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Don’t Let Plaque Stick Around! Teach Kids to Floss Project

December 17, 2019 Delta Dental of Idaho

This project uses an ice tray, Play-Doh, and pipe cleaners to illustrate the importance of flossing! Teaching kids to floss just got a whole lot easier.

Teaching kids to floss may be laughable right now, but this project can help change that and get them understand the importance of oral health (and why their favorite dance is so funny)! Use Play-Doh, a pipe cleaner, and the underside of an ice tray to demonstrate how food and bacteria get stuck in between the teeth. Then, use the pipe cleaner to floss away the sugar bugs.

Supplies:

  • Play-Doh
  • A pipe cleaner
  • Ice tray

By running the pipe cleaner along the outer edges of the tray, we can more effectively remove the “plaque.”

Get a competition going between siblings by seeing who can clean the most thoroughly, or try adding a toothbrush into the mix for another learning opportunity!

Looking for more fun ways to help get kids excited about brushing and flossing? Try this.

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