Abstract: An interactive hand. sanitizer dispenser and method are disclosed. An example dispenser has a stand, and a housing supported by the stand. The housing has an interactive environment with a tubing for entertaining and dispensing hand sanitizer. An example method includes housing an interactive environment with a tubing for entertaining and dispensing waterless hand sanitizer. The method also includes moving a plurality of marbles in the tubing, and dispensing a quantity of the waterless hand sanitizer as the marbles moving through the tubing pass under a portion of at least one reservoir.

Abstract: A waterless hand sanitizer dispenser is disclosed which integrates the dispensing of waterless hand sanitizer into an interactive play environment, so that young children are not required to interrupt play to clean their hands, but instead are induced to clean their hands through the very act of engaging in play. In preferred embodiments, the dispenser includes a reservoir of waterless hand sanitizer, and an air compressor that is able to mix air with the sanitizer and create foam therefrom. The foam is integrated into an interchangeable interactive play environment such as imaginary snow, rain, or soap suds. In preferred embodiments, the toy dispenser is securely mounted to the surface of a tabletop or inside the clear sphere of a wonka embodiment, and the air compressor is manually-operable, pedal-operable, and/or mechanically driven. A far infrared sensor can be used to dispense the waterless hand sanitizer.