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Fun and Creative Handwashing Ideas for Kids: Making Hygiene a Playful Adventure
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Fun handwashing signs, singing a silly song, color bubbles, modeling hand washing
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Great suggestions, Jenny! Using fun signs, songs, colors, and modeling makes handwashing engaging for kids. Well done!
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Hand washing has been introduced as part of our daily program so it is not seen as a chore by children. We sing a song, sung to the tune of “Row, row, row your boat”. The lyrics are “wash, wash, wash your hands, don’t forget the soap. Lather up and rinse them off. Now your set to go”.
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Great idea, Jenny! Using a song makes handwashing fun and memorable for kids.
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We have a fun timer that plays music in the increments needed for handwashing. It starts playing when each child holds their hand in front of it. It dings when it’s time to go on to the next step. The kids dance to it as they wash their hands. They love it!
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My students (18-24mo) love water and they would stay all day long in front of the sink, washing their hands. We sing a song or slowly count for each of them, to help them understand when to stop. We teach them to take turns, and fortunately, they are also excited to grab a paper towel from the dispenser to dry their hands, so they will move to that following step, allowing another classmate to wash the hands. I often model how I scrub my own hands.
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Mihaela, your approach is fantastic! Incorporating music, counting, and modeling helps make handwashing fun and engaging for toddlers.
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I use different songs to sing while children are washing their hands.
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Great idea, Colette! Singing songs can make handwashing enjoyable for kids. Keep up the good work!
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sing a song, point out the bubbles ( most kids like bubbles)
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I sing songs, count/ clap with them in English and Spanish with them while they wash hands. I often stay close by the skin and show (out of what water for all too see) how to scrub bands and make sure I’m getting under my nails, wrists, in-between fingers ect. some kids like to pretend with me while waiting in line.
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Maria, your approach of singing, counting, and involving kids in the handwashing process is engaging and inclusive. Great job!
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The kids at my daycare call me CC so I make a little song of it and “Let’s wash hand with CC” and try to make it upbeat and exciting. Another thing I’ve always done it making it like a game of going fast and slow. When scrubbing, I grab their hands and making their hands either scrub fast or scrub slow.
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Great idea, Sierra! Incorporating a fun song and turning handwashing into a game is a great way to engage kids.
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We make it fun but making “scrubbing” our hands silly, as well as having them make sure they make “bubbles” (suds) with the soap while washing hands.
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We sing songs when we are washing and we do “hand testing” where we check their hands to ensure its washed clean and get a a hooray if they are.
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Great idea, Stephanie! Singing and “hand testing” makes handwashing engaging and interactive for kids.
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We like to sing different songs with the kids, also for the younger ones we can practice counting to 20.
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sing song about washing hands, like where to scrub and be mildly silly about it
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we sing songs or talk with the children while they are washing their hands!
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I make washing hands fun by either having the kids sing their abcs or we sing a song during the span of 45-60 seconds to make sure hands are safe .
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Great idea, Julissa! Singing songs makes handwashing fun and ensures thorough cleaning.
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The way I make handwashing most fun is by challenging them to see how soapy they can get their hands (with the correct amount of soap), sing fun songs, use fun scents and sometimes fun colored soap!
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Great ideas, Dakota! Adding challenges, songs, scents, and colored soap can make handwashing fun and engaging for kids.
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