In the old days, when a kid lost a tooth, they'd stick it under their pillow and find a quarter there the next morning. These days, the tooth fairy has gotten a lot more creative. And why not make it special? Losing a tooth is a huge physical milestone and cause for celebration.
If you're looking for ideas to commemorate your child's first lost tooth or want to start a new tooth fairy tradition (and trust us, you will when you see the ideas below), look no farther. We rounded up 11 creative ideas from our favorite bloggers that will help keep the tooth fairy magic alive.
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Glitter Dollars
Joan, over at Ten Kids and a Dog, gave her son a fairy dust-coated dollar when he lost his first tooth. Want to know the secret? It's just glitter hair spray. Buy at any Halloween shop or party store.
Tooth Passport
Maybe your child travels between two homes, or maybe you just like to have an official keepsake location for all of their tooth fairy visits. Reannah, blogging for Homemaker in Heels, created this nifty little Tooth Fairy passport, where kids can keep a tally of all of their teeth, along with a little pouch for their lost ones.
Tooth Travels Punch Card
But that's not all! Make and keep a tooth passport punch card that you can mark every time your kiddo loses another tooth.
Tooth Taxis
Alternatively, if you want the tooth to travel between places, you can fasten yourself a little tooth taxi. Gina, a.k.a. East Coast Mommy, has the DIY idea for you, along with the easy printable labels.
Give a Lesson
Use it as a chance to teach the kids a little lesson. Is their bedroom a little dirty? Can the Tooth Fairy not get anywhere? This hilarious letter from the tooth fairy, courtesy of Meaningful Mama, will teach your kids some much-needed tidying tricks.
Invoice
If you'd like to give your kids a little more freedom in requesting Tooth Fairy treats (within reason, of course!), check out this free printable tooth fairy invoice and step-by-step instructions from How Does She.
Glitter Steps
This one's as easy as it gets. Some glitter, and one common toy, will create this amazing Tooth Fairy footprint trick.
Color-Changing Potion
Before your child goes to bed, leave the tooth in a glass of water near her bed. During the night, the Tooth Fairy snatches the tooth and colors the water the color of her dress that night, so it'll change with each lost tooth.
Get Photo Proof
If you would like your child to have some photographic evidence of the Tooth Fairy's visit, try out iCaughtTheToothFairy.com. Take a picture of your child, upload to the site, paste a Tooth Fairy onto the photo, and print. Leave it under the child's pillow or next to their bed, and watch them revel when they see their pic alongside the Tooth Fairy.
Tooth Fairy Doors
How else would a Tooth Fairy enter the room? Place a special Tooth Fairy door on a bookshelf or tack it to the wall, right above the baseboard, and use it solely as the Fairy's entrance.
Tooth Fairy Pillow
Here's another handy idea for storing a tooth for the Tooth Fairy: House of Five suggests making this easy sew tooth pillow, then attaching to your child's bed post. The little stitched-on tooth has an opening where you can easily slide that little lost one in and wait for the Fairy to arrive.
