I have an almost four year old Goddaughter who I am never sure what to buy for at Christmas. This year though I think I may have found the answer with Fairies and Friends.

My Goddaughter Maia x

Fairies and Friends sell a wonderful fairy picture matching game that is magical, girly and educational too. The perfect gift for Maia.

The pictures on this lotto game are exquisite depicting fluttering fairies, magical creatures, cute animals and beautiful butterflies. They are based on the designs of Shirley Barber.

Shirley’s gorgeous and detailed illustrations feature the details that she loved as a child: fairies, pixies and talking animals of her imagination and the woods and cottages of her Guernsey home.

In this traditional picture matching game they create a magical, fantasy world in which your children can play.

Boards and Cards

There are four lotto boards so this is perfect for Maia to play with her family or friends.

If Maia is anything like I was at her age she will soon find other ways of using this game. Taking the character cards and using them to act out scenes or choreograph dances would have been my idea of fun. My sister would have drawn the pictures from the cards into sketchbooks and coloured them beautifully. And together we would have loved playing the game.

The game is made of good quality, sturdy card. It has been made to last for years and enjoyed time and time again.

You could also use the cards to make up stories together and to help children understand the ingredients of a story. A character card, a setting card and an object card would give you the beginnings of an idea for a story that could be told or even written down. This is how I might use this game at school. Always got my teacher hat on, sorry.

A wonderful gift of fairy matching magic for the little lady in your life that can be used as a simple game of lotto or snap, or for exploring the fantasy worlds of fairies.

What a wonder to find under the tree this Christmas! And it comes beautifully wrapped too, in soft pink tissue with a fabulous fairy sticker!

The Fairy Matching Game is available from Fairies and Friends for £7.99.

We were sent one of these beautiful games, free of charge, to test for the purposes of this review.