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  • JennyBear
    Daycare.com Member
    • Sep 2011
    • 132

    What Do You Use....?

    What do you use to wash the children's hands and faces? I started by using face clothes for each child but realized I need 5 per child and had some issues on where to keep them through the day. I then switched to baby wipes and find that I go through at least 36 wipes a day which gets costly. I'm just wondering what everyone else does/uses.
  • SunshineMama
    Advanced Daycare.com Member
    • Jan 2012
    • 1575

    #2
    I pick them up over the sink and have them wash their hands and faces, then I use 1 paper towel to dry their hands and get anything else off of their face.

    For babies I use wet paper towels.

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    • daycare
      Advanced Daycare.com *********
      • Feb 2011
      • 16259

      #3
      Originally posted by JennyBear
      What do you use to wash the children's hands and faces? I started by using face clothes for each child but realized I need 5 per child and had some issues on where to keep them through the day. I then switched to baby wipes and find that I go through at least 36 wipes a day which gets costly. I'm just wondering what everyone else does/uses.
      at the target dollar bins, I found 2 hand towels for a dollar. They are all different colors. I punched a hole in each one, added a ring and put each kids name on it. I have hooks in my bathroom and I use these every time they go to the bathroom. I never soak them all of hte way, I do it like the sunshinemama and hold them over the sink so that we can wash fash and hands and them have them use the towel to dry.

      I wash them all at the end of the day with the rest of my cleaning towels...

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      • Meyou
        Advanced Daycare.com Member
        • Feb 2011
        • 2734

        #4
        I cut up a tshirt into facecloth sized cloths. I have a bin if them in my kitchen with enough for a couple of days.

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        • DaycareMama
          Daycare.com Member
          • Oct 2010
          • 621

          #5
          I use baby wash clothes and store them in wipes containers. They fit perfectly folded in half. Each wipes case stores alot too! I keep one in the kitchen and one in the bathroom

          Paper towels for bathroom hand drying

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          • Willow
            Advanced Daycare.com Member
            • May 2012
            • 2683

            #6
            Paper towels. The Viva ones are soft, thick and come in the half sheet sizes. No extra laundry (woot! I have enough of that as it is!) no policing to make sure toddlers don't accidentally use someone elses, and they're disposable which cuts down on spreading germs and illness.

            I keep two rolls in the bathroom, one at the sink for washing up and drying hands and faces and one up in my diaper cabinet to bleach changing pad, potty and sink in the event of use or just a mess in general.

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            • CheekyChick
              Daycare.com Member
              • Dec 2009
              • 810

              #7
              I use baby wipes for faces and wash their hands in the sink.

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              • wdmmom
                Advanced Daycare.com
                • Mar 2011
                • 2713

                #8
                Wash clothes for each child. You can get a 20 pack at Walmart for about $4-$5.

                I wash each child's hands and mouth after each meal and snack.

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                • Unregistered

                  #9
                  Wait! What? We're suppose to wipe their faces off too? LOL
                  It's not appropriate to just send them home with a whole days worth of grime on their face?
                  I'm only kidding!
                  I seriously asked a mom one morning when she dropped off her daughter with an overnight diaper,filthy feet and dirty face. "So Beth,what would you think if I sent your daughter home like this,filthy and with a diaper that looks like it hasn't been changed in 8 hours?'
                  Her response-"Well I would think you neglected her all day!"
                  I told her-"My point exactly!"Clean your kid geesh. Hasn't happened since.LOL
                  Sorry,I got off topic

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                  • WImom
                    Advanced Daycare.com Member
                    • Jun 2010
                    • 1639

                    #10
                    I use baby wash cloths and just store them in a small container. Mine aren't wet until I need them and then they go in the laundry.

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                    • spud912
                      Trix are for kids
                      • Jan 2011
                      • 2398

                      #11
                      I hold them over the sink and wash their hands and face. I use paper towels to dry off.

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                      • MyAngels
                        Member
                        • Aug 2010
                        • 4217

                        #12
                        Originally posted by wdmmom
                        Wash clothes for each child. You can get a 20 pack at Walmart for about $4-$5.

                        I wash each child's hands and mouth after each meal and snack.
                        This is what I do, too. I buy the white ones only so that at the end of the day I can just do one load with bleach so they always stay clean. I keep a small Rubbermaid bin in the kitchen and bathroom so they're always available.

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                        • jokalima
                          Daycare.com Member
                          • May 2012
                          • 477

                          #13
                          Wow, nice tips.

                          I use paper towel but I go through a lot, I am going to try the baby cloth and see, I am sure it will help with the $$ spending

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                          • Countrygal
                            Advanced Daycare.com Member
                            • Aug 2011
                            • 976

                            #14
                            I use washcloths and some washcloths I made myself by cutting up old flannel sheets.

                            I have one bin where they wash and another of spares. I wash them twice a week. Works great for me and much cheaper than paper towels!

                            I got the idea off of this forum!

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