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1 10 Sweet Pillows to Greet the Tooth Fairy
Shiloh Jolie-Pitt
2 When Did Your Lil One Lose Her First Tooth?
Money
3 How Much Does the Tooth Fairy Leave at Your House?
Tooth Fairy
4 Lil Find: Oeuf Tooth Fairy Pillow
Tooth Fairy
5 Wee Are the World: The Tooth Fairy Project
Shopping
6 Tooth Fairy Pillow Alternatives
Tooth Fairy
7 What to Do With Those Pearly Whites
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8 Has the Tooth Fairy Increased Her Gifts in Your Home?
Shopping
9 Get a Lost Tooth Ready For the Fairy With These Envelopes!
I think it's loose! When that first tooth gets to wiggling, major excitement is right around the corner. When a lil one actually loses that first tooth, it's time to introduce him to the tooth fairy, and how better to do that than with a sweet pillow or box, expressly for the purpose of exchanging the goods. Whether your child gets a shiny new quarter or a crisp $10 bill, the anticipation of a Read more
Losing a tooth means a visit from the tooth fairy for many lil ones, and it's important to make sure that the precious piece gets to the right recipient! Whether the tooth fairy is throwing down a couple bucks or more, check out these cute options for the nighttime exchange! Read more
Before the Summer blockbusters come storming in, there's still time to catch up on the big movies you missed in the theater. Today I've got one Oscar nominee, one rom-com, and one for the whole family. Nine In the latest musical-turned-movie from director Rob Marshall, Daniel Day-Lewis plays Guido Contini, a famous Italian filmmaker suffering a midlife crisis. As he struggles to find inspiration Read more
Is the tooth fairy recession proof? A while back LilSugar readers told us about the wide range of monetary gifts the tooth fairy left their children. At the time, the mamas reported a $1 – $20 range depending on which tooth it was and how much they had in their wallets at the time. It would stand to reason that when the economy slides, parents are less apt to shell out big bucks for a simple Read more
Surprise — it finally happened! After seven straight weeks at No. 1 and record-breaking ticket sales, Avatar got the boot. Which film pulled off the upset? Well, it wasn't Valentine's Day as the majority of you guessed, but Dear John. The Nicholas Sparks romance took in $32.4 million in its debut week in theaters, dethroning the James Cameron box office king which came in second with $23.6 Read more
The tune "All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth" may have a special meaning for Shiloh Jolie-Pitt this holiday season. When the 3-year-old beauty was spotted visiting a toy store in France, she was sporting a rather authentic-looking pirate costume — including a missing front tooth. The tooth fairy doesn't tend to start visiting lil ones until they reach the ripe old age of 6, though Read more
Now that the tooth fairy has paid for her pearly white treasure, it's up to mom and dad to decide what to do with the tiny enamels. Parents often clip their wee one's first lock of hair for a keepsake but hanging onto a lifeless tooth is a tad different. Many folks toss them in the trash while others make keepsakes out of them. Some find reason to bury them in the backyard. What did you do with Read more
All it takes is a little wiggle and a pull before your child's first baby tooth is history. Kids eagerly anticipate the bounty the tooth fairy will leave them, but how that pearly white is left out varies from house to house. When the frilly or traditional pillows don't do the trick, there are plenty of alternatives. Lil pirates will be saying "aye, aye" to the Tooth Captain ($12) that includes Read more
Though you may have scrounged the Internet to find the perfect pillow, box or envelope for storing lost teeth, once the tooth fairy leaves her present, those teeth usually sit untouched hidden in a drawer. The lost tooth process can take on a whole new meaning if used to introduce lil ones to The Tooth Fairy Project. Created by the Radiation and Public Health Project (a watchdog group), The Read more
The anticipation of how much shiny change the tooth fairy will leave and the process of preparing for her visit has always struck me as one of the most precious family traditions. If you haven't committed to a fancy inscripted tooth fairy box consider this Oeuf Tooth Fairy Pillow (on sale for $20). The knit pillow molar has a tiny pocket on the back where you can slip your lil one's deposit to Read more
