The Best Way To Avoid Tooth Fairy Panic
If your kids are between the ages of 6 and 12, you’ve probably experienced tooth fairy panic. It goes something like this: it’s late in the evening and your child has unexpectedly lost a tooth, but you don’t have any small bills or are out of cash altogether.
Maybe you’re on vacation and you just weren’t prepared with all the magical tooth fairy visit supplies you’d usually have on hand. What can you do to avoid tooth fairy panic?
We have a plan for avoiding tooth fairy dilemmas altogether with a little preparation and a lot of magic. Keep reading to get the scoop on how we do tooth fairy visits and get a top-secret tooth fairy email to save the day, even at the last minute.
20 Teeth, 20 Opportunities To Fail
Kids lose a lot of teeth! Parents have 20 opportunities for tooth fairy magic, or 20 opportunities to experience a “tooth fairy fail.”
When Emily was little, we heard horror stories of parents getting caught without cash or small bills. They felt obligated to leave large bills, sometimes even $100 under their child’s pillow to keep the tooth fairy magic alive.
Other parents set themselves up for a struggle by painting money with glitter glue. Then, they got caught without glitter on vacation when a tooth was lost unexpectedly. I’m sure you can imagine many different tooth fairy “fails.”
Creating a plan to avoid tooth fairy panic can save the magic and keep your kids excited about the tooth fairy for years to come. Keep reading to get the scoop on how we avoid tooth fairy panic.
The Best Way To Avoid The Tooth Fairy Panic
We knew we didn’t want to get caught in a tooth fairy panic. Since an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, we invented a plan to avoid the tooth fairy panic.
Kids lose 20 teeth between the ages of 6 and 12. Armed with that knowledge, we went to the bank and collected 20 gold dollar coins. We put most of the coins in a safe place at home, but we each carry one hidden in our wallets.
Since we are always carrying a coin, we’re always ready for the tooth fairy, even if we’re traveling. Kids seem to lose teeth at the most inopportune times and the wallet coins have saved us more than once.
Plus, these gold coins have the added benefit of making a visit from the tooth fairy extra special for Emily without lots of extra effort on our part. She’s so fond of her gold dollars that she hasn’t spent one!
For our family, planning and preparation are the best ways to avoid the tooth fairy panic. With a little extra effort before kids begin losing teeth, you can ensure you’re always prepared with something special.
How to Contact the Tooth Fairy
If your family’s tooth fairy plans fail for any reason, save the day by contacting the tooth fairy. A chat with the tooth fairy can save the day for missed tooth fairy visits, lost teeth that get… well… lost, and unforeseeable situations when you need a little extra help.
Email the tooth fairy at [email protected] and get a personalized response from the tooth fairy. It’s the perfect way to cheer up a sad child after a tooth fairy visit gone wrong or a difficult trip to the dentist. She always responds the same day and reminds kids to care for their teeth with daily brushing and flossing.
Tooth Fairy Activity Mats
The tooth fairy is a magical childhood experience that encourages our kids to care for their teeth. Plus, she’s tons of fun! I’ve put together some fun free printable Tooth Fairy Activity Mats you can use to add learning fun to your next tooth fairy celebration too.
These free activity mats include a word search with themed vocabulary words like “pillow” and “fairy.” There are also opportunities to practice geometry concepts like reflection and translation by completing drawings of teeth. Plus, mazes, coloring opportunities, and tic-tac-toe games to enjoy. After you’ve enjoyed all the tooth fairy magic in these activity sheets, don’t miss more fun family resources for extra magic in your routine.
More Fun Family Resources
After you’ve enjoyed all the tooth fairy magic in the tooth fairy activity sheets, don’t miss more fun family resources for extra magic in your routine.
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What are some of your favorite childhood traditions and memorable moments of tooth fairy magic? Do you have a tooth fairy panic tale to tell? I’d love to read about it so don’t forget to share!