Germ Transfer Demonstration

This “hands on” experiment provides a great demonstration to show kids how easily germs spread.

You will need just a couple of items to do this demonstration:

• Glo Germ Lotion or Glow Germ Powder
• A black light flashlight

Glo Germ is a safe way to simulate germs. It comes in lotion and powder. I prefer the lotion. Like germs it cannot be seen.

1. “Infect” one or two people by putting the Glo Germ on their hands.
2. Go on with your normal activities for a while.
3. Then check the area and other people with the black light later and see how the “germs” have spread. Any place they touched, and potentially spread the germs, will glow in the black light.

Kids love this demonstration! If you have time, let all of the children be “infected” after the initial germ transfer experiment. They will have fun seeing how the germs end up everywhere!

You can also use it to see how well they wash their hands.

Germ Transfer Demonstration video

Sneeze Demonstration

The sneeze demonstration for the Wolf Germs Alive! adventure involves putting confetti in a balloon, blowing it up, and then popping it. The confetti ends up all spread out, like germs in a sneeze. 

Mucus Demonstration

For the mucus demonstration, you make fake “mucus” from borax, warm water, and glue. Then you use something like glitter or cocoa powder to see how the mucus traps small particles.

The Germ Song

The youth should sing the song while washing his or her hands. When she gets to the end of the song, she knows she has washed her hands long enough to get them clean.

Wolf Germs Alive! Adventure

Wolf Cub Scouts learn about good hygiene while working on the Germs Alive! adventure. They learn how diseases spread and how good habits, like hand washing and covering your mouth when you sneeze, can help keep everyone healthy.