today i thought i would clean out my duplo box and make sure they where all clean this is quite a hard job to do as small places to get into with your cloth ive come up with a brain wave ive stuck the boards and the cars in the dishwasher and turned it on ill let you know the out come lol

Lots of plastic toys can go in the dishwasher- lego, playmobile, megabloks, little people, etc, anything without paper stickers on. You just have to find a way to contain it, not tried it but I think a net laundry bag works if the plastic bits do not go through the holes. And then allow time for it to air-dry in any nooks and crannies.

What a great idea!! I hate cleaning mine and normally tip it all into the bath and spend hours cleaning and drying it- if this works it'll save so much time and effort :)

What about using one of those washing bags that you use for socks? Surely it would work on the top shelf of the dishwasher as long a you made sure it couldn't snag on anything.

Moggy you beat me to it!

Wooden blocks are my pet hate. All my babies seem to be chewing on them at the moment! What about a quick wash in the dishwasher?

I've put stuff like this in the washing machine in a sealed pillowcase before now :)

Don't have a.dishwasher, though

I've put stuff like this in the washing machine in a sealed pillowcase before now :)

Don't have a.dishwasher, though
I don't have a dishwasher....how do they come out from the washing machine?

Freshens them up, probably wouldn't get anything really nasty and stuck-on out but mine come out clean ;)

Thanks Laura, mine aren't particularly dirty but babies are always chewing on the happyland people and I hate cleaning them! :( This sounds a much easier way!

I put mine in a pillow case and put it in the washing machine :thumbsup:

I washed Megablocks in the dishwasher recently only problem was I didn't put it all in upside down so I then had to drain them but it was great! Have also done the play food in it

yey 30 min quick wash and the boards came out lovley i put the little bricks in the cutlery basket god sometimes i do have a brain

I put action men and barbies in the washing machine in a pillow case too. Makes a racket but get them clean!

If u do the play food do they not get water inside?

Duplo in washing machine even in a pillow case still makes a terrible racket - I just tend to spread mine out on a plastic sheet and spray liberally with anti bac spray.

Unless its got batteries I shove it in the dishwasher, had to throw the odd ruined thing away.

If u do the play food do they not get water inside?

exactly what i was wondering ... food and all the little people all have those little holes in them! even my ride on in the garden somehow has got water inside it :(

What a good idea. I would probably just sit there and clean each block lol! :laughing:

What a good idea. I would probably just sit there and clean each block lol! :laughing:

Trust a bloke to do it the hard way :laughing::laughing:;)

Trust a bloke to do it the hard way :laughing::laughing:;)

I need a woman to remind me of the best way to do something! :laughing::laughing::thumbsup:

Oh don't worry Rick, there are plenty of us on here to do that :thumbsup::laughing:

Oh don't worry Rick, there are plenty of us on here to do that :thumbsup::laughing:

Eeeeeeeeeek :goodjob:

Hi I have a steam cleaner and I clean all my toys safely and quickly using it, they are all done in no time at all.

today i thought i would clean out my duplo box and make sure they where all clean this is quite a hard job to do as small places to get into with your cloth ive come up with a brain wave ive stuck the boards and the cars in the dishwasher and turned it on ill let you know the out come lol

what a brilliant idea! I usually stick mine in the bath, never even thought about the dishwasher!

If u do the play food do they not get water inside?

No mostly they came out fine, lost a couple of bits but figured it was worth having a couple of casualties! I just put it on the quickest / lowest temp wash

Overnight in the old nappy buckets and some milton's works for me, quick rinse off, tip onto clean towel, fold up and leave for a bit. But that's only because my washing machine seems to be permanently in use and my dishwasher/hubby goes out to work each day!!