Ready to enter this week’s challenge? Here’s how: 

• Choose a project from below.
• Grab some Orajel Kids toothpaste and other household supplies.
• Complete the project or experiment snapping a photo or video along the way.
• Share your photo or video on your public-accessible Instagram, Facebook, or Twitter account using hashtags #makeitcountchallenge AND #sweepstakes. You can also tag your friends to connect and share the fun!
• We’ll contact the winner via a comment below the entry post on the platform used to enter – keep your eyes peeled for the message & fingers crossed!

Official Rules apply.

Encourage sensory exploration and creative play in your pint-sized pupils. Embrace the messy, gooey fun — just remember to save some toothpaste for brushing!

Supplies

• 1 tbsp liquid glue 
• 2 tbsp cornstarch 
• ½ tbsp toothpaste 
• 1 drop food coloring 
• Paper bowl, plate and spoon
• Cookie cutters, 
• Play-dough molds 
• 1 tsp. water

Instructions:

1. Measure the glue, cornstarch, water and toothpaste and put them into the paper bowl. Stir. Slowly add more water if needed. For a clay like mixture, let set overnight.

2. Add one drop of food coloring. Stir.

3. For clay-like mixtures: use cookie cutters and play-dough molds to make shapes! The mixture can also be rolled into balls, for marbles. Let the mixture dry overnight.

4. For paint-like mixtures: Use like finger paint of use the cookie cutters and play-dough molds like stamps or for shape outlines.

What happens to our teeth when exposed to dark sugary drinks, like soda and juice? No lesson plans required for this one, Mom and Dad — this experiment does the teaching right before your very eyes! Let your kids see firsthand what happens when bacteria leftover from sugary drinks feeds on their teeth. They’ll be racing to brush those teeth at night!

Supplies

• Toothbrush
• Hard-boiled egg
• Cup
• Dark soda and/or juice

Instructions

1. Fill a cup halfway with dark soda or juice.

2. Place the hard-boiled egg into the soda or juice and let it sit overnight.

3. Observe your egg the next morning. Note how the soda or juice ate away at egg’s hard outer shell, making it weak and stained. 

4. Load up the toothbrush with toothpaste, and let your child brush the stains away.