There’s just something about the innocence of childhood. How children find magic in everything around them. The way their eyes light up at the thought of Santa, the Easter Bunny, the Tooth Fairy, and the Candy Fairy ( Oh you don’t know about that one, do you? Stick around, and you’ll find out in a few months :P) As adults, that little light dwindles until we have our own children. I never thought I would put so much energy and thought into making all these little moments extra magical for my babies. When my daughter’s first tooth was about to fall out, I knew I wanted to plan an epic visit from the Tooth Fairy.
Everyone has their traditions, their own way of doing things. This is the magical visit from the Tooth Fairy I’ve come up with. For starters, our Tooth Fairy doesn’t leave with the kid’s teeth lol. When you think about it, collecting your baby’s teeth is a little creepy…so let’s just not think about it, shall we! She’ll leave their tooth under the pillow or on the desk where they left it. For this purpose, I made little tooth pillows to tuck the little gems safely inside, so the Fairy doesn’t accidentally knock them under the bed in the middle of the night lol. If you don’t have a sewing machine, you can make one by hand. I promise you, even if it isn’t perfect for you, it will be for your little ones.
My first born lost her first tooth at 3 years old! I know that’s early! We were in the car on the way back from ballet class, I still remember it like it was yesterday. She was shocked and excited. I remember her little face in the rearview mirror. When we got home, I pulled up my Tooth Fairy Pinterest board I’d created when I was pregnant. After looking at a few ideas, I knew what I wanted this new tradition to look like. I had found this adorable printable Tooth Fairy receipt.
From the Desk of the Tooth Fairy
What does this magical little fairy do at our house? In addition to leaving money, she always brings either a new toothbrush, new toothpaste, or floss (little tip, buy in bulk so you’re not stuck one night at 9 pm having to run out to get toothpaste lol) She leaves her little tooth receipt along with a little letter, and the best part…some glitter! She sure is messy that Tooth Fairy! My kids have a jar where they’ve collected all the fairy dust she’s left behind. I can’t believe I’ve been doing this for 7 years! And still have 2 kids who’ve yet to lose any teeth. At least I have a fairy helper now. Last year, my daughter found out that all the magic was mommy made. She was so upset at first, but when I explained it all to her, and how it was now her job to help keep the magic alive for her brothers and sister, she was thrilled.
When we left for Florida last November, my 7-year-old son had a loose tooth…I should have known better and been prepared! This isn’t my first rodeo! But I wasn’t, when he lost his tooth I did not have the Tooth Fairy’s receipt with me…and even worse, Pinterest did me wrong and it was no longer in existence. I panicked and convinced him not to leave his tooth out that night till I figured something out. Somehow managed to print an awful screenshot of it. I knew it wouldn’t work in the long run. So I’ve created my own Tooth Fairy PDF printable that you can print at home. You can download it below!
The Tooth Pillow
The printable also comes with the template to make the Tooth Fairy pillow. I’ve created it so that even if you have no sewing machine or sewing knowledge, you can make it! If my 10-year-old daughter can, so can you! You’ll be able to find all the materials you need at Michael’s craft store. All you will need is some felt sheets in white, gold, and gray or light blue. Some black embroidery thread, white white sewing thread, a needles, some stuffing, and lastly a Sharpie. I will be posting and adding a video hot-to shortly.
The first step would be to print and cut out all your shapes. you will then use your Sharpie to trace the cutout shapes onto the felt. On the white felt, you will trace the 2 large teeth, as well as the half tooth. The wings on the gray felt. And lastly, the crown on the gold. Next, you’ll cut out all the shapes from the felt within the marker line so it disappears. Then, you will take the template tooth that has a face on it, line it up with the proper felt tooth, and use a sharp pen to poke little holes through the paper to mark where the face lines will be on the felt.
Now you can use a thin pen or marker to draw the line on the felt. Now you’re ready to use the black embroidery thread to sew on the eyes and mouth. You’ll want to refer to the video for the next sewing steps. Once you assembled, flipped, stuffed, and finished sewing the tooth, you can add blush for the cheeks.
Now you’re all set for a visit from the Tooth Fairy. I hope these printables help you create a magical tradition for your little ones. Thank you for stopping by today.
Elisa
