Wish #4 - Fairy ring

A circle of grass that is greener than the rest is a 'fairy ring'. stand in the centre and make a wish. This method can also be used on a fairy ring of mushrooms or toadstools.

I wasn't able to find a grass or mushroom fairy ring, but i managed to find one of these little daisies. Its not perfect, but its the closest I've found so far. Image taken at Castle Park in Bristol.

Wish #3 - Fountains

Throw a coin into a fountain and make a wish. Count the number of rings it makes on the water's surface. If it's an even number, your wish will come true. If there are odd numbers of rings, your wish will not come true.


I was in Birmingham last Christmas visiting a friend. I came across this fountain in the city centre and i thought of trying this wishing method out. The fountain was frozen solid tho, so when i threw my coin in, it just went slidiing on the surface instead if creating 'rings' on the water surface. So zero rings was created, therefore i guess my wish has a chance of coming true? =)

Wish #2 - Wishing Wells

Drop a coin into a well as you make your wish.

A picture of myself dropping a coin into a wishing well in Keukenhof Gardens in Holland.

Another variation of this method of wishing is to walk around the well three times, drop a small pebble in each time around and whisper your wish into the well. - ( from The Wishing Handbook by Gloria T. Delamar.)

Wish #1 - Star

Stars have always been associated with making wishes since hundreds of years ago. A common star to make a wish upon is the North star, also known as the Polaris. Its ofthen the brightest star and the first one that appears in the sky.

Image taken from here

To make a wish,look at a star say

''Star light, star bright,
First star i see tonight.
I wish i may, I wish i might
Have a wish I wish tonight. ''

Another type of star commonly wished on is a Shooting star.

If you see a shooting star flying across the night sky, quickly make a wish before it dissappears from sight.