Tooth Fairy Pillow from Iris1980's Etsy shopIt seems the Tooth Fairy will be visiting our house soon...and spending a fortune. My son had one loose tooth at the end of the summer, and it's still wiggling, but now there are two others close to falling out as well. There will be a huge hole in his mouth, a reminder to me that he's growing up.
Where does the time go? It feels like yesterday that my little guy was just getting his first teeth. Back then, we spent a lot of time together, traveling and filling the days since my husband worked crazy hours. Now, it's hard to find a few moments alone together to read, cuddle, talk about Star Wars and dinosaurs and all the important 6-year-old boy things. It's hard to hear him over the din of twin toddlers and the busy-ness of our lives.
I took him out to lunch the other day, just the two of us, and it was so nice. We connected. We laughed. We shared our food. We talked about loose teeth and growing up and being a big brother and all the good in our lives. We talked about doctor appointments and blood tests and xrays and what he might have to go through to get some relief and get him back to school. We talked about fear and courage and having to do things you don't want to do. Like watching your little guy grow up so fast...
Back to the Tooth Fairy. Do you celebrate lost teeth in your family? How, and how much?
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I have been reading your blog for a while and just realized you have twins. Yeah, maybe I knew??? Anyway, My oldest is now 9 and the twins are 6. My oldest and I love to be able to sneek away for big girl time, it's so important!
We just had our last first lost tooth here. It makes me realize that the twins are not babies anymore! Our tooth fairy brings $5 for the first tooth (because that was the age of the first two kids) and $1.00 or a little prize for the rest of the teeth.
Good luck! Thanks for a great blog!
Maggie has lost two teeth so far. We made a pretty big deal out of the first one: I gave her a giftset that included a book, tiny battery operated light (so the fairy can find her bed) and a little pouch. Maggie promptly lost the pouch, but she still loves the book and light. Under her pillow that night, she got a dollar bill rolled up and tied with a pink ribbon.
Her second tooth fell out and was lost (swallowed? we never found out). Luckily we already had a book about a dog who loses a tooth, but he writes a note to the tooth fairy and gets a treat anyway. Maggie and I read the book, and then she wrote a note and left that under her pillow. In return, she got another dollar tied with a ribbon, along with a fancy glittery note from the tooth fairy saying that she understands about lost teeth and she will use her magic to find it.
Just two days ago my 11 year old lost a tooth. I think he's probably on the waning years of believing in the tooth fair (and other myths), but he has a great imagination (and sense of responsibility for his two little brothers). He still seemed to roll with it.
One tooth under the pillow got $3, which is the most ever, since we are close to the end of his "available" teeth (baby teeth).
What we do is put the tooth in an envelope and write the name and date on it. Put the envelope under the pillow and then sleep. Amazingly, the same envelope, with the same writing, has money in it in the morning.
Well, this was fine and dandy, except the one time where my son wrote the name and date on the front. Doh! That took some manipulating to get it opened and resealed. But in the end, it worked out.
Our little boy gets a golden dollar coin for every tooth he loses. He has a special pouch he puts the tooth in.
He lost one of his teeth - literally. Couldn't find it anywhere. So my husband "called" the tooth fairy. Her assistant answered the phone and said that the tooth fairy offers every child one "freebie" for just these kinds of situations.
I follow the tradition that my Mom started with my brothers and I.
When my 7yo daughter lost her first tooth (on her sisters 3rd birthday 3.8.09) I put the tooth in a glass of water next to the kitchen sink. The next morning the tooth and water were gone but left behind was a $1 and some fairy dust.
I always figured my Mom was very clever doing it that way so as not to disturb us kids while sleeping.
BTW My 7yo daughter is about to lose her two front teeth....can't wait to hear that song at Christmas...LOL!
How sweet! I remember my "Tooth Fairy" leaving trace amounts of Tooth Fairy dust (glitter) with the coins under my pillow. :)
Made me cry! Sniff. Very sweet sentiments. Hope he's better soon.
Sorry, no tooth fairy advice.
Yep. $0.50/tooth. My guy figured out I was the tooth fairy after 4 teeth. So now he hands me the tooth and I hand him the quarters! We don't bother to hide it under the pillow anymore.
Don't they grow up so fast. My oldest is now too old to believe in the tooth fairy but when she did, she usually found $1 under her pillow. Make sure you don't forget once you get started or you will have lots of explaining to do.
Don't they grow up so fast. My oldest is now too old to believe in the tooth fairy but when she did, she usually found $1 under her pillow. Make sure you don't forget once you get started or you will have lots of explaining to do.
Our tooth fairies have names. A different one for each girl. Our middle girl got "Lou" the forgetful tooth fairy.
It all began when Mommy and Daddy both forgot .... I came up with this hilarious tale of how her tooth fairy got the wrong house and emailed me that she would make it up the next night. We got the neighbors involved who told their version of finding "Lou" in their house and trying to set her straight as she searched for the right child who had lost a tooth. Their children are too young to be loosing teeth so the whole tale was actually plausible! Crazy as it seems, it worked and "Lou" made her visit the next night.
Now, we are in the habit of sending emails to all our tooth fairies to remind them of their duties.
I have an 8-year-old and a 6-year-old who seem to be losing teeth by the week! At our house they get $1 per tooth. When I was young, it was .25 a tooth; but kids don't really get excited over quarters anymore do they!! My kids just wouldn't fall for the whole tooth fairy thing, so they know it's me but they still get excited over the prospect of finding a dollar under the pillow in the morning after losing a tooth.
When my son started to show signs that he was going to loose his teeth I went to the Credit Union and got Gold Dollar Coins to put under his pillow. He thought it was the coolest thing that the tooth fairy left him Gold. He never spent them because he thought they were too special. He is sixteen now and still has every one.
My daughter (turned 6 in October) has had her 1st loose tooth since beginning of September. I really thought it would have fallen out over the weekend but it didn't. Should be any day now. I totally know how you feel. One day they are getting their first tooth and before you know it they are loosing their first tooth. Where does the time go. We will definitely celebrate lost teeth and look forward to the Tooth Fairy making a visit and sprinkling her fairy dust.
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