After a winter of sitting outside, S’s sand/water table and toys were looking very dirty! Not to mention the sand had been rained on a couple times and was due to be switched out. So, I asked S if she wanted to help me wash the toys and of course she said yes.
I emptied the sand/water table and S added the soap and water to it. She started out by cleaning the table.
Then we added in the toys. S scrubbed each toy and covered them in bubbles before handing them to me to rinse and lay out in the sun to dry.
We turned on the Disney channel on Pandora and listened to music while we cleaned.
Seriously, S had so much fun!
More than 2 hours later all her outside toys were clean.
How do you wash your children’s toys?
Great minds think alike, had my little boy at home last week with chicken pox and we did exactly the same, and it was so much fun!
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I hope your son is feeling better and I am glad he had a blast cleaning! 🙂
i love this .. i am so setting Joshua off cleaning tomorrow! 😉
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I hope he has as much fun as S had!
This is a great idea. Will be lugging the basin and let him clean play tomorrow haha! 2 birds in one stone is awesome in my book =) #MagicMoments
Perfect! I hope he enjoys!
That looks like so much fun! My daughter likes to Clean as play too!! Btw I’m jealous of that water table! I need to figure out an indoor alternative (we live in the city). Any suggestions!?
Madline
Madaline, are you looking for a water table? Ours is Step 2 similar to this one on Amazon http://amzn.to/1shsZN0 We have had ours for three years now and it is still holding up well! One thing I have seen done is to put down a protective barrier like a plastic table cloth and then put your messy play on top so that if water is splashed out it doesn’t get on your flooring. I have also used low plastic container (like ones that fit under the bed) for messy play that could be played in on the floor or on a table. I hope that helps, let me know if you have any questions.
This is an awesome idea!
Thank you Logan!
What great washing fun! My children are a bit older so there is no washing toys involved anymore.
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This is such a cute idea. I may have to try it with the little guy I nanny for. It’s getting hot here so any water play is always fun for us both.
Yes, it’s like we skipped Spring! I hope he enjoys!
This is awesome! So glad you posted on Treasure Box Tuesday!!
Thank you Trish!
This is too cute! Wish we had a wash play area.
What an adorable idea!
Thank you Kristin!
They looked like they were having soooooooo much fun! Tried to add you to the Pinterest group, will try again shortly, will you just check that you have followed the board and hopefully the invite should go through then thanks a mil. Love your blog. #supermommyclub
Love how you can make cleaning into a game! Looks like S had great fun. We don’t have a water table for our garden, are they a worthwhile investment?
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Great idea! Why have I never thought of making it into a “fun” activity. I’m bringing out the plastic pool and loading it up with dirty toys and having a toy pool party 🙂
Sounds great Melinda! I hope you child has fun!
That’s actually a really good idea. I rarely clean outside toys, but if I did it like this I’m sure my daughter would have no problem joining in and “helping”. Too cute!
(btw, visiting from the Super Mommy Club hop)
Thank you Jen!
Great water play while cleaning the toys ready for a season of fun and imaginative play. Thanks for linking up and sharing with Country Kids.
Such a great idea to involve kids in cleaning their outdoor toys (or any for that matter).
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What a great way of getting your child to wash her toys! Turning into a game is a brilliant idea — I bet she had a really fun time! Thanks so much for linking up with #TwinklyTuesday — please could you pop our badge on the end of your post, the next time you link up x
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Thank you Caro!