DLTK's Crafts for Kids
Matchbox Tooth Keeper

I find tooth keepers really help the tooth fairy find the lost teeth you hide under the pillow!

Contributed by Jo!

You will need:

• An empty matchbox
• Paper - either coloured or plain
• glitter and sequins to decorate.
• glue

Craft Instructions:

• If you are using plain paper have your child color it.  In our house we used marbling inks and marbled up a few pieces that way.
• Cut the paper so that it will cover the outside of the matchbox.
• Cover the box with the paper, gluing into place.
• While the glue is drying, take the drawer of the matchbox.  Put glue on one end and dip into glitter.  Do the same to the other side.
• Put this to one side to dry.
• Now take the covered matchbox and decorate as you like with glitter and sequins.
• Replace drawer and there you have it!
• For an extra touch you can add a little piece of fabric or cotton wool to the inside of the box.

Natalie had some very tiny plastic dolls, left over from a school project.  We dipped them - not their heads - into glue and then into glitter. When they were dry she placed one inside each box and then gave them out with Christmas cards to her friends.