This week we have been learning all about how to stay healthy and we have focused on the importance of brushing our teeth.

We did a little ‘eggsperiment’ to find out what sugary drinks do to our teeth. On Monday afternoon we placed six eggs in six different drinks – milk, water, coffee, Coke, Vimto and fresh orange juice – and we left them soaking in the drinks overnight. The boys and girls were very excited this morning to find out what had happened! Some thought the eggs might explode!

We took the eggs out of the cups and couldn’t believe our eyes! The children were astonished at the Coke and Vimto ones, they had turned the eggs really dark and were very stained. We spoke about why this might happen and they thought that it might be because of sugar.  Exactly!

The sugary drinks stained the eggs, just like they might stain our teeth. We said that it is okay to have these drinks now and again but not every day and to remember it is important to brush our teeth twice a day.