Can we talk about baby teeth for a minute? It's not cute when your baby is teething because they're in pain, but once those baby teeth come in they are so tiny and cute. Then before you know it, one of them starts to wiggle and it's only a matter of time before it falls out or gets pulled out.
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Your little one places that darling little tooth under their pillow for the Tooth Fairy, you sneak in while they are sleeping, take the tooth, put a little gift from the Tooth Fairy in its place, and then what? You have a tooth that you don't really know what to do with, but you don't really want to throw away. So what should you do?
Well, we've rounded up some great ideas for what you can do with baby teeth other than shoving them in some random drawer. Click through for baby teeth keepsake ideas galore.
Get a glow in the dark tooth.
Both kids and tooth fairies like to be able to see in the dark, which makes this a win-win kind of purchase.
To buy: Amazon, $7
Get them excited and crafty with a DIY Tooth Fairy box.
A great way to make a whole thing out of losing baby teeth. At the first sign of a wiggly tooth, get your little one excited by having them decorate their own Tooth Fairy box.
To buy: Amazon, $22
Go low tech blue tooth.
This darling little blue tooth is the perfect storage keepsake.
To buy: Amazon, $10
If pink is more your kid's thing...
…there's also a pink version of this cuteness.
To buy: Amazon, $10
Remember these colorful tooth charms?
Did you get one of these when you were a kid at the dentist's office? Now, non-dentists can buy them and have them ready to go. Great for a kid whose tooth is just about to come out. They can wear it around their neck and plop the little tooth in it for safe storage.
To buy: Amazon, $10
Your carriage awaits.
This decorative piece is for storing both baby's first curl and first lost tooth. A carriage for each. Would make for a great baby shower gift.
To buy: Amazon, $24
Silver tooth pendant.
You can get your child's tooth turned into an actual pendant that you can wear around your own neck if that's your kind of thing.
To buy: Etsy, $42
You can also get a cast version of the original tooth.
If you don't want to wear your child's actual tooth around your neck, you can get a cast version of it made instead.
To buy: Etsy, $73+
There are tooth-shaped tooth holders in various colors.
If you have multiple kids you can get them each a different color.
To buy: Etsy, $5
Get a custom silver molar ring.
You can get your child's molar turned into a kind of punk rock ring.
To buy: Etsy, $157
Put it in a lovely vial.
These vials have personalized tags to go with them.
To buy: Etsy, $17+
Order a custom-made resin pendant.
Get various baby teeth set in a resin pendant.
To buy: Etsy, $15
Marble-ous options abound.
Another clever way to preserve a tooth in resin is by adding bits of nature like leaves or petals.
To buy: Etsy, $43
If you want to keep 'em all in one place, go for it.
A convenient way to store all of your child's baby teeth, this little holder also lets you put a picture of your child in the center.
To buy: Etsy, $14
Rock a charming toothy necklace.
A harder riff on the single tooth pendant idea, this is a necklace cast from a bunch of chompers.
To buy: Carrie Bilbo, $135
Preserve it in a personalized teardrop pendant.
Another jewelry option, this custom-made pendant lets you add your child's name.
To buy: Etsy, $55
Put it in an a fancy heart tube.
You don't have to be all obvious about wearing your child's tooth around your neck if you don't want to.
To buy: Etsy, $40
Create a one-of-a-kind embedded tooth ring.
Who knew there were so many different ways to turn baby teeth into jewelry?
To buy: Etsy, $175
Personalized tooth compact.
It's cute, compact and personalized.
To buy: Etsy, $15
You can even go fancy with this elegant neck bauble.
This is just pretty. Period.
To buy: Etsy, $26+
Put 'em in a leather pouch.
Finally, a great use for a tiny leather pouch!
To buy: Etsy, $18
Be ready to go with a personalized storage kit.
This is a great baby shower gift if you happen to know the initials of the baby.
To buy: Etsy, $40
Another variation of the baby tooth necklace.
This resin-encased tooth is set in a silver backing.
To buy: Etsy, $45+
An engraved wooden box for easy stashin'.
The engraving makes it so that you'll never forget whose baby teeth are in the container.
To buy: Etsy, $27
Store them in a glass jar.
You could buy a small glass jar with a "baby teeth" label on it like this one or improvise your own.
To buy: Etsy, $10
A tooth-shaped memory box.
It's cute, shaped like a tooth, lets you store teeth and is engraved so you can jot down details in the spaces provided.
To buy: Amazon, $9
Consider a sterling silver box with a guardian fairy.
This stunning little box should always be on display.
To buy: All Silver Gifts, $150
Give the first tooth and curl the royal treatment
A simple yet regal way to keep your child's first curl and tooth forever and ever.
To buy: Amazon, $18
Turtles are perfect for storing teeth.
Not real turtles, of course, but turtle boxes with shells that flip open.
To buy: Amazon, $25
Baby shoes that store tiny treasures.
Seriously, somebody put this on their baby shower registry ASAP. You can store baby's first curl in one shoe and baby's first tooth in the other.
To buy: Amazon, $20
Because elephants never forget.
You'll never forget where you put your baby's first curl and tooth if you put them in these delightful little elephants.
To buy: Amazon, $22
The trifecta of keepers.
This set includes a birth certificate holder, a baby tooth holder and a first curl holder. Dope!
To buy: Amazon, $64
Baby tooth and curl keeper that looks good in any room.
This gorgeous decorative box opens into two storage compartments.
To buy: Amazon, $63
A wooden tooth box with all kinds of deets.
Not only can you keep teeth in this box, it also lets you record dates, weights and heights.
To buy: Amazon, $17
An elegant box with a curl bottle included.
This lovely box has little slots for each tooth with an acrylic cover so they don't fall out and a little bottle to keep your baby's first curl in as well.
To buy: Amazon, $33
A tooth with a crown.
This little crowned tooth kit comes with everything you need for your child's tooth fairy shenanigans.
To buy: Amazon, $16.
A masked superhero tooth kit.
For the superhero enthusiast there is also a superhero themed tooth fairy kit option.
To buy: Amazon, $16
A treasure chest full of baby teeth.
Sure beats keeping teeth in plastic baggies.
To buy: Amazon, $15
A different kind of album.
Probably easier to keep up than an actual photo album because you don't have to get anything printed, you just have to wait for baby teeth to fall out.
To buy: Amazon, $10
