During Community Worker Week we put different sensory items inside latex gloves and let the children feel the differences. You can also weigh the filled gloves to see that even though they all fit in the same size glove they weigh different.
Children can view the affects of sugar on teeth.
Take a piece of an eggshell. Overnite, soak one piece in each of the following orange juice, soda, milk, and water. Should see brown spots on the orange juice and soda shells. Can talk about cavities and relate to the need for dentist and dental visits. Ask them what is different, heart beat has speed up, and why they think the beat changed.