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DIY Tooth Fairy Costume: 45-Min Cardboard Build

DIY tooth fairy costume built from all-white outfit, white dress or white shirt with, and white cardstock
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Pictured: the tooth and the tooth fairy.

Time45 minEffortMedium

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One all-white with a cardboard tooth outline; the other adds wings and an envelope of tooth money. The envelope is the mythology. About forty-five minutes, a medium build: an all-white outfit, a white dress or skirt, and white cardstock. The tooth outline should be a molar, not an incisor; molars read as tooth.

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Tooth: all-white outfitTooth fairy: white dressWhite paperFelt (multi-color stash)Small envelope and play moneyGlitter glue
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Tip: tuck a tiny card into the envelope with the tooth exchange rate.

Steps

  1. Pull the white clothes from the closet.
  2. Draw the tooth outline lightly in pencil first.
  3. Hold it against the chest to check the size before cutting.
  4. Cut a large tooth shape with two roots from the white cardstock.
  5. Edge it with the glitter glue.
  6. Let it dry.
  7. Tape the tooth to the chest of the white outfit.
  8. Safety: Tape down any sharp wire ends from the wire coat hanger, and keep fingers clear of the scissors.
  9. Make the wings: stretch the white pantyhose over a reshaped wire hanger.
  10. Form two wing loops.
  11. Tape the hanger ends to a piece of cardboard worn at the back.
  12. Tuck the envelope with play money into a pocket or waistband.
  13. Tooth fairy: wear the white dress.
  14. Strap on the wings.
  15. Carry the wand: a stick with a foil star taped on top.
  16. Optional pro finish: tuck a tiny card into the envelope with the tooth exchange rate.

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Common questions

How do two people split the tooth and the fairy?

One person wears the all-white outfit with the big tooth on the chest, the other wears the white dress with the wings and carries the wand and envelope. Both read clearly side by side.

Is the wire hanger safe for wings?

Yes if you tape down every sharp wire end and keep the taped ends at the back on the cardboard. For small kids, use felt wings with no wire at all.

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