Here are four simple ways to say that sentence for a 7-year-old:
- Your skin lets you feel when something touches you — it has tiny nerves that notice touch, hot, and cold.
- Skin helps us feel things because it has lots of tiny nerve endings that tell us about touch, warmth, and cold.
- The skin on your body can feel a touch and tell you if something is hot or cold because of its little nerve endings.
- Nerve endings in your skin help you feel when something brushes you and whether it feels hot or cold.