Chrissy Teigen’s holiday crafts with her kids took an unexpected turn when she suffered a dental emergency during a fun family activity. The model and TV personality, known for her hilarious and relatable moments, was teaching her children how to grow candy canes when things went terribly wrong.
What seemed like a simple, festive activity quickly became a trip to the dentist after Chrissy took a bite out of a candy cane—and ended up breaking a piece of her front tooth. She shared the mishap with fans on Instagram, showing her missing tooth veneer and the aftermath of the dental emergency.
In the video, Chrissy filmed herself guiding her daughters, Luna (9) and Esti (2), and sons, Miles (7) and Wren (2), through the three-day process of growing their own mini candy cane garden. The family planted soil and seeds, watered the plants, and even placed brown paper bags over the mini gardens to help them grow. Chrissy, ever the fun mom, decided to sneak candy canes into the soil as a surprise for the kids.
But things took a turn when Chrissy bit into one of the larger candy canes, and—boom—her front tooth “popped out.” Chrissy laughed it off, turning the camera toward her mouth to show the missing veneer, which she was holding in her hand. “This is what moms do for their kids. So, you can think you grew a candy cane,” she joked about the unexpected moment.
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Despite the mishap, Chrissy didn’t let it ruin her day. She continued to share the experience, proudly showcasing her missing tooth while attending her son’s school recital. Later, she posted a slideshow on Instagram with photos of her smiling without her front tooth, next to the kids’ candy cane creations. The background music? Bruno Mars’ “Just the Way You Are,” which perfectly captured the hilarious vibe of the moment.
“Merry chrithmath from our family to yours!!!!!!!” Chrissy captioned the post, joking about her lisp from speaking without her veneer. Fans couldn’t get enough of Chrissy’s sense of humor and realness, flooding her comments with praise. “This made my whole night. Moms are really the magic makers… at all costs,” one fan wrote, while another added, “I love how real your motherhood posts are. Because it is not for the weak! Lol.”
A few hours later, Chrissy posted a video on her Instagram Stories from the dentist’s chair, where she was getting her tooth repaired. “We are back in business. Shout out to the tooth goat,” she wrote, tagging her dentist and showing that she was already back on track after the mishap.
Chrissy, who often shares the highs and lows of motherhood, has never been shy about her imperfect moments. In a previous interview, she even joked about getting her kids’ birthdays tattooed on her arm because she kept forgetting the dates. With her usual wit and charm, Chrissy reminds us all that motherhood isn’t about being perfect—it’s about rolling with the punches and laughing through the chaos.