The Tooth Fairy is coming to our house tonight. Not for my girls. But for a special friend who my middle girl has played with since birth. It’s a first for this girl. And she is thrilled about a sleepover on the night she lost her first tooth.
I felt a little bad about it at first, when she came to me with a bloody lip wondering what had happened. The tooth came out while she was eating an apple. We all got down on our hands and knees to look for it. But we didn’t find it. I knew my best friend, the mom, would have wanted to be there for the moment. Our sweet little friend was amazingly okay with it all.
The mom is a labor and delivery nurse who was called into attend a birth. Wrapped up in the moment the girls decided it was the perfect night for a sleepover. I asked our little friend if she was okay being away from home to received her first visit by the Tooth Fairy.
“Yes it is more fun with friends,” she happily responded.
Fun we will make it indeed!
Therefore we are embracing a visit from the Tooth Fairy tonight. It’s also the first time our friend is having a sleepover, other than staying with grandma and cousins.
I offered to sew her a Tooth Fairy pillow. Then the girls went down to the basement to write a note to the Tooth Fairy explaining what happened. That she lost the tooth – literally. They came back up for the dictionary and the process kept going. My seven-year-old was helping by writing the note that our friend was dictating. They were down there doing it all by themselves.
By the time the task was finished, dinner was well on the way and it was too late to break out my sewing machine. So she made this simple jar to hold her note for the Tooth Fairy. Our special friend loved it and was quite pleased with how it all turned out.
I think it is a wonderful example of child-led happening that turned out beautifully. Much better than anything I would have made. It’s perfect is so many ways.
Awwwww. So sweet, and I love how your families mix in so many ways. I can just see Gianna wanting to stay with the girls. I wouldn’t be surprised if Gena did as well.
My son has not lost a tooth, yet, but I LOVE how you created a first tooth fairy jar! Or should I say, your children! I hope it’s OK I pinned your post here: http://pinterest.com/zina/the-parent-water-cooler/
Thanks Lisa. And thanks for the Pining the post.
Oh, I am so glad I saw this! My daughter lost a tooth today. But it’s not under her pillow. My husband just groggily told me she couldn’t find it. So I guess she really did lose her tooth! Hope this is all okay in the morning…
I’m done freaking out and read this. A-dorable! Love the jar and the note. Lots of sweetness over at your house!
Thanks Heather. My SIL tipped me off on the idea of the Tooth Fairy covering the dollar bill with glitter glue. The girls at this house were more than impressed in the morning! I hope all is well in the morning at your house too.