Disinfecting many toys at once

[playfelt]

I'm still a bleach person. I figure if they put it in our drinking water it can't be as bad as some of the other stuff out there. (1tsp to 2 cups of hot water is teh dilution I was given to use on toys and to dip for 10 min where possible then air dry). Those I can't dip I have set on an old sheet and sprayed 3 times in 10 minutes and then let air dry.

I find repeatedly putting toys in the dishwasher seemed to make them wear out faster as in it broke down the plastic - especially on infant teether types making them unsafe sooner.

To be honest I do not disinfect often. I wash with soap and water and just a quick dip in rinse water that has bleach in. I have a huge playroom and the actual amount of time any one of the toys is being played with is minimal. Therefore I only wash the popular toys routinely.

And even then only when we are in flu/cold season or someone in the home seems unwell. Otherwise we use the germs on the toys to build up our immunity.