Taking care of Stuffed Animals

This week at Kinder Buddies Daycare we had the children creating their own stuffed animals through Build-a-Bear.

Kids love their stuffed animals so of course you want to keep them looking good for as long as possible. We have listed some ways to store, clean, and keep your childrens stuffed animals safe.

Storage

The best part of Build a Bear is the accessories. Kids can dress up their bear in any sort of style as often as they want.
To avoid losing any pieces there are some interesting ways to keep them safe.

Consider turning a plastic storage bin into a bed for your kids bear! You can keep clothing and accessories neatly put away while Teddy can sleep on top during playtime.

If your child has too many stuffed animals that they can’t all fit on the bed a great way to keep them organized and still seen is in a stuffed animal net! The net hangs in the corner of the room and lesser-used (but still super important!) stuffed animals can stay off the floor.
Create your own using this tutorial: http://thebetternester.blogspot.ca/search?q=stuffed+animal

Cleaning

Stuffed animals can get dirty but cleaning them can be tricky as they are delicate.

When cleaning your Build-a-Bear you can spot clean with the Build-a-Bear spot cleaner.
Build a Bear website

For your other fluffy stuffed animals you can put them in a pillow case (For protection) wash it on delicate cycle in cold water. Hang to dry, stuffies don’t do well in the dryer.
Please note that certain stuffed animals cannot go through the washing machine: Anything with electronics/Beanie Babies (and anything with a similar stuffing)/anything very old or very delicate.

You can also hand wash stuffed animals in a basin. Visit Mamas Laundry Talk for an awesome tutorial on hand washing stuffed animals:
Washing Stuffed Animals

Best of luck with your new Teddies!

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Kinder Buddies is a Quality First Daycare and Infant Care facility in Oakville, Ontario. We take care of children from the age of 6 weeks to 5 1/2 providing nutritious meals and fun activities all day long.