When choosing a regular children's toy, it is important to take care of its safety, beautiful appearance and ease of care. Each bear, bunny, puppy and other plush representatives of the animal kingdom, which are so dear and important to the child, should be cleaned at regular intervals. Stuffed toys often “sleep” in the bed of their little master after accompanying him on an active walk or kindergarten. These true friends travel with the baby always and everywhere, because they need to be cleaned about once every couple of weeks. In case of illness in children unplanned disinfection becomes an indispensable part of management for recovery.
Handwash
The best approach to plush toys is a gentle hand wash. Thus clean the products, including the following overhead elements:
- eyes;
- nose;
- sparkles;
- pebbles.
In the presence of sawdust, feathers, buckwheat husks or balls, it is cleaned without washing. This is also true for large-sized toys, whose dimensions are too large to be placed in the drum of a washing machine.
It is recommended to check the label of the toy: it usually has all the necessary information about washing, including temperature, type and drying. Some types of material do not maintain even the sparing mode.
Before starting the process, you should get a soft brush or a thick rag that is suitable for sufficient friction, baby gel or powder, shampoo. It is necessary to moisten the brush with soapy water of a comfortable temperature, after having treated it with dirt, without falling into excessively delicate places. You can do otherwise and take the foam, rubbing the right place, not wetting the toy completely, but only its surface. When finished, blot the item with a towel and dry it on a horizontal surface. In the case of yellow stains, they are easy to remove, for example, lemon juiceafter having dried the toy on the air.
Washing rules in a typewriter machine
If a toy pet has all the pads, is made of a special material, or simply lived to a very respectable age, you should not put it in the washing machine. It is necessary to independently decide whether he is able to survive the wash. Even if it looks strong enough, we can not exclude the possibility of some subsequent changes in its color and shape, as well as the loss of any details.
So that after you do not have to deal with additional restoration of toys, better to save her from easily coming off objects (flimsy buttons, metal clasps and other things). Then you just have to put the item in the selected version of the bag for washing (it is needed in case some part of the product falls off so as not to damage the machine) and send it to be erased.
Towards a small solution, for example, will be added to small toys in order to soften the abrasion of the material against the drum walls.
The choice of means and mode
Looking through acceptable choices of products for washing, you should not miss The following types of funds:
- atura or baby powders;
- cleaning gels;
- shampoos;
- soft bath foam;
- bathing gels.
The mode is completely dependent on the material of the toy. For example, a knitted wool dog needs to be “bathed” with a washing program for wool products, a plush horse needs gentle mode and low temperature.If you have any doubts, you can always use a gentle wash. Temperature conditions usually do not exceed 40 degrees., since otherwise the material may noticeably sit down, and the filler will completely deteriorate permanently. There are, of course, cases of admission and a higher degree for the sake of absolute disinfection, but it happens rarely and always indicated on the product tag.
A sensible approach would be a complete rejection of the “machine” pressing in favor of natural drying. But if the plush animal is really resistant, it must be returned to its former life as soon as possible, a spin of a maximum of 600 turns will be suitable.
In the presence of the additional rinsing function, it will not be superfluous to turn it on, thereby completely ridding the toy of the cleaning agent.
About drying
Getting rid of the contents of the machine at the end of the process, it is better to sort out the toys right away, selecting those instances that are much faded after the first wash. This consequence clearly indicates that a poor quality dye was used in the manufacture. Such plush inhabitants of the zoo should be replaced with better ones. Large toys are hung, for example, on the balcony, and dried in this state.
For knitted and other similar "animals" are different: for them only the horizontal position is acceptable, since wool and similar materials easily sit down and deform. This type of toy is usually wrapped in a towel, which should absorb moisture, then sent to a regular clothes dryer. If after drying the fur of the animal has felled a little, this is quickly corrected with the help of a toothpick, which will also remove shreds.
Toys with polystyrene balls
The toy filled with such balls is considered one of the safest for the child. With the help of this filler are extremely pleasant, soothing tactile sensations, and the original shape of the product is perfectly preserved for a long time. Polystyrene does not like moisture and is not disposed to the reproduction of microbes, however it attracts dust to itself, therefore it is necessary to wash a similar toy at least once or twice a year.
If the size of the product is not too large, it is better to put the toy in a specially designed laundry bag that can be replaced with an old pillowcase, and only then send it to the machine. The speed and temperature should be set at 600 or 400. Do not interfere with additional rinsing and use of a mild liquid detergent. Subsequent drying should take place on a horizontal surface.
About music
Talking and singing toys in the children's room should also be periodically washed well. So friends of kids will certainly need additional training, which takes place in several stages:
- groping the case containing the electronics;
- creating a notch along the seam in order to remove the mechanism;
- closing the incised place for subsequent departure to the washing in a suitable way.
When the drying process is over, it remains to remove the threads and return the electronic design to its rightful place, then sew up the toy using the manual method or a special machine. The presented option is the safest for this type of product. Along the way, if necessary, you can replace the batteries.
There is also an exception - “squeaking” toys, which need to be pressed to hear the sound. You won't have to pull anything out of them, you should take care only of the gentle mode and low turnover.
Toy cleaning
There are also quite capricious products that can withstand extremely dry cleaning, for which improvised means are used. However, for its effectiveness, it is impossible to allow an excessively neglected state of the toy. This is not a big deal, and time is needed quite a bit. Perfectly suited vacuum cleaner. With it, it turns out to remove even the dust that has accumulated for several years. But to act with a vacuum cleaner should be extremely careful so as not to leave the toy accidentally without glued eyes and other similar elements. To do this, turn on the minimum power, apply a special nozzle, the purpose of which is cleaning upholstered furniture.
Another way is to use soda or starch. Here you will need a plastic bag, the volume of which is better not to skimp. A toy hero is placed in it, on which the selected substance is poured on top. It can take about 100 g of powder or more - it all depends on the size of the contaminated product. The bag should be firmly tied and shaken thoroughly for several minutes. After it remains to remove the rest of the dust with any brush.
Cold cleansing
Despite the beauty and value, vintage toys and those left after grandma's childhood probably have a whole horde of ticks. Realizing this, you should not rush to carry them to the garbage, because the "cold" cleaning, that is, the most common strong cold, will help to get rid of parasites. It is important to put the toy in a bag and only then put it in the freezer. the fridge for the night. At a suitable temperature and allowable size of the product, you can use the balcony, leaving the toy there hanging. Then you only need to clean the surface with a brush in order to get rid of the dust: and now the faithful teddy friend is once again ready to delight with his presence.
How to wash soft toys, see the following video.
