To ensure you wash your hands for a full 20 seconds, the NHS advises singing Happy Birthday twice in your head (or out loud if you prefer), which takes roughly 20 seconds.
Or if you’re not keen on Happy Birthday, journalist Jen Monnier compiled a thread on Twitter of other songs with choruses that last 20 seconds.
These include:
Jolene by Dolly Parton
Africa by Toto
Truth Hurts by Lizzo
Landslide by Fleetwood Mac
Raspberry Beret by Prince
For keeping kids entertained whilst washing their hands, there are a variety of songs you can choose to sing along with them, such as: Mary had a little lamb If you’re happy and you know it Row, row, row your boat The alphabet song
Do you have any suggestions? Put them below.
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