Non-Believers at this party. One in particular was of the loudmouthed variety, the most dangerous kind. She kept announcing to the small party of winged 5 year old that I wasn't real. I finally had to give up trying to convince her and whisper in her ear "you're very smart, but don't spoil it for your friends!" Typically I won't acknowledge that they are right but this little girl was fixin' to ruin it for the rest of them. Fortunately, I didn't hear another peep out of her about it and she seemed content with simply sending me knowing glances throughout the rest of the party, clearly proud of herself for seeing right through such a rouse.

I think I actually managed to convert the other Non-Believer. She was of the tricky question variety, which if you are well read will hardly pose a threat. I shot her questions down as easily as the lost boys shot down the Wendybird.

"How did you get here?"

"I flew of course!"

"Can you fly now?"

"Why no, I'm too big."

"Why are you so big?"

"Because Terence [dust talent fairy] gave me some very special pixie dust that made me grow big and tall so I could come see you!"

[Upon noticing a rip in my wings that expose the wire] "Your wing is broken."

"Oh no it's not broken, I just scraped it on a tree before I got here. I'm not used to being this big!"

"How are you getting home?"

"I'll fly of course!"

"Can we watch you?"

"Well probably not. I have to wait until I shrink and that won't be for awhile. Until then I'll walk."

"How come we can hear you talk?"

"Because I'm big now, thanks to Terence's magic pixie dust!"

"What's her name? [pointing to some random unnamed fairy's picture in my story book]"

"Oh that's Claire! She is friends with Fawn. She's an animal talent fairy too!"

"That's Pete! [pointing to Terence in my story book, trying to trick me]"

"No, that's not Pete! That's Terence silly! The one who gave me my pixie dust! THAT'S Pete back there! [pointing to random unnamed fairy in the background.] Pete's got black hair."

Girl, please. I got this fairy nonsense DOWN. The key is name dropping. If they hear you are on a first name basis with their favorite fairy buddies, they'll know you're legit.

In closing, here is my favorite line from the Disney Fairies movies, featuring my girls Iridessa, Fawn, Silvermist and Rosetta (and Tink of course!):