Trash Pick-Up Scatter bits of paper throughout the house ahead of time and take your toddler on a trash pick-up, anouncing, "let's clean up the house." Use a small plastic bag to collect the trash, and when all the trash has been picked up, show your toddler how to throw away the bag in your permanent trash can (wherever it is located in the house.) If it's a "step" wastebasket, let your toddler try stepping on the pedal to open the lid.
Let's Get Dirty Let your child play with something messy - chocolate pudding, dirt, etc. Say "let's get dirty" and help him cover both sides of his hands. When he's finished, make a point to say "your hands are soooo dirty. Let's go wash them." After washing with soap and water, announce "Look at your hands. They're so clean now."
Vegetable Wash Let your child help you wash potatoes or other veggies in the sink or a large pot using a toothbrush and soap.
Give your child a chance to wash one of his outdoor toys (a tricycle, wagon, or the side of YOUR car!) Make sudsy water in a bucket, dress him in swim clothes, and give him a large towel. This activity can also be done indoors - in the bathtub or at the sink. Find something that needs cleaning and let your toddler have at it!
Slippery Soap Give your child a chance to rub a bar of soap in between his wet hands. She'll have fun trying to hang on to it.
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Clean Up Song Clean up, Clean up, Everybody, Everywhere. Clean up, Clean up, Everybody do their share.
It's Time To Cleanup (Tune: "Frere Jacques") Are you helping, are you helping Pick up toys, Pick up toys Let us all be helpers, Let us all be helpers. Girls and boys, girls and boys.
Let's Clean Up (Tune: "Farmer In the Dell") Let's clean up today Let's clean up today We've had our fun Our day is done. So, let's clean up today.
Hands (The words describe the actions) My hands upon my head I'll place. Upon my shoulders, on my face, At my waist and by my side, Then behind me they will hide. Then I'll raise them way up high, And let my fingers fly, fly, fly, Then clap, clap, clap them-- One - Two -Three! Now see how quiet they can be.
Clean It Up! (Sung to the tune of: "Are You Sleeping")
Trash is dirty, trash is dirty, Clean it up! Clean it up! Listen to the trash man Put it in the trash can. Clean it up! Clean it up!
This Is the Way (Tune: "Here We Go 'Round The Mulberry Bush.") This is the way we wash our feet, Wash our feet, wash our feet. This is the way we wash our feet, so early in the morning.
Repeat the song using other body parts, like hands, fingers, toes, tummy, etc.
After a Bath (suit actions to words) After a bath, I try, try, try To wipe myself 'till I'm dry, dry, dry Hands to wipe, and fingers and toes, And two wet legs and a shiny nose. Just think how much less time I'd take If I were a dog, and could shake, shake, shake.
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Words: Clean Dirty Wash Soap
| Color: Purple
Numbers: 1 to 15
Shape: Rectangle
Coloring Pages:
Coloring Page 1
Coloring Page 2
Coloring Page 3
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