Defenders of the Tooth – Adventure Playground
This animated and interactive website is full of fun, educational activities to entertain and inform students about oral health.
Visit the Adventure Playground
Colouring sheets
These four colouring pages feature the Defenders of the Tooth characters:
- Munch girl colouring sheet
- Brush boy colouring sheet
- Water boy colouring sheet
- Defenders of the Tooth colouring sheet
Defenders of the Tooth colouring sheets [PDF, 643KB]
Chatterbox activities
The ‘chatterboxes’ are a fun origami (folding game) game with an oral health twist. Each chatterbox contains a different oral health message and features one of the Defenders of the Tooth characters.
Eat Well chatterbox origami game [PDF, 534KB]
Drink Well chatterbox origami game [PDF, 534KB]
Clean Well chatterbox origami game [PDF, 534KB]
Instructions for chatterbox activity [PDF, 52KB]
Oral Health Promotion: resource pack for children’s services
This resource pack contains a range of curriculum activity ideas for early childhood settings. Learning objectives focus on the key oral health promotion messages: Eat well, Drink well, Clean well, Play well and Stay well.
Download the oral health resource pack for children's services [PDF, 2.64MB]
Sweet drinks demonstration
This demonstration outlines the contents of a can of soft drink and can help children understand the importance of the ‘drink well’ message and the reasons for reducing the intake of sugary drinks.
Download the sweet drinks demonstration [PDF, 39KB]
Brush Boy’s brushing chart
This chart which shows days of the week is designed to motivate and instill good habits about brushing regularly. Children can draw a toothbrush or add a star when they have brushed their teeth morning and night.
Brush Boy's tooth brushing chart [PDF, 42KB]
To access any of the materials outlined below, please contact the DHSV Health Promotion team on (03) 9341 1203 or email healthpromotion@dhsv.org.au. Stickers
The stickers are for children and feature the defenders of the tooth characters munch girl (supporting Eat well), water boy (supporting Drink well) and brush boy (supporting Clean well). Swap cards
These playing cards for children feature the defenders of the tooth characters munch girl, water boy, brush boy, which support the key messages; Eat well, Drink well and Clean well. Posters
These three posters feature munch girl, water boy and brush boy and support the key messages of Eat well, Drink well and Clean well. Early childhood oral health promotion card
This card provides information on access for preschool aged children to public oral health services.
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