Just wondering, does anyone else do this?
As far as I know, mine is the only family that has a Fairy that brings a Christmas tree for the kids. When I was little, on the night on Dec 17th we would write a note to the Christmas Tree Fairy asking for one of the trees from the Magic Forest.
The next morning we would wake up to the glow of Christmas lights from the living room where the fairy has done her stuff. It was a magical time for us.
I have continued this tradition with my DCs, only changing the date to the 11th Dec as this is the day my father died (10 years ago) so we dedided to claim back the day to a happy occasion and honour his favourite time of year.
It can be hard work the night before but is usually softened by a large glass of Bailey's. The look of wonder and amazement of the kids' faces the next day is truly worth it though.
I'll be really quite sad when that tradition comes to a natural end and hope the children will pass it on to the next generation.
My daughter considers herself to be very lucky to be the only child in her class to have a Tree Fairy visitation. I know that others might argue that it's as much fun to decorate the tree together but there'll be plenty of time to do that in future years.
So....anyone else?