The time has finally come.  You are watching your kids run around in swimming trunks and floaties in the middle of winter.  For a second it doesn’t make that much sense until you realize they are packing.  Well if putting on all of their clothes for a swimming adventure is packing, then I guess you are a parent.  So vacation is here and many things are all happening at once.  All the excitement comes and the feeling of being free is finally happening.  One of the most important areas that seem to get overlooked during this time is that everyone is going to be eating snacks, random eating out and lots of new beverages.  This is simply how vacation goes and it also means that you need to plan ahead and get your dental hygiene materials ready to go.  It takes a plan because without one there is no way you are going to stay on track after an exhausting day at the beach or Disney.  That is why today I want to go over a few things that have helped me and my family out to stay excited for our dental health and to keep our family safe.

When we are going on vacation I like to do a little prep work to keep us excited about brushing our teeth.  This is a hard thing to do because normally at hotels I am usually grossed out by strange bathrooms and the thought of toothbrushes hitting the sink that thousands of other people have done who knows what and where on.  That is why I like to get some dental materials that I can easily throw away when we are done with vacation.  But if I had to get nice toothbrushes and stuff for our whole family, it would be a costly outing.  So this is why the travel section at your local big-box grocery store is amazing. 

I love to hit up the travel section before vacation and for 10 bucks I can get each family member a new toothbrush and a travel kit.  The brushes are normally themed for some popular kids movie or Star Wars.  Let’s face it I love them just as much as the kids and last year my wife was Yoda and I was Darth Vader.  It was a fun toothbrush to use and to get excited about using after a long day.  What I love most about them is that they normally have a suction cup on the bottom of the brush.  This is awesome because I can simply stick it to the sink after I am done and not worry about it falling over or getting knocked to the ground.  This solves so many problems and it all comes with the cost of a dollar toothbrush.

Each set normally comes with toothpaste and mouth wash as well.  This allows my whole family to have a fun and useful dental set for vacation for less than 10 dollars for all of us.  Wow, that is great because I know our teeth are being protected and cavities are not building up while we are having fun.  It is also great to have us all get somewhat excited at the end of a hard and long day to stay up on the routine.  Instead of the dreaded, “brush your teeth routine” most of us are happy to do it together.