Sometimes, I miss the days when my kids were little and life seemed a bit more simple. Everyone was tucked in by 8:00 and the house was quiet for several hours before my bedtime. But other times, I am so grateful for this season of life with older kids. There are joys to be found in all of the stages of parenting.
One of the milestones that we just said goodbye to is the season of lost teeth. Sometime this past year, my youngest lost her last tooth. Bittersweet for sure! I remember when my middle son lost his first tooth. He swallowed it while eating a pretzel and he was so worried that the tooth fairy wouldn’t show up. We reassured him that she absolutely would come and he wrote her a note explaining what happened to his very first missing tooth. Another time, the tooth fairy accidentally forgot… but wouldn’t you know that after searching around my son’s room we discovered that she actually did come, the money just “fell behind his bed.” A little parenting hack for those of you who may need to put this nugget in your back pocket just in case.
Even though my kids have outgrown the tooth fairy, I have several friends who have littles. I thought it would be fun to make them tooth fairy bags with some adorable SVGs that I found on Cricut Design Space. I have had my Cricut Maker 3 for over a year now, and if I am being honest, I feel like I am just now getting the hang of it. I was pretty intimidated at first, but now I feel confident that I can make a variety of projects that turn out AMAZING. These little tooth fairy bags are just one example.
Cricut Design Space has thousands of incredible SVGs to choose from, so it was hard to narrow it down to just a handful. I purchased a set of little canvas drawstring bags from Amazon and a bundle of HTVRONT vinyl with a variety of colors. I also invested in a mini heat press to make it easy to heat the vinyl. It took a few tries to get the sizing just right, and I added ovals behind the designs to give each bag a pop of color so that the white tooth really stands out. #commissionsearned
When you think about it, putting a bloody old tooth inside of a bag is kind of gross, so I ordered a set of tiny plastic containers and used permanent vinyl to make a little tooth sticker for the lid. This way, the kids can put their lost tooth in the container, and put the container in the bag.
I also created a little tooth chart so that kids can color in the tooth they lost and write the date. By the time they are done losing teeth, they will have a record of how old they were when they lost each tooth.
I’m getting ready to package these little kits up and send them off to my friend’s kiddos. I think they are going to love them!!! #commissionsearned
If you would like to use this tooth chart for your own child you can find the printable PDF on my Etsy shop thistlesandrainbows.etsy.com and the full Tooth Fairy Kits are also now available for purchase in my shop.
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