Personalised potty training and handwashing book for your child

What happens in your child and the Splashy Handwash

1. Your child hears the bathroom tap making an inviting plip-plip sound.
2. After a potty try, your child remembers the little step by the sink.
3. Soap bubbles grow into silly foamy shapes across your child's hands.
4. An accident and a forgotten wash are both met with a calm clean-up and another try.
5. Your child finishes with clean hands, a dry towel and a very splashy smile.

How the first page could read

One morning, your child heard the bathroom tap go plip, plip, plip. “That sounds like a splash waiting to happen,” said Mum. After a try on the potty, your child stood on the little step, turned the tap, and watched a cloud of bubbles puff between their fingers.

Your child’s name, look and little details replace these words, and the whole story is written for their age.

Why this story works

At ages 2–5, a bathroom routine can feel like lots of little things to remember. This story puts the spotlight on the enjoyable final part: soap, water, bubbles and a towel. Your child can see the potty or toilet as one step, then join in a satisfying handwashing routine at home. A missed wee or forgotten wash is met calmly, with a chance to try again. The familiar bathroom setting, clear sequence and funny splashes give adults simple moments to talk about while reading together. The child’s own photo makes your child the person turning on the tap.

Reading it together

• Read the handwashing pages beside the sink, then let your child copy the story’s order of water, soap, rub and dry.
• Use the accident page to practise a calm phrase such as, “We can clean up and try again.”
• Let your child choose a favourite bubble shape to spot each time you read the book.

Suggested art style: Bold cartoon

Bold cartoon art makes the soap bubbles, tap splashes and bathroom steps clear, playful and easy to follow. A sidekick idea: a chatty cloud of soap bubbles. You can pick any of the four styles and change the details in the form.