Eczema Outreach Support’s High 5 Kids Club is for children with eczema who live in Scotland, England, Wales and Northern Ireland. It can sometimes feel like you are the only one with eczema but there are lots of children in our High 5 Club.
About High 5 Kids Club
We understand that children with eczema can sometimes feel alone. They may not know any other children with eczema like them and their condition can have a big impact on their lives.  Being part of the H5 club is an opportunity to make friends, and for children to get some support.Â
High 5 Kids Club sessions (peer support)
As part of the High 5 Kids club, we deliver online monthly peer support sessions for children aged 7-12. These take place on zoom, after school. These sessions are a safe place for children to come along and make friends with other children who have eczema, have fun and learn some tips and strategies to help them cope with their condition. For more information about the next session please click here.
For children aged 3-6 we deliver some online meet ups during the year , where children can have some fun and make some new friends. Â
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Family events
During our in-person family events, the children in the H5 club can get a chance to meet their peer/friends and take part in some fun activities.Â
Get in touch
We love hearing from our High 5 Club members so if you have any ideas, stories, or artwork to share then ask your adult to get in touch at club@eos.org.ukÂ
Meet the High 5 Club characters
The High 5 Club characters were designed by children who have eczema. Do you think you could design your own eczema character? We would love to see them. Ask your adults to send them to club@eos.org.uk and you may see your character appear on our website.
Red Hot ItchÂ
I’m Red Hot Itch and I’m the eczema itch. I enjoy making skin hot, itchy and sore.
Squirt
I’m Squirt and I’m a big tub of cream just like the one you put on your skin to help your eczema. I’m big and strong and help to keep Red Hot Itch under control.
Twisty
I’m Twisty and I’m a fidget toy! Children like to play with me to keep their hands busy when Red Hot Itch makes them want to scratch. There’s a Twisty in your High 5 Club Welcome Pack.
You will already know what it’s like to have eczema and what it feels like to be so itchy that you want to scratch a lot. Scratching may feel good at the time, but we know that once you start scratching it can be hard to stop and it can also make your skin bleed. Squirt and Twisty can help you:
- Try keeping a cool pack in the fridge to help when you have an itch, sometimes this can take the itch away.
- Have you tried patting/pinching or pressing the skin instead of scratching? Go on give it a try, you will find it works just as well.
- Why not try putting your squirt cream in the fridge, putting cold cream on your itchy skin can feel nice.
- Use your Twisty fidget toy to keep your hands busy to stop you from scratching. Maybe you have a favourite fidget toy that helps. Some children have told us they have their own fidget box with different fidget toys that help them.
