[For Kids] Recommended Ideas for DIY Toothbrushing Dolls

A toothbrushing doll to make with children

Fun from infancy! Here are ideas for making toothbrushing puppets with your children.

You’ll need a milk carton, colored construction paper, and white round stickers.

Cut the milk carton and transform it into your favorite animal! For the final touch, stick the white round stickers—pretending they’re teeth—inside the mouth.

Infants can enjoy this step too, so it’s great to work on together with parents or teachers.

How about practicing scrubbing teeth with the milk-carton toothbrushing puppet you made as a team?

A dice-like tooth-brushing doll

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Make it with fabric or felt! Here’s an idea for a dice-shaped toothbrushing doll.

You’ll need fabric or felt, a needle and thread, and scissors.

It’s an engaging idea that uses all six faces of a die to spark interest in teeth.

Through actions like pulling on materials or attaching and detaching hook-and-loop fasteners, children can use their fingers and hand strength while learning the importance of protecting dental health.

The colorful, playful mechanisms are sure to captivate kids! Be sure to include it in your activities and give it a try.

A toothbrushing doll made from cardboard and nut shells

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Let’s make use of materials that would otherwise be thrown away! Here’s an idea for a toothbrushing hippo doll made from cardboard and nut shells.

You’ll need cardboard, scissors or a utility knife, tape, nut shells, and glue or a hot glue gun.

Cut the cardboard into the shape of a hippo and attach the nut shells! By creating with materials you’d normally discard, you can also nurture a sense of valuing things.

It’s also charming to craft the hippo’s facial features using paper clay or plastic bottle caps.

Toothbrushing doll made from construction paper

Impactful and fun! Here’s an idea for a toothbrush doll made with construction paper.

You’ll need thick paper (cardstock), a face made from construction paper, a mouth interior made from construction paper, glue or double-sided tape, and scissors.

Fold the thick paper to make a base, then cut the paper face in half and attach it to the thick paper.

At first glance it looks like an ordinary illustration, but the mechanism that makes it look like the mouth opens wide will surprise the children.

It’s a fun, attention-grabbing idea with real impact.

Chomping Toothbrushing Made with a Paper Cup

Make toothbrushing feel more familiar with pretend play! Here’s a fun idea for a chompy toothbrushing craft made from a paper cup.

You’ll need a paper cup, colored construction paper, a sponge, a popsicle stick, white round stickers, and glue or double-sided tape.

Since the main material is a paper cup, it’s easy to prepare—how nice! Adjust the steps to suit the children’s ages, and consider making a paper-cup toothbrushing puppet as a crafting activity.

Make it and have fun playing with it!