It seems like I do a ton of stain removal around here. I constantly have something soaking…or waiting to soak. But then again, I have 3 little people under the age of 5. Stains are a given.
And if you aren’t careful to remove stains, they set in permanently. And that ruins clothes. And ruined clothes cost money. And that ruins Mama’s good mood.
Enter baby food.
My youngest daughter is almost 10 months old and she is just learning to feed herself. Crackers, little bites of banana…you know all of those little baby finger foods.
Those finger foods that end up all over her clothes.
This is my solution: A dishtowel and a clothespin.
I have an abundance of dishtowels. I change them often, so I have a decent supply handy. Those little plastic bibs don’t always cut it. But my nice big dishtowels do a fabulous job of catching stains and cracker crumbs.
And when she’s finished eating, I just unclip from the back and brush off in the trash. If it’s not messy and gross, I save it for her next meal.
I love that her shirts stay (mostly) stain free. I love not spending time or money on making clothes look presentable again.
And I love that she is just so sweet and adorable in all of her baby-ness.
I am pleased to link this post to Frugal Friday over at Life as MOM. Click on over for a great round-up of frugal tips!
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How to Revive Smelly Towels
We did the same thing! I did spend a little money on tshirts that were a couple of sizes larger than my son wore – they were great until you had to pull really messy ones off! And buying something that I knew would get stained… gah! But the dishtowels – they worked great!
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Pulling over the head? I am not a fan of those pull-over-the-head bibs for that very reason! They stay on really well of course, but then you have to get them off!
🙂
I can remember doing this with my own little ones
I love this idea! So simple but one I wouldn’t have thought of myself. I hate when bibs make it into the wash without being treated and then end up with green pea stains. Problem solved!!
I hate green pea stains too! Or any stain for that matter…but peas are hard to remove.
Thanks for stopping by!
-Lauren
Libbie can whip off a snap bib before you can say dinner. We’ve been dealing with tons of stains lately–it is frustrating! I hate to see perfectly good and NICE clothes being ruined by vagrant spaghetti sauce.
And the red shoes Tweet–hehe. Guess you oughta just let her eat them. 🙂
.-= Vanderbilt Wife´s last blog ..Family for a Purpose =-.
Oh I couldn’t agree more about the stains.
There’s always the sans clothes option. Much easier to give a bath than stain removal, IMO. 🙂
Thanks for commenting!
-Lauren