PHILLIPS — Phillips Old Home Days featured a Friday afternoon grand parade, a street dance and lots and lots of pirates and fairies.

At noon, 20 volunteers gathered at Dr. Susy Sanders’ home on Main Street and slipped into jewel-toned costumes, gauzy wings and sparkling garlands for their hair. Fairy Queen Sanders, dressed in a sparkling white gown, gathered her helpers on the front lawn and began reciting the rules of Wonderland.

“Every child gets a balloon and a wand and a picture to take home,” she said. “Drink plenty of water and take a break when you need to.”

On the lawn, tables were covered with bottles of face paint and brushes, crayons, drawing paper and small blocks of wood that would soon be covered with moss and glued into tiny houses. The large barn attached to the house was painted with a pirate ship, complete with a chest full of treasure and a parrot.

Each year, Sanders transforms her home and barn into a land of make-believe creatures from storybooks. Michaela Beckman, who welcomed youngsters into a tiny village complete with mushroom seats, moss-covered cottages and woodsy landscaping just for the little people.

“You know how you can’t find one shoe that you just wore yesterday?” she asked. “Well, the fairies like to take those lost things off to their homes. That’s where they go when you can’t find them.”

Parents and other patient adults tried to herd groups of small children together for a portrait.

“OK, now, everyone look at Grammy and smile,” one mother urged her brood.

Weeks of work go into preparations for the afternoon. Every surface of Sanders’ kitchen, living room and sun porch was covered with ribbons, glitter, glue and glue guns, while a big tabby cat wanders serenely through the colorful clutter.

“We were burning the midnight oil for finishing all of these fairy wands,” Sanders said, looking slightly warm and frazzled on her quick water break. Nearby, Susan Wiles snapped photographs of children and transferred them to a specially printed Wonderland folder. Raelin Boisvert, 9, of Portland sat with Brittany Wetherill, learning to make a tiny moss-covered fairy house to take home for her own garden.

Sanders said she couldn’t pull things together without the help of Diana Thomas, her serene and competent organizer of all details necessary in any magical kingdom.