Fairies Will Be Visiting Morris Plains

On the evening of Saturday May 2^nd, fairies will be making an appearance at Watnong Park in Morris Plains. The park, located on Grannis Avenue, is just past the center of town. Visitors that night will be guided toward a row of trees and the miniature fairy houses among them, all glowing with lights. Each cozy tiny home is ready for visitors to greet the tiny residents that may be hiding inside.

The event, running from 7:30 until 9:30 pm, will be giving the first twenty-five (25) visitors that come in fairy costumes a special bag of gifts. The Fairy Walk is a joint project of the Morris Plains Beautification Committee and Morris Plains Clean Communities Program with help from the Morris Plains Police Department, Department of Public Works, and Girl Scouts.

“Making the little houses was so much fun,” stated Claudia Schwimmer, a member of the town’s Beautification Committee, “we got sticks, stones, tree bark, and moss and went to work. Each little house turned out to be unique.” Additionally, the Morris Plains Girl Scouts added a number of their own little fairy cottages to the display, some are whimsically painted and others used a variety of natural materials.

Besides the Fairy Walk itself, there will be a number of tables with simple crafts, game and puzzle sheets, as well as give-a-ways hosted by the event organizers, Plan Better Morris Plains, the Educational Foundation of Morris Plains, the Morris Plains Girl Scouts, Joyful Noise Preschool, and the Co-op Playschool. Music will be provided by two Morris Plains residents and Morristown High School students, Olivia Drivas and Derek Nieto, on violin and guitar.

Event coordinator, Ellie Falco, pointed out, “It is wonderful to have so many groups coming together to make the occasion a perfect way to welcome spring. If the weather does not cooperate, we do have a rain date of Sunday evening May 3^rd, just in case.”

The little houses will remain at the park for the public to enjoy, but with natural materials used to build them, they will be left in the elements to weather organically. Those not able to attend the May 2^nd event can stop by the park at any time during the day to enjoy the Morris Plains Fairy Walk.