A Visit from the Tooth Fairy
Twas the night before school started
when all through the house
not a creature was stirring
not even a mouse.
WRONG!
Not in our house!
The night before Thomas started grade 1 he discovered that he had a wiggly tooth.
He would NOT go to bed until this tooth was out.
He wiggled it and wiggled it. Moved it around with his tongue, but it was not coming out.
After about 45 minutes of this, and him being up an hour past his bedtime, I told him it was my turn!
I grabbed the tooth and finally pulled it out! I held up the prized tooth with my fingers covered in blood. It was out!
I scrambled to find a cloth baggie to put it in, and he put it under his pillow.
Before falling asleep Thomas said to me, “You know, the Tooth Fairy pays like $5 for top teeth!”
“Really? Where did you hear that?” I asked incredulously.
“It’s what happened to my friends!”
“Don’t be surprised if that doesn’t happen here.”
How’s that for inflation? I remember getting 25cents for a tooth!
You never want to set the bar too high, either. Remember, there are a lot of teeth, and if you have multiple children, that’s a lot of money!
I love the story of the child who lost his first tooth at his grandparents’ house and was awarded with $20 from the Tooth Fairy! Not a good precedent!
The next morning before 6am I was awoken by Thomas who was doubly excited about school starting and finding the money from the Tooth Fairy!
“But Mommy, it’s only a twoonie and not $5!”
I explained that a different Tooth Fairy must have been on shift that night!
His second front tooth is also wiggly and will fall out any day now, too. Will we have this conversation again?
UPDATE: Since I wrote this post, Thomas’ second front tooth has come out! This one was a lot less dramatic. David said that the Tooth Fairy was bound to give him a bonus for losing two teeth in less than a week!
I walked in upon a conversation between my two boys tonight. They were discussing whether the Tooth Fairy turned the teeth into money, or whether it was replaced with the money. Good question!
For parents whose child has lost their first tooth, there are several free online certificates you can print.
Smile Certificate: This is from the Canadian Dental Association. Put in your child’s name and the date the tooth was lost and print off the certificate.
Tooth Fairy Letter Printables – There is a printable letter for your child to fill out to leave for the Tooth Fairy and then a printable return letter the Tooth Fairy leaves behind.
If you spend some time Googling, there are a lot of other things you can find like interesting containers to leave your tooth in. But, that depends on what time of day the tooth falls out!
Enjoy these toothless moments and capture them on camera!
Do you have any tooth fairy or loose tooth stories to share?
