https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sat, 09 May 2026 07:36:23 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818464 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:27:54 +0000 septca 1818464@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: oxy stick or spray - applied when the stain is fresh, then I let it sit until I next do laundry. OxyClean soak for tough stains or dinge. A squirt of blue Dawn for anything oily.</p> <p>I also make my own laundry detergent (A&amp;H washing soda + Dr Bronners + Oxyclean free) and it fights stains MUCH better than anything else I've tried. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818415 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 15:27:09 +0000 Arden 1818415@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't mind messes at all. :) We take off her dress before meals or if she wants to play in mud or something, but she can get as messy as she wants. This was yesterday. :) </p> [attach=2195/14/nad7ha.600x600.image.jpg] https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818409 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 15:23:15 +0000 MamaG 1818409@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I full expect that she might come home messy from daycare. I also don't like food messes. We wipe her hands/face down after she eats and I expect the same when she is in other's care. At home if we paint, I tend to strip her down to underwear, just to save some of the clean up efforts. Same thing when we carve pumpkins - to underwear. And play outside in puddles is either in underwear or swimsuit and swim shoes. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818402 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 15:14:15 +0000 avivoca 1818402@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Most of the time, no. I try to save the extra cute outfits for when we are going out or to church, but the rest of the time she is in play clothes. </p> <p>I do hate food stains on her clothes from daycare though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818397 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 15:08:57 +0000 illumina 1818397@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No...but if possible I prefer to limit messy activities to the afternoon as she'll be having a bath right before bed. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818391 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 15:04:13 +0000 sandy 1818391@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Generally no but like @autumnlove I do not like food messes. Like I don't want her clothes to be stained from a meal and her hands/face to be a mess. So at almost 3 she still wears a bib and we wipe down after meals. We use an extra towel on her lap when she eats something super messy like soup. And I hate dealing with stains so I'll change her if she's really messy from a meal so I can deal with the stains ASAP. </p> <p>But I do not mind her playing and making a mess. That's why 90% of her clothes are play clothes. And if we are on a play date or at the park I make sure to dress her in clothes that I don't mind getting messy. Generally she's a pretty clean kid but if we go somewhere like the beach she doesn't mind getting sand over every inch of her body. I'm just glad she doesn't draw all over herself - even washable marker is tough to get off </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818366 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:37:24 +0000 SugarplumsMom 1818366@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope. I think that's how toddlers are supposed to be :happy: I wasn't allowed to make a mess, write on myself, or even pick things up from the ground. I want my LO to be a kid and get messy. Clothes are meant for spills. (Unless it's an extra special occasion and she's wearing an antique or at a wedding.) Otherwise, I let her be a kid. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818359 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:33:00 +0000 californiadreams 1818359@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>what I find funny is that LO does not like to get messy himself! he is always asking me to clean his hands. and when he spills something, he wants it cleaned up right away! We were painting one time and he got paint all over his hands and would not continue until I wiped them, even though I kept insisting it was okay and we could clean up when were done! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818355 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:31:06 +0000 californiadreams 1818355@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i don't mind if LO gets messy....but I do hate cleaning and getting messy myself, so I try to keep his mess off of me and set up whichever activity it is so it will be easy to clean, if that makes sense. Like with painting, I learned from my nanny to not give all the little paint jars, but putting dobs of paint onto one plate, so I only have to clean the plate after. Or after the park, if his shoes are full of sand, I will take them off before we go in to minimize sand getting all over my floor. stuff like that. because I don't like cleaning ;)</p> <p>As for his clothes getting messy, I don't mind as long as I have a spare to change him into after if need be...and that would be so I don't get paint all over MY clothes when I pick him up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818345 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:18:34 +0000 lawbee11 1818345@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't mind if she gets messy at daycare (though she never has before). I also wouldn't mind if she got messy when it was expected (ex: If I took her outside to play in the rain). I could see getting upset if I took her to an Easter egg hunt in a nice dress and she decided to dive into some mud or something (not upset at her, just with the situation). She hates getting messy while eating, so maybe she'll be neat in general....who knows. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818336 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:15:22 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1818336@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: definitely the oxy stick. I tried resolve stain remover once and it ate through the fabric. :shocked: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818318 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 14:02:02 +0000 Mamaof2 1818318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Weagle: oh good to know!!! Thanks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818300 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 13:51:22 +0000 Weagle 1818300@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: OxyClean Stain Stick is my go-to! The directions say you can leave it on for up to 5 days, but I've definitely gone longer with no ill effects. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818284 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 13:39:59 +0000 Dandelion 1818284@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Of course I don't mind. Kids are washable. We don't buy fancy clothes around here. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818270 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 13:23:55 +0000 Mamaof2 1818270@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@septca: what's your secret? :wink: </p> <p>I never use stain remover because it says after applying you must wash it and well I only do wash on the weekends..... what happens if I use stain remover on Monday and let it sit for 5 days?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818269 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 13:23:30 +0000 NovBaby1112 1818269@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I actually love LO getting messy, I'm surprised how laid back about it I am. Jumping in puddles, mud, painting, eating messy things, etc. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818260 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 13:19:27 +0000 Weagle 1818260@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't mind when mine is messy, but it stresses me out when other kids in my care get messy! I think LO isn't a very messy child in general, so I have a hard time when friends kids are over and they're like eating yogurt with their hands and then putting grapes up their noses. But LO doing that wouldn't really bother me at all. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818258 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 13:19:00 +0000 travelgirl1 1818258@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@oliviaoblivia: I am glad you said that - they were painting today :shocked: The type that you need a jar of water to dab your brush in. You can guess how that ended.</p> <p>@Mrs. Lion: Right? I love messy play, I wish I was young enough to do it!</p> <p>@autumnlove: my husband used to be aghast watching LO eat. He had to get over it. She isn't going to start eating daintily anytime soon :silly: </p> <p>@Mamaof2: Yep that's why mine doesn't own anything expensive. She's too fond of painting on herself, lol.</p> <p>@looch: @hilsy85: @MoonMoon: @Smurfette: @septca: I need to get better at putting stain remover on sooner. I find washable paint isn't always as "washable" as it claims to be.</p> <p>@scg00387: @LuLu Mom: @mkp17: Messy play rules :silly: </p> <p>@sunny: Yeah I struggle keeping mess contained at home. We had a food colouring disaster recently. Sigh. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818242 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 13:06:05 +0000 mkp17 1818242@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>If I minded, I'd be in trouble!! It seems like LO is always a mess :happy: If we go out, I do try to make sure her face is cleaned up (at least when we leave the house!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818241 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 13:05:43 +0000 septca 1818241@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Mostly I think it means she is exploring and having fun! But I am a master stain remover. :grin:</p> <p>That said, I do like when childcare providers make an effort to keep my toddler clean - wiping down her face and hands after she eats, especially. There is no reason for her to walk around with dried lunch on her face. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818234 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 13:01:37 +0000 Smurfette 1818234@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't mind if she isn't wearing anything nice. I do think when she comes home dirty from day care that means she had fun! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818228 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:58:30 +0000 LuLu Mom 1818228@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>She's always a disaster by the end of the day at daycare, she's just a messy kid. I never send her in anything nice :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818227 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:57:46 +0000 sunny 1818227@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't like her getting messy at home because I have a hard time containing her and getting the mess cleaned up. I don't mind if she comes home messy from daycare though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818226 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:56:48 +0000 immabeetoo 1818226@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope and it bums me out when kids are having safe, happy fun and their parents tell them to stop messing up their clothes ( seems especially specific to dresses) :sad: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818223 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:54:51 +0000 oliviaoblivia 1818223@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Nope! I do feel bad when she's messy and we go somewhere nice. But on a daily basis I like that she's the messy kid - means she's having a blast with Shadot! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818217 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:50:33 +0000 looch 1818217@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I don't really mind if my son gets messy, he's a pretty neat boy though. He will occassionally come home with paint on his shirt but it's fine, because I don't expect his clothes to last him past the season and spend accordingly. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818215 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:49:30 +0000 MoonMoon 1818215@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, but I do mind clothes getting permanently ruined. That's why I love summer, he's getting needy to his heart's content wearing just a diaper...or sometimes not even that! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818208 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:45:46 +0000 Mrs. Lion 1818208@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mamaof2: haha us either ;) consignment stores are my best friend :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818206 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:43:57 +0000 hilsy85 1818206@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Depends what he is wearing! I don't mind him getting messy but I also don't want his clothes to get ruined. So if he is going to get messy in something that might stain, I would take his clothes off/replace with clothes that I don't care much about. </p> <p>But he is constantly grubby from the playground and it doesn't bother me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/do-you-mind-your-lo-getting-messy#post-1818203 Fri, 15 Aug 2014 12:41:48 +0000 Mamaof2 1818203@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>That's why my kids don't have nice clothes :silly: </p> <p>I always have teachers at DCP apologizing when the kids are extra messy at the end of the day and I am like "who cares - they had fun right??" But apparently yes other moms get VERY upset! </p>