And Now, A Word From The Tooth Fairy.

Teeth are a hot topic in our house at the moment.  Bubble has reached the age where her teeth are falling out and there has been quite a lot of traffic with the tooth fairy.  She brings beads rather than cold hard cash, and when all the teeth are out, we can string them into a necklace - the beads, not the teeth!

There has also been a lot of discussion about dental care and teeth brushing.  Like all good mothers I have been encouraging regualar brushing - however, children, being children, tend to be a bit random, and I've discovered toothbrushes hiding in some, shall we say, 'less than hygenic' places.  So the turnover of plastic toothbrushes has been quite high. Which had me thinking ... is there an alternative to the plastic toothbrush?

A quick search on the net (remind me, what did we do before the internet??) turned up these:

http://www.environmentaltoothbrush.com.au

Bamboo toothbrushes!  Admittedly the feeling of the bamboo takes a little getting used to, however the end result is the same - gleaming pearly whites!  When the brush has done its dash, off to the compost it goes!