![]() ![]() “Mom” coupons good for different treats – similar to my Easter Bunny Money printables!.a $5 iTunes or app store gift card for a new app for your child’s tablet.If you don’t want to leave glitter money or origami dollar bills, there here are some other ideas for treats that the Tooth Fairy can leave for your kids: This tooth fairy pillow is super cute, and it even includes a cool wooden keepsake box where you can store your child’s baby teeth (so they don’t end up floating around in your junk drawer like mine!). You can sew your own tooth pillow with white felt and a little bit of stuffing, or you can buy a special tooth pillow already made for you. Use a special tooth pillow.Ī special Tooth Fairy pillow is another great way to make losing a tooth special for your child. This is one of the easiest tooth fairy ideas because it takes just 2 minutes! Sprinkle a bit of glitter on your child’s dresser, and then use a Barbie doll shoe or your finger to make little fairy footprints in the glitter. You can also use a glitter spray or brush glitter glue in a thin layer over the dollar bill. This chunky glitter is the only glitter I had on hand. Here is the Tooth Fairy money that I made really quickly, but I definitely recommend using a finer glitter. You can even use a “Healthy Teeth” certificate that encourages good brushing and take a photo of your kids holding their certificates to add to your sentimental file. Here are some of the BEST printable Tooth Fairy ideas: Leave a Tooth Fairy Certificate.Ī printable Tooth Fairy certificate is a great way to encourage healthy teeth habits and offer extra “proof” that the Tooth Fairy was there. Then all you have to do is download and print… doesn’t get much easier than that! You can find SO MANY printable Tooth Fairy ideas (like the free ones at the end of this post!), including lost tooth certificates, tooth fairy receipts, printable door signs, and more. If you want to make losing a tooth extra special for your kids, but you don’t have a ton of extra time to spend sewing a special pillow or glittering up some dollar bills, then tooth fairy printables are the way to go! “The Tooth Fairy makes caring for your teeth a positive part of childhood development and it can reduce the fear of the dentist for many children.*This post contains affiliate links, which means if you click a link and make a purchase, I earn a commission at no additional cost to you. Tooth Fairy children brush their teeth most regularly with little parental pressure and suffer the least tooth decay. "As dentists, we find that parents and children who are most excited by the Tooth Fairy and make sure that it visits with each lost tooth also take dental care most seriously, too. It is just that they are leaving a little less money. “Payments are down by 10 per cent over the last five years, but encouragingly the Tooth Fairy is still coming out almost every time a child loses a tooth. Rhona Eskander, the principal dentist at Chelsea Dental Clinic, said, "The Tooth Fairy is feeling the pinch like the rest of us. More than a third of parents (36 per cent) admitted that their children spent their Tooth Fairy money on sweets.Ī further 31 per cent spent it on toys, with savings (21 per cent) books (seven per cent) and clothes (five per cent) the other most popular answers. Nine out of ten parents (92 per cent) said their children under five believed in the Tooth Fairy - the same figure as for Santa Claus. Only eight per cent of kids never receive a visit from the Tooth Fairy. Just under one in 10 children (nine per cent) get £10 per tooth - amounting to £200 for a full set of all 20 baby teeth.ĭental Phobia found that 27 per cent of children get a £1 coin for each lost tooth, 25 per cent get a £2 coin, and 14 per cent get less than £1 - most typically 50p.Ī further 12 per cent get £5, nine per cent get £10, three per cent get between £10 and £20 and two per cent get more than £20. The survey found that in affluent areas children are receiving £5, £10 and even £20 notes under their children's pillows instead of the more traditional coins. Tooth Fairy payments are lowest in Newcastle and the north-east - averaging just 90p. London has the highest payments - at an average of £2.30 a tooth, rising to a peak of a £5 average in the most generous area - the royal borough of Kensington in west London. The average payment from the Tooth Fairy is £1.90 per tooth - down from £2.10 five years ago. Payments from the Tooth Fairy are down 10 per cent as children lose out due to the cost of living crisis, according to a survey of 5,000 parents by Dental Phobia.ĭental Phobia set up panels throughout the UK to find out how much average Tooth Fairy payments were in all the UK’s leading cities and counties.
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