In a tribute on a GoFundMe page, her aunt Abigail said she was the “happiest, smiliest, most adventurous & curious little girl”, adding: “She lit up the lives of everyone. Our darling angel girl.”

The family discovered Isobel was missing after she briefly vanished while playing inside with her toys. They raced outside to find she had walked out into the garden on her own, where she fell into the pond.

The pond had been a temporary fixture in the garden after the family recently moved in to the home, and was surrounded by a fence.

Describing how the tragedy unfolded, Abigail wrote on the GoFundMe page: “Our girls, two best friends, were surrounded by everyone playing with their new toys between the living room, kitchen and playroom… we couldn’t find her for a moment & in that moment, she’s gone in the garden & fell in the pond.

“A pond that was not there through choice but due to a house move, their forever home which they were renovating. A pond that had a temporary fence around it, in a garden she would never have accessed by herself.”

Today, mum Tamara said in an emotional tribute on social media that her daughter “lived more in her two years than some children did in a lifetime” and thanked the local community for their support.

The family have now set up a fundraiser to pay towards funeral costs and support Isobel’s mum, Tamara, who is pregnant.

GoFundMe for ‘happiest’ girl, 2, who died in pond at Christmas gets amazing response

“Tamara is 25 weeks pregnant and they need all the emotional and psychological support following this tragedy, not to be on a waitlist, so they have the strength for Isobel’s baby brother.

“They also do not need the financial burden of her having to start work whilst grieving with a newborn baby.”

Isobel’s family are also looking to set up a memorial fairy garden, which Abigail said would be a “a special place where her magical personality can be remembered & her spirit live on”.