My son has a lot of loose teeth and has already shed most of his front ones (top and bottom).  He never really quite got the concept of the tooth fairy (he has autism) when he started losing his teeth at age 4.  In fact, he lost most of his teeth at school and would throw them in the trash.   When we were at the dentist yesterday, I asked them if they would just nudge the loosest one out.  They presented it to me in a little treasure chest.  "My" first tooth!

My son now understands the tooth fairy and was looking forward to placing his tooth under his pillow.  I decided to make him his own tooth fairy pillow to put on the door of his room.  This took me about 10 minutes to make and I had everything in my stash.

I used an old pair of his pajama pants.  I trimmed off the cuff using my pinking shears.  I saved that piece for the handle.  Then I cut a chunk off of the leg.

I made the pocket next.  I cut a tooth shape out of felt.  I did a bit of hand sewing on the tooth around the three sides.  It is the perfect size for a tooth, a note, and a chip (my daughter wanted to make sure the tooth fairy had a snack!).

Once the felt tooth pocket was attached to one layer of the cut off pant leg, I pinned the handle (the cuff) inside the top of the leg.  I stitched across the top leaving about 1/2" seam allowance.  I filled up the pillow with scrap fabric.  I did this only because I have no idea where I put my fiber fill.  That's what I get for cleaning up my craft room and putting things away.

I stitched the bottom closed and showed it to my son.  I think he likes it!

Curious as to what the tooth fairy brought?  She was fairly cheap as she didn't have that much cash in her pouch.  He got 6 dimes.  His sister got 4 nickels as a "tip" for including the chip.  What can I say?  The tooth fairy loves chips.  Lucky for me, the tooth fairy left me the tooth under my pillow so I could keep it.  She's so thoughtful.

What does the tooth fairy do at your house?  Do you have a special pillow?

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