Enjoyable dental activities for children can teach kids aboutoral care. Since children learn through play, stimulate interest with these fun projects.

Stringing Teeth

Children will have 20 baby (primary) teeth and then 32 as an adult. Make a tooth drawing on cardboard (2X2 inches) and use this for a template. Invite the children to trace around this template making 20 teeth using colored construction paper and cut out the shapes. Thread a child's plastic, large eye needle with dental floss or tape the floss to a toothpick. Show the kids how to push the needle through the paper tooth and slide the shape along the floss. String the teeth into a necklace. Secure the ends with a knot. Pieces of a plastic straw can be used as spacers if you wish. Ask the children if they know why we use dental floss on our teeth.

Eat This, Not That! Game

Cut out pictures of food from magazines. Ask the children to find healthy foods, such as fruits, vegetables and milk. Then look for unhealthy foods, such as candy and soda. Put all these pictures into a large pile. Take two small brown bags and draw a "happy tooth" on one bag and a "sad tooth" on the other. Together, sort out the pictures and place them in the correct bag. Talk about how to improve your diet for healthy teeth.

Happy Tooth Wand

Engage your children in making this cute "happy tooth" wand. Cut a tooth shape from white poster board and attach it to a craft stick with glue or tape. Have your kids create an artistic tooth by gluing on facial features, such as wiggly eyes, a pom-pom nose and yarn or rickrack for a smiling, "happy tooth" mouth. The kids can wave their wand while singing this song or invent a new song of their own. Sing to the tune of "If You're Happy and You Know It":

If you have happy teeth, wave your wand. If you have happy teeth, wave your wand. Brush them, floss them, leave them clean. Keep the bad decay away. So your happy teeth will smile every day!"

Then discuss why this tooth is happy. You'll be surprised at their answers!

Waiting for the Tooth Fairy

You child may enjoy making a new personalized tooth fairy carrier each and every time he loses a tooth. Give your youngster a white paper envelope to decorate with crayons. Suggest drawing a picture of the Tooth Fairy on the cover and hand write this special note just for her:

Dear Tooth Fairy, I just lost my wiggly, jiggily loose tooth and put it here for you. So whisk it away during the night and please leave a small token for me instead. Love, ______.

Place the lost tooth inside and tuck this under his pillow at night.

Dental activities for children are an excellent way to bond while they learn. Learn more about caring for teeth in the Colgate Oral Care resources.

http://www.colgate.com/en/us/oc/oral-health/life-stages/childrens-oral-care/article/sw-281474979084185

The Mt. View High School Drama Club will present the classic musical, “Annie” on Thursday, March 3, Friday, March 4, and Saturday March 5, 2016 at 7:00pm in the Norman J. Maza Auditorium.

“Annie” features familiar tunes, such as “Tomorrow”, “It’s a Hard Knock Life”, and “You’re Never Fully Dressed without a Smile”.  The cast is comprised of 33 students from grades 7-12.  8th grader Myja Reploeg stars as Annie.  Miles Rush plays Oliver “Daddy” Warbucks.  Other roles are played by Kelsey Murphy (Miss Hannigan), Denise Vonada (Grace Farrell), Ryan Martin (Rooster), and Alexandria Pollack (Lily).

Curtain time is 7:00pm each evening.

Tickets are available at the door for all performances.

Adult tickets are $10.  Student and senior seats are $8.

Miranda Groover is the daughter of Heather Orner and Edmond Groover. Miranda takes part in several clubs and activities including softball, volleyball, basketball cheerleading, yearbook, envirothon, spanish club, pump club, NEIU reading competition, RYLA, student council, the mentor program, and the be a hero program. In addition to Miranda’s various activities, she received various athletic awards and academic honor roll.

Softball has always been an inspiration to Miranda; “The sport has made me reach my full potential and helped to show me my capabilities.” She plans on attending East Stroudsburg majoring in Pre-Physical Therapy. Miranda included that softball has really built her interest towards physical therapy. She has experienced physical therapy and understands how it helps people.

Miranda said, “My most memorable moment is when two friends and I were driving home one morning jamming out really hard and my friend and I looked over at the driver and noticed she was jamming out with her eyes closed!” Two of Miranda’s favorite quotes are “It ain’t over till it’s over.” – Yogi Berra and “Positive thinking brings positive results.” - Coach. This last quote was a quote that Miranda’s coach said to the team to keep their heads up whenever they were down. Miranda says that this quote not only helped her with sports but in life as well.

“History is written by the victor,” Captain John Price. Dylan Roe, a senior at Susquehanna Community High School is the son of Kevin Roe and Irene Roe. He was born on October 7, 1997 in Barnes-Kasson Hospital. Dylan Participates in band, pep band, and chorus. The most influential person in his life is the band and chorus director, Mrs. Marino because she pushes him to do better in school and in band/chorus. He is currently employed at Barnes-Kasson Hospital as a maintenance assistant.

Dylan enjoys riding ATV’s, hunting, playing video games, watching movies, and working. His favorite games are the Assassin’s Creed series. His favorite movies are the original Star Wars trilogy and Jurassic Park. He enjoys flintlock rifle hunting out of all hunting seasons. He also participates in rifle and archery hunting.

Dylan’s future plans are to attend college and major in Information Technology. His understanding and enjoyment of computers has led him to this decision. He aspires to attend ITT tech for this.