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Yellow to White added
2-22-98 Original Author Unknown
Need:
yellow construction paper, white paint, scissors, toothbrush, and corn
syrup.
Directions:
Cut out a tooth shape from yellow paper. Mix white tempera paint with corn
syrup. Give the children toothbrushes to dip into the mixture and brush
their tooth with. The mixture will dry to a glossy finish and resemble a
healthy tooth.
Healthy Plate Full
added 2-22-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need:
paper plate, magazines, scissors, and glue.
Directions:
Let the children cut out pictures of healthy food. Glue the healthy food
to the paper plate. Easy but great project.
White Teeth
added 2-22-98 Original
Author Unknown
Need:
Black paper, white paint, toothbrush, and scissors.
Directions:
Cut large teeth from black construction paper and paint with white paint
and a toothbrush.
Bright Smiles
added 2-16-99 Original
Author Unknown
Need:
red paper, sponges, white paint
Directions:
Cut out red smiles and have them sponge paint 10 upper teeth and 10 lower
teeth. Cut sponges in little squares and attach to a clothespin. It is a
nice one-to-one correspondence activity. We hung them in housekeeping with
the quote, "We love our Healthy Smiles"
White Teeth
added 2-16-99 Original
Author Unknown
Need:
white paper, and white materials
Directions: Cut
out a tooth shape and cover with various white materials...i.e.rice,
cotton balls, white puff cereal, etc.
Toothbrush
added 2-16-99 Original
Author Unknown
Need:
Paper, toothbrush, paint, yarn
Directions:
Cut a toothbrush shape for the children. Paint the handle with a
toothbrush and paint. Then use yarn for the bristles.
What to eat
added 2-16-99 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Paper
plate, magazines
Directions:
On a paper plate write, "I eat healthy foods for my
teeth" and have the
children glue pictures of food from magazines.
Dental floss painting
added 2-16-99 Original
Author Unknown
Need: Dental
Floss, paint, paper
Directions:
String paint with
dental floss.
Tooth fairy bags added
2-16-99
Submitted by: Christa from Preschool Education
Need: Felt,
hole punch, scissors, plastic bag, yarn, and yarn needle.
Directions:
Make 2 Tooth shapes out of felt. Line them up. Then take the hole punch
and make holes around the outside of the teeth. Now take a piece of yarn
and tread it through a yarn needle. Tie a know at on end. Start at the
top, right, center of the tooth. Lace al the way around the tooth. Now
just before you are at the end place a small plastic bag inside the tooth.
Then lace the rest of the way and tie it shut with a bow.
Masks
added 10-1-00
Original
Author Unknown
Need:
paper towel, yarn
Directions: Make
surgical masks like the dentists wear by using thick paper towels and fold
into thirds lengthwise. Poke holes into the middle of both ends.
Attach yarn and tie. The children can wear these and pretend to be
dentists and look into each others mouths.
Teeth added 2-10-01
Original
Author Unknown
Need:
paper plate, mirrors, red paper, mini-marshmallows, glue
Directions: Have your students fold a small
paper plate in half. This is a mouth they
can open and close with their hand like a puppet. Using mirrors, have
the children inspect their teeth and glue in mini-marshmallows where they have
teeth. Glue on a red tongue to the lower half. These are
especially sweet when someone has lost a tooth and leaves an empty space.
Toothpaste Paint
added 2-10-01
Original
Author Unknown
Need: Toothpaste, paint, paper
Directions: Add toothpaste to the paint for
an added sensory treat.
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