I am absolutely serious, and his mother was horrified that we only give a buck or two per tooth! She and dad are both very nice, not overly wealthy, but have not been together since the little bloke was a baby and are constantly trying to 'outdo' each other with materialistic gifts.
I'd take a happy home (with one, two or thirty two parents!) over a generous tooth fairy!
Poor poppet had to have a tooth removed recently and I had to introduce the concept of the tooth fairy to make a little magic out of it. 5c was a huge deal to her though. She managed to buy some farm animals at the toy store, handing over her 5c (while Nanna handed over the other $20 odd )
I think about a dollar is reasonable. It is all about the magic rather than the earning capacity after all.
BTW: I came across a great kids book while looking for stories about the tooth fairy for DD (couldn't find any though), it is called 'throw your tooth on the roof' or something similar and it is all about the different traditions around the world for children when they loose a tooth. Fascinating.
for example, in some countries you throw your tooth on the roof if it comes from the top jaw, and on the ground if from the bottom!
Also, for the tooth fairy, does the tooth go in a glass of water beside the bed (as in my house as I grew up) or under the pillow.
Then, what does the tooth fairy do with the teeth in your story?
We leave the tooth in a glass of water beside the bed, then the TF puts the money in the glass of water. She takes the teeth and uses it to make furniture for other fairie's houses. Teeth with decay would not be worth as much because the furniture would not be as good!
Absolutely. $2 in the glass on the kitchen bench (no table in the boys' room)... easier for tooth fairy.
Except when said tooth fairy washes said tooth down sink and boy gets completely distressed... then we write a letter to the Tooth Fairy explaining what happened and then it's still $2 but not in a glass... (Naughty Mummy!)
He has wrapped the tooth in some kitchen paper and put it under his pillow, and I have $2 in change (including a $1 coin) to swap it with. I am definitely going to let him know teeth with decay are worth less, that's such a great tip
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