Celia Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 My kids get toothpaste everywhere while trying to get it on the brush! It's nasty to clean up afterwards! Any tips? Is there such thing as a toothpaste dispenser?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 Here I go answering my own question... I just googled it, and apparently there is! Although for $60 I think I'll keep scrubbing the counter. Humph. Here I thought I had a million dollar idea :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
iamrachelle Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 We have a similar epidemic in our house too. Seriously, there's a dispenser? Maybe I'll start charging the kids $1 for every time I clean the bathroom counter. I'd have enough money in a month. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joannqn Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 My thoughts on the dispenser (I've seen the infomercials) is that it probably dispenses way too much for kids so they'd still get toothpaste everywhere. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FaithManor Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 The only tooth paste dispenser in the world that is going to work for my kids is one that comes with a maid! Faith Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 The bathroom counter in the boys' bathroom looks like they deliberately squeezed it all out in little patches, smeared it on the faucet and the sinks, with some spilled on the floor for good measure. It is amazingly bad. I almost took a picture the other day. They are also unable to keep caps on toothpaste because they gum up the end so badly. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tylianna Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 The "As Seen on TV" toothpaste dispensers are a pita to clean. They drip toothpaste onto the lever, and the kids still end up getting toothpaste everywhere. Whenever they get ready for bed, it starts with the youngest and goes up. If there is any mess in the bathroom, the child has to tell the previous child to clean it. If I see a mess, the oldest has to clean it. If it was not her mess, then she should have told the previous child. The kid with the bathroom as a chore has "Toothpaste Tuesday" where she has to clean the walls/doors/etc of toothpaste. She does a good job. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 OK so when my kids abuse the tube of toothpaste I don't replace it with another tube. They get a box of baking soda for the rest of the month. :D I only ever give them the small travel toothpaste tubes because they can't draw murals with that small amount. Each child has their own and is encouraged not to share as the babies are apt to suck on the end once or twice before they learn not to. The learning curve is still there for each age group. But the older kids usually only have to have one round of this before they learn to hide their toiletry kit in their drawer. :D Their tube is safe! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celia Posted January 31, 2011 Author Share Posted January 31, 2011 I'm glad to hear this doesn't happen only in my house! My kids don't do it deliberately, and I get them to help clean it up, but if it takes elbow grease for me to get it off, they really don't stand a chance! Nice to hear other's strategies for dealing with this! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
missesd Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Wal-Mart is supposed to have that "as seen on TV" dispenser for $20... I like the travel size and baking soda idea though ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
texasmama Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I'm all over the travel size toothpastes and Toothpaste Tuesday.:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 Wal-Mart is supposed to have that "as seen on TV" dispenser for $20... I like the travel size and baking soda idea though ;) I do have a dispenser in my bathroom. It drips like the other poster said and cleaning it is a bear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
happyWImom Posted January 31, 2011 Share Posted January 31, 2011 I am so happy someone started this! My ds is the worst, and he brushes his teeth in my bathroom. He uses the Burt's Bee's orange, and it is almost liquidy-not good at all. Other than the baking soda, no one has any other solutions? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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