Early Years

National Hand Hygiene Campaign - children's pack

Handy cartoon character created by Scotland's National Hand Hygiene Campaign

The Scottish Government's National Hand Hygiene Campaign was launched in January 2007 with the aim of raising awareness of the important role hand washing plays in preventing the spread of germs and reducing avoidable illness.

As part of the campaign, a children's pack has been produced, containing a range of hand washing related materials designed to help young children learn about hand hygiene.

The pack, which was developed with the help of Learning and Teaching Scotland, contains:

  • a short DVD featuring a cartoon character called Handy
  • some posters and stickers of Handy
  • a range of Handy activity materials, including reward charts and stickers.

All of the materials are free to be copied for use by educational establishments.

Hard copies of the pack will be distributed to local authority and partner nurseries and publicly funded primary schools across Scotland. However, if you do not receive a hard copy of the pack, or if you need additional copies, you can download electronic copies (in both English and Gaelic) from the campaign website: Germs. Wash your hands of them - children's pack