Great Dress-Up Fairy Gift Ideas for Girls
Suggestions for Presents such as Enchanting Costumes and Accessories
Nov 25, 2008
From the many series of books about fairy characters to the popularity of the Disney Fairies franchise, fairy products for young girls are hotter than ever. Instead of automatically purchasing toys based on Tinker Bell and her Pixie Hollow friends, however, parents who want to encourage creative and open-ended play can instead seek out lovely, unique fairy items for girls interested in fairies and nature. After all, as psychologist Dr. Susan Linn points out, a toy connected to a licensed media product cuts off creativity by coming with a predetermined name and stories. Parents that want to foster originality and imagination might want to provide their daughters with dress-up items that allow children to create their own fairy personalities and stories from the ground up.
When selecting a wardrobe for a young girl pretending to be a fairy, look for enchanting and whimsical clothes decorated with flowers, insects, butterflies, bees, lady bugs, mushrooms, leaves, and other natural objects. Children can put together personal fairy outfits based on themes such as summer, autumn, winter, and spring or holidays such as Halloween or Christmas. Providing a variety of clothing and accessory options allows girls to create different fairy ensembles depending on their moods or current interests.
Suggestions for Items of Fairy Clothing
- silk, organza, or other fancy fabric fairy gowns or petal fairy dresses
- fairy tunic
- silk petal top
- fairy tutu, pixie tutu, tutu skirt, or pettiskirt
- light-up tutu with fiber optic lights that turn on when a girl swirls around
- silk pixie pants
- silk rainbow skirt
- silk and velvet fairy garden slippers
- silk rainbow cape
- velvet cape
- playsilks for draping as capes or sashes
Suggestions for Fairy Accessories
- silk, nylon, or other fabric butterfly wings or fairy wings
- jeweled wings
- angel wings made of feathers
- jewel wand or diamond wand
- beaded wand
- light-up wand
- music wand
- natural wood wand
- butterfly wand
- silk wand in a variety of shapes
- pewter bubble wand
- silk streamers with colorful ribbons of silk attached to a wooden ring or rod
- forest fairy halo
- insect, jewel, or flower hair clip
- insect or flower headband
- silk garland headband
- jeweled crown headband
- gem tiaras, jeweled tiaras, or ribbon tiaras
- bead or flower scrunchie
- silk wrist garland or wrist scarves
- garden party hats or felt elf hats shaped like flowers
- jewelry such as flower or insect pins, flower or insect chokers, necklaces, bracelets, rings, and pendants
- felt, silk, or other fabric handbags or pouches
Recommendations for Excellent Manufacturers of Fairy Dress-Up Items
- Heart to Heart offers an entire line of lovely dresses that are reasonably priced, yet detailed with pearls, tulle, flowers, and other decorative elements. Standouts in their accessories line include hair ornaments, fabric purses and backpacks, and a fabric-covered pixie pail.
- Creative Education of Canada's Great Pretenders line of kids' costumes are pricey but well-made. Standout items include their fairy halos and line of wands.
- Little Adventures offers a line of reasonably priced basic fairy tutus.
- Sarah's Silks, whose products are made of natural fiber silk and non-toxic dyes, offers lovely play items like silk wings, pixie pants, and a petal top made with cascading layers of ruffles.
- Fairy Finery's exquisite fairy costume items include a range of different types of fairy wings.
- Kathe Kruse offers quality fabric products that are made from natural materials. Standouts include fabric elf hats, tulle skirts, and fabric flower magic wands.
- Simply FaBOWlous offers both clothes and accessories with an emphasis on flowers. Standout items include fancy tutus and floral hair bows, clips, and headbands.
- Bella Luna Toys, Majic Bubble Wands, Pewter Stars Bubble Wand, Tree Blocks, and North Star Toys all offer various kinds of wands.
Many imaginative girls like to mix-and-match their dress-up roles, so check out costume items for princesses, too. And parents in search of the most stylish fairy dress-up items can check out such websites as Craftsbury Kids or Chasing Fireflies to find lovely handmade and/or imported fairy outfits and accessories.
Once a young fairy has dressed for the part, check out gift ideas for fairy room decor and fairy toys like figures and playsets.
References
- "Is make-believe vital to kids? You better believe it: An interview with CCFC's Susan Linn" by Nanci Hellmich in USA TODAY (June 25, 2008)
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