Re: using wipes for quick sanitizing of toys

[betsy]

Is it okay to use those disinfectant wipes like Clorox or Kirkland brand on toys? I'm thinking to use that to quick-wipe a toy that's been sucked on by a child (before the next child gets at it!) :laugh:

[5 Little Monkeys]

They suggest to wipe down with a warm wet cloth after to get rid if the residue but admittedly, I sometimes don't get around to this!!

What I'll do is give the kids baby wipes to "help" me and they clean the toys after I wipe them down

Also, when it notice a toy has been mouthed, they are made to go put it in the sink and I'll clean them the next time I do dishes. Hoping that this also curbs the appeal to mouth toys because they won't have it to play with for awhile! Haha

[monkeys]

I have a container that the kids put the mouthed toys into, and I wash them when its full.

For the bigger toys that get sneezed on, I will wipe with warm water during the day, then sanitize them after the kids go home or during quiet time.

[babydom]

I have a organic kid friendly non chemical spray I use. U spray and let dry no wiping required. I keep it hardly for big toys during the day. I quickly spray tell kids wait a few mins till it dries then can play. Little toys that get mouthed I put in sink as soon as they drop it and wash it later

[TinyTwigs]

I use vinegar diluted with water it works the best for me

[lplplp]

I have a organic kid friendly non chemical spray I use. U spray and let dry no wiping required. I keep it hardly for big toys during the day. I quickly spray tell kids wait a few mins till it dries then can play. Little toys that get mouthed I put in sink as soon as they drop it and wash it later

Can I ask what the name of the spray is that you use and where you purchase it? Thanks.

[babydom]

it was Seventh Generation I got it at target when it was in Canada. Sadly my last bottle is done :(. But a parent told me there is a similar one sold at Walmart. GreenWorks I think it's called

[kindertime]

There was a thread here a while ago and we were all talking about disinfecting, etc. I had always been using alcohol, but I did some research and found that diluted bleach is the best for disinfecting. As far as disinfecting the toys, I do that with all the toys at the same time. I will only spot clean when there is a cold of something going around. I have found that when I say, "put it in the sink," then it becomes a game and I'm forever washing and putting toys back into the playroom, only to have to wash them again. IMO, kids should be exposed to regular germs. I remind them constantly not to put things in their mouths and by 2 - 2 1/2, they usually stop. On the flip side of that, I have on several occasions completely closed off the playroom for a day or two until I can disinfect everything because someone came in with a nasty bug.

[Van]

I use vinegar diluted with water for the big toys , I just got tired of bleach ruining my clothes

[5 Little Monkeys]

There was a thread here a while ago and we were all talking about disinfecting, etc. I had always been using alcohol, but I did some research and found that diluted bleach is the best for disinfecting. As far as disinfecting the toys, I do that with all the toys at the same time. I will only spot clean when there is a cold of something going around. I have found that when I say, "put it in the sink," then it becomes a game and I'm forever washing and putting toys back into the playroom, only to have to wash them again. IMO, kids should be exposed to regular germs. I remind them constantly not to put things in their mouths and by 2 - 2 1/2, they usually stop. On the flip side of that, I have on several occasions completely closed off the playroom for a day or two until I can disinfect everything because someone came in with a nasty bug.

Ugh, I wish they stopped that early here! My 4 yo's are sometimes caught licking toys!! Lol. It's not a game here, they usually cry because they've lost the toy. Such an ordeal haha

[betsy]

I use vinegar diluted with water it works the best for me

I've heard about vinegar too! And they say it's a natural disinfectant.

[playfelt]

I use diluted bleach and wash a section each weekend so over the course of 2 months everything gets done with some areas monthly and some every two months depending on what has been played with the most. I wash the baby toys for the mouth weekly with dishsoap and then bleach in the rinse letting them sit till they pile up and then give them a clear rinse under running water and set to dry. I don't do them daily and those chewing are limited to the infant toys if you still put stuff in your mouth - act like a big kid and get to play with the big kid toys as it isn't fair to one of them to pick up a block or fisherprice people that has drool on it. As someone else mentioned I find the less I actually clean the toys the healthier the group stays.

[fivelittleones]

I always use Lysol wipes, for toys and highchairs between meals until the end of the day and then I use soap and hot hot water for the chairs. I clean my daycare every Sunday. My dcks have become like siblings, all used to each others immune systems, although it took a good couple months once my spots were full. It would be impossible for me to clean a toy every time it goes into one of their mouths. :blink: It's literally constant here. lol. The only time I will disinfect during the week is when someone is sick or has been sent home sick. I probably have way too many toys in my daycare and cleaning them every night would take me a good 3 hours :bored:

[Redhead]

I regularly bleach the toys I can, use Lysol wipes for the battery operated ones I can't and steam clean any plush toys. For small teething toys that are frequently chewed I use boiling water as a quick clean during the day and then they get bleached or put in the dishwasher (I have an extra heat option).

[jhays]

If using Clorox wipes or Lysol wipes, it is important to follow the directions and rinse off any chemical residue from the wipes afterwards - if there is any possibility the child will put the object in his/her mouth - or put their fingers in their mouth after touching the object (even if wiping the floor - as little ones crawl around on the floor and then put their fingers in their mouth). Rather than use Clorox wipes or Lysol wipes, it is much safer to use a product that is non-toxic and does not need rinsing afterward. Some children may have a reaction to the chemical residue - better to be safe than sorry.

[Peacefulbird]

I rotate my toys weekly all are washable, so around thursday and Friday all get washed. It helps not having too many. Friday all toys soaked and washed in dish soap or placed in the dishwasher. Shelves and the whole bathroom wiped with dawn soapy warm water. All daycare bedding in the washer machine as soon as they wake up from their nap on Fridays. So basically Monday all is sparkling clean. New toys and freshly laundered bedding and towels. I avoid using chemicals. Just Dawn dishsoap. It works.

[Suzie_Homemaker]

I use diluted bleach or disinfectant - and I use the wipes for the quick clean ups during the day both on toys or highchairs or counters. Vinegar and water is a cleaning solution but it does not kill germs and it's useless for sanitizing. Cleaning and sanitizing are not the same thing.

When it's cold season, I have also used the Lysol spray too.

I have a bucket of diluted bleach on my kitchen counter and sucked, licked, sneezing on toys are dropped straight into that instantly and then I get to them during naptime to rinse and air dry.

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