Handwashing can prevent 1 in 3 diarrhea-related sicknesses and 1 in 5 respiratory infections, such as a cold or the flu. Handwashing is an easy, cheap, and effective way to prevent the spread of germs and keep kids and adults healthy. Parents and caretakers play an important role in teaching children to wash their hands. Handwashing can become a lifelong healthy habit if you start teaching it at an early age. Teach kids the five easy steps for handwashing —wet, lather, scrub, rinse and dry—and the key times to wash hands, such as after using the bathroom or before eating. You can find ways to make it fun, like making up your own handwashing song or turning it into a game.

Washing your hands is one of the best ways to prevent the spread of germs. Which means you are less likely to get sick! Hand washing for children is a lesson that they need to be taught. They are never too young to start learning how to wash their hands. First, one child gets it.

Handwashing is so important, but it can also be tedious. Try these fun handwashing activities to teach and practice the handwashing steps. Try these fun handwashing activities with your children. Disclosure: This post may contain affiliate links; read more here. Handwashing is the single most important step in preventing the spread of germs.

We are open and shipping orders as usual. Please allow extra time for delivery as Royal Mail are understandably running behind in some areas at the moment. Making handwashing fun…sounds like a tall order. Luckily here at ScratchSleeves HQ, we found ourselves with the same dilemma — it feels like we are constantly at the sink! As it turns out we discovered that rather than just having to stick to singing Happy Birthday twice there are lots of other things you can sing that take the magical 20 seconds or just over!