I've been thinking about getting a house sprite - an elf, or brownie, or just a good old fairy.
I've been thinking that my girls need a bit more magic in their little lives.
So, the plan is to start creating the mythology of our little house fairy - the husband wants to call him Ned.
Small gifts of nature will be left on bedside tables, impossibly tiny notes written in whisper thin pen will be strategically placed, and hunts for Ned will be organized in the garden.
I am hoping that this will spark their imaginations.

I know that Amalia at ten months of age is far too young to appreciate Ned, but I think her big sister of four will find it all rather amusing.
Who knows, she may decide to leave small offerings of cupcake crumbs for Ned to enjoy...