melik Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 How much does the Tooth Fairy pay at your house? Husband and I could not agree on a price =). Meli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Caitilin Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 one dollar here. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 25 cents per tooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tutor Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 $1 for the first tooth, and $0.25 for each tooth thereafter. (We try to find a state quarter that the child needs for his/ her quarter collection.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenL Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 The tooth fairy hasn't had to visit us yet, but she'll pay $1 per tooth, probably. I have a friend who pays $10 for the first tooth, and $5 for each tooth after that. I told her that her daughter is not allowed to talk to my son about his teeth! I can't even imagine paying that much :eek: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happi duck Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 $1 per tooth :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matryoshka Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 A half-dollar coin. When they start shedding molars, they get $1. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
In The Great White North Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Foreign coins. The highest was probably a 5DM coin, but it's unspendable so it doesn't really matter. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
melik Posted January 19, 2010 Author Share Posted January 19, 2010 I should have included in my original post the story behind this question..... DD 6 lost her first tooth the other night. She is the oldest so this is all new to us. I was holding the tooth in my hand and I dropped it.......down it went, right down the heating vent! :lol: DD did not find it as funny as the rest of us did. DH went to bed early and I was left to play tooth fairy. I paid $3.00. When hubby found out the next day he had a cow! Looking back I think I was feeling bad that I lost it and I guess since she was the first one......well I can see now that that might be a bit over the top since we have 4 kids and how many more teeth to go...... So I was just on the phone with DH and I mentioned something I heard on the forum and he suggested I ask about the tooth fairy. Thanks for all your answers in advance Meli Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabeline Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 A dollar usually. Last time it was a homemade coupon for an ice cream cone at BR because I had no actual cash in the house.:blushing: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peachskittles Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 A gold dollar for the first one...The next one, well, we lost the tooth, he forgot so I decided not to do it again...I wish he was all into the tooth fairy but seeing as we don't do the Easter bunny or Santa, I should have known he wouldn't take to a tooth fairy...Although I would love a magical fairy leaving me money...Oh yea, sign me up...As long as she doesn't take my teeth this late in the game...:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mama Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 When my oldest lost her first tooth I polled my irl friends and they were all paying $5 for the first tooth. WHA??? I thought that was way too much, but dh thought that was fine. After that, $1 per tooth. Our tooth fairy also leaves notes. The notes are by far the favorite. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starr Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 The first tooth is always worth extra. :D One dollar here except when ds's tooth came out in Northern Ireland and the exchange rate got us. The kids we were visiting told all of us how much they got from the Tooth Fairy but the dollar wasn't doing so well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Cindie2dds Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 How much does the Tooth Fairy pay at your house? Husband and I could not agree on a price =). Meli Here's a link from a couple of months ago. Some people pay a lot of money for those cute teeth! :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sparrow Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 One dollar per tooth....unless they have teeth *pulled* for orthodontic treatment, which both of my children have had :tongue_smilie:. Dd just had three teeth pulled last week. The tooth fairy generously left her $5 for being such a good girl :). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
krisperry Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 in this house. She runs behind schedule you know :lol: Depending on how long it is before she gets to our house, $1-$3. The tooth fairly is HUGE deal here and by now the kids know that the tooth fairy is behind and actually get excited when she doesn't make it cause they know they will get more for having to wait. *sigh* This is what happens when I can't write myself a note where I can see it (if I did then the kids would read it and they still really think the tooth fairy is coming). Ah well, it is fun for them. :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corraleno Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 $1 per tooth. Once, I forgot to put the money under DD's pillow and she came into the kitchen the next morning crying because the tooth fairy forgot her. I felt horrible and was trying to think of an excuse. I barely noticed DS (then about 9 years old) slip quietly out of the kitchen. A few minutes later I heard him shout from her room "Hey, c'mere, she didn't forget you! It was in the crack of your mattress!" DD went running into her room, with me following (looking puzzled), and there on her bed was a $1 bill, with a tiny folded note from the "Tuth Ferry" written with glitter crayon in a 9 year old's dyslexic scrawl. (The dollar came from his own pocket money.) I just love that boy. :001_wub: Jackie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
presley Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 You have a fine young man on your hands there, Jackie. That's the nicest thing I've heard all day. We do $1 under the pillow at our house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mbeaser Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 $1 per tooth. Once, I forgot to put the money under DD's pillow and she came into the kitchen the next morning crying because the tooth fairy forgot her. I felt horrible and was trying to think of an excuse. I barely noticed DS (then about 9 years old) slip quietly out of the kitchen. A few minutes later I heard him shout from her room "Hey, c'mere, she didn't forget you! It was in the crack of your mattress!" DD went running into her room, with me following (looking puzzled), and there on her bed was a $1 bill, with a tiny folded note from the "Tuth Ferry" written with glitter crayon in a 9 year old's dyslexic scrawl. (The dollar came from his own pocket money.) I just love that boy. :001_wub: Jackie Aww, that made me a little teary. My kids don't believe anymore (they were suspicious even before an older friend clued them in about Santa...as soon as he was out of the bag the rest wasn't far behind), but they still want the cash :001_huh: We're at $1 per tooth. DS sometimes refers to his mouth as his gold mine. A friend was recently back here visiting her Mom and her DD (almost 6) lost her very first tooth and they forgot and had to stage a rescue of the situation like your DDs (I think Grandpa may have done the rescue). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cera Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 The first tooth was worth a $1 coin and a book, all future teeth will be worth a $1 coin (banks keep them in stock but you have to plan ahead). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Audrey Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 (edited) How much does the Tooth Fairy pay at your house? Husband and I could not agree on a price =). Meli A toonie for regular teeth. $5 for a molar. The Tooth Fairy also leaves a teeny-tiny card with a note, in a teeny-tiny envelope, and tucks the money inside. Edited January 19, 2010 by Audrey Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest janainaz Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 My older son understood money at a very young age and we gave him $5.00 a tooth. Insane. I gave my five year old a $5.00 for his first tooth and he repeatedly called it a "dollar". So, it's $1.00 per tooth from here on out. It got really expensive to have my older son losing teeth all at once. He's almost ten and his tooth fairy has retired. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hillfarm Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 $1 for fronts, $2 for molars around my house. However, one of dd's friend's tooth fairy pays a whopping $25 per tooth. I nearly dropped over when I heard that. At first I thought it was just juvenile exaggeration, but then the mother confirmed it. I told dd that the difference between there in town and out here was to cover the travel differential!:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elise1mds Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 A $1 gold coin is what she pays here. She leaves notes, too, which my son collects. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AngieW in Texas Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 At my house, the tooth fairy paid $1 for teeth that fell out, but $5 for teeth that had to be pulled. My youngest made a mint off of this. She has had 9 teeth pulled so far and could have as many as 3 more pulled (2 adult and 1 baby). The other orthos I talked to wanted to do at least 4 more baby teeth and 4-6 adult teeth, so we're getting off easier than it would have been with one of the other orthos. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dina in Oklahoma Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Hello ~ The tooth fairy has always left one shiny new quarter per tooth. Dina :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mabeline Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 That is so sweet! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 How much does the Tooth Fairy pay at your house? Husband and I could not agree on a price =). Meli One gold dollar (a Sacagawea dollar) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suzanne in ABQ Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 At my house, the tooth fairy paid $1 for teeth that fell out, but $5 for teeth that had to be pulled. Oooo. I like this idea. My ds has to have four teeth pulled (all baby). He doesn't really believe in the tooth fairy, but he'll play along when I tell him that I "heard the tooth fairy pays more for extracted teeth." :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sassenach Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 A golden dollar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Night Elf Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Back in the days of the tooth fairy, she left a book, not money. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
swellmomma Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 $2 for the first tooth, $1 for each tooth after that. However, if the dentist needs to pull it out they get $3 because of the extra trauma. This has cost me lots of money, dd got $15 in 1 night after having surgery to pull 5 teeth in preparation of her braces. DS has had 3 teeth pulled in the last 2 weeks and cost me $9. Over all though it sticks with $1 per tooth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 0 we don't do tooth fairy Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Each tooth gets a half-dollar coin. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 The first one to lose a tooth in our house was the dog, so dd put the tooth under her pillow and the TF left a dog treat.:001_smile: It didn't take long for dc to figure out the TF wasn't real ;), and I'm old and forgetful, so I just give dc a quarter when the tooth falls out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chiguirre Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Ratoncito Perez brings a small toy for each tooth (about $5) for ds. Dd hasn't lost any teeth yet, but said she'd prefer to "sign up" with the Tooth Fairy so that she'd get "girlish" gifts. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FeFe Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 For the first tooth we give whatever their age is, usually $6. Then after that it's $2 until they loose their first molar, then we do the age amount again. Then it's back to $2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lynn Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 $1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyable Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 $1 and a note per tooth, although I think I did more for first teeth which varied by child...maybe it was a small gift? The next tooth that will fall out here is my 6yo's "double tooth" - two teeth that came up fused together. She'll get at least $2 for that one. :D One child had teeth pulled and we did do more for that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MelanieM Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Tallulah, our Tooth Fairy, doesn't bring money; she brings treasures! Fairy dust and instructions for making a wish, pretty crystals, beads, flower seeds, etc. She leaves these treats with a hand-written note, written in gold pen with itty bitty writing. Jackie, that story about your son is the sweetest thing ever! What a lovely young man you're raising! :love: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thescrappyhomeschooler Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Jackie, your son is very special! My nephew lost his teeth before my kids, and my sister gave him $5.00 for the first tooth and $2.00 for subsequent teeth. I had a cow because, of course, my nephew called here to tell his cousins what he got. My son just lost his first tooth last week, and fortunately he didn't remember the amount his cousing got, so he received $2.00 for his first tooth, and it will probably be $1.50 for subsequent teeth. I gave my sister an earful for setting such a high precedent!! LOL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom2denj Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 $5 for the first tooth and then $1 for each tooth after that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Firefly Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 The two front teeth are three dollars, the rest are one. (Incidentally, there was a kid in DS's Kindergarten class when they were in school who's parents gave him 20 dollars per tooth!!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 My dd is too young yet but when I was loosing teeth, the tooth fairy once left me 100.00, yup it was new year's eve and tooth fairy dad thought it was a 1.00, didn't help though that he was also completely blind in one eye, color blind and had some other issues requiring bifocals for the "good" eye. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Laura Corin Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 One pound. Laura Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tree House Academy Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 We give $2 per tooth - but we only have one now who is losing teeth. My 10 year old only has a few more to lose and they are being slow to come out. Now, when my ds6 was about 4, he had to have a molar pulled at the dentist. It was TRAUMATIC for him. He got $10 for that tooth...and a $30 transformer for the guilt I had from the whole experience (because I chose not to let them anesthetize him for the procedure). It was BAD. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysparkler Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 25 cents per tooth. :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysparkler Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 My dd is too young yet but when I was loosing teeth, the tooth fairy once left me 100.00, yup it was new year's eve and tooth fairy dad thought it was a 1.00 :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
babysparkler Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 $1 per tooth. Once, I forgot to put the money under DD's pillow and she came into the kitchen the next morning crying because the tooth fairy forgot her. I felt horrible and was trying to think of an excuse. I barely noticed DS (then about 9 years old) slip quietly out of the kitchen. A few minutes later I heard him shout from her room "Hey, c'mere, she didn't forget you! It was in the crack of your mattress!" DD went running into her room, with me following (looking puzzled), and there on her bed was a $1 bill, with a tiny folded note from the "Tuth Ferry" written with glitter crayon in a 9 year old's dyslexic scrawl. (The dollar came from his own pocket money.) I just love that boy. :001_wub: Jackie :001_wub: What a sweet and thoughtful brother!!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BikeBookBread Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 My dd is too young yet but when I was loosing teeth, the tooth fairy once left me 100.00, yup it was new year's eve and tooth fairy dad thought it was a 1.00, didn't help though that he was also completely blind in one eye, color blind and had some other issues requiring bifocals for the "good" eye. WOW!!! What a great story! So, did your parents make you save it all? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Recommended Posts
Join the conversation
You can post now and register later. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account.