Toothbrushes

Erina and Taleah's dentist donated 90 toothbrush packets for Megan and I to bring to Kenya and hand out.

 Megan and I have been trying to get someone to come and help us hand them out. But every time someone came we would always forget. We decided that it was time we did it our selves. We talked to the teachers and asked if we could just leave it on there desks while they were at break. They said "No, Let us gather them all together and you will teach them how to use them."

So that is what happened. After Break they had a perfect window. 30 minutes before they were headed out to PE. The teachers called all the boys to come and sit on the grass so we could teach them about brushing teeth. 

In the packs were toothpaste, a toothbrush and floss. I can honestly say I do not think any of these boys have ever seen floss before. Megan heard of a cool way of teaching how to use floss and why it is important. Megan used her hand as the teeth and peanut butter as the food we eat. Then she showed the boys when you brush there is still food in between your teeth, just like your fingers. and so that is why we needed floss to get the extra food from out of our teeth. 

After Megan was done with her demonstration the teachers asked the boys to smell there breath. and they sent someone to get tape and a marker so we could mark there names on the bags before we handed out the toothbrushes. This might have seriously been the funniest thing that happened that day.

(see William, he is in the top left of the photo-his face explains it all)   

Once we handed the tooth brushes out Teacher Roda took over and demonstrated how much tooth past you should put on your brush. 

Teacher Roda told them to hold the toothbrush in there mouth as they put everything else away back in the bag so it would not fall over and get dirty. So you know all the boys were walking around with there tooth brushes in there mouth like this.

Then half of the boys went to one sink to brush there teeth and the other half came with Teacher Hannah and I.

Teacher Hannah made sure all the boys brushed there tongue because studies show that is where bad breath comes from...

After brushing all the boys were gathered together to floss there teeth. I have decided that flossing pictures are very unflattering. 

The boys were SO very happy.  After every meal, 4 times a day, these boys brush there teeth. They love there toothbrushes and could not be any happier. The teachers thanked us over and over and over again for bringing these packets for the boys. They said that it will help them not get sick. (most of the boys are just getting over a little cold)  After it was all said and done all of the boys came up to Megan and would tell me how clean there teeth were and would ask for a picture so they could see.

Thank you Doctor Natalie for donating these toothbrush packets for our boys here at Thika Childrens Rescue Center! They love them so much and there teeth now are cleaner then they have been in literally years!

(our noses say thanks as well!)

We also recorded a video of the boys saying Thank you Doctor... Natalie was to hard for them to say so it just says thank you Doctor! (I will get that video up one day)