Would you wash stuffed animals?

O2BaMom · May 2011

I'm sorry if this has been brought up, I looked back a couple pages and didn't see anything.

We've recieved a few stuffed animals/cloth toys, just wondering if you would wash them....

Thanks!

justme04 · May 2011

Yes I wash new stuffies. I stick them in a pillow case and run them through the wash. Then let them air dry.

cvl105 · May 2011

I never really thought about washing stuffed animals....hmmm...

Magenta728 · May 2011

Yes, I washed the ones that we received. I just threw them in the wash (using Dreft) and let them air dry

O2BaMom · May 2011

justme04:
Yes I wash new stuffies. I stick them in a pillow case and run them through the wash. Then let them air dry.

Ok I think I'll use your idea (pillow case, air dry). I mean it can't hurt. Thanks!

sunset+skies · May 2011

If they seem like they'll fall apart going through a wash cycle, putting them in the dryer in a pillowcase with a damp towel can help break down any residues from being in the store.

FYI - this can also freshen dry-clean only clothing, if you didn't already know!

EMLYNNLERETTE · May 2011

I washed mine with her clothes as I was doing them. No pillow case, but did let them air dry. So in case one falls out you won't have to feel bad.

JuneBug0611 · May 2011

I always wash stuffed animals in a pillowcase as well. They always come out fine.

Turtle143 · May 2011

I think I'm going to. I have these mesh laundry bags for delicates. I'm going to put them in there and wash them.

Brooklyn2577 · May 2011

I've never washed them.

mommy411 · May 2011

I never washed a stuffed animal.

cvl105 · May 2011

I'm glad to hear the two previous PPs said they never washed them. I don't see myself washing them....and I was starting to think I was a terrible mom.

JayElleJayCee · May 2011

I have the Shark Press & Refresh - which I love and use for lots of things. Maybe i'll run that over them a few times? Or just throw them in the dryer. I don't see myself washing them either.

MommaA117 · May 2011

Nope

ChristinaMT4 · May 2011

I wash my kids stuffed animals all the time. The baby has only gotten a couple of stuffies and I haven't washed those.

I dry them in the dryer though, for as long as I can. Air drying seems like it might cause mold inside? Maybe I'm just paranoid.

ashleah83 · May 2011

I haven't really thought about it, but ultimately they'll get washed at some point so I guess no reason not to wash them in advance. They'll get dropped on the ground, drooled on, etc. (My kitties love stuffed animals and I wash theirs because they get all gross otherwise.)

stuck322 · May 2011

I washed our LO in a mesh laundry bag and I put them in the dryer for the full cycle, they always come out fine and fluffy!

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