Washing toys

[*LittleMissSummer*]

I have a heap of toys that i have been collecting most my life and i had them in a garbage bag in storage and i thought that would keep them safe but iv pulled them out and they are really dirty.

How do i go about washing them?

[~Gee_Whizzy~]

do they have wash instructions? if not, i tend to do a warm gentle wash or if its a really delicate toy i hand wash it, then i put them on the clothes horse to dry

[*LittleMissSummer*]

I didnt even think to look at their wash instructions..

I just dont want them to shrink or go funny.

[Olive]

any baby toys that are material/fabric i usually chuck in the washing machine, simple plastic toys can go in the top rack oof the dishwasher

[Rivlas]

Our playgroup put theirs through the dishwasher and they come out clean, so if they are ones that can have a hot wash try that.
I used to fill the sink with water and gently mix the toys around (if that makes sense) and I also found they came clean. Sometimes had to change the water a few times. If they have dirt in the cracks use a toothbrush as it doesn't scratch.
To dry roll in an old towel then finish drying outside with a bit of sun on them.

[*LittleMissSummer*]

They are plush toys and i just washed a big rabbit and my god i hope bathing a child is easier than that was! the bloody rabbit soaked up all the water in the laundry sink. Hes not sitting in a chair looking sorry for himself LOL i had to stand on it to get all the water out of him..

[~Gee_Whizzy~]

They are plush toys and i just washed a big rabbit and my god i hope bathing a child is easier than that was! the bloody rabbit soaked up all the water in the laundry sink. Hes not sitting in a chair looking sorry for himself LOL i had to stand on it to get all the water out of him..

poor bunny

[Glamourcide]

I usually give the girls' plush toys a run through the washing machine on cold wash to preserve their colour (and they're sometimes made/contain synthetic fabrics that I fear might shrink or warp in warm wash), then just peg them up by an ear/tail/whatever on the clothesline and let the sunshine do its germ-killing work. HTH

[Doodlebug]

I put ds's in a bra bag and in the machine on a cold wash. Then they get hung out on the line to dry in the sun!

[~Gee_Whizzy~]

I usually give the girls' plush toys a run through the washing machine on cold wash to preserve their colour (and they're sometimes made/contain synthetic fabrics that I fear might shrink or warp in warm wash)

bugger, i never even thought of that! - i just use warm wash cause of the "helps kill the bacteria" thing in my (warped) head

[starangelk]

I received quite a few second hand plush type toys and I just threw them in the washing machine on cold cycle with detergent and also a splash of disinfectant. They came up looking brand new and I just dried them in the sun.

[smiles4u]

.... i put soft toys in a lingerie bag (if they fit in the bag without being squeezed in)and wash it on a delicate cycle

plastic toys (especially those with a air hole in the bottom) i soak in warm or hot water mixed with a good splash of dettol (or laundry disinfectant) over night then just throw them in the washing machine on normal cycle (no lingerie bag needed) the next morning

[Mother Goose]

i throw them in a pillow case on gentle cycle the hang on the line however i can

[Visitor7]

plus toys, teddies etc I put in a pillow case and put them on a 'teddy bear' setting on my washing machine. And yes, I actually have a teddy bear setting