Do you wash stuffed animals?

virgomom · March 2010

DS just now started to love his stuffed animals. Do you put them in the washer? Most tags just say to surface clean only, but I can't imagine that doing much good. What do you do to clean them?

MrsSmith81 · March 2010

ds has a little stuffed bear in his crib. i throw it in the wash inside of the lingerie bag we use for his socks and dry in that as well.

ctgrl · March 2010

I have put DD's stuffed animals in the washing machine on delicate cycle. I also put them in the dryer on delicate and have not had any problems

LaLaSweets · March 2010

I had a teddy bear that I washed in hot water on gentle and put it int the dryer to kill all allergens

DarthBaby · March 2010

I throw ours in the wash and have had no trouble yet. Sometimes if I think they are more delicate, I will put them in the middle of a towel.

fignewt74 · March 2010

Yep. And some that are supposed to make noises, don't anymore. Oh well.

djandkellen · March 2010

Put them in a pillowcase (tied) and wash them.

candreco · March 2010

I put DD's two bedtime bears in a pillowcase and wash them that way, since she tends to chew on those. No fabric softener.

ElizC · March 2010

Yes. I normally wash all of them after DS has been sick. He also has a few that he really loves that get washed regularly. I don't wash the ones with electronic stuff in them.