floss art: making flossing fun!
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Learn how to increase the frequency of this healthy habit in a fun, new way.TRANSCRIPT
Encourage yourself to floss twice a day (or more) by changing the dispensing experience into something playful
Floss Artmaking flossing fun
© Kelly Schmutte
Want to turn a boring chore into something fun? Follow the steps on the following pages to learn how to get started.
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BORING!
FUN!!
Step 1. Get some removable adhesive dot labels, and color them in however you want. This is where you get to be creative and have fun! (If you don’t have time to color your own stickers, you can just use sticky dots or existing stickers).
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Tip: Think of objects or animals that have “tails,” like a mouse or balloon, and make stickers like that.
Step 2. Cut several (10+) lengths of your favorite floss.
Step 3.Mount your floss pieces to your bathroom mirror in any way you want. Again, be creative and have fun. Try making geometric patterns, or bouquets of balloons. Play around with anchoring the floss at both ends, or leaving it dangling.
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A few things I learned:• It’s totally fun to “pluck” pieces of floss
off of the mirror!• Investing in the preparation (by coloring
the dots myself) made me take ownership of this new habit, and increased my excitement
• Not only did I floss twice a day (after brushing), but did other “opportunistic” flossing, as well (ex: I was dashing off to class, and realized I had something in my teeth that I wanted to get).
• My roommate has been away the past week, but I think she would have been encouraged to join in, too.
happy flossing!
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