Tie a ribbon around the doornob to help out a forgetful Tooth Fairy
Suzy's come up with the perfect way to assist the Magical One with her dental "work":
Is the tooth fairy sometimes forgetful in your home? We find that ours sometimes flies right by accidentally. To correct this problem, we've put a ribbon (it reads "Lost Tooth") on the bedroom door so that when she flies by, she is more likely to notice. Well, still maybe not every time, but much better odds! :-)
Or, put the tooth itself in a pillow hanging from the door!
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We've found the Tooth Fairy (after an errant flyby many years ago) has developed ninja-like stealth skills for early morning visits when her (or her assistant's) schedule slips.
:)
Posted by: Art Gelwicks | 28 February 2008 at 06:07 AM
I LOVE this idea!! I've got five kids, and at least five tooth pillows floating around my house. I must say our tooth fairy usually takes a couple of nights before she stops by! A door hanger reminder is PERFECT!!!
Posted by: nichole | 28 February 2008 at 08:15 PM
I LOVE this idea! The Tooth Fairy has "missed work" a couple of times in our crazy household, and I felt AWFUL.
Your suggestions are simple and perfect - thanks for sharing!
Posted by: dette | 28 February 2008 at 08:45 PM
My tooth fairy could've used this hack..."mommy, why didn't the tooth fairy come AGAIN?"...*sigh*
Posted by: Annette | 29 February 2008 at 09:23 AM
This is a good one!
Posted by: Kate CCM | 03 March 2008 at 03:00 AM
What does the Tooth Fairy give in your house?
When I was growing up, she gave a shiny dime, a shiny nickel and a shiny penny. At a certain age, she added in a shiny quarter.
Posted by: Kate's Mom | 03 March 2008 at 05:10 PM
When my son looses a tooth, he runs to the drawer to get the tooth fairy pillow! He likes to put it on the door because he doesn't want the tooth fairy to accidentally wake him up!!
When we got this pillow when he was born, it seemed like this day would never come...so it's a gift I like to give new parents because I so LOVE it!
With the exception of the two loose teeth that got kicked out (at Pump it Up), we give a "golden coin." It's a Sacagawea dollar and he just thinks it's the coolest!! In our neck of the woods, however, some of the kids get savings bonds.
I am NOT making that up :(
Posted by: Rivster | 04 March 2008 at 07:58 PM
our toothfairy always leaves a single dollar folded up into a triangle...like the finger football game.
p.s. is our toothfairy going to hell?....she has been known to "borrow" the dollar from a piggybank
Posted by: mamajud | 16 September 2008 at 04:18 PM