How to Sanitize Baby Toys
One good way to keep baby healthy is to clean and sanitize her toys and pacifiers regularly. It's impossible to keep every germ away from your baby at all times, but sanitizing toys is a great way to begin. Use these simple steps to make your baby's environment a little more germ free.
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Instructions
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Keep two or three different sets of toys and alternate their cleaning and sanitizing. Most babies have plenty of toys to choose from, so taking them in and out to clean and sanitize won't be a problem.
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Put the toys you wish to clean into warm soapy water and let soak for about 5 minutes. Regular dish soap is fine.
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Scrub toys after soaking to loosen dirt and grime. Germs can cling to surfaces, so scrubbing is important.
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Rinse thoroughly to remove all soap residues.
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Make a sanitizing solution of ΒΌ cup of household bleach to one gallon of water. Diluted bleach is considered safe for cleaning children's toys since chlorine evaporates quickly.
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Dip toys in the bleach solution and place in the drying rack to air dry. You can also soak the toys in the bleach solution all at once and then place in the drying rack.
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Tips & Warnings
For plastic toys that won't melt, clean and sanitize by running them through the dishwasher on the sanitize cycle.
Wash and sanitize baby toys after you've had guests with small children. Sharing toys is a great way to share germs.
Wash and sanitize baby toys after baby has had a cold, flu or intestinal virus. This will keep those germs from coming back.
Wash and sanitize baby toys on a regular monthly basis.
Be sure baby toys are completely dry after sanitizing before giving back to baby. The bleach solution evaporates, so dry toys are clean and ready to play with.
