How much does the tooth fairy pay?

My daughter is about to loose her first tooth. When I was a kid it was about 50 cents (or whatever my dad had in his pocket). I was thinking about $1 to $2 was plenty considering she's only five and usually has more money on her than I do when we go out. I've asked other parents, and they also want to know what the going rate is these days. We don't want to explain why their friend's tooth is worth more than their's. Kindergarten kids talk.

How much does the tooth fairy pay?
I have a four year old and we bought her a book called "twinkle the tooth fairy" and you get a little purple velvet bag with gold string to tie it with for them to leave under their pillow... were in the UK so a £1 coin is just big enough to pop in the bag and as it says in the book that the tooth fairy leaves one gold coin for a tooth it figures to use that.. Im not sure what colour the coins are in the states but if you have a gold one use that!!!
Reply:One Dollar.
Reply:I'd say a dollar is fine.
Reply:I think a dollar is enough. We are using the gold dollar coin. It is a coin the kids haven't seen and they get excited about them. Your local bank will have them if you want them.
Reply:Tell her that her friends parents lie to their children and there is no tooth fairy. There is no reason a 5 year old needs money. Instead do something fun, when her tooth comes out do and arts and crafts project. Maybe make a string necklace or something together with it.
Reply:One dollar. Kids can buy so much with just a dollar.
Reply:hey ! i got 20 bucks for my furst tooth cuase i cried my azz off ! soo 20 bucks to null the pain m friend not a quarter! they are only kids once and u should treat them well and respectfully ! spoil them and be nice ! my childhood was ruined because my poarents didnt give a **** about me so treat the child !
Reply:2.00 is good but give it to her in change that way it looks like more.
Reply:50 pence in UK. roughly a dollar. Nothing for fake teeth though as I very bitterly found out when I was a young'un.
Reply:I would consider it in how much candy she can get, if she likes candy. It's a creative way to see it. I guess a dollar should be plenty since she's five, but it's really just my opinion, maybe I'm late on tooth fairy rate. :)
Reply:I think 1.00 sounds like the going rate
Reply:a dollar
Reply:It all depends Esther Rantzens tooth fairy had to remorgtage her house
Reply:The tooth fairy left $4.00 for my daughter's first tooth last week. She lost another tooth the day after and got $3.00. The first tooth is always worth a little more! ;0)
Reply:i got $1 when i was little. (im 13 now). but once i got 50 cents. thats ok. i was too happy to know the tooth fairy cared to even care about the $.
Reply:I work in a kindergarten and have had excited students tell me of their bounty from the tooth fairy. Im my area it seems like the kid gets anywhere from 3 to 5 dollars if it's the FIRST tooth they lost and a dollar or two for each tooth after that... i work in kind of an affluent area though
Reply:Ha. Well, I'm not a parent, but I've had this idea for the future, and wouldnt mind giving it to you...





What you should do is leave a Sacagawea, or a "Golden Dollar" under her pillow, although its only a dollar, it will give the whole thing that nice mystic feeling. Your child will definately give it more value.
Reply:i got 50 cents back in the early sixtys so i would say with inflation it has gone up to about 50 bucks now days,,
Reply:I always give $5. That one dollar isn't going to buy them much! I have learned that my kids do get way more than others, o'well that's what loving your kids is about, surprizing them with little tid bits O'love. Even if you can't take the credit!!
Reply:hey watch this trap!!! mine little UN lost her tooth and i got very " ah my little girl is growing up" and the whole family got involved so she got loads only trouble is she is 6 now and earning a mint swear she is just pullin the things out so stick with about 50 pence(UK)
Reply:$1.00 is plenty. As a kid I remember getting like .05. Sometimes .10 but that was it. And yes I remember giving my kid.25 and .50 so now $1.00 is plenty. Don't forget we're talking for a kid who is only a few years old.
Reply:yeh i got 50cents aswell back in the day but back then 50sents could get u HEAPS of lollies!! lol. i'd say for a 5 year old $1 the older she gets the more money she gets, $3 i'd say it the highest i'd give
Reply:My daughter gets $1 a tooth and is thrilled. The part she likes most is the notes that the toothfairy leaves with pictures of fairies and a personal message. :)
Reply:if shes five give her $5 so she can think its a age thing so next time she wont be upset she will be happy to pull... now a days 1 or 2 dollars doesn't cover it the expenses went up so give her enough to start her happy for her next tooth
Reply:Go with the coins, like the dollar coin. Even as an adult I think they are cool, all gold and shiny:) My parents gave more $$ for bigger teeth. So a small front bottom tooth would be worth 0.75 and a large back molar goes for more.
Reply:things change, its better if you changed for a gift,toy, or do alist on what he/she would like, maybe he wants to go to a place.
Reply:i think 5 dollars is a good amount to give, also it fits her age.
Reply:I give my kids a dollar for there little teeth and 2 dollars for molars. By the time there losing molars they don't believe in it anyway. For little kids they think the tooth fairy is real. I'd leave the dollar in quarters in a small container. Also I once left them a pretend map to tooth fairy island.I burnt the edges of it to make it look like an old pirate map. They thought that was a lot more interesting then the money.
Reply:a dollar is plenty , they will bleed you dry eventually anyway.
Reply:My daughter gets $5 per tooth.
Reply:I'm not going to leave money under my son's pillow. He'll get a new hot wheels car under his pillow when the "tooth fairy" comes. I don't like having to lie to my kid about these things, but I think I'll do it for a while while he still gets a kick out of it. Maybe leave her a dollar or leave her some kind of small toy or trinket that you think she would really like. Like those little mini-pet shop things that little girls love right now (I don't know what they're called). If her kindergarten friends found out she was getting toys from the tooth fairy, they might be jealous. :)