To sign 'fairy', start with both hands in open '5' handshapes near your shoulders, with your palms facing forward. Flutter your fingers rapidly while moving your hands slightly outward and downward. This delicate motion visually mimics the fluttering wings of a tiny fairy.
Sign 'daughter', 'costume', 'fairy', and 'Halloween'. Use the fluttering motion for 'fairy' up near your shoulders to emphasize the magical wings of the costume.
Sign 'fairy' followed by 'story' to convey the concept of a 'fairy tale'. Then sign 'finish' and 'happy' to explain how the story concluded.
Point to the person to sign 'you', sign 'believe', and then sign 'fairy'. Remember to raise your eyebrows throughout the sentence to indicate that you are asking a yes/no question.
Sign 'daughter', 'costume', 'fairy', and 'Halloween'. Use the fluttering motion for 'fairy' up near your shoulders to emphasize the magical wings of the costume.
Sign 'fairy' followed by 'story' to convey the concept of a 'fairy tale'. Then sign 'finish' and 'happy' to explain how the story concluded.
Point to the person to sign 'you', sign 'believe', and then sign 'fairy'. Remember to raise your eyebrows throughout the sentence to indicate that you are asking a yes/no question.
They are similar because both represent wings, but they are distinct. 'Angel' typically involves touching the shoulders with your fingertips and then moving the hands outward to trace the shape of large, majestic wings. 'Fairy' uses fluttering fingers to show smaller, quicker wings.
To sign 'fairy tale', you simply combine the sign for 'fairy' with the sign for 'story'. First, sign 'fairy' with fluttering fingers at your shoulders, then bring your hands together and pull them apart in the standard 'story' motion.
No, the arm movement should be relatively small and delicate. The focus of the sign is on the rapid fluttering of your fingers. Large, sweeping arm movements would look more like a bird or an eagle rather than a tiny fairy.
