Be a Soaper Hero. Wash your hands!
Our Favorite Sites
Educational Sites
American Cleaning Institute
http://www.cleaninginstitute.org/cleanhands/
- Research on hand hygiene
- Education materials for adults and youth (coloring books, music and more!)
Henry the Hand
This site includes:
- School programs (science projects and school kits)
- Interactive Hand washing songs and videos
- Free coloring book and posters
- Information on national hand washing awareness week
Scrub Club
This site targets older children and includes:
- Interactive hand washing games & songs
- Computer wallpapers and screensavers
- Free coloring sheets and posters
Healthy School, Healthy People
This site targets middle school youth and features:
- Free tool kit
- Resources for teachers and nurses
- Hand washing research findings
Commercial Sites
Brevis Corp
This site sells a wide selection of hand washing education materials ranging from children's books on hand washing to germ puppets. Black lights and glitter bug lotion is also sold.
Glo Germ
This site has free downloadable worksheets for Kindergarten through 6th grades in English and French. It also features customer submitted ideas on how to teach proper hand washing. Black UV lights, Glo Germ lotion and powder are available from this company.