Improve your children’s teeth brushing
movements with Tooth Brush Painting by cutting the shape of a tooth out of a large piece of white paper.
Use an old toothbrush and have your son or daughter dip it into water-based
poster paint and brush the tooth like you normally would. Show your kids how to
make up and down movements, circular and back and forth over the tooth. This
great little art project teaches your kids proper brushing and is fun at the
same time. Your Pediatric Dentist in Corona wants to remind you to tell your children
that old toothbrushes should never be put into their mouths and are only used
for painting.
Make your kids want to brush their teeth with a tooth brushing game. Kids have 20 baby teeth totaling 32
permanents by the time they grow up. Keep a tooth-brushing chart stressing how
important it is to brush every day. Grab a piece of red poster board and a
black marker and draw a big outline of a person with a toothy grin. Hang it on
the wall and for every day that your kids brush their teeth, let them glue a
dried white bean on the chart to resemble a tooth. Use it like a calendar and
add a new tooth for every day for that month. At the end of the month, your
kids will have a bright shining smile grinning right back at them.
All Smiles Kids Dentist can never stress
enough how damaging sugar is to teeth. If you want to show your kids how bad
sugar is for their teeth in a fun way, drop a hard-boiled egg into a see
through glass of grape juice or coca cola for 24 hours. Gently brush the
discolored eggshell with a dab of toothpaste and a toothbrush. As your kids
remove the stain, tell them what caused it and explain why it is important to
brush after eating.
Another game you can play with your kids that
is recommended by your Corona Kids Dentist is happy face snacks. Give
everyone a paper plate and ask him or her to make happy faces with the healthy
snacks that you have put on the table. Carrots, nuts, raisins, popcorn, oranges,
and apple slices are a good start leading to happy snaps for the photo album.
Use this time to talk about eating healthy foods instead of junk food.
