How to Make Brushing Your Teeth Fun

"Did you brush your teeth?" your parents ask. "Eh, um I forgot.." you answer. Brushing your teeth isn't always fun, but with these methods and a little bit of willpower, you can make brushing your teeth as fun as... well, whatever you think is fun.

Steps:

+ Customize your toothbrush.

Add some stickers, paper, ribbon, whatever floats your boat. Maybe you can even add glow stickers, glitter, texture, etc.

+ Brush to the tune.

Have some music playing (maybe on an iPod) and brush to the beat. This is very amusing and can grow your musical skills.

+ Count to 100.

This is not only easy, but it passes time very quickly.

+ Use fun or yummy toothpaste.

There are many different colors and flavors that can fun-up the brushing experience. You can also make your own toothpaste.

+ Draw while you are.

brushing your teeth. Hold the toothbrush with one hand and draw with the other. This can be a bit messy if you are not careful, but it improves your skills in multitasking.

+ Dance while you brush.

You can play some music and dance to it, while brushing your teeth at the same time. This may seem silly, but it can also be fun.

+ Make a fun chart for.

the activities that you do when you brush your teeth. Put the time and the activity you are doing. For example, you could put, "Monday, 8:00, dancing to classical music, Tuesday, 8:00, drawing," etc.

+ If you have a sibling, start a contest to see who can make the most fun toothbrush.

You can even start a "toothbrush song" contest, if you want.

+ Have willpower.

Just a little bit goes a long way.

Tips:

* Reward yourself every successful week of teeth-brushing.

* Invent new ways of making brushing your teeth fun!

 

Warnings:

Don't be too distracted by the fun; be sure to maintain focus on brushing your teeth and avoid swallowing the toothpaste.