Dolls' Clothes Wash

What you need

• a few dolls' or teddies' clothes, or some old baby socks
• a bowl of warm soapy water and a bowl of clean water
• a drying rack or the back of a chair

How to do it

1. Gather the toys' clothes that need a wash and let your child check each one for mucky marks.
2. Let them swish each thing in the soapy bowl, rub it between their hands, then rinse it in the clean bowl.
3. Show them how to squeeze and twist the water out over the bowl, as hard as they can.
4. Hang everything on the rack or the chair back, and dress the toys again once the clothes are dry.

Why it matters

Toys' clothes are small enough to wash every bit themselves. Twisting the water out afterwards takes strong hands.

What they're learning

Wringing out

Twisting hard with both hands.

Washing and rinsing

Soapy bowl first, clean bowl next.

Wet and dry

How clothes change as they dry.

What to look for

Notice them squeezing a little harder to get the last drips out.

A tip

Stay beside them while there's water out, and do it outside or with an old sheet under the bowls.

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