Hand Washing

 

Unfortunately, sickness comes along with cooler weather. The BEST way to prevent illness is to teach our little ones the importance of hand washing. 

 

This year there was a global handwashing day designated to bring awareness to the importance of washing hands. Check out globalhandwashingday.org for some fun stuff and important information put together in honor of celebrating that day. Don't forget to make everyday a global hand washing day. Here are some good tips from washinghands.net to teach the kiddos:

1. Apply Solution and Scrub for at least 10 Seconds
2. Scrub back of hands, wrists, between fingers and under fingernails
3. Rinse your hands
4. Turn off water lever using elbows
5. Dry

 Little Acorn Learning has some songs that your little ones can sing while they wash to ensure they wash them long enough and remember all of the steps.

Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
See how clean my two hands are
Soap and water, wash and scrub
Get those germs off, rub a dub
Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
See how clean my two hands are

Wash, wash, wash your hands
Get them nice and clean
Wash them on top
Wash them on bottom and fingers in between
Wash, wash, wash your hands
Get them nice and clean
Wash them on top
Wash them on bottom and fingers in between

Two little hands
So clean and so bright
This is my left
And this is my right!
(do this one more than once to meet your 20 seconds!)

Tops and Bottoms, Tops and Bottoms (Rub tops and bottoms of hands)
In between, in between (rub fingers inside on both hands)
All around your hands, all around your hands
Makes them clean, makes them cleank

And lastly, a video advertising SoftSoap® but more importantly a fun reminder for children to remember to wash their hands. Cute for the little ones.