The 2026 poll found the average payout for a lost tooth rose 17% to $5.84, the first increase since 2023. The Northeast averaged $6.45 (highest), while the Midwest ($5.27) saw the largest ...

The average Tooth Fairy payout fell from $5.84 to $5.01, marking a 14% decline. First-tooth payouts also dropped 12%, down from $7.09 to $6.24. Despite the decrease, the Tooth Fairy’s payouts have ...

My brother, “Steve,” is a very practical man. He’s a good father but he’s not very sentimental and I would never expect him to do things like Elf on the Shelf hijinks or sprinkling fairy dust when the ...

The going rate for the Tooth Fairy is $5.84 per tooth. But some parents — uh, I mean Fairies if any kids are reading — are going overboard with lavish gifts and $100 bills. We need to shut this whole ...

ST. PAUL, Minn. – Every morning, there's probably a kid somewhere eagerly waiting to check underneath their pillow, the fruitful reward from a fairy in search of baby teeth. Tuesday, Aug. 22, is ...

It was a warm summer morning and while walking on the beach, deliberately in sync with the rhythm of the gently rolling swells, I came across a figure I immediately recognized as being the Tooth Fairy ...

Maintaining a household budget can help a family manage its finances. Interestingly, even the Tooth Fairy adheres to a budget. According to the latest findings from the Delta Dental 2025 Original ...

Brace yourselves, parents — some children are receiving crisp $100 bills and fancy jewelry, à la Louis Vuitton, from the Tooth Fairy. “That was her first baby tooth that she lost, and the process was ...

When Steven Cohen’s eldest daughter Lily lost her first tooth, he — or, rather, the Tooth Fairy — left $20 under her pillow. Not because the Upper West Side dad has money to burn, but because in today ...