This printable letter from the Tooth Fairy letter encourages kids to keep brushing their teeth. If you have Microsoft Word 97 or newer, you can download the MS Word document below and personalize it to print at home. If you don't have Word, scroll down to find the text of the Tooth Fairy letter that you can copy and paste into your own word processor to print at home.

Open Printable Letter from the Tooth Fairy #2 in Microsoft Word

If you don't have Microsoft Word, you can copy the text of the Tooth Fairy letter into your own word processor to customize and print.

Printable Letter from the Tooth Fairy Text
Thanks for leaving your tooth!
I can tell that you've been brushing regularly.
Keep it up! I really like to see kids
take good care of their teeth.

I hope you enjoy the surprise I left!

Love,
The Tooth Fairy

You may also like the rhyming Tooth Fairy Letter here or the First Lost Tooth letter from the Tooth Fairy.

This printable Tooth Fairy letter is a short poem that can be used for the first lost tooth or any tooth thereafter. It's available as a Microsoft Word download that you can personalize and print out at home. (Please note that you will need MS Word 97 or newer to open and edit the file. It will not work with other word processing programs, including MS Works.)

Open Printable Tooth Fairy Letter in Microsoft Word

To personalize this tooth fairy letter, click the image or text link to open the letter in Microsoft Word. Then highlight [NAME] in the salutation and replace it with your own child's name. You can also add your own P.S. at the bottom or change the font size, color, etc. Then simply save the document, and print it.

If you don't have Microsoft Word, you can copy the following poem from the tooth fairy letter into your own word processor and print it out at home on your own paper.

Last night while you silently slept,
Into your room I quietly crept,
I found the tooth you left for me,
And left a surprise for you to see!

Thanks for the tooth!
Love,
The Tooth Fairy

How much The Tooth Fairy leaves at your house depends on many factors. For instance, just as gas costs more in California than in Texas, The Tooth Fairy's rates often vary by geographic location. After all, she has to fly farther for some teeth. In addition, some teeth are smaller than others, some teeth are brushed much better than others, and the first lost tooth is, of course, the most valuable. But how much does The Tooth Fairy leave at most houses?

A 2009 poll by Securian Dental says the average gift is currently $1.88, down from $2.09 the year before. But the poll also noted that The Tooth Fairy's generosity ranged from a low of five cents (one can only assume those kids never brushed their teeth) to a high of $40 (one can only assume those kids had a special connection to The Tooth Fairy!).

The average for the Securian Dental poll, however, is lower than another survey conducted a few years ago. CNN reported that a 2006 survey of 150 mothers conducted by eBeanstalk.com indicated The Tooth Fairy left an average of $2.64 per tooth when visiting their homes. Of the parents who responded, 60 percent said The Tooth Fairy gave less than $3 per tooth. But in some parts of the country, The Tooth Fairy has been reported to leave $20 or even more per tooth.

Obviously, The Tooth Fairy looks at many criteria before deciding on the proper amount for each child.

We'd like to know how much The Tooth Fairy leaves at your house. Please take the poll below so we can keep track of The Tooth Fairy's going rate. Thank you!

Open First Lost Tooth Letter in Microsoft Word

If you don't have Microsoft Word, you can also copy the following text into your own word processor and print the letter on your own paper.

Dear [NAME],

Congratulations! You lost your first tooth! And what a great tooth it is! I think it’s one of the best in my collection. I can tell that you’ve been doing a good job brushing.

Because you’ve done such a good job taking care of your teeth, I left you a little something under your pillow in place of your tooth. I hope you like it.

I’ll be back again when you lose another tooth!

Keep up the good brushing!

Love,
The Tooth Fairy

In the US, the Tooth Fairy legend typically involves children leaving a tooth under their pillow in exchange for money from the Tooth Fairy. But the Tooth Fairy hasn't always worked this way. In the Middle Ages in England, the tradition was to bury baby teeth that fell out, and around the world, many different customs have been followed, from throwing your tooth on the roof to wrapping it in a piece of bread and feeding it to an animal.

According to Wikipedia, the tradition of leaving your tooth under a pillow for The Tooth Fairy is believed to have originated from a French fairy tale. In the tale, a mouse changed into a fairy to defeat an evil king by hiding under his pillow and knocking out all his teeth. And in many parts of the world, including our neighboring Mexico, many children still hide their teeth for Raton De Los Dientes, or Tooth Mouse.

In the United States, a play called The Tooth Fairy was published in 1927, and an episode of the "The Little Rascals" from 1938 helped popularize the Tooth Fairy legend. The episode included a plan in which some of the kids agreed to pull their teeth out to make money from the Tooth Fairy. Interestingly, Wikipedia says the fairy's first major appearance as an illustration in popular culture in the United States came in the Peanuts comic strip. In a March 1961 strip, Frieda asks if the Tooth Fairy's prices are set by the American Dental Society.

A great book to learn more about tooth traditions around the world is "Throw Your Tooth on the Roof: Tooth Traditions from Around the World" by Selby Beeler.

They'll love this fun certificate, and it's a great addition to your child's "baby" book or memory book that marks major events in your child's development. Get a photo of your child holding up the certificate with a gaping hole in their smile and you'll have a great memory for your photo album, too! This certificate also goes well with the First Lost Tooth Letter from the Tooth Fairyprintable Tooth Fairy letters you can download from this site.

The free printable Tooth Fairy certificate shown below is available as a .pdf file. Simply click the image shown here to open it in Adobe Reader. You'll then be able to print it on your own home printer and personalize it with your child's name. (If you don't have Adobe Reader, you can get a free download here from the official Adobe site.)