We always wash hands: Every time we enter the house, before and after eating, after using the bathroom, before nap time, after crafts, before and after cooking (and during if those fingers make their way into noses, mouths, ears, etc).
I love to use foaming soap for my daycare kids. It makes hand-washing more fun and more effective. The foam covers their hands a lot better and I feel like it gets more of the germs off.
At first I was buying the kandoo brand of soap but it got super expensive. Especially with very excited kids who used WAYYYYY too much (or painted my walls with it!) . However, I love the bottle since it is easy for little kids to dispense from. I was thrilled to find out that it's easy to make your own!
Now what I do is: Pour a little bit of hand soap into the bottle. Maybe fill it up about an eighth of the way with this. Then add 4 drops of food colouring (optional). Next fill it very slowly with water, just until it reaches the fill line. Close it and give it a little shake, pump some out until it changes colour. If its still not colourful enough, add more food colouring. Just don't add too much or it will stain everyone's hands. and Voila! The same stuff at a fraction of the cost!
Another thing we do when washing hands, is sing a version of "Twinkle twinkle little star" that I found online at: "http://www.dobugsneeddrugs.org/schools/twinkleprint.pdf"
They also have great posters to print off!
"Twinkle Twinkle Little Star
Look how clean my two hands are
Soap and water Rub and Dub
Get those germs off scub, scrub, scub
Twinkle twinkle little star
Look how clean my two hands are"
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