Ophelia's Fairy Buggy Birthday

"Buzz our way for an arty party day!"

Ophelia turned 8 yesterday, hard to believe, but it's true. She's becoming such a beautiful girl, loosing that little girl and baby cuteness (ok, that may be long gone but I'm just now accepting it) and definitely becoming a big girl. We celebrated her birthday on Saturday in a fairy garden with fairy friends (regular friends that dressed up), bugs, art (we painted pottery bugs and created an original work of art for Ophelia's room on a canvas together!), dirt cake, games, and presents. The gifts she received reflected how much she's growing up as well: a microscope, bead organizer, science project books, insect books, magnifying glass, doll making kit, real art supplies (not crayola), gift certificates (to an art store- I'm trying not to be jealous!) etc. Jeremy and I gave her two preserved, mounted and framed butterflies to begin her entomology collection that she has been wanting to start (Ophelia has loves art and bugs!) along with a detailed book about butterflies with stunning close-up photographs, and of course, the party. Our guests left with bugs, butterfly nets, fairy wings and crowns, fairy snacks (AKA trail mix), colorful clay, and their beautiful bugs. It was a beautiful party that simply felt magical, surprisingly calm and rather quiet- fitting for our artistic, dreamy introverted child. It was a lovely day. Our camera is starting to die on us so we didn't get many pictures, hope you enjoy what we did get!