Is hand washing becoming a hassle? Try these simple tactics…
- Make it easy to do. Use a step stool or a faucet extender.
- Your kids are going to learn from you. Make sure you are washing your hands too!
- Sing a song as you scrub along.
Sung to the tone of: Wheels on the Bus
The soap on your hands goes sud, sud, sud.
Sud, sud, sud. Sud, sud, sud.
The soap on your hands goes sud, sud, sud.
And the germs go down the drain.
Sung to the tune of: Are you Sleeping, Brother John?
Tops and Bottoms,
Tops and Bottoms,
In between,
In between,
All around your hands,
All around your hands,
Now they’re clean,
Now they’re clean.
Sung to the tune of: Row, Row, Row Your Boat
Wash, wash, wash your hands,
Wash them nice and clean.
Scrub them here (hand motion scrubbing together)
Scrub them there (hand motion scrubbing tops of hands)
And scrub them in between (hand motion scrubbing between fingers)
Wash, wash, wash, your hands,
Play our handy game
Rub and scrub, scrub and rub,
Germs go down the drain HEY!
Wash, wash, wash, your hands
Play our handy game
Looking for some other ideas of things to do with your little one(s)?
See a list of the library’s upcoming events for young children (Birth to PreK).
Youth Services Assistant Librarian Venessa