https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 10 May 2026 15:08:49 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-anything-to-make-brushing-more-fun#post-2467107 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 21:28:56 +0000 Applesandbananas 2467107@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>He has an Olaf toothbrush, a Snoopy toothbrush, Elmo, Abby Cadabby, Cookie Monster, etc. and gets to pick which one he wants. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-anything-to-make-brushing-more-fun#post-2467078 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 21:04:13 +0000 Mrs. D 2467078@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I let her brush in the bathtub, then she brushes Elsa's teeth, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-anything-to-make-brushing-more-fun#post-2467075 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 21:03:04 +0000 hilsy85 2467075@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I talk about all the food buggies I am brushing away--I make up silly stories about them, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-anything-to-make-brushing-more-fun#post-2467067 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 20:56:50 +0000 LilSprinkles 2467067@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sing songs. DS will choose a song for me to sing, or a topic and I'll make up a song. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-anything-to-make-brushing-more-fun#post-2466802 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 17:08:41 +0000 lilyann 2466802@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I sing the alphabet or twinkle twinkle, they love it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-anything-to-make-brushing-more-fun#post-2466781 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 16:56:56 +0000 autumnlove 2466781@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I just ask them what books they want to read afterwards....that usually distracts LO 2. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-anything-to-make-brushing-more-fun#post-2466752 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 16:42:38 +0000 Greentea 2466752@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I use my sonicare on her and she LOVES it! She begs to use mommy's brush! We let her brush with her regular toothbrush first. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-anything-to-make-brushing-more-fun#post-2466674 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 16:13:15 +0000 MamaG 2466674@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We used to sing. Then we got an electric toothbrush and that was fun! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-anything-to-make-brushing-more-fun#post-2466661 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 16:06:46 +0000 Blueberry 2466661@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We brush our teeth together. LO loves mimicking our moves and cracks him up when we gurgle (sp?) the mouthwash. 😊 </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-anything-to-make-brushing-more-fun#post-2466625 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 15:46:41 +0000 jape14 2466625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Same as @tinyperson: - currently "Melmo" (aka me holding elmo's hand) brushes LO's teeth. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-anything-to-make-brushing-more-fun#post-2466583 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 15:06:48 +0000 tinyperson 2466583@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>The toy "du jour" will brush her teeth (it might be a glow stick, a stuffed animal, a sticker - basically whatever she's attached to at bedtime). DH usually just holds it in his hand with the toothbrush. Or, he'll say the fire truck is brushing her teeth and make a siren noise. It works sometimes. Other times nothing works :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-anything-to-make-brushing-more-fun#post-2466575 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 15:02:46 +0000 JoyfulKiwi 2466575@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We watch one video/listen to one song. My son used to love Raffi's "Brush your teeth". Now he loves to watch Sheppard's "Geronimo" music video. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-anything-to-make-brushing-more-fun#post-2466573 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 15:02:06 +0000 Alivoo01 2466573@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Silva: haha! That's cute!</p> <p>DS is 2.5 so he's taking to heavy praising. It's kind of ridiculous how "excited/proud" I act when he's brushing well, and he continues to brush well. Or if I brush with him or take turns brushing his teeth then pretend to brush mine, he'll let me brush his teeth well. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-anything-to-make-brushing-more-fun#post-2466457 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 14:30:36 +0000 Silva 2466457@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband sings. I tell her about all the food I'm getting out of her teeth (like, a rundown of what she ate that day: "ooh, look at that macaroni way back there! Oop- I see some smoothie!"). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-do-anything-to-make-brushing-more-fun#post-2466450 Thu, 18 Feb 2016 14:28:27 +0000 mediagirl 2466450@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't say it is more "fun" but maybe it's just something our lo can concentrate on during brushing. We use a timer on my phone for her toothbrushing sessions. I set it for 2 minutes. If she gets distracted, I pause it. Somehow she now lets me brush her teeth for the entire 2 minutes. It's much easier now than when she would fight every single time. :/</p> <p>Do you do anything to make brushing more fun? </p>