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

August 3, 2020 By Shelby Tatomir

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! 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 a pipe cleaner to floss and remove 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 competition between siblings by seeing who can clean the most thoroughly or add a toothbrush into the mix! 

Looking for more to help get kids excited about brushing and flossing? 

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Written by: Shelby Tatomir

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