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An “Egg-cellent” Way to Learn About Teeth

by Angela Thayer 10 Comments

Did you know that February is National Children’s Dental Health Month? This month is a great time to teach little ones the importance of taking care of their teeth!

An important skill for dental health is learning how to properly brush teeth. When kids are little, they may wonder why it’s important to brush their teeth. This activity is great for teaching this!

An "Egg-Cellent" way to Learn About Teeth
This activity needs a little prep time. You will use hardboiled eggs, which will need to be prepared ahead of time. I suggest doing the prep work the night before you do this activity.

Here are the materials you’ll need:

*hardboiled eggs (I suggest using 3 eggs)

*various liquids (I used dark pop, apple juice, and pink lemonade)

*toothbrush

*toothpaste

*screwdriver

To start, soak hardboiled eggs in liquids of choice. I let them soak for several hours. The eggs will be stained a color, representing teeth before they are brushed.

 

Supplies

Then take a toothbrush and scrub away! Before doing this, I talked to my son about what everything represents. We discussed how food can stain our teeth and brushing helps clean them and keep them healthy.

 

> Egg Teeth

He took his job pretty seriously and enjoyed scrubbing the eggs!

Egg Teeth
 

All clean!

Clean Teeth

Then to spice it up a bit, we decided to make cavities in our teeth. Of course, cavity was a new vocabulary word for him so we discussed what it meant to have a cavity. Then he started making holes in the eggs to represent cavities.

Lesson on Cavitities
 

I’m glad this isn’t my tooth! Way too many cavities!

Lesson on Cavities

We both really loved this activity. It covered the following topics:

*making predictions about if and how the color of the egg will change

*fine motor skills with brushing and poking holes in the “tooth”

*showing the importance of taking good care of your teeth

*sensory activity with the sense of touch

The best part is that this lesson really helped him with brushing! He loves brushing his teeth and he makes sure he frequently because he really doesn’t want a cavity. Oh to be 3 again!

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  1. Missy says

    March 18, 2013 at 8:25 pm

    This is such an awesome idea… I have a Family child care and will be doing this experiment with them the week of easter….I think this is a wonderful way to use the eggs! Thanks for the idea!!

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    • Teaching Mama says

      March 19, 2013 at 3:20 am

      Wonderful! I’m so glad this activity can be helpful for you. Hope it goes well!

      Reply
  2. Kathryn Thayer says

    February 14, 2013 at 1:47 am

    Definitely made an impact
    on Troy doing this project! He cares about how pearly white his teeth are after brushing….loved examining his teeth for him….makes me laugh just thinking about it!

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    • Teaching Mama says

      February 14, 2013 at 8:27 pm

      Isn’t that great?! I am so happy he is serious about brushing his teeth now! 🙂

      Reply
  3. Jennifer says

    January 16, 2013 at 8:32 pm

    Welcome to a new Linky Party for Kid-Focused Bloggers. Monday Kid Corner is a place to share your kid-friendly activities and crafts. Please join us at http://www.mondaykidcorner.blogspot.com. See you there!

    Reply
  4. Tanikit says

    January 11, 2013 at 7:24 pm

    What a fantastic idea and such lovely photos! I think my toddler would really enjoy doing this.

    Reply
    • Teaching Mama says

      January 11, 2013 at 8:13 pm

      Thank you! I’m definitely not a skilled photographer, but I love my camera- Canon Rebel t3i. I do hope you’ll try it out and let me know how it goes!

      Reply
  5. Erica @ Spoonful of Imagination says

    January 9, 2013 at 8:43 pm

    Amazing post Angela!! Thank you so much for linking it up on my site! We went to the dentist last week. I wish I had known this idea, but it’s never too late to show how to really brush teeth, right? Thank you so much for the great idea!

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    • Teaching Mama says

      January 9, 2013 at 10:09 pm

      Thanks, Erica! You are too kind. I love the link-up you are doing!!

      Reply
    • Bobbie says

      February 10, 2020 at 6:27 am

      Fun seeing your post Erica! We miss having you as neighbors! Bobbie Mohler

      Reply
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