Hand Washing Dice Game | FREE Printable

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Roll with the times, right? Bad pun considering the activity I want to share with you. This new hand washing game uses dice as a fun way to practice counting (and shapes/colors if you want) along with a little hygiene lesson tucked in.

Encouraging kids (and let’s face it, adults too) to wash hands is a necessity. Add a little extra learning and fun into the lesson with this free dice game.

Here’s how the game works:

(These instructions will print along with the game.)

Laminate your game page (here’s the laminator I recommend). Using a dry erase marker (preferably in a color other than black, so it stands out), add “germs” to the hands. Dots, small circles, or squiggles will do just fine. No fancy germs needed. 😉 Add as many as you’d like. More germs equals more play time. Use a dry eraser, tissue, or cotton pad as your “soap”.

Single player: Roll your die and count the dots. Wash that number of germs away! Higher numbers (a.k.a. scrubbing longer) means more germs get washed away. Practice adding and see how many rolls it takes to get clean hands.

Two players: Assign each player to a hand (ex. player one gets the right hand, and player two gets the left.) Take turns and roll a die each. Count the dots and wash that number of germs off your hand. Higher numbers (a.k.a. scrubbing longer) means more germs get washed away. Practice adding and see how many rolls it takes to get clean hands. The first player with a clean hand wins. Keep going though; we want both hands clean!

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As an option, you can mix in some color and/or shape practice. Draw your germs in different colors/shapes. You might like to draw a mix of squares, circles, and triangles. Or a mix of different color dots. Before you roll, choose what you’re going to wash away first. Wash away all those germs first before moving on to the next shape or color. For example, wash off all triangle germs before you move on to square germs. Practice saying the shape or color name each time you wash off the germ.

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This hand washing game can be a great conversation starter about how important it is to wash our hands, how there are different kinds of germs, the purpose of soap, and how washing longer and more thoroughly is more effective.

What fun ways have you found to encourage proper hand washing with your kids?

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