kpupg Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 one dollar here. :) :iagree: Our fairy also pays $5 for each of the two top front teeth. I received $0.25 back in the stone age ... 45 years ago ... so I think inflation definitely justifies a dollar LOL. Karen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FO4UR Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 $1 We gave more when ds6 had to lose a "shark tooth." The new tooth grew in behind the baby tooth and didn't dissolve all of the root properly...that one hurt coming out!:crying: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 $5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MamaBearTeacher Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 Our Tooth Fairy leaves small gifts, certificates and letters. My children actually like the letters best of all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MomtoCandJ Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 My mom had me save it for a while but then we needed it for some emergency, I think it was when my Great Grandpa died my mom had to use it for gas because he lived 5 hours away and he died between pay checks (got paid every 2 weeks) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in OR Posted January 19, 2010 Share Posted January 19, 2010 We give a fifty-cent piece for each tooth. I used to get a dime as a kid. Erica in OR Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 At our house, the tooth fairy brings a collectible coin so that my kids don't compare $value with other kids. She also brings a new toothbrush. :) Those presidential dollars look great for the next round of teeth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Evergreen State Sue Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 When I was a kid I got a dime for each tooth! My kids got $1 a tooth. For the first tooth they got a $1 gold coin. Surprisingly they didn't like it because they didn't think it was real! I thought it was special. I really think the cost depends upon how many kids you have. If you are a family large in number, you could do less than $1. Just remember how many teeth you're signing up for! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tricia Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 One dollar for the first tooth and .25-.50 for each succeeding tooth. That is when the tooth fairy remembers. Sometimes it's a full week before the toothless child is rewarded!!:tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ereks mom Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 one dollar here. :) :iagree: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtolgd Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 $5 for the first lost tooth...$1 for every other tooth here. :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kate in VA Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Tell her Congrats for us! :D Losing the first tooth is fun.... We pay $5... However I have only one kid :w00t: you may want to do something special for next time to a Silver dollar!!!! oooohhh fancy! Stock up so you have some stashed away :D..... My dd9 lost another about a week ago and she recently found out all about the tooth fairy's info (if you know what I mean--- wink wink);) and so when the tooth fell out I had no cash and told her "oh well all you get tonight is an IOU!":001_smile: 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...
TN Mama Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 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! To keep this from being an issue, we've always told the girls everyone has a different tooth fairy. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eternalknot Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 Ours brings toys instead of money. The first tooth gets a toy in the $5-10 bracket (small lego kit, small doll, book) and a new toothbrush. Every tooth thereafter is something smaller (matchbox car, hair bow, et cetera). I rarely have cash on hand. I do have a Grab and Go gift tub in the hall closet, though, that is stocked throughout the year ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amber in SJ Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 It is always a $1 coin here, but my middle daughter and the tooth fairy have had quite a correspondence. Her little notes are so earnest & sweet I get teary. Now that she is no longer losing teeth, she helps her little sister make things for the tooth fairy. They made her a little paper gazebo so she could have a place to take a nap. Funny story: My older sister thought I was hanging on to the tooth fairy a little too long so she told me that along with the tooth I should put a note asking the tooth fairy to prove that my faith in her was not misplaced by bringing me something besides money. I feel terrible for my poor mom confronted with this note in the middle of the night. This was in our tiny, podunk town back in the dark ages before all night grocery stores. My mom sent my dad out to the only open store in town; the 24-hour liquor store. The next morning I found under my pillow, a box of breath mints and a comic book. :D I was elated to be proven right. Amber in SJ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krista in LA Posted January 20, 2010 Share Posted January 20, 2010 We do a gold dollar coin and then, since the tooth fairy does travel around the world, a few foreign coins. It helped cut down the comparing with neighbor kids who got more $. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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