Wet Ones website features Bill Nye, addresses germs

SHELTON, Conn. Playtex Products on Tuesday launched the Wet Ones Healthy Hands Zone website, an educational resource developed by Bill Nye, science educator and author of "Bill Nye the Science Guy's Great Big Book of Tiny Germs."

The website will house video demonstrations of and instructions for science experiments that teach children about germs and keeping hands clean, as well as information about preventing the spread of germs.

“Scientists estimate that 80% of all infectious diseases are transmitted through hands, so it’s especially important to be vigilant about keeping hands clean,” Nye said. The Wet Ones Healthy Hands Zone resource features four science experiments families and teachers easily can conduct on their own.