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Hands Up for Hygiene

JANEY IS A LITTLE GIRL who loves to

play and have fun. She is always

exploring and discovering new

things and getting into exciting adventures

along the way. Janey likes to wear ribbons in

her hair and dungarees and t-shirts so that she can

climb trees, clamber over walls and squeeze through fence

posts.

Janey loves to explore but sometimes forgets what a

mess she gets in on the way. Janey’s mum can always be

heard shouting “Janey what a mess you are, where have

you been?” Janey needs someone to remind her that she

needs to wash her hands and clean her face when she has

been out on her adventures. Do you think you might be able

to help Janey?

Whenever you think it might be time for Janey to wash

her hands just shout out “wash your hands Janey” and you

will be helping Janey to remember to wash her hands!

It was a beautiful spring day in Suds Street and Janey

woke up to sunshine streaming through her window. She

jumped out of bed, pulled on her dungarees and t-shirt and

headed to the bathroom. Janey washed her face, brushed

her hair and cleaned her teeth. Then she headed down

to breakfast. Janey’s mum had laid out her breakfast of

porridge and toast with orange juice. Janey’s mum asked

“Have you washed your hands ready for breakfast Janey?”

“No not yet mum” Janey said.

Can we all remind Janey she needs to wash her

hands before breakfast? Let’s say it together – “wash your

hands Janey”.

Janey washed her hands with liquid hand

wash and water at the kitchen sink and then

sat down to munch her breakfast. Janey loved

breakfast, it was her favourite meal of the day as it

gave her lots and lots of energy for all the adventures the

day had in store for her.

“Where are you off to today Janey?” asked Mum.

“I am going to explore the jungle in the garden”

Janey said.

Janey headed outside to explore in the garden. First

she crawled along the grass and saw a ladybird and some

ants. Then she swung on a tree branch and saw a squirrel

high up in the tree jumping from branch to branch. Down at

the bottom of the garden in the tall grass, Janey did some

exploring and found two tennis balls, a broken fishing net

and a mole hill.

Mum called Janey from the

house, “would you like a drink of

squash Janey?” Janey ran up

to the house; exploring had

made her thirsty. “Janey look at

those hands” Mum said, “they

are filthy!”

What do we need to remind

Janey to do everyone? “Wash

your hands Janey!” Janey washed

her hands with liquid hand wash and sat down to drink her

squash.

“What are you going to do now Janey?” Mum asked.

“I’m off to find the dog!” Janey said.

Janey set off looking for Bubbles the poodle. Bubbles was

a small, shy dog and she sometimes found Janey a bit loud

and wild so she would go off and hide around the house to

keep out of Janey’s way.

Janey looked in the kitchen, under the table, in the

cupboards and behind the door but no sign of Bubbles.

Janey looked in the front room, behind the sofa, under the

rug, next to the television but no sign of Bubbles. Janey

looked upstairs in the bathroom, in the bath, behind the

shower screen and under the sink, but no sign of Bubbles!

Finally Janey looked in Mum and Dad’s room, in the

wardrobe, under the bed, there was Bubbles! All cuddled up

with a blanket and snoozing under the bed! Janey crawled

in next to Bubbles and gave her a gentle stroke; she didn’t

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Hands Up for Hygiene Janey’s story want to wake her up! Bubbles was very fluffy and her fur got

stuck on Janey’s dungarees and her hands. Janey wiped her

hands on the carpet but the fur was still there.

What does Janey need to do? Let’s tell her “wash your

hands Janey!” Janey went to the bathroom and washed her

hands with mum’s lovely liquid hand wash and all the fur

washed away.

Mum called from downstairs “its lunchtime Janey, do you

want to help make the sandwiches?”

Janey ran downstairs, she loved helping mum in the

kitchen, especially when she got to eat some yummy food!

Janey’s mum had lots of ingredients set out on the table,

cheese, ham, salad, tomatoes, boiled eggs, tuna, jam,

marmite and cucumber. Before Janey could make any

sandwiches she needed to do something first, can you help

her out? “Wash your hands Janey!”

Janey washed her hands with liquid hand wash and

rolled up her sleeves ready for sandwich making. Janey’s

mum made a cheese, ham and tomato roll for her and a

tuna and cucumber sandwich for Janey’s granny who was

coming over for lunch. Janey made a jam and marmite

sandwich – her favourite!

Janey’s granny arrived and they all sat down for lunch.

They had sandwiches and squash and then a yoghurt and

apple slices for pudding. Janey finished her food and had

marmite and yoghurt on her hands, what do you think she

needs to do?

“Wash your hands Janey!” Janey washed her hands with

liquid hand wash and dried them carefully.

“What shall we do this afternoon?” asked Janey’s granny.

“How about cutting and sticking” said Janey’s mum. Janey

and Mum got all the coloured paper, scissors, glitter, glue

and ribbon out of the cupboard and put it on the table.

Janey loved cutting and sticking, “I’m going to make a

picture of the garden and all the things I saw in there today”

said Janey.

“I’m going to make a picture of some glittery shoes I saw

in town today” said Granny.

Granny and Janey worked hard on their pictures. Janey

made long grass out of ribbon and tiny ants from black

paper. Granny drew some beautiful shoes and decorated

them with glitter and shiny silver paper. Once they had

finished Janey and Granny had paint, glue and glitter all over

their hands. What do you think they need to do now? “Wash

your hands Janey”.

Janey and Granny washed their hands with liquid hand

wash to wash off all the glue and dried them on the tea

towel.

Janey and Granny’s pictures needed time to dry so

Granny said “Let’s go to the park for some fresh air”.

Janey and Granny headed off to the park in the sunshine.

Janey swung on the swings, whooshed down the slide,

climbed on the climbing frame and dug in the sand pit.

Granny pushed Janey on the swing and then sat on the

bench and watched her playing. Soon it was time to go

home and Janey and Granny walked back holding hands.

When Janey and Granny got back

their pictures were dry and Janey’s

mum had made some biscuits.

They all sat down at the table

to have a drink; Janey had

squash and Mum and Granny

had cups of tea. “Please can

I have a biscuit mum?” said

Janey. “Of course” mum said “but

what do you need to do first?”

Janey looked down at her hands that

had dirt and sand all over them. What do you think Janey

needs to do everyone? “Wash your hands Janey”.

“I think I need to wash my hands” Janey said. Janey went

to the sink and gave her hands a good wash. Well done

Janey you remembered to wash your hands so they are

sparkling clean!

Janey sat down with Mum and Granny and drank her

squash and ate her biscuit with nice clean hands.

What a busy day Janey has had, so many adventures!

Thank you for helping Janey remember that after playing in

the garden, stroking Bubbles, cutting and sticking, playing in

the park and before eating anything she needs to wash her

hands.

Janey has lots more adventures ahead of her and you

have too, don’t forget to keep those hands fresh and clean

when you are out and about on your adventures, just

like Janey!