other than a dimple in a cute little chin, what's more adorable than a toothless grin? -azu "betty" espezia

the tooth fairy has

  officially 

visited our little home for the very first time! 

Bailey lost his first baby tooth yesterday afternoon! 

i can't believe how fast time has flown by.

how did my little baby grow so quickly?

from this . . .

. . . to this?

i can't believe he's going to be 5 years old in only 4 short months.

sigh.

with the excitement of losing a tooth,

comes the questions . . .

'is the tooth fairy going to come?'

'what is she going to give me?'

to be honest, i really did not expect this to happen so soon.

so, of course,

i had a big fat >nothing< planned.

i love traditions, so as soon as my kids went to bed,

i hopped on Pinterest to see if there was any good 

ideas out there.

Pinterest RARELY lets me down.

i found lots of great ideas,

but i needed to plan something with items that i 

already have at home.

so, i implemented a few ideas and was able to consolidate

them into one fun, easy, little (literally!) project.

first off, before Bailey headed to bed,

i went tearing through my cupboards to find a good 

container for him to put his tooth in and leave for the tooth fairy.

luckily, in my spices i stumbled upon an expired plastic jar

of McCormick Pumpkin Pie Spice

(i am terrible at keeping tabs on my spices! 

don't worry though . . .

i DO check them before i use them.)

i removed the label (it came off very easily),

rinsed it out and handed it to my son to place his tooth inside.

he liked it because the sprinkle part of the lid

is the shape of a star. i told him that was like the bat signal . . .

it lets his fairy know it's the right container!

he also liked the container because it smells like pie . . . heehee

after he fell asleep, i proceeded to write a tiny little letter addressed 

to Bailey, directly from his very own  tooth fairy, 'Wanda'.

i wanted to give the tooth fairy a special identity and a personality,

so it would be more real for him.

the letter reads:

Dearest Bailey,

You really are growing up!

Thank you for this Beautiful tooth!

I will take good care of it!

I hope you get something nice

with this '1' Dollar Bill!

See you again soon!

Love,

Wanda, your Tooth Fairy

the red splotch on the bottom of the letter is 'Wanda's' special

fairy signature . . .

to make the hand print, i used a red highlighter,

 drew a tiny hand on my left index finger, 

then (quickly) before it had a chance to dry on my skin,

stamped it on the paper.

i immediately rinsed my finger with soap and water

afterwards, so he can't see that it was from my finger.

i went through my craft box

and found some glittery pom-poms in different sizes,

so i took the boy colors and placed them in the jar.

after that, i folded the dollar bill length-wise in half

and rolled it up tightly and placed it in the jar,

 on top of the pom-poms.

next, 

i rolled up about 3/4 of the letter 

and then placed it in front of the dollar bill,

so it was sticking out right at the top.

i'm hoping he sees that first.

last but not least,

i returned the lid to the jar, screwed it on,

then placed the jar back in his room where 

he had left it

(under a small pillow right by his head).

i can't wait to see his reaction!

being a mom is so much fun!

PSSSSST . . . . DOWN HERE . . . .
this project was a lot of fun to make.
the best part is,
you can get CREATIVE!
look around, see what items you have
and really use your imagination!
there is no limit to the rad things you could
come up with.
set the world on fire with your awesomeness . . .
get crafty!