DD1 just had one yesterday. I just said to her that it was medicine so that she doesn't get sick. To protect her if she is around sick people so she doesn't catch what they have. She was fine with that. Well, the explanation, not the needle.
I had this conversation when DD1 had her 4 yr vax last May. Told her that everyone gets sick sometimes but there are some things that can make us really sick, so we have vaccinations. I was honest with her and told her that yes, the needle might hurt but it will only hurt for a few seconds and it was a bit like a mosquito bite. She went happily to have her vax and told me that it didn't feel as sore as a mosquito bite at all.
Both girls watched me giving myself injections last year through TTC and pregnancy so they are now pretty used to needles being a normalish thing to do. DD2 is due for her 4 yr vax next month and the two are already talking about it - DD1 saying its DD2's turn so she doesn't get really sick and DD2 treating it almost as if its a good thing that you have when you're a big girl
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