Treat Your Kids to a Tooth-Friendly Valentine’s Day

Valentine's Day is just a week away — do you have plans to celebrate with your little ones? Here's how you can treat your kids to a tooth-friendly Valentine's Day this year!

Tell your kids they’re floss-some! — How? Easy! The ADA has provided some printable oral health related Valentine’s Day cards for your convenience. Trust us, they’re tooth-cute!

Show some lunchtime love. — Using a stainless steel, heart shaped cookie cutter, you can quickly turn their favorite sandwich into a friendly reminder that you care! You can even use smaller cutters for cheese slices or use a knife to easily cut some strawberries into hearts!

Choose tooth-friendly alternatives. — Another easy way to show your little one how sweet you think they are(without sugar)! Give them a new stuffed animal or coloring book with your Valentine’s Day card this year. You can even find some Valentine’s Day themed clothes or accessories — like this heart printed scarf for girls or this Star Wars themed, “Ewok my world” shirt for boys.

Limit the bad sweets. — Caramels, taffy and other sticky sweets can easily adhere to your kids’ teeth. Help prevent mouth monsters this Valentine’s Day, let your kids have the better of the candy varieties. Dark chocolate for example contains antioxidants that are beneficial to your mouth and teeth. Just remember to have them brush for two minutes after consumption!

If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s dental health, contact us today. We specialize in caring for children’s teeth in a comfortable and caring environment. Don’t forget to LIKE us on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter for updates and industry news!

Tooth-Friendly Valentine's Day Treats

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Celebrating Valentine’s Day with your family this weekend? While we know chocolate and sugary sweets are often the norm, they don’t have to be. This year, enjoy some tooth friendly alternatives! 

Apple Chips and Dip: You'll need two ingredients, and heart shaped cookie cutter. Slice apples crosswise into 1/4 inch wide slices. Lay them flat on a cutting board and with a small heart shaped cookie cutter, cut out apple hearts! Serve them with your favorite strawberry yogurt for dipping. 

Heart Toast: Grab a piece of bread, an egg, a heart shaped cookie cutter (or knife), and a frying pan and you’re ready to go! This dish is very easy to make and doesn’t take much more prep time than your typical egg breakfast.

Healthy Valentine’s Day Cookies: This recipe calls for all the health swaps. They’re full of protein, fiber, antioxidants, and have a natural sweetness from honey. Find the full recipe on Chocolates and Carrots » 

Strawberry Pancake Skewers: While these may take a little more effort than your typical pancake breakfast - we can bet they’ll be well received!  Create your pancakes and whipped cream from scratch, cut up some strawberries, and you’ll be ready to go! Find the full recipe on Bargain Briana »

We know it may be unrealistic to completely avoid sweet treats this Valentine’s Day. So in addition to the above, make sure you choose the better of the candy varieties. Dark chocolate for example contains antioxidants that are beneficial to your mouth and teeth. Learn more about your options in last year’s blog!

If you have any questions or concerns about your child’s dental health, give any of our three locations a call. We specialize in caring for children’s teeth in a comfortable and caring environment. Call (516) 798-1111 or visit our website to schedule an appointment. Don't forget to LIKE us on Facebook and Follow us on Twitter for updates and industry news! 

Non-candy Valentine’s Day Classroom Treats

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Valentine’s Day is days away! For this year’s classroom exchange, instead of adding to the sugar overload, provide your kid’s classmates with some candy-free treats! We’ve rounded up several DIY projects to complete this week, perfect for classrooms with no-candy policies:

Color Your Heart Out - Find any broken, paper-free, crayons, separate them into a heart shaped silicone pan, and bake! Perfect way to reuse all those little pieces (Full instructions here »)

Rainbow Loom Bands- If your child is a wiz at the Rainbow Loom, have them create a bunch of bracelets for their classmates. Download THIS card template, print and cut them out. Then just slip on the bracelet and they are ready to go!

Meant to BEE- With all the cold weather we’ve been having, chapped lips aren’t hard to come by. All you need is the Meant to BEE printout, Burt’s Bees Lip Balm, ribbon and hot glue. Download the template, wrap the ribbon around the lip balm, and then glue the balm to the printout and you are all ready to go! (Full instructions here »)

You RULE – Grab some rulers from the store (Target, CVS, etc), print the “You Rule” message on some red construction paper, cut slits on each end to slide the ruler through, and decorate with a glitter or sticker heart!

Are you planning to make homemade Valentines with your child this year? Share with us on our Facebook page!