Suppose your child has their first loose tooth. In that case, they may be a little bit nervous about it (if your child is also struggling with their first loose tooth and loose tooth pain, check out my previous post, Loose Teeth: How to Help and When to See the Dentist, linked here), but more than anything they’re probably SUPER EXCITED about that tooth fairy visit! I will share below via amazon affiliate links some of my favorite tooth fairy-related products, all of which I will try to make directly clickable for you as I describe them.
As a pediatric dentist and a mom of three young children ages 6 and under, I have a lot of experience with loose teeth and children losing their first tooth. Over my nearly ten years in practice, I’ve discovered a lot of unique tips and tools that have helped my patients and my children get a lot of joy out of the process of losing their baby teeth and the tooth fairy visiting.
My favorite tooth fairy visit products:
First, a special tooth fairy pillow or stuffy is a must-have and can be a great birthday gift or holiday gift around their fifth birthday. Most children, on average, lose their first baby tooth, typically the lower middle incisors, around age 6 years. For some kids, it can be as early as age four, especially girls who tend to lose them a little earlier than boys, or even earlier if they’ve experienced any dental trauma or bumps to the front teeth. For other children, losing their first tooth can happen as late as seven. With the wide variation of normal, be sure your child is established with and seeing a pediatric dentist regularly from the time their first tooth comes in (or at the latest by their first birthday). The dentist will check to ensure their teeth are healthy and developing normally. This fun and exciting sequined tooth fairy pillow is my absolute favorite – peep the sweet message on the back – but there are tons of other styles you can check out on my Amazon storefront.
A special tradition we like to do in our house is writing notes to the tooth fairy, which requires tiny cards and envelopes and some washable gel pens. The perfect compliment to that is sweet little fairy-sized envelopes with personalized letters that come back from the tooth fairy! A certificate of receipt of the tooth can be fun too.
What can the tooth fairy leave besides money?
Suppose you like to give gifts in addition to or instead of money in exchange for the tooth. In that case, I love the idea of a tooth fairy necklace or bracelet, a commemorative coin, or even something fun like temporary tattoos. You could even go all out for the first tooth and give something big like an electric toothbrush if they don’t yet have one or the Colgate hum manual toothbrush, which is great for this age as they gain independence with brushing because the app experience is entertaining and guides them with brushing.
If your family is really into perpetuating the magic of the tooth fairy visiting, in addition to leaving a hand-written personalized letter from the tooth fairy you could also install a special tooth fairy-sized door for her to visit through, leave a sprinkle of biodegradable glitter, or if you’re really extra, you could even track her little footprints with a kit and a black light.
A small storage box for the teeth, for either the child or you, can also be fun and a memorable keepsake. Little wooden boxes are cute, like this one with a tooth or a triple bundle of assorted fairies, but their lids may not be as secure for long-term storage as a metal one like this. This miniature treasure chest is a favorite of my son. A tiny glass bottle with a cork top or a little canvas bag can work as well. If you want to preserve all of the teeth together as a keepsake, a sectioned storage box is available.
For more tooth fairy fun and all of my suggestions, visit my amazon storefront here: https://amazon.com/shop/themamadentist
