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Tuesday, December 1, 2009

Parenting Poll: What's the going rate for the tooth fairy?

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My oldest son is losing his teeth left and right. It's a big kid milestone and a big parenting milestone (mostly with Mom doing a lot of this: "Ohhhh, mah baaaay-beeee is growing up." Sigh. Look at baby pictures. Sigh again.)

I've been saving cute "tooth fairy" ideas for the past year, because I love all things crafty and cute, and I also am very into creating family traditions. The tooth fairy pouches to your left? So, so sweet. And very simple to make.

But as to what goes IN the tooth fairy pouch? That's questionable.

Our tooth fairy leaves coins. There's something magical about finding shiny change that the kids can jingle and hear "clink" when they drop their booty into their piggy bank.

How much? It has varied. The first tooth brought in two bucks. It was a big deal when my little guy pulled out that miniscule, sharp bead. The tooth fairy wanted to share the joy. (Um, "ohhhh, mah baaaay-beee.").

Plus, this particular rookie tooth fairy was unclear on the going rate for teeth. Moving forward, the tooth fairy needs to reel it in.

How much does your tooth fairy leave for your kids?

Related: traditions, tooth fairy, losing teeth

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  • mommaofsun's Avatar
    Posted by mommaofsun Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:02pm PDT

    The price of teeth has gone up since I was a kid. I got 25 cents most of the time, and a buck if I was really lucky. My youngest gets $5 a tooth. I think my oldest got about $1-3 a tooth. Back when he was losing teeth, the tooth fairy lived paycheck to paycheck.

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  • Robyn's Avatar
    Posted by Robyn Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:02pm PDT

    we always got a couple bucks no more then maybe 2.50$, but i was known to lose teeth in pairs so we my parents would put the teeth together and add a little extra for the extra tooth

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  • springtime's Avatar
    Posted by springtime Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:08pm PDT

    There was a dollar in a pretty envelope under my pillow.

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  • Hayley H.'s Avatar
    Posted by Hayley H. Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:16pm PDT

    my mom got a quarter, i got anywhere from 3-5 dollars, depending on how the family budget was working out.

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  • JenniferP's Avatar
    Posted by JenniferP Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:22pm PDT

    When my oldest daughter started losing teeth, the tooth fairy left a trail of glitter from the window sill, across the floor, and up the bed and under her pillow. She was much more excited about the 'fairy trail' than the coins!

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  • Krystal K's Avatar
    Posted by Krystal K Wed Jul 29, 2009 12:48pm PDT

    Jennifer, I love the 'fairy trail'! ;)

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  • haley's Avatar
    Posted by haley Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:03pm PDT

    I used ot only get a quarter and was kind of upset when the neighbors boy (same age) got a couple bucks. thinking hte tooth fairy doesn't like a little girl will cause a complex. lol

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  • Leah's Avatar
    Posted by Leah Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:08pm PDT

    Our kids get gold dollar coins. They love the gold and don't really care how much it is!

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  • js's Avatar
    Posted by js Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:27pm PDT

    the 1st tooth was $2 & was a $2 bill, the remaining teeth have been around $1 each, but as the gold dollar coin, foreign coins, all pennies, fun things. & we always leave some glitter or sprinkles on the pillow & at the window sill! it's so fun for them to believe in the magic of the tooth fairy!

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  • Ahleah G's Avatar
    Posted by Ahleah G Wed Jul 29, 2009 1:33pm PDT

    I think I got a dollar or two. The dollar coins and fairy trail are great ideas. I think $1-3 is still reasonable.

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