Collection: Pixies
Meet the Maileg Pixies — the mischievous Danish Christmas friends who move in for December and get up to all sorts while everyone's asleep. Handmade keepsake pixies in a whole range of sizes, dressed in cozy knits, with wonderfully bendy legs made for climbing Christmas trees and perching where they shouldn't.
Pixies hold a special place in the Maileg story: these little characters came before the mice, and they're still the ones Danish families reach for at Christmas. The folklore goes back to the 1700s, when pixies (or nisser) lived on family farms and helped with the chores — as long as you remembered to leave them porridge with butter on Christmas Eve.
What is a Maileg Pixy?
A pixy is a character from Danish folklore, traditionally a small figure in a red cap who lives alongside a family and helps around the home. Maileg's handmade pixies bring that tradition to life as keepsake toys, dressed in cozy knits with bendy, poseable legs.
How does the Maileg Pixy tradition work?
Pixies arrive at homes on December 1st and stay through the season, getting into gentle mischief overnight for children to discover each morning. On Christmas Eve, they head back to the North Pole — and return again the following year.
What's the difference between a Maileg Pixy and Elf on the Shelf?
Both are Christmas visitors who turn up in December and get into overnight mischief, but they come from different places. The pixy is rooted in centuries-old Danish folklore, while Elf on the Shelf began as a 2005 picture book with its own set of rules. Maileg pixies are handmade fabric keepsakes built to be played with and handed down, and there's no rulebook — your family decides how the tradition works.
What sizes do Maileg Pixies come in?
Pixies come in sizes 1 through 6. The smaller sizes are made for travelling along in a backpack or sitting in a lap, while the larger ones make wonderful couch companions and can be nearly as tall as your child.
Do Maileg Pixies have magnets?
The size 1 pixies do, with magnets in both hands and one foot — so they can hang from shelves, fridge doors, and light fixtures, and turn up somewhere new every morning.
What is the Maileg Advent Pixy?
The Advent Pixy is a large pixy with 24 numbered pockets, used as an advent calendar. Fill the pockets with small treats or treasures and open one each day through December.
Where can I buy Maileg Pixies in Canada?
Right here at The Playful Peacock. We're a Canadian, mom-run shop with one of the country's most-loved Maileg collections, and we ship across Canada, hand-packed with care.
Choose your pixy now and have them ready to arrive on the first of December — the mischief practically plans itself!
Meet the Maileg Pixies — the mischievous Danish Christmas friends who move in for December and get up to all sorts while everyone's asleep. Handmade keepsake pixies in a whole range of sizes, dressed in cozy knits, with wonderfully bendy legs made for climbing Christmas trees and perching where they shouldn't.
Pixies hold a special place in the Maileg story: these little characters came before the mice, and they're still the ones Danish families reach for at Christmas. The folklore goes back to the 1700s, when pixies (or nisser) lived on family farms and helped with the chores — as long as you remembered to leave them porridge with butter on Christmas Eve.
What is a Maileg Pixy?
A pixy is a character from Danish folklore, traditionally a small figure in a red cap who lives alongside a family and helps around the home. Maileg's handmade pixies bring that tradition to life as keepsake toys, dressed in cozy knits with bendy, poseable legs.
How does the Maileg Pixy tradition work?
Pixies arrive at homes on December 1st and stay through the season, getting into gentle mischief overnight for children to discover each morning. On Christmas Eve, they head back to the North Pole — and return again the following year.
What's the difference between a Maileg Pixy and Elf on the Shelf?
Both are Christmas visitors who turn up in December and get into overnight mischief, but they come from different places. The pixy is rooted in centuries-old Danish folklore, while Elf on the Shelf began as a 2005 picture book with its own set of rules. Maileg pixies are handmade fabric keepsakes built to be played with and handed down, and there's no rulebook — your family decides how the tradition works.
What sizes do Maileg Pixies come in?
Pixies come in sizes 1 through 6. The smaller sizes are made for travelling along in a backpack or sitting in a lap, while the larger ones make wonderful couch companions and can be nearly as tall as your child.
Do Maileg Pixies have magnets?
The size 1 pixies do, with magnets in both hands and one foot — so they can hang from shelves, fridge doors, and light fixtures, and turn up somewhere new every morning.
What is the Maileg Advent Pixy?
The Advent Pixy is a large pixy with 24 numbered pockets, used as an advent calendar. Fill the pockets with small treats or treasures and open one each day through December.
Where can I buy Maileg Pixies in Canada?
Right here at The Playful Peacock. We're a Canadian, mom-run shop with one of the country's most-loved Maileg collections, and we ship across Canada, hand-packed with care.
Choose your pixy now and have them ready to arrive on the first of December — the mischief practically plans itself!
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