First Tooth Fairy Party Ideas

Losing that first wiggly tooth is a wondrous occasion! Maximise your child’s excitement with a magical party to celebrate their first visit from the Tooth Fairy.

A child’s first loose tooth is an important milestone. It’s a very obvious sign they’re growing up, as their baby teeth fall out to make room for adult teeth. Some kids love wiggling and waggling their loose tooth with their tongue and showing anyone who will look, while other kids may feel a bit concerned. Let your child know it’s a special time by introducing them to the Tooth Fairy and planning a first Tooth party together to mark the occasion.

Planning the perfect first Tooth Fairy party 

Most children lose their first tooth when they’re about six years old, although it could happen up to two years earlier, or later – so it’s never too early to be prepared! Your child’s tooth should be loose for a few days or weeks before it falls out, so you should have some notice, but teeth – like children – can be unpredictable. Plan ahead and gather all your party goodies so you can pull them out easily when that first tooth falls out. You may like to have a small dinner party with family the night it happens or host a larger gathering on the weekend so your child can tell everyone all about how they lost their first tooth. To inspire your party plans, we’ve scoured the Internet and rounded up our favourite First Tooth Fairy party ideas:

Ideas for first Tooth Fairy party themes

• Enchanted Forest – use natural elements such as leaves and flowers.
• Storybook – use decorations inspired by your child’s favourite book. You may also be inspired by The Fairy Dancers by Natalie Jane Prior or Peter Pan’s Tinkerbell.
• Rainbow Fairy – use a rainbow of bright colours for your first Tooth Fairy Party decorations and encourage guests to dress in their favourite colour.
• Glam Fairy – decorate with glamorous touches such as gems, sequins, or metallic backgrounds.

Food and treat ideas for your first Tooth Fairy party

• Fairy bread – this traditional Australian party snack is a must for any first Tooth Fairy party! Generously spread white bread with butter, sprinkle with hundreds and thousands, and cut each slice into four triangles.
• Fairy cupcakes – cupcakes are a classic party staple and this special variation carefully slices off the top of the cupcake and repositions it to make two fairy (or butterfly) wings. Try this recipe.
• Magical drinks – serve Fairy Punch or try this Pink Fairy Fizz in a fancy cup for fun. (As always with sugary drinks, make sure kids follow it with a drink of water to rinse the sugar from their teeth to protect their pearly whites from tooth decay.)
• Fairy finger foods – give these simple creations a magical name to turn them into perfect first Tooth Fairy party food: skewer mini white marshmallows onto toothpicks and call them “tooth pops”, or serve “magic-wand pretzels” and “fairy fruit wands”.

Party decorations for your first Tooth Fairy party

• Fairy garden tablescapes – add magic to the party with a tablescape that matches the theme of the party. Use flowers and fairy garden figurines.
• Balloons, bunting, and fairy lights – pick these up from your local supermarket or discount shop for simple yet effective first Tooth Fairy party decorations.
• Fairy wing chair accessories – decorate the backs of chairs by using ribbon to tie on dress-up fairy wings that kids can take home at the end of the party.

Magical activities and games

• Tooth Fairy treasure hunt – Create a treasure hunt that leads to small prizes such as fairy figurines, sparkly fairy nail polish, (fresh or fake) flowers, or an edible “fairy treasure” treat.
• DIY fairy craft station – Set up a craft station for kids to decorate fairy crowns with coloured pens and shiny stickers. This also doubles as a memento kids can take home from their first Tooth Fairy party.
• Face painting – Kids love face painting, so surprise guests with a face painting station with skin-safe paints.

More information about losing baby teeth

Check out the Edge Early Learning blog for more information about when kids lose their baby teeth, caring for teeth, ways to present teeth to the Tooth Fairy, and tips for writing a letter to the Tooth Fairy.