Tooth fairy anyone?
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Topic: Tooth fairy anyone?
Posted By: Bizzy
Subject: Tooth fairy anyone?
Date Posted: 31 October 2009 at 10:09pm
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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... ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker"> 
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Posted By: blondy
Date Posted: 31 October 2009 at 10:15pm
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I don't think we ever got anything for losing teeth! I do remember friends having the tooth fairy thing in ther homes, but even then they knew it was their parents!
I haven't given it much thought (given we only have 8 baby teeth so far!)  but I don't really see a reason to *reward* the loss of teeth. It's all a bit strange if you look at it objectively! I'm all for childhood being a magical experience, but maybe it's just because I didn't grow up with the tooth fairy.
But each to their own, and it will be interesting to see alternative suggestions.  -------------  
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Posted By: myfullhouse
Date Posted: 31 October 2009 at 10:26pm
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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 ------------- Lindsey 
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Posted By: Muz
Date Posted: 31 October 2009 at 10:32pm
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We do the tooth fairy thing - we had it when we were kids, but boy have things changed!! The going rate for a tooth in these parts is $2! and some tooth fairies even give toys AS WELL!! Blimey - lucky we dont keep up with the jones' so to say! But it does put a bit of pressure on when the kids come home telling you what all their friends get! On more than one occaision we have had to explain that we cant have everything that other kids have - not an easy lesson to learn at any age.
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Posted By: kiwigal
Date Posted: 31 October 2009 at 10:59pm
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We have been doing the tooth fairy thing - DS has lost 6 teeth in the last 3 months or so and gets $2. |
Posted By: jazzy
Date Posted: 01 November 2009 at 7:03am
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We do the tooth fairy, we used to do $2 but have cut it down to $1 as DS1 has lost a few teeth, last one was while having dinner & he swallowed it, she still came, smart fairy, lol.
We have 3 kids so have factored that in as there is a lot of teeth. The money goes in his money box. |
Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 01 November 2009 at 8:03am
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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. |
Posted By: Bobbie
Date Posted: 01 November 2009 at 9:29am
woah $2!  It was 20c in my day (and yes that was a looong time ago).-------------  
 
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Posted By: Aprilfools
Date Posted: 01 November 2009 at 9:37am
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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. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: Andriea
Date Posted: 01 November 2009 at 9:44am
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The 'tooth fairy' visits here as well. $2 for the first tooth and $1 for any after that. I didnt know if I wanted to do the tooth fairy thing either, but the kids have all had tooth fairy books where she flies in and leaves money, so didnt wanna burst the bubble. ------------- http://lilypie.com">  
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Posted By: Bizzy
Date Posted: 01 November 2009 at 9:53am
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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! ------------- http://www.myfitnesspal.com/weight-loss-ticker">
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Posted By: Treen
Date Posted: 01 November 2009 at 10:14am
We had the tooth fairy in our home growing up and it was very exciting. It wasn't about the money (50c), it was that a fairy had actually visited me in my sleep. So we'll be continuing this tradition in our household. 
Think I'll go for 2 x 50c as silver's a much more fairy-like colour. Not that I have to worry about that for a while... ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: AandCsmum
Date Posted: 01 November 2009 at 11:08am
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As Treen says Its more about the tooth fairy coming & boy was Alia excited!
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Posted By: pepsi
Date Posted: 01 November 2009 at 11:54am
Those crazy Japs 
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lizzle wrote:Posted By: lizzle
Date Posted: 01 November 2009 at 1:17pm
nutters aren't they!
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Posted By: Candkids
Date Posted: 01 November 2009 at 1:45pm
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dd gets $1 a tooth, she even wrote the tooth fairy a note asking if she could please keep her tooth LOL i usually sprinkle glitter next to her bed where the money is she gets really excited LOL ------------- http://lilypie.com" rel="nofollow">  DD 10.5yrs DS 6yrs DS 11mths 5 little angles watching from above |
Posted By: SquishysMum
Date Posted: 01 November 2009 at 5:11pm
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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
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Posted By: Genie
Date Posted: 01 November 2009 at 7:56pm
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We do the tooth fairy thing, though the magic of it got spoiled as soon as they started school, along with santa and the easter bunny, thanks to brethren children telling all the other kids its not real and is just your parents. That made me mad to be honest. ------------- 
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Posted By: emz
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 11:33am
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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. |
Posted By: MrsMojo
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 2:52pm
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Michaela's got $2 from the tooth fairy and the first visit she also left a poem, a letter and a $30 tinkerbell doll (it's the last time I leave DH in charge of that sort of thing). -------------  
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Posted By: caitlynsmygirl
Date Posted: 02 November 2009 at 3:10pm
Yeah , we do the tooth fairy thing, I don't have enough imagination to come up with anything different
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Posted By: jaz
Date Posted: 06 November 2009 at 1:36pm
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Did it with Brooke and will do it with Caleb when his time comes. $2 for the first tooth and it is the only tooth that you are allowed to keep forever, then $1 after that. I did get talked into giving $2 for double teeth though, that seemed to be the going rate at school at the time, or maybe I just got dupped.
This was the only money I ever gave out for tuck shop spending and Brooke was only every allowed to buy her lunch about 1-2 times a year so wasn't that big a deal. It is magical watching their face in the morning when they check under their pillow and see the money. ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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Posted By: becky
Date Posted: 06 November 2009 at 10:55pm
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Caitlyns letter is so cute I cant wait for DS to start getting excited about tooth fairy and santa clause hopefully he will get christmas a bit more next year!!! ------------- http://lilypie.com"> 
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