Simple Way To Clean Your Kid’s Bath Toys

I went into my kids’ bathroom the other day to clean their tub and I noticed their bath toys. (For a great tub and shower cleaner, check our my blog Shower Cleaner with Dawn and Vinegar – Easy and It Works! ) Yikes! The toys were covered in mildew or mold. Gross! (please don’t judge 🙂 )

I was going to throw them out but even though my kids are not babies anymore, they still wanted to keep them. Well, I didn’t want to spend money on new toys so I set out trying to figure out how to clean bath toys.

After doing a little research, some from Fatherly.com, I realized I was able to easily clean them with some household products I already had at home. Also, I loved that I didn’t need to use bleach.

Simple Items

One of the best parts of this cleaning task is the fact that I didn’t have to purchase anything. I already had everything I needed in my kitchen! I used 3 simple items – vinegar, hot water, and an old toothbrush.

Step 1 – Squeeze Out Excess Water

To clean your bath toys, the first thing you need to do is squeeze out any excess water that is inside your toys.

Step 2 – Soak

The next step is to soak the toys in the cleaning solution. Mix three parts hot water and one part vinegar. Allow the toys to soak for at least 10 minutes. (I ended up leaving them for closer to an hour because I got busy with something else.)

Then, fill your sink with the vinegar solution and put the bath toys in the sink. Make sure you have enough solution in the sink so the toys were covered as much as possible. Move the toys around every so often to ensure all parts of the toys were covered.

Step 3 – Brush

Scrub all the crevices with a toothbrush after the toys have soaked. If there is any mildew or mold left on the toys, brush it off with the toothbrush. There was no need for vigorous scrubbing, it was a quick brush and I was done!

Step 4 – Rinse

After scrubbing the bath toys with a toothbrush, I made sure to rinse them to eliminate all traces of grime.

After following these easy steps, my kids’ bath toys looked new! They looked so good the kids even commented to me about how clean they were!

If you have any cleaning hacks for bath toys, I would love to hear them!