If you're good with the sewing machine (or fabric glue,) another option is to make a special Tooth Fairy pillow with a small pocket to put the tooth in. If your child enjoys jokes, she could leave a tooth-related joke each time. Then, with each lost tooth your child can leave a note to the Tooth Fairy in the container, and she can leave them a note, or a small gift, coins–whatever fits inside the container. Scroll to the bottom of this post for ideas or explore Pinterest for inspiration. Include a small note from the Tooth Fairy inside the container explaining what it’s for. Get crafty with paint, fabric, little plastic gems or stickers, but make it look special. Look around for any small container: mint tins, small pill bottles, a tiny velvet jewelry box, even a used up tube of lip balm! You could also use (or make) a small fabric pouch. This DIY project just needs a little imagination and creativity. If your little angel just lost their first tooth, this is your chance to skip the money altogether! The Tooth Fairy can give a practical gift: a small container to hold future teeth so she can find them under their pillow easily.

This would also be a great time to give your child a new toothbrush! (They should be replaced every three months or after your child gets sick anyway.) Not to say the tooth has to be perfect, but rather, this is an excellent opportunity to teach your child about the importance of keeping their teeth healthy (but you’ve been doing that since their first tooth appeared, right?) Let them know that the Tooth Fairy expects them to brush two times each day and floss between teeth every day too. First off, since we work for the Tooth Fairy, we can tell you that oral hygiene is of utmost importance to her.We’ve got some great ways to be sure the Tooth Fairy has a little something to slip under their pillow. Whatever the reason may be for the Tooth Fairy’s empty pockets, there’s no reason to wake up to a disappointed kiddo. (The Tooth Fairy would not comment on this disparity, but we suspect it may have something to do with cost of living.) But now, some kids awake to find as much as five to ten dollars under their pillow! According to Delta Dental, who has been tracking Tooth Fairy payouts across the nation for about 20 years, the national average is dropping but still ranges from $2.97 to $4.19 depending on where you live. You know something that your precious child doesn’t: The Tooth Fairy isn’t exactly flush with cash right now.īack in the day, say 40 years ago, this wasn’t such a big deal–a kid would flash a bright, gappy grin for about a quarter. Your little one is super excited because they lost their first tooth and tonight the Tooth Fairy comes! As excited as you would like to be, instead you have a lump in your throat.

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