Back-To-School List: Pencils, Books and SoapTime®

Aug. 9, 2011 - PRLog -- Just in time for back-to-school shopping, parents and teachers can add an item to the school supply list that children will love: SoapTime®. Now available at select Bed, Bath and Beyond retail stores with information online at http://mysoaptime.com, SoapTime teaches children to wash their hands properly, enforcing healthy habits in the classroom and at home that will last a lifetime.

Using a multimedia “Edutainment” experience of lights, music and fun facts, SoapTime products are designed to keep kids at the sink for at least 20 seconds, the proper time to ensure clean hands, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

SoapTime’s Elephant ABC and Earth shaped soap bottles snap onto the SoapTime Smart Base®.  The Smart Base provides 6 unique songs and factoids for each bottle, which play during its custom LED light shows.  SoapTime playlists include singing the ABC’s to the Salsa Beat, counting to 10 in Spanish, saying hello and goodbye in three foreign languages, while always providing encouraging and positive thoughts.   SoapTime provides sink-side Fun, Educational & Caring content for children, which encourages them to wash their hands and teaches them the proper wash time.

“As children head back to the classroom this Fall, parents, teachers and caregivers can reinforce healthy hand-washing habits, which can mean less downtime and a reduction in the millions of sick days that keep students and their parents at home,” said Terry Jones, of CrowleyJones, L.P., the development partner of SoapTime products.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and healthcare professionals agree that the single most important way to prevent illness is to wash hands thoroughly and often throughout the day. When children get sick, it means downtime for the entire family as children miss school and parents or caregivers miss work.  Families have more “Up Time” with SoapTime!  

SoapTime products are fun, teaching tools in the lessons of good hygiene, and young children will love using the ABC, Earth and Elephant themed bottles:

•   ABC’s theme is learning and features a building block design that plays a lively mix of songs and facts centered around educational themes and language.  Kids experience salsa beats, banjos and can sing along while Professor Goodhabits teaches the Spanish, French and Chinese words for hello and goodbye. ABC’s soap is orange in color, non-toxic, with a light orange scent.

•   Earth’s theme is nature and informs children about our planet and the environment.  Professor Goodhabits teaches about the sun and blue whales.  Children can sing along and learn to count to ten in Spanish. Children will love the funny spin on germs!  Earth’s soap is green in color, non-toxic, with a light apple scent.  

•   Elephant’s theme is wild kingdom. The purple, elephant-shaped bottle is not only adorable, but it immediately engages children with the classic song, “An Elephant Never Forgets” with a twist. An Elephant Never Forgets to wash his hands!  Professor Goodhabits provides brief facts about elephants, zebras, tigers and birds. Elephant soap is purple in color, non-toxic, with a light lavender scent.  

At a retail price of $9.99 for the base and soap bottle and $2.99 for a refill soap bottle, kids will love to wash their hands using SoapTime products. SoapTime is available now at select Bed, Bath and Beyond stores with more information at http://mysoaptime.com. Follow SoapTime on Twitter @mysoaptime and on Facebook at http://facebook.com/mysoaptime.

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SoapTime cares about children’s overall family health. Washing your hands is a lifelong practice & SoapTime is proud to help at the earliest stages. Give your family more “Up Time” with SoapTime! SoapTime, LLC was founded in 2010 & is located in Austin, Texas. Partnered with CrowleyJones, L.P., a leader in innovative product development with 15 years experience with the world’s top retailers.