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Tooth Fairy Forgot? File a Delay Notice

Form TF-4 · Notice of Delayed Collection

It happens in the best-run departments. Fog over the rooftops, record tooth volumes, a fairy with a sprained wing: the Department of Teeth has a form for all of it. The Delay Notice is an official explanation that the visit has been rescheduled, with a reference number, a proper apology and a firm new delivery night. Children often find it more exciting than an on-time visit.

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How filing works Open the Filing Desk

Exhibit A · Form TF-4

The Bureau of Whimsy

Department of Teeth

Molar Intake Division · No. 1 Enamel Way, Cloud Nine

Form: TF-4
Case No.: TF-2026-46110
Date: 10/08/2026

Delayed Collection

Official Notice

Tooth owner

Maya

Town: Maplewood

Collection status

COLLECTION RESCHEDULED: TONIGHT

Delay creditApproved

An extra 50¢

Delay credit approved

Cause of delay

On closer inspection, the tooth was found to be unusually sparkly, which triggers an automatic Extra-Special Review. The review is now complete. Result: very sparkly indeed.

Instructions for tonight

Return tooth to pillow at bedtime
A note for the Tooth Fairy is welcome (optional)
Smile at the gap in the mirror once (recommended)

Action taken

Three fairies, one map and a very bright lantern have been assigned to your pillow tonight. Delays of this kind are extremely rare.

Filed in accordance with the Whimsy Act. Please keep in a safe and magical place.

Form TF-4 (Rev. 2026) · Page 1 of 1

Specimen filed for Maya, age 6. Yours carries your child’s name, its own case number and a working verification code. Scan this one with your phone to see the page your child will see.

When it’s called for

The morning after a missed visit, when the tooth is still under the pillow.
When a tooth came out late and the Tooth Fairy's route had already finished.
Nights at a grandparent's house or on holiday, when the Department needs a forwarding address.
Any time you need a gentle, magical explanation in a hurry.

How to file it

Start at the Filing Desk

4 steps

1Open the Delay NoticeIt's free, and there's no signup. It takes about thirty seconds.
2Name the childType your child's first name. The notice is addressed to them personally.
3Let the Bureau explainClassic wording includes a range of official and entirely reasonable causes for delay. Shuffle until one suits your family.
4Leave it with the toothPrint it and place it under the pillow beside the tooth, so the morning brings news rather than disappointment.

Notes from the Liaison Desk

Memoranda

Small touches that make the paperwork land, collected from authorised grown-ups.

Memo 1
Already found the empty pillow? Suggest a second look. Official notices are thin and slip easily between sheets.
Memo 2
Some families add a small “late fee” to the eventual payment. The notice can present it as standard Department policy.
Memo 3
Keep the new delivery to the very next night. Children are patient for one more sleep, not for three.
Memo 4
Our guide on what to do when the Tooth Fairy forgot has more rescue ideas.

Tonight's bedtime story

All stories

Reading Room

The Department of Teeth has stories too. Read one after the tooth fairy forgot? delay notice arrives: each has a 3-minute version for tired nights.

6 min · or 3 min short
The Night the Tooth Fairy Got the Hiccups
The Tooth Fairy gets a very bouncy case of the hiccups and decides to wait rather than wake a sleeping girl, leaving an official Delay Notice instead. Just right for the morning the tooth is still under the pillow.
Read it tonight Put your child in it
6 min · or 3 min short
The Lost Sock Department
A small red dinosaur sock lands in the In Tray of the Lost Sock Department, and Mrs Darning and Sergeant Biscuit, a sausage dog with an excellent nose, set out to find its partner. A cosy case that ends with a reunion in the sock drawer.
Read it tonight Put your child in it
6 min · or 3 min short
Pip's First Solo Run
Pip, the smallest courier in the Department of Teeth, carries a just-lost front tooth from a sleeping boy's pillow to the Enamel Castle on her very first solo flight. A gentle one for the night a tooth comes out.
Read it tonight Put your child in it

Questions from grown-ups

Tooth Fairy Forgot? Delay Notice

Plain answers about this document, for the grown-ups doing the filing.

Q.1What should I do if the Tooth Fairy forgot?

Stay calm and stay in-universe. Print a Delay Notice, leave it with the tooth and make sure the visit happens the following night. Most children take the news in their stride.

Q.2Will a delay notice upset my child?

It's written to reassure: the tooth is safe, the visit is confirmed and the Department apologises properly. Most children are delighted to receive official correspondence.

Q.3Does the Tooth Fairy pay extra for a delay?

That's entirely up to your household. Some families add a small late fee, and the notice can mention it as Department policy.

All Department of Teeth forms

Cross-references

Form TF-1Free
Tooth Fairy Receipt
A pocket-sized intake receipt for the tooth: case number, inspection notes and the amount paid under the pillow.
Receipt
Form TF-2Free
Tooth Fairy Letter
A personal thank-you letter from the Tooth Fairy, on Department of Teeth letterhead, with a P.S. kids read twice.
Letter
Form TF-5Free
Lost or Swallowed Tooth Affidavit
Swallowed it? Lost it at school? A sworn statement the Department accepts in full, tooth or no tooth.
Official form
Form TF-3Free
First Lost Tooth Certificate
A grand landscape certificate for the very first lost tooth, sealed and co-signed by the Hall of Firsts.
Certificate

From the Liaison Handbook

Department of Teeth
What to Do When the Tooth Fairy Forgot
It happens in the best-run households. Here's how to rescue the morning, keep the magic intact and turn a missed visit into a better story.
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Department of Teeth
Tooth Fairy Money and Traditions: What Families Actually Do
There's no official rate, whatever the playground says. Here's how to choose an approach that suits your family and lasts for every tooth.
4 min read
Department of Teeth
The First Lost Tooth: Traditions, Tips and Keepsakes
From the first wobble to the morning after, here's how to make the first lost tooth a milestone your child remembers fondly.
4 min read

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