One thing the baby books never tell you is just how much of a mess kids can make?and how baffled you?ll be about the best ways to clean it up! We assembled a panel of experts from across the country and convinced them to share their tricks for cleaning and disinfecting the hardest-to-clean kid’s messes?from poop blowouts and dried puke to sweat-stained baseball caps and germcoated stuffies.
Here we will cover gear and toys; stuffies, soft lunch bags, sippy cups, water bottles, high chairs, car seats, strollers, bath toys, stinky shoes, and sweat-stained baseball caps.
How to clean bath toys
Getting water out of bath squirters is a pain?and that?s why they get gross and smelly. To keep black, slimy mould at bay, try this method every once in a while: Fill the bathtub a quarter full and add 1 cup of disinfecting bleach and half a scoop of powdered Tide detergent. Then, toss your kid?s tub toys in for 10 minutes. Rinse, then air-dry. Tip: Consider sealing holes in bath toys with a hot glue gun or drilling them larger for easier drainage.
How to clean stuffies
Whether it?s looking a little dirty or it?s covered in puke, your kid?s favourite stuffie will need a clean eventually. Here?s what to do. For a quick refresh; Instagram-famous Sarah McAllister of Calgary?s Go Clean Co. suggests putting stuffies in a tied garbage bag and inserting a vacuum nozzle in the top to suck out all the air and dust. Repeat a few times. For very dirty stuffies TikTok cleaning guru Danielle Ta...