Tooth fairy anyone?

Ok so gabriel has lost his first baby tooth! Yay for him, he was very excited...

Anyway i'm not too sure i agree with the whole tooth fairy thing... so i wondered what everyone else thinks about the whole thing and has any ideas of alternatives to money under the pillow...

We had the tooth fairy visit when we were kids but only got a small amount, maybe 10c compared to the dollar bills that were handed out to some of the kids down the road

Not sure what we will do and haven't really thought about it since we are still a few years away.

Maybe instead of money you could put a sticker or something little under his pillow? Or if you don't want to put anything under his pillow maybe something special for breakfast/morning tea tomorrow as a celebration even if it is something like a glass of juice/milo etc that are rarely had, losing teeth is a bit of a milestone showing that you are getting older

ETA: or if you do want something for under the pillow then maybe a voucher to redeem for a glass of juice/milo etc

Edited by Linzy

We have been doing the tooth fairy thing - DS has lost 6 teeth in the last 3 months or so and gets $2.

in japan, they either throw teeth on the roof (if it was a bottom tooth), or bury in the garden (if a top tooth). this is to encourage them to grow straight towards that area...get it?

But when we were there the tooth fairy was also in action. IN some families though rather than cash, they got toothpaste, or a new brush - something tooth related.

What abouts books or an invitation/voucher to pick out a book?

I always got $2 and our children will get the same. I was told though that I will only get money from the tooth fairy if I have looked after my teeth well and that the money had to go into the bank. I did miss out on my $2 once coz I had been bad with brushing my teeth. I was also told that for the last one I would get something a little special but it never fell out.

i was talking to my son about it and he had no idea about the tooth fairy or getting a reward for his tooth so that decided it for me. i have of course kept his first tooth and am very proudly going to get him to open his mouth for all and sundry! It looks really funny though cause the new tooth is already growing!

As Treen says Its more about the tooth fairy coming & boy was Alia excited!

She only got $1

pepsi wrote: lizzle wrote: in japan, they either throw teeth on the roof (if it was a bottom tooth), or bury in the garden (if a top tooth). this is to encourage them to grow straight towards that area...get it? But when we were there the tooth fairy was also in action. IN some families though rather than cash, they got toothpaste, or a new brush - something tooth related. Those crazy Japs

nutters aren't they!

We used to get 50c/tooth, until my sister tripped on a slide, chipped her tooth, and got $1 for 1/2 a tooth! The fairy never got away with giving us less than $1 after that... .

I think the fairy will visit here in a few years time

We'll do it just because it's a bit of excitement for the kids, I don't care about the concept behind it, I just think its cool to see the look on kids faces when the tooth fairy's been Same with Santa, stupid concept but oh so fun.

We used to get 20c, 50c if they had to be pulled (to make way for other teeth).

At a school I was at a couple of years ago, the kids all got between $5-10 PER TOOTH! Some parents don't get that they're setting their kids up with really high expectations.