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Tricks - Toothbrush Twirling

The ancient art of toothbrush twirling! It’s a lot easier than you think, and this is one activity that goes down really well at the start of workshops as most people from the age of 3-4yrs and upwards can achieve a toothbrush twirl after a few minutes of practice, if not instantly!


What do I need?

To begin with, you need a toothbrush (one with an angled head is the best, but not essential)! You may also decide to use a stick instead of your finger as this is easier. I use a devilstick handstick which is 2mm silicon and brightly coloured.

You can sometimes get lucky and find 12 toothbrushes for £1 or 99p if you trawl round the 99p and £1 shops that are in most towns and cities! A few packs of these, and you have enough equipment for a workshop!
Other optional items are a cup or bowl of cold water, and a towel. This is because if you are using your finger, then by putting your finger in water (or dunking the toothbrush head in a little water), it adds to the friction and the toothbrush is less likely to fall off! The towel is to stop the floor getting too wet, and allow participants to dry their hands afterwards!


How Do I Start?

toothbrush twirling Balance the toothbrush on a stick (devilstick handstick is ideal for this). If you don't have a stick available and would prefer to use your index finger (the finger beside the thumb) then this is ok. The instructions are the same!
The idea is to move your stick or finger in little circles so that the toothbrush rotates under the finger and then over the top of the finger. If you find that the toothbrush just flies away as soon as you start, then it is possible that you are trying to spin the toothbrush in the opposite direction and it therefore isn’t staying beside the finger!
If the toothbrush appears to fly off the top of the stick after a few twirls then raise your stick vertically. If the toothbrush seems to wind its way down the stick towards your hand, then lower your handstick.


Some tricks for you to try

Use your weaker hand

Try spinning the toothbrush using your index finger or a stick from your weaker hand.
More than one toothbrush Try spinning multiple toothbrushes (you need a stick for this!) Spread the toothbrushes out evenly but still nearer the top of the stick than your hand. I tend to spin 4-5 toothbrushes, and they do eventually fall off one by one, but just keep spinning even if some do fall off as it still looks impressive!
Behind the Back Just pretend to be spinning it, and look as if you are concentrating very hard!

Pass from hand to hand

 Try spinning a toothbrush on a stick, and then passing that stick to your other hand or to a partner while keeping the rhythm going so that the toothbrush doesn't fall off!
Catching the Toothbrushes You may be able to do a fantastic 5 toothbrush spinning routine, but catching them at the end when you stop spinning is quite tricky! It just comes down to practice though!
Spin from stick in mouth Spin a toothbrush (or more than one) from a stick which is held in your mouth.
Devilstick / Flowerstick / Lunastix Products Page - click on image to visit (UK only)
Here is a picture of my friend Craig attempting to spin loads of toothbrushes. I won't tell you if he succeeded or not, but how many do you think that you can spin???!!!

You can also use the other end of the toothbrush as the pointy end of a plate spinning stick, so you can move on from performing toothbrush twirling, seamlessly into a plate spinning routine!

If someone is really struggling with spinning a toothbrush, you can make it even easier for them by sticking 2 toothbrushes together. Just push the heads of both toothbrushes together, and put this on a stick, and they will be able to spin it as the toothbrush can't come off now unless they fall apart!

If you are teaching children, and many of them are able to do it, then get them to pretend they are planes, with a stick in each hand twirling the toothbrushes like propellors, and you can march them around the room in formation (maybe even to the dambusters or another war theme!)

I hope this helps and provides some fun for you and your friends. Let me know how you get on! If you have any other “silly” extras that could be added to workshops, then please let me know as I would love to find some more fun things to add!

Bounce Buddies, Catch-it Cones, Oidz, Monster Feet, Paddleball Uno, Paddleball Pro, Shrilling Chicken, Jacob's Ladder, Stacking Tops, Skip Ball, Astrojax etc
Pedal Racer, Powerball, Spinning Ball, Cigar Boxes, Shaker Cups, Beach Flingo, Babache Knives, Babache Big Pack, Competition Race Cups

 



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