How do I clean Ds1's lunchbox?

[tutu100]

I caved and let DS1 have one of these pvc kind of lunch boxes with a zip IYKWIM instead of the nice easy to wash plastic box he had been using. I wipe it out every day, but the crumbs collect in the bloody corners and it looks manky. How can I get it looking clean? Can you machine wash them? Or will that melt it.

stick the whe thing open in a sink of hot soapy water. give it a good clean in the corners. leave to dry flat out on the drainer. squirt of dettol after for goid measure if you want. i do this once a week and it is fine

you can turn them inside out to get to all the hidden bits

I stick them in the washing machine.

Second bunging it in the washing machine, they dry in minutes as well.
I have to do it daily when DS1 is in yoghurty moods

I can't believe how many crevices the damn thing has got! If you stivk it in the washing machine what temp do you do it on?

I machine washed it at 30 and it survived, looks much better, but obviously choclate mousse stains do not come out!

Thanks everyone. I knew I'd get the answer on mumsnet!

I stick my dcs lunchbag in the machine too on a 30 but dont tumble dry it or u will get a melted mass like i did

I put it in the dishwasher!

Try top rack of dishwasher.

Line it with a single sheet of kitchen roll every day before putting lunch in - damage limitation.

Very that people would put a lunch bag through a machine wash every day. Did you know that most of the country is in drought?

Washing machine once a week.

I used to put ds1's lunchbox in the washing machine but felt it smelt too much of washing powder. Fine for clothes but I didn't want it to taint his lunch.

I now put it in the dishwasher where it obviously comes out a bit wetter but it soon dries hanging on a chair or door knob.

The country is in drought but if im putting the luchbox in with clothes i cant see why im contrubuting to it not only that the water companies have tons of water leaking out at sea-they are the problem!

I babywipe it, turned inside out, once twice a week.

Wash in sink every couple of weeks.

Thank you for the washing machine tip - I put all our lunchboxes in the wash at the weekend (30' quick wash with no detergent) and they've come out good as new.