Is the Tooth Fairy scheduled to make a visit to your house soon? Our readers give us the 411 on what the Tooth Fairy leaves when their kiddos lose a tooth!
While Gold Dollar Coins are an overwhelming favorite gift left by the tooth fairy in Champaign-Urbana, the Tooth Fairy has been known to leave some other gifts behind, and sometimes a little advice and floss as well!
Gold dollar coins
“One dollar coin for each tooth – except the time my daughter unexpectedly lost a tooth while we were on vacation. She couldn’t believe the tooth fairy left four quarters in Boston instead of a gold dollar!”
“Two Sacagawea dollars for the first tooth and one for each additional tooth. The tooth fairy has been recycling the same $10 in Sacagawea dollars for 6-7 years now.”
“One dollar gold coin for each tooth. As soon as the first wiggly tooth appeared we went to the bank and got 20 gold dollar coins and kept them away from all our other coins so they’re always available at a moments notice.”
“Gold dollar coin. Two if the tooth fairy forgets and makes a late pick up!”
“One gold dollar coin. It’s cheap and a novelty!”
“Gold dollar coins. We bought a roll so they are on hand. Molars get a few of these.”
“We used Sacagawea dollars.”
“Gold dollar coins. We bought a roll so they are on hand. Molars get a few of these.”
“$1—usually one of the dollar coins, as those seem more special.”
“Gold dollar coins, kids think they are awesome because well, they’re gold!”
The first tooth
“$2 bill for the first tooth. $1 coins after that.”
“$1 for the first tooth.”
“The first tooth is special so we did $5 and a note from the tooth fairy. The rest of the teeth are one gold coin. But…if they slack off on brushing/flossing/etc ……she has been known to leave floss/toothbrushes etc…bc the tooth fairies only collect healthy well cleaned teeth.”
“Our daughter just lost her first tooth and the tooth fairy did $2 in coins and you would have thought she won the lottery.”
“My Daughter is waiting to lose her first tooth but we are doing dollar coins.”
“First tooth was $2, every other tooth was $1. . .unless we were out of town, then they got $2 ($1 as a vacation bonus for not being at home).”
Other gifts the Tooth Fairy leaves behind:
“.25-.50 cents per tooth or a dollar if it had to be extracted by the dentist.”
“Ours tooth fairy is cheap. 50 cents a tooth. My kids don’t seem to mind.”
“A new book with $1 inside of it.”
“The tooth fairy leaves books at our house. We’ve done series like Harry Potter, something that grows with them.”
“We do $5 and we go to the dollar store and get travel size tooth brush paste and floss kit. Comes in a little zip cAse. We tuck the $5 in the case.
“$1. Quarters, dollar bill. Doesn’t matter. I’d do pennies if that was all I had.”
“$2 until they’re older, then $5.”
“$2 bills.”
Be prepared!
“We use dollar coins and have learned to buy a roll at the bank to have on hand. Tooth #2 had me hitting every open gas station in town in a rainstorm.”
Starting a different tradition:
“No tooth fairy in our house but we might do a special dinner like Mac-n Cheese.”
“I am a few years out, but I remember my tooth fairy would write me letters with stories about his life and adventures and his friends. His name was T. F. Airy and if there was money left with them, I don’t remember how much it was.”
Some parting advice from our Readers:
“$1 for the first four years, then $2 because of inflation. Now we are paying a premium of $5 each for the last two!”
“Maybe our tooth fairy should’ve checked with others before setting her prices. Ours paid $50 for the first tooth and $20 for every other tooth. Good thing we only have 3 teeth left to lose!”
What does the tooth fairy leave in your house?