A Little Piece of Magic

A whole lot of love

“You made this for me?” The flight attendant cradles our tiny watercolor token like it’s precious gold.

At 35,000 feet, where most passengers retreat into screens, my daughter and I reach for our travel paint set.

What began as my shield against flying anxiety turned into something unexpected: tiny paintings for the cabin crew.

Each one takes a couple of minutes, costs practically nothing.

But when we hand them out … they take on a new life.

A janitor’s exhausted eyes spark with joy. A flight captain’s professional smile softens into genuine delight.

And my daughter learns that the simplest gestures carry the most weight.

Why paint for strangers in the sky?

Why not?

A little piece of paper. A whole lot of heart. Magic, passed along.