Dental Health
(Dental Health month is Feb.)
�Ask the children what we use teeth for.
�Ask the children what they think it would be like to not have any teeth.
�Help the kids count their teeth
�Ask the children if any of them have lost any teeth, and why they loose their teeth.
�Do they know who the Tooth Fairy is?
�Talk to children about why teeth are important and how to take care of them.
�Make a collage using pictures of mouths cut out of magazines.
�Take a field trip to a dentist office.
�Ask your local dentist to donate a few of his/her samples of toothpaste, brush, floss, brochures for kids, posters etc...
Dental Activity Sheets

Learn to Floss your teeth ( from Kinderheart Littles)
To teach children about dental hygiene in a creative way.
WHAT YOU NEED:
Egg Carton
White yarn
Scissors
WHAT YOU DO:
1.Take a empty egg carton and cut, so you'll have 3 pieces.
2.You don't need the top of carton, just the bottom.
3.Cut a long piece of yarn (white) and use as floss.
4.Turn carton over so the bottom will be face up, this will act as your teeth.
5.Tell kids to wrap the yarn around their fingers and start to floss.

Toothbrushes
Thin Cardboard
Crayons, Paint, or Markers
Sponge
Glue
Cut a large toothbrush handle shaped out of the cardboard or heavy tag board . Have the children color it. Cut a piece of sponge to glue on where the bristles would go.
Toothbrush Bracelets
Click on the bracelet to see the craft

Happy Tooth, Sad Tooth Craft (from Miningco.com)
Cut pictures of high-sugar foods and healthy low-sugar foods out of old magazines. Cover them with clear self-stick paper for durability, if desired.
Make two boxes for sorting the pictures, one with a happy tooth shape on it and one with a sad tooth shape on it. Show the boxes to the children. Talk about why certain kinds of foods would make teeth "happy" or "sad". Then let the children sort the pictures into the boxes, putting the pictures of low-sugar foods in the happy box and the pictures of high-sugar foods in the sad tooth box.

Smiling Pictures (from Miningco.com)
Give each child a 6-by 4 inch pair of smiling lips cut out of red construction paper and an 8-by 1/2 inch strip of white paper. Have the children snip off little pieces of their white paper strips to make "teeth". Then let them glue their paper teeth on their paper lips to make big toothy smiles.


Healthy Snack (from Miningco.com)
Ask the children why they think that apples are said to be "Nature's Toothbrush." Then let them help you prepare this apple snack. Core several apples. Fill each one with soft cheese of peanut butter. Slice
the apple into rounds and serve.
I Brush my Teeth Song
Sung to the tune of Jingle Bells
I brush my teeth, I brush my teeth,
Morning, noon and night.
I brush them, floss them, rinse them clean.
I keep them nice and white.
I brush them once, I brush them twice,
I brush them till they shine.
I always brush them up and down,
Those precious teeth of mine.

I eat good foods, I eat good foods,
I give my teeth a treat.
I always eat fruits, bread and milk,
Vegetables and meat.
If I eat sweets, if I eat sweets,
I brush right away
To keep my teeth shiny bright,
And free from tooth decay.

Brush Your Teeth Up
Sung to the tune of The Hokey Pokey
You Brush Your Teeth Up
You Brush Your Teeth Down
You Brush The Front and Back
So they're shiny all around
You brush them in the Morning
And you brush them when it's night
That's how you do it right.



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