How much water do you use?
As a family, write down how many times you use water for an entire day. Consider: shower, toilet, handwashing, drinking, cooking, laundry, dishwashing, etc.
Activity 1
What would your life be like without clean water?
Think about how your life would change if you didn’t have access to clean water. Write down all the ways that your life would be different if you had to walk several hours to get water that wasn’t even safe to drink.
Activity 2
Build a tippy-tap outdoor handwashing station.
We’re all washing our hands more these days. Tippy-taps are DIY handwashing stations that make it easier for families in developing countries to stay healthy by washing their hands. Now you can try building a tippy-tap to use in your yard!
1. Gather two forked sticks of equal length, two straight sticks, tools to dig, a water container, two pieces of heavy-duty string, and a bar of soap.
2. Dig two holes 2 feet apart and place the forked sticks in the holes. Make sure the sticks are secure and tightly packed into the holes.
3. Place one of the straight sticks across the two supports.
4. Make two holes in the water container: one about six inches below the opening, and the other in the cap of the container.
5. Fill the container with clean water, thread a piece of string through the hole in the cap, and hang the container from the cross stick.
6. Attach the other end of the string to the remaining stick, which will be at the foot level.
7. Make a hole in the soap, thread in the remaining piece of string, and hang from the cross stick.
8. Make a gravel basin between the support sticks to prevent the area from getting muddy. Now you can wash your hands!
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1. Gather two forked sticks of equal length, two straight sticks, tools to dig, a water container, two pieces of heavy-duty string, and a bar of soap.
2. Dig two holes 2 feet apart and place the forked sticks in the holes. Make sure the sticks are secure and tightly packed into the holes.
3. Place one of the straight sticks across the two supports.
4. Make two holes in the water container: one about six inches below the opening, and the other in the cap of the container.
5. Fill the container with clean water, thread a piece of string through the hole in the cap, and hang the container from the cross stick.
6. Attach the other end of the string to the remaining stick, which will be at the foot level.
7. Make a hole in the soap, thread in the remaining piece of string, and hang from the cross stick.
8. Make a gravel basin between the support sticks to prevent the area from getting muddy. Now you can wash your hands!