Do you have some left over bottles of lotion? You know the kind where you don't like the scent any more. Or there's not very much left? Or you got some new flavors for Christmas and just don't know what to do with the leftovers in those bottles? I have a solution for you.
You know how when it's this cold outside, our kiddo's hands get real red and chapped? Well, you can use those left over bottles in your classroom so they can keep their hands soft and unchapped. (is that a real word?)
Grab a plastic bowl that you were going to throw away anyway
(see this is also a way to recycle things!)
and put all those lotions in one place.
Then grab my label that I made and slap it on the front and the back of this container.
This is the back of the container.
It's very important that you take some time to teach your kids HOW to use lotion. I had problems with my 2nd graders so I know that Kinders and firsties will also need directions!
Some of my kids were squirting a huge puddle on their hands. (I suspect that they have never squirted lotion before!) Some kids wanted to put one squirt of EACH kind in their hands at one time! And then I had kids whose hands were filthy and they are smearing lotion on top of all that dirt! So I made this list of directions to help you have more success than I did!
If you'd like a copy of the sign you can grab it here!
If you do get it, I would love to know! So leave me a comment or two. I thought about putting it on TPT so I could keep track of how many do pick it up, but this might be easier for this little bitty thing!
I hope your kids love this!
P.S. They just cancelled my school for tomorrow due to predicted cold temperatures! (Cancelling this early helps parents find daycare for tomorrow.)
You're so awesome, Patty!
ReplyDeleteThat's a great idea! Also, you could use hotel lotions...
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