With all the pressures of being a parent it’s no wonder that occasionally we might slip up and forget to switch a lost tooth for money.
Losing a tooth is an exciting moment for kids. My eldest daughter has lost seven teeth since she turned four and every time she was so excited to wake up the next day and see the coin the tooth fairy had left for her.
Luckily I haven’t forgotten to leave out the money just yet, but is it any wonder when we are busy parents that sometimes we slip up and forget? Or that we don’t actually have change on us to switch for the tooth?
So if you have forgotten to do the tooth fairy’s job of switching your kid’s lost tooth for money, or you don’t have change to do the tooth fairy, these awesome tooth fairy excuses will help!
What I love about these excuses for forgetting the tooth fairy is they involve playing into the myth of the tooth fairy. Telling your kid a story about how the tooth fairy got stuck or lost will probably entertain them, so remember to tell it with conviction!
To help with inspiration for your tooth fairy excuse I’ve got a list of awesome excuses for when the fairy forgets to visit!
Last-minute tooth fairy ideas
If you have placed the tooth underneath your child’s pillow, they’ve fallen asleep and then you’ve realised you don’t have any change to swap it for, do not panic!
Instead of leaving out cash swap the tooth for a note. Use some paper from your child’s desk and one of their pens or pencils and write a IOU note from the fairy saying:
“Hi (child’s name), I’m so sorry I ran out of money. My fairy friends in the tooth fairy money department forgot to give me enough coins tonight. I will be back again tomorrow night, so remember to check under your pillow!
Love Ms Tooth Fairy
x”
Or you could keep it simple and write:
“Hey (child’s name), IOU one coin for your tooth. Be back tomorrow night!
Love Ms Tooth Fairy
x”
If you feel like making it even more elaborate you could sprinkle some glitter on your child’s desk to show where the fairy was when she wrote the IOU note.
This family had a genius idea of writing a letter from the Chief Tooth Fairy. I love the letter they wrote from the fairy to their kid!
25 tooth fairy excuses to use when the tooth fairy forgets to visit!
1. She saw you wake up and had to fly away so you couldn’t see her.
2. She had to stop to rescue a cat from a tree.
3. She got caught up helping the Easter bunny/Santa/Elves.
4. She dropped the money on her way and had to get some more.
5. There was a storm last night where she was and she couldn’t fly in the rain.
6. She’s having wing surgery. Let’s make her a get well soon card!
7. She couldn’t find your room. She was flying all around my room last night.
8. We forgot to call her and let her know you lost a tooth! We’ll call her now!
9. She was poorly and didn’t want to spread what she has.
10. Her tooth fairy supervisor got our address wrong.
11. Your room was messy and she couldn’t find the tooth.
12. She had a really busy night last night, her bag was so heavy with teeth she had to fly home to empty it. She’ll be back tonight!
13. The tooth fairy is on holiday, but she’s back to work tonight!
14. It was her birthday yesterday so she was having a party with her fairy friends but she’ll be working today.
15. The tooth fairy ran out of magical fairy dust and needed to get her fairy friends to help her make some more so she could fly.
16. She slept through her alarm and missed her entire shift last night!
17. Your pet cat/dog/hamster/rabbit saw her so she had to fly away. She’ll be back tonight.
18. I was up late working and she must have heard me walking around the house. I’ll make sure I turn my light off early tonight.
19. She forgot the bag she needs to collect the tooth, she’ll be back with it tonight.
20. She bumped into a fairy friend on her way here last night so they went for a fairy dinner with ice cream for pudding. She’ll be working again tonight.
21. She sent mummy a message saying she’s running late this week, she’ll be here tonight!
22. The tooth fairy had no change last night, only a £50 note. She’ll be back tonight when she has change from the bank.
23. The tooth fairy only works every other night. She’ll be working tonight!
24. If the tooth was lost late in the day tell them it was too late for the tooth fairy to add your kid to the list of tooth collections. Your kid is on the list for tonight!
25. She looked all over your bed for the tooth but couldn’t find it. Let’s make sure it’s in a really easy spot for her to find tonight.
