Somewhere around age 11 or 12, the last baby tooth comes out, and with it ends one of the sweetest rituals of childhood. It deserves more than a coin. Our last-tooth letter is the fairy's goodbye: she remembers the very first tooth, so small and so bright, and she notices how much your child has grown since then, taller, smarter and braver in a hundred little ways. She leaves the reward, plus a wish for every good thing ahead. And she says that even though their nights together may be ending, the magic does not have to. It works whether your child still believes, half believes, or has known for a while and kept playing along for you. Many parents use this letter as the moment to quietly hand over the box of saved teeth or their old letters. Add your child's name and what the fairy leaves, and print it, or publish it as a keepsake page.
“I think this might be your very last baby tooth. I wanted to write you an extra-long letter, because I am going to miss our nights.”
From “The Very Last Tooth”
The letter to start from
Shown here for Mia. Yours will have your child's name and details.
Dear Mia, this one is special
I think this might be your very last baby tooth. I wanted to write you an extra-long letter, because I am going to miss our nights.
I remember your first tooth, so small and so bright. Since then you have grown taller, smarter, and braver in a hundred little ways. I've kept every tooth safe.
I've left a shiny coin, and something you can't see: a wish for every good thing ahead of you. Our nights may be ending, but the magic doesn't have to.
Forever your friend,
Twinkle
The Very Last Tooth
An extra-long goodbye for the last baby tooth. The magic doesn't have to end.
Most children lose their last baby teeth (usually back molars) between ages 10 and 12. Your dentist can tell you how many baby teeth are left at a checkup.
How should the Tooth Fairy say goodbye?+
Gently and warmly: remember the first tooth, notice how they have grown, and say the magic can continue in other ways. Our last-tooth letter is written to do exactly that.
What if my child no longer believes?+
The letter still works. It is written so that an older child who knows reads it as a loving goodbye from the people who made the nights special.
Should the last tooth get something special?+
Many families give a little more for the last tooth, or a small keepsake. Some hand over the saved teeth and old letters in a memory box.