A Tooth Fairy letter for the very first lost tooth

How to write it

Say it is the first

The Tooth Fairy keeps records. "Your very first tooth" is the line children repeat at school the next day.

Name how it came out

At lunch, in an apple, wiggled for a week. The detail is what makes it theirs.

Keep it tiny

A note small enough to fit under a pillow feels like it was written by someone very small.

Add a receipt

A little "tooth receipt" with the date is easy to keep in a baby book.

An example

Dear Leo, your very first tooth! I heard it came out in an apple at lunch and that you were very calm about it. I have filed it under "Brave." Keep brushing the new one coming in.

Another way to say it

Dear Mia, I have been waiting for this one! I heard you wiggled it for a whole week and that it finally came out at breakfast. I have written "first tooth" next to your name in my big silver book. It is a very good tooth.

These are examples we wrote to show the tone. They are not customers’ letters.

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Questions parents ask

How much does the Tooth Fairy leave for a first tooth?

It varies a lot between families. Many give a little more for the first tooth than for later ones. Whatever you choose, keep it an amount you are happy to repeat about twenty times.

What should a first Tooth Fairy letter say?

Say that it is the first, mention how it came out, praise the brushing, and keep it short. A small receipt with the date makes a nice keepsake.

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