De-germing your kids' plastic toys

After a nasty stomach bug hit our whole family, I decided it was time to do some major cleaning in the toy room. As much as I hate Lysol smell, it became my best friend for all of Sadie's giant toys. As for the smaller, battery-free toys, here's an easy way to clean and sterilize them: load them in your dishwasher!!

Throw all the tiny toys (play silverware, mega blocks, shapes from a shape sorter, etc) into a laundry bag and toss it in. :) Just make sure the bag is out of the way of the dishwasher blade.

For toys big enough to not fall through the rack, but lightweight enough to still get blown around, pile them in the top rack, then flip your dish drainer on top of them. This will keep them in place while still letting water through.

Happy cleaning!