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Model Mouth Craft for Preschoolers

by Angela Thayer 12 Comments

Did you know that February is National Children’s Dental Health Month? This is a great time to teach little ones the importance of taking care of our teeth and gums. A fun way to teach preschoolers about our mouth and teeth is by making a model mouth with marshmallows!

model mouth activity preschool

Materials for Model Mouth:

*construction paper (pink and red)

*20 mini marshmallows (non-food alternatives could be white pom poms or pony beads)

*glue

*scissors

To start, cut the pink paper into the shape of a mouth. Then cut a tongue and glue it. Next, draw 20 circles where the marshmallows will go.

IMG_4898 Have your little one squeeze glue into each circle.

IMG_4900 Next, add marshmallows! While drying, have your child practice counting them. If you want to be really technical, you could shape some of the marshmallows to look like real teeth.

IMG_4905

PreschoolTeeth

There you have it! A cute model of the mouth. Try it out and let me know how it turns out!

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  1. Donnell Nash says

    January 8, 2018 at 10:09 am

    A simple, fun, non-messy craft to teach kids good dental hygiene.

    Reply
  2. Alice Humphrey says

    January 15, 2017 at 12:55 am

    I like the teeth idea, but we can’t use food as a craft because the administrator says it’t misleading the children, so is there anything else that I can use?

    Reply
    • Maureen says

      February 13, 2017 at 11:45 pm

      Hi,
      I have cut out sponges in the shape of teeth. The children use white paint and stamp the teeth on the marked mouth.

      Reply
    • christine says

      February 4, 2020 at 7:20 pm

      Why not do it during snack time so they can eat the marshmallows as well while they craft.

      Reply
  3. Abhi says

    April 29, 2016 at 5:03 am

    I liked the D for craft… Other letters can be used to help kids learn and they will njoy the craft work also. Thanks

    Reply
  4. Andrea says

    February 13, 2016 at 8:27 pm

    FYI you don’t need glue! Have the child lick it and place it on construction paper the sugar bonds it like super glue almost impossible to take off.

    Reply
  5. Megan Strout says

    September 4, 2015 at 3:22 am

    Hi,

    I like the mouth craft, however if you don’t want to go and buy marsmallows can you suggest anything to use for teeth?

    Reply
    • Karen Judd says

      January 30, 2017 at 6:07 pm

      Maybe white pony beads.

      Reply
    • Trina Hairston says

      February 10, 2020 at 12:18 pm

      White pompoms

      Reply

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