The Ashland mother was looking for a way to make a little money while she stayed home with her young daughters. The answer, she found, was as close as her mailbox. So I wrote them a letter from the Letter Fairy. Her daughters, says Lindquist, were delighted. For young children, getting mail is a tangible bit of fantasy, made even more magical with a few stickers and some confetti.
Some notes feature special messages from parents, grandparents or friends.
For a while, Lindquist was writing 20 letters a month to children ranging from toddlers to college students. Requests came from as far as Saudi Arabia and Japan, via the Web site. Lindquist decided the Letter Fairy should be local. She got a few calls after posting supermarket fliers advertising the Letter Fairy s autumn services. About 10 people ordered Halloween letters for their kids.