Laundry Tips

Once in awhile, I stop what I'm doing & think "Hey, I should blog about this". And sometimes, I actually do. Today, I'm posting a couple of little tips that might be helpful when dealing w/little kids laundry. If you're like most of us, you always have little socks that turn up missing from the laundry. Does the dryer eat them or what? What I started doing w/my first kid was putting all of the dirty socks in a little zippered lingerie bag and tossing it in the washing machine w/the other laundry. Then, they make it in & out of the dryer all together and then I unzip the bag & match them all. I put all my little pairs of socks away without losing any matches! Another tip is for machine washing stuffed animals or any clothing w/faux- fur trim. Put them in a pillow case & tie the end of the pillow case & wash in the washing machine just like that & dry in the dryer in the pillow case too. Stuffed animals are so clean & fresh but the fur stays nice. Trust me, if you just throw them in the machine as is, the fur will be all matted & clumped together if it's long or bumpy & rough if it's short fur. I actually started using pillow protectors which are like a pillow case but they zip up at the end. Super easy & they hold more stuff that way too. You can buy them at places like "Bed, Bath & Beyond" where the pillowcases are.