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Pendidikan kesehatan pada anak meliputi sumber makanan sehat dan kebersihan diri. Perilaku sehat saat dewasa berhubungan dengan pendidikan kesehatan yang diterima saat anak kecil. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah untuk mengetahui dampak mainan edukatif terhadap pengetahuan anak tentang perilaku hidup sehat. Penelitian ini menggunakan disain studi kuasi eksperimental, one group pre-post intervention. Jenis mainan edukatif yang digunakan antara lain kartu bergambar, puzzle, alat menggambar, menggunting dan menempel, simulasi alat kebersihan diri dan bahan makanan. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan setelah kegiatan intervensi terjadi peningkatan skor pengetahuan tentang higiene perorangan (p<0,05) dan makanan sehat bergizi (p<0,05). Perlunya dilakukan promosi kesehatan bagi anak secara berkala tentang praktek kebersihan diri dan memilih makanan bergizi.
Abstract. The impact of educative toys toward the children’s knowledge about healthy life practice. Health education for children consists of sources of healthy food and personal hygiene. Healthy behavior in adulthood related to health education received when they were a child. The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of educative toys toward the children’s knowledge about healthy life practice. Study design was quasi-experimental research design of one group with pre and post intervention. The educative toys were flash card, puzzle, tools of drawing, cutting and sticking and tools for simulation (food simulation) and practice (personal hygiene). The results showed that after giving the intervention, there were increasing of score of knowledge about personal hygiene (p<0.05) and healthy food (p<0.05). Need to conduct the regular health promotion to children, so they can apply individual hygiene and choose nutritious food.