Stored Baby Toys

[~me~]

Can you wipe them down with a baby wipes? I wouldn't throw them out, just yet. Do they smell musty or micey?

The other thing to do is wipe them down with some sort of cloth and disinfectant and then hang them out on the washing line for airing.

[Mother Goose]

thanks Heather.

When I was packing I automatically got rid of anything that was musty or yucky with the exception of a couple of "sentimental" things... which have also been tossed when UNpacking.

I feel pretty torn... we're talking a good couple of hundred dollars worth of toys and stuff that would be good for this baby... but I also don't want to risk their health... I'm too scared to look in the rest of the boxes now! LOL

[Netix]

Can you spray the toys with white vinegar and put them in the sun? The sun is an excellent steriliser. What sort of toys are they?

[Mother Goose]

pram toys, a clutch type thing, a mobile with hanging toys... can't remember what else

[Ca Plane Pour Moi]

How about sterilising tablets, like you use for baby bottles, on plastic toys?

[diva det]

we had exactly the same issue with stored toys. Similar age gap between kids for us as you. I cleaned over the plastic ones with disinfectant etc. the stuffed toys I wiped over with a cloth with microshield on it and hung them on the line for a couple of days. I then gave them a spin in the dryer if i could or a blast over the ducted heating vent.

give it a go- if you can save them its a bonus
plus i found in the end that in such a short time the toys had dated and people bought the new bubs new ones anyway!

ooh not long to go now!!

[AliBaby]

Oh no! I would be devastated as well. I agree with the above advice. Hit them with some vinegar and lots of direct sunlight. It's worth a shot. Especially on the ones that are sentimental.