Share your stories about your children’s favourite toys with Munchkin Nursery Steriliser - £100 voucher to be won

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Whether it’s a cuddly bear or a favourite blanket, young children become very attached to certain toys and comforters. Many parents will know the struggle of keeping these toys clean - particularly when they get taken on outdoor adventures or when your DC won’t let them out of their sight, even at mealtimes! With this in mind, Munchkin would like to hear your stories about your children’s favourite toys and comforters, and how you navigate cleaning them.

Here’s what Munchkin UK has to say: “Life with a little one is always going to be messy, but luckily the Munchkin Nursery Steriliser means that in just five minutes you can make sure toys, blankies and soothers are clean and ready to use, meaning you can spend less time cleaning and more quality time having fun”

Which toys were your DC particularly attached to and what’s the weirdest place/situation your child insisted on taking them? Did you experience that heart sinking feeling when you realised the toy they’re attached at the hip to had been left behind or lost? How did you rescue them? How did you keep their favourite toys clean, and did you experience any washing related disasters? What distraction methods did you resort to when your children’s favourite toys had to be taken away to be washed?

All who post on this thread will be entered into a prize draw where one lucky MNer will win a £100 voucher for a store of their choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck with the prize draw!

MNHQ

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Which toys were your DC particularly attached to and what’s the weirdest place/situation your child insisted on taking them?

Upsy daisy was my daughters favourite! Took absolutely everywhere... even ice skating!🤔😂

Did you experience that heart sinking feeling when you realised the toy they’re attached at the hip to had been left behind or lost?

Oh yes and had to buy a replacement for a hefty price on ebay!

How did you rescue them?

Searched and searched but had to buy replacement.

How did you keep their favourite toys clean, and did you experience any washing related disasters?

Washed them and yes slightly but stitched up well!

What distraction methods did you resort to when your children’s favourite toys had to be taken away to be washed?

Washed quickly on a 30 minute one 😂

Haha, DS was so attached to his iPad that he took it into the bathroom with him. He thought he wouldn't get found out, but it was so hilarious when he realised we did.

Thank you everyone for taking part in this discussion. The winner is @jellybeanpopper. Congratulations!

@CeriMumsnet Thank you! How lovely 😊

I was always very proud of my routine for washing building blocks and other small toys. I would put them inside one of those mesh laundry bags for washing lingerie and pop them in the washing machine... Until one day the mesh bag got caught and split open and lots of tiny plastic bits and bobs got inside the machine and I had to pay someone to take it apart and remove them. He was very confused as to what I had been trying to do. So any solution that doesn't require an expensive call out charge and an embarrassing explanation would be better...

My DS adores his teddy bears, several of which were originally his dads and are about 40+ years old. Not sure whether they would survive the washing machine, I am ashamed to say they have never been washed. He likes bringing them on holiday but we always tell him to leave them in the car/house/tent so they have avoided the worst of the dirt. There are some newer teddies that have gone in the washing machine but the fur is so matted/grubby they haven’t looked any better after they have been washed!

Washing machine for all ours-my youngest has about 20 soft toys at the bottom of his bed and we are considering weaning him off some of them-but he insists he loves them all! Some of them attended home school with him today!

Dd doesn't really have a favourite but ds has his teddy which is a dog! He used to have a penguin too but he lost it at soft play! He has left teddy loads of places too but we have luckily always got him back! We did get a new penguin but it was a bigger version and ds was a bit confused by it!

I bought a duplicate of my PFB's favourite bunny, which both reassured me that if it did get lost it wouldn't be a disaster, and meant it was easy to sneak one into the wash (they had to be regularly swapped to wear equally). It still got left in a holiday house and we had to turn round and go back when we realised.