Tooth fairy IABU

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Dd has a first loose tooth and will probably loose it within the next few days. That's ofc huge when your 5 and it's the first.
She has shown it off in nursery to the other kids and staff which lead to the talk about tooth fairy. Dh and I had talked about giving dd a gold coin and an little gift, but now dd comes home and tell stories about other gifts that kids have received eg. a new bike,a big box of Lego, an iPad ect..
Is that really a thing? Are we missing something? I'm really gobsmacked about the size of gifts...

Mine got £2 for a 1st tooth and £1 each for the rest

Well my first thought is you must be a keyworker if your child is attending nursery as they’re all (even private ones) are only open for them now.

Secondly, with that in mind, at age 5, are you sure you mean nursery?

Thirdly, they’re winding you up.

£1 a tooth here

The going rate is £1 or £2 here!
I don't know any child who got anything other than a coin under their pillow.

An ipad for a five year old's tooth? I've heard it all now.

First tooth we shined up a £2 coin, every tooth after that is £1

@Classiccar I live in Denmark, where it's open. School first start when turning 6. No I'm not a key worker.

We done chocolate coins and a lovely note.

£1 or £2 here and a sweet/lolly (yes I get the irony of the tooth fairy leaving sweets but DC like it).

Her classmates might be exaggerating? I hope so anyway!

We do a couple pounds for a big tooth and one pound for a smaller tooth. Your child is definitely pulling your leg.

My 5yo recently lost 2 teeth. She was the first one in her reception class so I guess I didn't have to 'complete'. I don't even know if any of the others have lost teeth yet

Anyway. 1st tooth DC got a £5 note (she had done very well with brushing and this was a reward) second tooth was £1 coin. All the rest will be £1.

Whatever cash we have lying around, we often said heir money boxes for coins

A gold coin. Who cares what the rest of them are doing?

Mine get 50p or £1 depending on what change I have

We do £2 (because we save £2s for special things anyway so I always have a stash)

Except when one fell out on a birthday, and then they got a one off £5 because it was a special birthday tooth.

If you want to find out what the norm is you should probably ask your friends in Denmark.

Sorry, I was aware of schools overseas being open - I had a brainfart and had my assuming-pants on just then thinking you were in the UK like me.

We printed off a certificate from the TF thanking her for the first tooth & left £2.50.

(Lots of chat on the class whatsapp at the mo about how disproportionate the schoolwork is and how damaging it is to our childrens mental health but that’s a whole different thread)

£1 per tooth here, same amount with other parents. We’ve discussed it in the playground!

@Classiccar no worries. A certificate sounds brilliant, dd would love that. Think we'll stick to the coin and make a certificate for her too. Thanks for that idea

This is the one we did but only because it allowed us to put the date. I’m very sentimental like that.

I used to save shiny coins for tooth fairy money. There is no need to make it into something bigger than it has always traditionally been as they already find it exciting.

Also, save a tooth for the time you or your child inevitably loose one five minutes before bedtime.

A fairy couldn't possibly put a bike under a pillow.

£1 coin here and DD was thrilled.

Thanks @Classiccar that's really sweet...