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I understand the five icons for sun protection (clothing cover, sunscreen, hat, shade, and sunglasses), but how do the words "slap" and "slide" serve as mnemonics for "hat" and "sunglasses"?

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I added “it on” in my mom brain, as if running out the door and telling Kid 1 or Kid 2 —“slap on a hat!” and “slide on your sunglasses!” Hey, whatever works! I especially like “slop on some

sunscreen!” Extra goopy sounding for kids :)

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I think it's "slap on" a hat and "slide on" some shades. This originated in Australia. I remember hearing about it many years ago.

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Originally it was three words: Slip, Slap, Slop. Very easy to remember, and the three words were more similar to each other..... When you see Australian schoolkids on the playground or on a school trip, every one of them has a hat (though they aren't all wearing them optimally, being kids....)

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I've encountered this in Australia. I think it was a sun protection campaign when I was there. Slip, Slop, Slap. Slip on a shirt, Slop on the sunscreen, Slap on a hat. I love the addition of Slide on some sunglasses and Seek shade. Too bad there isn't a Sl word for shade! Slither to shade?? haha!

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Slap on a hat. Slide on your sunglasses. :)

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Thank you everyone for your responses to my questions. As it happens, our daughter now lives in Australia (Canberra in ACT) with her Australian spouse. I have sent your responses to the two of them to see if either remembers this ad campaign. The icons would work best if tied to a campaign that fleshed out the ideas. Sounds like that was what happened. Great community here.

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It’s from a very successful public safety campaign in Australia. I think the full ad campaign tied the words to specific actions in a way that really clicked.

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