Best way to sanitize toys?

[JLiebCamm]

Hi,

What are your recommendations for the best way to sanitize toys (the hard plastic kind)? I heard that diluted bleach works well but don't know how much to dilute it to make it safe. Thanks!

Jessica

[danielleh]

Hi,

When my mother was the director of a child care center, they would clean the toys and changing tables with a 10:1 water and bleach solution (of course rinsing the toys well afterwards). I keep a bleach solution in a spray bottle and use it to clean my vinyl changing pad daily or after messy diapers.

HTH,
Danielle
mom to Jimmy born 8/29/02

[brubeck]

If I really want to clean a toy I put it in the dishwasher. If I just want a quickie clean, I use a Clorox Wipe on it, or the Lysol disinfecting sprays. If I'm worried that my kids will mouth the toy after this I follow with a washcloth dipped in warm water.

Fabric toys can often go in the laundry machine. (but be careful of the soft books because they can lose their shape this way)

[AngelaS]

For our church nursery we use one Tablespoon bleach in one quart of water to kill germs. :) HTH!