This past Easter, I put together Easter baskets for Little Man and Little Miss Throwsafit. Littlest One was too young to have any idea what was going on. In addition to a little bit of candy, like Reese's Peanut Butter Eggs (I just LOVE them), jelly beans, Hershey Kisses, etc, I stuffed their baskets with things that wouldn't rot their teeth out of their heads. I got them
fun toothbrushes, fun toothpaste, toys, games, etc.
Little Man got a Spiderman toothbrush and Spiderman toothpaste. Little Miss Throwsafit got a Disney princess toothbrush and trainer toothpaste. They were more excited about that stuff than they were about the candy. (I know. I have weird kids.)
I also put a bottle of Listerine Smart Rinse in Little Man's basket. He didn't have any interest in it at first, so it sat on the corner of the sink for several months. Last week, though, I opened it up and used it myself. I made funny swishy noises that he thought were silly. Naturally he had to try it. Since then, the past couple of weeks or so, he's been diligent in using it. He loves how it tastes. I like it because it's a bit of extra help as he learns how to brush his teeth thoroughly.
So, Listerine Smart Rinse works for me.
My daughter loves this stuff! (she's 11) LOL Remember Agent Code Blue? I think that was the name anyway. She was heart broken when they stopped making that. It turned your teeth blue and you used it before you brushed. (it came with a little red thingy that you could use to see the plaque on your teeth) fun times..... LOL
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Posted by: Chrissy aka SpoiledMom | May 14, 2008 at 09:30 AM
I think I remember that. When I was in grade school, a very long time ago, our teacher had a dental hygienist come in and talk to us. We chewed the red thingy so we could see how much plaque was still left on our teeth. I thought for sure I wouldn't have any red on mine because I brushed so well. Surprise! I had a ton.
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Posted by: Kim Priestap | May 14, 2008 at 03:56 PM
Good to know! I just bought a little bottle of it a few days ago for my boy to try but we hadn't used it yet. I'll open it up tonight.
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Now that's one way to convince a kid to take care of his teeth. Putting a mouthwash, toothbrush and toothpaste in the Easter basket is fun, and it would be a great surprise for the kids. The dental kit should be enough to balance all that candy inside.
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