Bleach is the BEST way to go, you dilute in water and use rag to wipe all toys down. I have been told if you use a product like lysol, you just have to wait for it to dry then its ok for kids, but i feel the chemicals are still there. heres the thing, although I am a germ freak and enjoy bleach because it works great, there is also nothing wrong with bleach like once every week or two and just regular soap and hot water daily or semi-daily. I think too many people are too afraid of germs, when I started I was this way, but I came to realize.......builds immunity to come in contact with a little germs. The ONLY time I REALLY worry about germs is when a child is ILL (cold symptoms/runny nose/coughing) then I will take away alot of the toys, use a chosen bunch and clean them really well at the end of the day. Another idea for small/hard toys is to throw them in the wash machine on super hot with bleach. Works Great and easy!