Writing can be very difficult when there are distracting elements in your environment.
Kids, as we know, can be quite the distraction… but right now I am listening to my neighbor try to deal with their Extremely Mis-Behaved dog. Having trained dogs as a job years ago, I feel sorry for this dog as I hear it whining due to my neighbor yelling at it. But knowing this dog has never been properly trained, I don’t blame the dog…I blame the owner. The dog just doesn’t know better! My neighbor has yelled “Come Here” to her dog about 20 times in the last 2 minutes!
Sure, I realize all of the above has nothing to do with the Tooth Fairy, but I just had to get that frustration out of my system by venting to all of you wonderful readers!
Now on to the Tooth Fairy…
When I was a child, my first few lost teeth were very exciting! My mother poured a stream of glitter from under my pillow, out my bedroom, down the hallway and to the living room window. It was a thrill to find what this magical Tooth Fairy left for me…the same excitement we experienced when finding our presents from Santa on Christmas morning!
Because I lost my teeth a bit when I was a bit older than my friends and siblings, I already had a pretty good idea that the Tooth Fairy was not real by the time my first couple teeth were lost. When I told my parents I knew, the glitter and treasures stopped coming. Even though I knew the Tooth Fairy was really my parents, I was still hopeful to find the glitter and such the morning after…
Now that I have my own children, my goal is to keep them believing for as long as possible. Even when they start to question things, I will attempt to try something even more magical that makes them really believe! Or at least keep the fun going until all those cute little baby teeth are out!
Glitter down the hallway to the window is a must. Glitter hairspray can be sprayed on dollar bills to create the fairy dusted look. Girls might enjoy setting up a tea set for the Tooth Fairy, much the same as setting out cookies for Santa. You can sprinkle the tea cup handle with glitter hairspray to make it appear used.
Here are some other great ideas you can use when celebrating the arrival of the Tooth Fairy:
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This great little 5″ pillow can help you to keep track of each tooth lost! You can write the date of each lost tooth, then use the little pocket to place money or other treasures for your child.
How about making a tiny little letter to thank your child for the tooth? Shown above is a great little note that is already completed for you. Just print out the PDF file from the source link above! Too Cute!!
Source: officeofthetoothfairy.com
Lastly, here is a fun little treat I recently heard about from my friend Sharon (thanks, hon!). Buy an “official” kit from the Office of the Tooth Fairy! The kit comes with a beautifully certificate and a cloth “deposit bag” for your child to keep under their pillow.
If you have any great Tooth Fairy ideas or traditions in your family, we would LOVE to hear about them!
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