Hi J.!
I'm always looking for unconventional ways for my children to learn, something out of the norm, but safe. Well, my kids LOVED to brush, but when my first grandson came along, you could just forget it!! One day, I pulled out a paper plate and a tube of toothpaste (don't ask me how I came up with this one, I have no clue! LOL!). I told my little Pooh to squeeze ALL the toothpaste out onto the plate. After he did that, I ran water over his hands and didn't dry them. Then I told him to make a mess with the squeezed out toothpaste. He had a blast!!!! There was all kinds of giggling. I let him go nuts! (Everything washes....) When he was still excited about the mess, I said, "Hey, Pooh! That's what happens in your mouth when you brush your teeth!" He was so in love with making messes that he actually started "making messes" in his mouth! He couldn't wait to brush after that. Yeah, it was messy, but that's a small price to pay to get him to brush his teeth...Just another wacky idea done with love....
Just Me!
S.