Ways of cleaning your stuffed animals

Cleaning is a natural process that every human being should embrace. Even nature has its own way of cleaning up the environment. The importance of cleaning cannot be emphasized without mentioning its benefit when it comes to dirt removal. Cleaning the simplest of things such as stuffed animals is quit necessary so as to promote germ free playing items for our kids. Remember, something that is not clean is a good breeding place for germs such as bacteria which in return pose health threats for the members of your family. So how should we clean our stuffed animals according to the book so as not to damage them?

The most important thing to do before you embark on the actual cleaning process of your stuffed animals is to please read the tag attached onto it. From the tag you could get cleaning instructions and also get to know if the doll is washable or not. For washable dolls, you will first want to start by sewing up any torn places so as to reduce the chances of the damage growing bigger and also the risk of your child pulling out the stuffing. Once this is done, you could either machine wash or hand wash depending on what is acceptable from the tag. Hand washing can be done in soapy water while rubbing the stuffed animals with a soft piece of cloth. Avoid scrubbing them with hard bristle brushes or rough materials as this will ruin the material.

Cleaning stuffed animals that are not washable entails spot cleaning, dusting or vacuum cleaning. Spot cleaning is mostly done on stubborn stains that cannot be removed through dusting. All you need to do is to get warm soapy water and gently rub on the stain spot until the stain is removed. Dusting or vacuum cleaning is mainly done to remove dust. Do this often as we all know that the more dust accumulates; it will eventually turn into dirt which is harder to remove. Another way of cleaning stuffed animals will be to remove the stuffing, wash the outer material and when dry, return the stuffing. This can be done by cutting through a small part of the stitches or if the doll comes with a zip, all you need is to unzip to get access to the stuffing. Drying the animals once cleaned should be done outside where there is enough circulation of air. Hang them on the clothes line using their ears.