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Wash your hands for kids
  • hand washing book for kids

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  • 3 REASONS KIDS LOVE

    Circles + Scissors Handwashing!

    how do children wash their hands correctly?

    1. Check List to Success

    Each of the 5 Steps of Circles + Scissors cues the washer on a specific area of the hand.

    Children want to wash the right way but are often disappointed when an adult tells them to wash again.

    How frustrating!

    Offering children a simple checklist to wash hands by, gives them the confidence to know their hands are clean and builds independent hand washers for a lifetime.

    Teach toddlers how to wash their hands the right way

    2. Kid-friendly DESIGN

    Circles + Scissors images are made with non-readers in mind!

    Most beginning handwashers are non-readers. All designs are cut from paper, giving them a playful look that children can easily identify!

    Simple symbols and colors cue children towards proper handwashing technique. And you guessed it, the Circles + Scissors logo is made to look like "Hugs + Kisses."

     

     

    Hand washing checklist for children

    3. Fun in the PROCESS

    Circles + Scissors curriculum presents handwashing in a positive way!

    No more boring handwashing videos! The most effective way to motivate kids to wash up is with fun! Fear of germs and sickness will only motivate children for as long as they feel scared.

    Positive language engages them to, "Have more fun...wash your hands!" Circles + Scissors explains to children that when they have clean hands and remain healthy, they get to do the things they love. This is the best motivator.

    Clean hands means more fun!

  • Video

    Only takes 1 minute to see why

    Circles + Scissors is the #1 CHOICE for moms and kiddos!

    1-Minute Video of Handwashing Method, Circles + Scissors

  • RESOURCES you'll love

    Home ~ Classroom ~ Office

  • TEACH IT

    Easy as 1-2-3-4-5!

    help moms teach hand washing

    For Moms

    Because you already have your hands full!

    There are a bazillion little things you do to care for your child everyday! As a mom of two young children, I understand the pressures of the day-to-day routine. And I know the heart-wrenching worry that a mom feels when her baby is sick. My hope is to ease that burden with a helpful method of handwashing that will keep our kids healthier, giving parents a little more peace of mind.

    The HOME BUNDLE is the BEST SELLER! Combining the book and mirror decal makes a magical duo for your child's memory!

    Hand washing curriculum for teachers

    For Teachers

    Booger Fingers Everywhere!

    Okay, so I'm not promising to stop kids from picking their noses; that's asking the impossible! I can offer a fun and memorable handwashing method to help reduce the spread of sickness, giving your students a clean slate each time they wash. The end goal: help you keep desks full, even through flu season.

    Share the curriculum with your entire school for just 10 bucks?

    ABSOLUTELY!

    The method is most effective when entire schools adopt it!

    The 18-Page Curriculum comes with everything you need to teach, send parent letters and post signage.

    *Teaching portion designed for ages 2 - 2nd grade.

    **Educational signs are designs for ALL AGES!

    Be sure to check out the FREE instructional classroom video!

    hand washing educational resource for nurses

    For Nurses

    Pssst...it's not just for kids. Adults can OXOX!

    So much of your time is given to educating patients of all ages. Adults, too, love the 5 simple steps...even dads! Circles + Scissors can be a light-hearted moment to share proper hand hygiene with your patient. Thanks for taking the time to make our world safer.

    License your physician today by purchasing an educational poster or mirror decal for just 5 bucks!

    Post signs or decals in patient rooms and bathrooms.

    Books are great for patient rooms!

    They can learn while they wait!

    Let the handwashing fun begin!

    hand washing for everyone

    For Everyone

    So what are you waiting for?!

    The Circles + Scissors Handwashing message really is for everyone. Whether you work in a restaurant, office building, factory, or school. Cleans hands is a way to show respect for co-works and clients so everyone can take vacation days instead of sick days! 🏝

    Grab an 8x10 sign from my store, laminate it and put it in your work bathroom or get the mirror decal! Then share the ONE-minute Instructional video with your co-workers. Clean hands for everyone!

    Your $5 purchase helps spread the news of clean hands and allows me to TEACH in schools for FREE!

  • MEET JENNY

    Momma on a mission

    Jenny Iverstine, creator of Circles and Scissors Hand washing, author and illustrator
    Jenny Middleton Iverstine + Bleu Boy

    “Clean hands every wash!” was my focus in creating Circles + Scissors Handwashing. With toddler booger fingers everywhere, our family was trying to find the best way to remember proper hand hygiene and Happy Birthday for 20 seconds just wasn’t cutting it.

     

    After washing in our home with Circles + Scissors for over 6 years, it was time to share this good, clean fun. I created a curriculum and started teaching in schools in 2018. Teachers and students loved it and I loved teaching it!

     

    With a new GOAL of ONE MILLION pairs of clean hands, I knew that I had to do more than teach in schools. After listening to parents and teachers, their request was loud and clear, “Please make a book!”

     

    With a mountain of passion, I rolled up my sleeves and got to work! My hobby of paper-cutting cards became my medium for illustrating. The story-line for the Circles + Scissors book is a real-life event about my daughter missing her bff’s birthday party due to illness.

     

    17 months later, the Circles + Scissors Handwashing board book was born! I truly believe that this is the best resource for teaching the Circles + Scissors method quickly and it’s FUN!

     

    This handwashing movement is just getting started, though it's already in 40+ US states and 7+ countries!

     

    Thank you for joining me to teach children to take care of themselves and to take care of each other with clean hands!

     

    Let’s BUBBLE!

     

    OX,

    Jenny

  • On the MOVE

    40 STATES + 7 COUNTRIES...

    What folks are saying about the elimination of booger fingers.

    Jenny Iverstine teaching Circles and Scissors in schools

    Teaching Circles + Scissors in Louisiana schools

    WAFB News Story

    Since 2018, Jenny has been voluteering to teach handwashing in schools, reaching over 20,000+ students. She believes teaching children to be expert handwashers gives them a tool for a healthier life and in the process, changes the health of our entire community.

     

    Circles + Scissors going GLOBAL

    From Mexico to Belgium

    Circles + Scissors is being taught in 40+ states across America! It has been translated into Spanish and French and amazing teachers in Monterrey, Mexico, Belgium, England, Canada, Portugal are teaching the method!

    Circles and Scissors is the best hand washing method for prekindergarten children.

    A trusted handwashing method by educators

    Spreading fun, not flu!

    "Our Kindergarten and Pre-K students were treated to a visit from 'Momma Jen,' who is passionate about educating students and families on proper handwashing techniques to prevent the spread of germs! Her children attend Baton Rouge Foreign Language Immersion Magnet, and she was so glad to get to come and visit us at BRCVPA!"

     

    -Sydney Hebert

    Magnet Sit Coordinator

    Baton Rouge Visual and Performing Arts

    (2018)

  • Author Visits

    Teaching is the really fun part!

    Allow me to create a unique educational experience for students or adults through:
    • Author readings of the Circles + Scissors book
    • Interactive teaching sessions of the Circles + Scissors curriculum to large or small groups
    • Sharing my journey of storytelling, illustrating and entrepreneurship with aspiring writers, children or adults
    • Teaching the illustration technique of paper cutting
    We’re booking the calendar for Fall of 2022 now! Email today!
     

    circlesandscissors@gmail.com

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    @circlesandscissors

     

  • Take a Looksy

    Photos & videos from our journey.

    Training educators and teaching children with Autism gave me educational insight for creating the book.
    Children as young as 2 years old can learn how to wash their hands with Circles + Scissors!
    Special helpers sometimes crawl onto the scene!
    At Knock Knock Children’s Museum, Louisiana State University future elementary educators helping spread good, clean fun!
    Kinesthetic learning is kids’ favorite way to learn to bubble with Circles + Scissors!
    A group of 400 elementary students bring the bubble energy for the Circles + Scissors dance!
    Incorporating visual tools is essential. Circles + Scissors is best understood when seen!
    In 2009, the first seeds of Circles + Scissors were planted as a clothing line named Momma Bear Wear.
    Reading my book to the first classroom was a dream come true!
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