4/1 This giveaway is closed! You can still read the review and post a comment about any of your experiences with My Tiny Hands. DP and Anonymous have claimed their prizes, 4/2 Gianna has 48 hours to contact me!
The real name is My Tiny Hands signs, but I've always heard people refer to these cute little stroller, car seat, and baby carrier signs as "that little wash your hands before touching mine sign." I got ours from the makers of Synagis when Clara-Bear was still receiving her shots. I had no idea you could order one of these cute and helpful signs for only $7.95 or I would have stocked up for shower gifts. For this giveaway, three able2able readers will win a set of two signs each!
There are other versions of hand wash request signs out there - one I've seen recently on several blog giveaways is similar to My Tiny Hands, but is less direct about what the parent is asking. It even uses the word "germ" in a cute way. One thing I have learned between working in NICU and having a medically housebound child, is that some people don't understand the germ thing, no matter how cutely put.
It's difficult to believe if you haven't been there, but there are people who are offended when they are asked to wash their hands before touching a baby or child. They think that chemo is the only time that an immune system is impaired, and any other time it's over reacting. They don't get that even healthy newborns are not ready to fight every bug out there, and that there are other situations when the immune system cannot do its job properly. It's stressful when someone gets angry because they think they are being called dirty. They really don't understand that germs are everywhere and on the cleanest of people.
This ignorance is a recurrent problem with visitors to NICU and a common complaint from parents of housebound infants and children. I think the sign using the word germ has the potential to upset sensitive people and the needs of the baby or child can get lost in the hard feelings it can cause. My Tiny Hands signs get to the point while leaving the teaching to the parents.
So, My Tiny Hands signs remain my favorite. The signs are made of washable and weatherproof silicone and come in pink, blue, and red. There is a Spanish version available in red. I've had the same red sign hanging by my front door for two years, and it is still as bright as it was the day I first hung it. (I was going to take a picture, but when the kids saw me take it down they wanted to play with it and it's disappeared.)
I also have one hanging by Clara-Bear on our double stroller. It's become a stress reliever. We're friendly people, and love it when strangers want to meet our children. But when you live with fear of illness, strange hands are hands that might have just been coughed into or could have come straight from a public bathroom.
It's a relief when a stranger sees the My Tiny Hands sign, and asks to sanitize their hands or puts them behind their back as they lean towards the kids. I want Clara-Bear and Alan to enjoy meeting new people without hearing "Sorry, but I need you to clean your hands before you touch the kids" every time we're out. This sign works so I don't have to!
Three readers will a set of two My Tiny Hands signs in their choice of color! You have the opportunity to enter this giveaway up to 11 times, but you can only win one set. If more than one of your entries is picked by Random.org, the drawing will be repeated until a first time winner is chosen.
THIS GIVEAWAY IS CLOSED AND NO LONGER ACCEPTING ENTRIES
Mandatory 1st entry: Visit My Tiny Hands Germ FAQ's (yes, I know, I used the G word) and post a comment about something you learned about germs.
The Mandatory first entry must be completed before any of the additional entries will be counted.
For an additional 3 entries: Become a public follower of able2able. Post 3 separate comments for your entries as a new follower. Current able2able followers may enter 3 times in every giveaway on able2able.
For an additional 2 entries: Post a link to this giveaway on your Facebook status. Post 2 separate comments for your entries for your Facebook update.
For an additional 4 entries: Blog about this giveaway! Your blog post must include links to able2able and to My Tiny Hands. Include a link to your blog post in your comment. You must post a comment for each entry.
For an additional 1 entry: Enter another current giveaway on able2able. Include the name of the giveaway in your comment.
It is very important that you post a comment for each entry. Why? Because a random number generator will be used to select the winner. Each comment will be numbered by Blogger, and I will use those numbers for the drawing. So if you combine entries into one post all your entries will not be counted. There will be no do-overs! I will verify that the winning entry has met the requirements above, so if your comment for a FB status update is the winning comment then I will want to see that update, etc. If I cannot verify your entry, then all your entries will be removed from the list and the drawing will be repeated.
This giveaway ends at 12:05 am (CT) on Saturday, March 27th. The winner's name will be posted on able2able sometime on Saturday, March 27th and I will also email you. The lucky winner will have until 11:59 pm (CT) Monday, March 29th to contact me.
able2able... Your Special Needs Resource Directory has not been compensated with either $$$ or product for this giveaway. I have used this product for years, but did not receive mine directly from the giveaway sponsor.
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hand washing and cleaning by everybody who comes in contact with the baby is paramount to help assure and keep the babies good health
mverno@roadrunner.com
I learned people can get germs from elevator buttons, door knobs, and even public pens.
I did not know that alcohol based hand sanitizers are actually more effective than hand washing in killing bacteria and viruses that cause disease. And that by using commercially prepared hand sanitizers containing ingredients that help prevent skin dryness can result in less skin dryness and irritation than hand washing.
I had looked at hand washing as the gold star of sanitizing.
I am also a current able2able follower! Love this blog. Go Anara!
I just went and entered the giveaway for the Tiny Step's NICU journal. Definitely something everyone should check out either for themselves or as a lovely considerate gift.
groovers4him@bellsouth.net
I learned that you could get germs from public pens, elevator buttons, and doorbells.
Alcohol-based hand sanitizers—which don't require use of water—are an excellent alternative to hand washing, particularly when soap and water aren't available.
I learned people can get germs from elevator buttons.
erma.hurtt@sbcglobal.net
You can get germs from pretty much anywhere.
oh my now im worried about germs every where but im glad to learn that alchol products can be very useful in killing germs