As more parents leave up to $20 or even $50 under their kids’ pillows from the Tooth Fairy, an Ardmore mom chose to keep the tradition alive, writes Erin McCarthy for The Philadelphia Inquirer.
“A lot of parents go for 5s, 10s, 20s,” said Alison Marsh, mother of 8-year-old Lily.
However, whenever her daughter lost a tooth, she would leave a gold $1 Sacagawea coin under her pillow.
When the girl lost her first tooth several years ago, Marsh and her husband crowdsourced their neighbors’ stashes through a local Facebook group to stock up on the rare coins. Once their reserve depleted, they had to revert to cash as well.
“We’ll resort to a $5 or a $10 if it’s in our wallet,” said Marsh.
She places the money in a glittery, see-through bag. Once she and her husband even made a glitter trail from the bed to the window, to mark the fairy’s path.
“It’s always fun doing those special things,” said Marsh. And Lily “is so excited no matter what it is.”
Read more about the Tooth Fairy in The Philadelphia Inquirer.
