"The Tooth Fairy" - Huntington Beach,CA

My sons last tooth he lost, I found glitter lipstick at a party store with all the halloween stuff, I slopped it on and kissed his head (he's a heavy sleeper), in the morning he looked in the mirror and was so happy, he ran to look under his pillow. It was cute.

My tooth fairie's name was Misty. She wrote teeny little letters thanking us for our teeth. She told us she was going to put them in a pretty little tooth garden because they were so nice and white. She gave us floss, a new toothbrush and I think a silver dollar or something. Every now and then she would leave us a special treat. WE had a special pink silky bag we used to put our tooth in, and she left our items in. I am terrified of my son losing his teeth, but excited to be a tooth fairy.

Tooth fairy left a letter (printed off internet, then covered with glitter), an Ike silver dollar and a $1 bill. Antique stores always have the silver dollars. She also left behing fairy dust near the bedpost (more glitter).

I bought some glitter and used it every time the tooth fairy came sprinkling it around my daughter's room - we left $5 for the first tooth and $1 after that (sometimes a silver dollar or quarters too) - in addition to the money I'd leave a little object like maybe a shiny rock, marble or fake flower.
have fun!
L.

well what i will do when my daughter looses her first tooth is this. sew her a special tooth pillow that will hang on the end of her bed. then in the middle of the night when she is asleep i will go in her room and sprinkle glitter on the floor from the window to her bed and put the money in her tooth pillow in place of tooth.

Hi D:

I have a six-year old too (two of them in fact, boy & girl twins).

It's a special day for your daughter and you!
It's mixed bag of emotions for both of you, isn't it?!
Losing the first baby teeth can be scary and a little bloody for her, and not just a milestone, but a sweet & sad wonder for you about how the time flew by that such a sweet adorable baby turned into a little child who lost the first baby tooth.

When my child is not looking, I write a card (even a handmade one is fine and may even be preferable) with a wonderful message from the tooth fairy. I place a small amount of money (or other small thoughtful gift that you may want to give your child) and place it under the pillow after the child falls asleep. When my child wakes up, I ask her/him to check the pillow in the morning. She/he gets so excited in reading through the card and getting the gift. I encourage my children to share their gift with the other child who did not lose a tooth the night before. They agree to do so very sweetly and it leads to sweet hugs all around . Such a wonderful way to wake up in the morning. I definitely videotape and take pictures of their reaction in the morning (especially for their first tooth).
If they don't have a sibling to share their gift with, you can encourage them to share with a charity of your choice, with the church, etc.

I encourage my child to write a letter to the tooth fairy too (you can help them express their fears about tooth loss, their wonder and amazement, their experience with the tooth loss, what's it like to be a fairy, why do fairies collect teeth, etc.). You will be surprised by the dear things that they write to the Tooth Fairy. It will be another treasured momento for you to keep.

Here's some more advice about what to do immediately after the tooth loss that may help you might find helpful:
1) I first give the child a reassuring hug (to calm the child down if they are upset about the pain or blood from the tooth loss)
2) I instruct the child to spit out any blood and rinse out the mouth with fresh water
3) I encourage the child to rinse their mouth with warm salt water (which will help speed healing of the gum). Make sure that they don't swallow the salt water, which will be very unpleasant for them. Some children may refuse to rinse with salt water, and that's ok. It will be a good idea to let the child rinse with salt water over the next few days and couple of times per day.
4) After the mouth is rinsed out, put a sterile cotton ball directly over the gum where the tooth loss occurred (to help stim the blood) and have the child gently close their teeth with the cotton ball still in place. When the blood stops, you can remove the cotton ball. Make sure the child does not swallow the cotton ball. Bleeding should stop after a few minutes.
5) When the blood loss is contained and the child is calm, sit them down and calmly and reassuringly tell them in detail (in words a child will understand) why the loss of the baby tooth has to occur and how everyone goes through it, and how brave and wonderful they are for going through the tooth loss process.

I hope that helps!

For my kids I have left them a dollar with a note from the tooth fairy about how great they are taking care of their teeth. I have this fairy like sparkly powder that I have put in then notes. My 7 year old boy just lost a lot of teeth and my 8 year old left the tooth fairy a note under her pillow as well. It was very cute. They keep asking me if I am the tooth fairy, but I have neither said no or yes yet.

I would like to know as well!

My son knew I was the tooth fairy but I still pretended I wasn't. I gave him $1 coins under his pillow. One time I made "Fairy Money" and put it under his pillow. All the bills had pictures of Fairies and one bill had a picture of me.

Son just lost two of his teeth on Monday. I had some silver dollars that I had been saving from my dad (who passed away a few years ago). We gave him those and $10.

I made a little pouch for his tooth and the tooth fairy brings him a dollar coin and occasionally writes him a note thanking him for the tooth.

He freaked out his last tooth because he lost it and we couldn't find it so he wrote a note to the tooth fairy and she wrote him back.

This is a great opportunity for a mommy-daughter project. Pull out your sewing kit and while you and daughter are creating, you can increase her small motor skills! Make a Tooth Fairy Pillow. All you need is two squares of fabric that are about 7" or so, and one that is 3" square. Decorate it to her hearts content with leftover scraps of ribbon, old barrettes or buttons, glitter or gems, anything around. Stuff it with fabric scraps or old panty hose! If she isn't into glamorizing it with stuff, have her draw on it!

wow well i read all the things that everyone else said and i was trying to come up with something for my six year old that lost tha tooth and my 4 year old that isnt there yet didnt feel left out at tha same time so i came up with giving my six year old a dollar and put alots of lipstick on and kissed my 4 year old on tha cheek........ ill let yall know how it worked out

We left 4 quarters under her pillow and the tooth fairy also visited the grandparents house. She just lost her second tooth..oops toothfairy forgot to take the tooth and was a day late....I really hope on tooth three we get it right...lol :)

aaaw! Have her write a note to the tooth fairy! My mom saved mine, it's pretty funny "dear toth fairy Im so hape my toth fel out" and then there is a note back from her on my dad's stationery explaining she forgot to bring her own paper and had to use what she found in my house. I totally bought it, I was only 5, ha! I love that my mom saved this, plus a secret box of our baby teeth (gross though!)
I love the tooth fairy pillow, I think that is so cute if you are creatively inclined and can sew a bit.