Here’s how you can teach your child about germs and using sanitizer

The alcohol in sanitizer works just as well as soap to keep the germs away.

Here’s a fun science experiment that will teach your child about germs and how important it is to wash their hands frequently.

To set up, follow these 3 steps:

1. Fill a wide bowl with water.
2. Sprinkle ground pepper on until it covers the surface of the water.
3. Have some hand or dish soap at the ready.

Tell your child to stick their finger in the bowl of pepper-water. They’ll see that their finger will get pepper on it. This represents germs! 

Then, tell them to cover their fingers with some soap. When they poke their finger in the water now, watch what happens to the pepper-germs – they immediately scatter! This will teach your child that using soap will keep germs from sticking to their fingers and skin.

Sanitizer works the same way. The alcohol in sanitizer keeps the germs at bay. Teach your child how to properly use sanitizer when they’re out and about with no access to soap and water. OmniProtect is a hand sanitizer with 70% alcohol and comes in a handy, small bottle that can fit into your child’s school bag.