This is a photograph of the Fairy Cottage in North Berkeley, CA , home to the Belladonna Fairy Camp-- for girls aged 6-10. Yes, you read correctly. No, I am not kidding. Honest to god fairy camp. What does fairy camp entail? When interviewed by USA Today, camp director Jodi MacMillan says:
"Belladonna girls learn to perceive auras with clairvoyant counselors... and explore their individual spirituality and the entire rainbow of expressions and ideas."
Course offerings at the "magical eco-arts day camp" include but are not limited to the following:
- Fairy fashion
- Fairy house design
- Potions
- Divination
- Fluttering 101
- Animal telepathy
Also of note is the portfolio of camp employees. Counsellors possess such qualifications as "certified flower essence practitioner", "Priestess of Song", and "reality shifter". Additionally on staff is Rex the Golden Retriever, "a powerful telepathic communicator... available for the girls to practice interspecies [sic] dialogue".
Now, if this seems like your cup of tea, too bad. The Belladonna Fairy Camp is fully enrolled for 2009. You can, however, register to be on the wait list.
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If you're like me, you are positively astounded by this unbelievable nugget of information. Imagine my surprise, then, upon Googling "fairy camp" and receiving over 8,000 hits. I guess that it's fair enough, though-- all in all, it beats the living hell out of Jesus Camp.
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