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  • familyschoolcare
    Advanced Daycare.com Member
    • Jun 2011
    • 1284

    Can I do this?

    Can I put wooden toys in the dishwasher to clean them?
  • daycare
    Advanced Daycare.com *********
    • Feb 2011
    • 16259

    #2
    Originally posted by familyschoolcare
    Can I put wooden toys in the dishwasher to clean them?
    hmmm thats a great question..... I would think that they might end up cracking....BTW what is it that you are trying to wash??

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    • blandino
      Daycare.com member
      • Sep 2012
      • 1613

      #3

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      • familyschoolcare
        Advanced Daycare.com Member
        • Jun 2011
        • 1284

        #4
        Originally posted by daycare
        hmmm thats a great question..... I would think that they might end up cracking....BTW what is it that you are trying to wash??
        Lincoln logs and a marble toy. The marble toy has wooden rails you link together to create a marble maze. I need to disinfectant these things. Not sure how. I usually don't need to worry about disinfecting the toys as the children in my care don't put things in their mouth and until today nobody had any illness besides a common cold.

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        • EchoMom
          Daycare.com Member
          • May 2012
          • 729

          #5
          I would say not. If the wood is finished you MIGHt have a shot, but even so, probably not. But even worse, I think Lincoln Logs are unfinished and so would soak in a lot of water and warp.

          I think you can just wipe them with a bleach solution cloth and then let them air dry, but then you have to do it all by hand, sorry. I have tons and tons and tons of wooden toys and I still don't know an efficient way to clean them all.

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          • Crystal
            Advanced Daycare.com Member
            • Dec 2009
            • 4002

            #6
            They will probably end up swelling and cracking.

            I use Clorox Anywhere:



            First, I clean all of the wooden surfaces with a soapy water solution (in a spray bottle) and damp paper towels. Then, using the clorox anywhere, I spray it on, wait 20-30 seconds and then wipe it with a clean, dry paper towel.

            This is accepted for the FCCERS too.

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            • Scout
              Daycare.com Member
              • Aug 2012
              • 1774

              #7
              I accidentally put some wooden building blocks in & they seem ok...maybe test one or two logs?

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