Build-A-Tooth!

The Peeps were surprised when I gave them flat teeth to stuff! We learned about the parts of a tooth while we stuffed our tooth pillows! The hard outside of a tooth is called the enamel. Then inside, there's a nerve that will hurt if you get a cavity! The bottom parts of the tooth are the roots, and the top is the crown. On our teeth, we stuffed the roots first!

Don't these next pictures look like we're sitting on a big cloud?

Here's the special sparkle that we put in the teeth, so that they'll shine! We know that we need to brush our real teeth twice a day to make them sparkle and shine. We should also visit the dentist twice a year!

 

 

 
After we stuffed the roots and the crown, we watched a short video about dental health, while I sewed the teeth shut. (It's a good thing that I can sew fast! 😉) Here we are, holding our super soft teeth!

 
They each have a pocket on the back, so you can use them as tooth pillows when the Tooth Fairy needs to visit your house!

What tooth pillow would be complete without it's very own toothbrush? These brushes are just for play--we used them to brush our tooth pillows!

Just pretending!

 
I got out "Dr. Drill and Fill" to play with during center time! Now I just need to remember to get some nice, white playdough at the store. Green teeth are NOT so nice! Yuck! (But still lots of fun!)