In
some cultures around the world, there is a Tooth Mouse who scampers
around town and steals children's teeth in the middle of the night.
Sometimes the Tooth Mouse leaves money in exchange for the tooth.
(Sound familiar?) In El Salvador, the creeping creature who makes
those nighttime exchanges of money for teeth is a rabbit, and in
America, it's the Tooth Fairy.
Some
cultures have other traditions. In Costa Rica, lost teeth are made
into charms for the children to wear. In many places, they are burned
or buried in the ground. In the Dominican Republic, they are thrown
onto the roof. A Yupix Amerindian would wrap a lost tooth in food and
then feed it to a female dog!
Check
out Throw Your Tooth on the Roof, by Selby Beeler, for more
about these worldwide traditions.
Celebrate
the Tooth Fairy!
Make a special pillow with a pocket to use for the lost-tooth exchange.
Here
are some stories about the Tooth Fairy:
My
favorite book about losing teeth is Little Rabbit's Loose Tooth,
by Lucy Bates.
Make
a Tooth Fairy box or tote.
Teaching Heart provides an entire website on Dental Health.
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