I recently was flipping through a magazine and stumbled upon a very natural way to rid childrens stuffed animals and cloth toys of dirt and dust.  I thought I would share…seems very simple, safe, and effective–not to mention CHEAP!

Gather up those dusty toys and place them in a big plastic bag (those new huge zip lock bags come in handy here!!)

Add a half a cup of baking soda and shake.

The static from the plastic and the baking soda interact to extract dust and dirt from the fabrics!

Voila!  Just remove the toys and shake off the excess baking soda.  You could even throw them on the clothes line afterward to let the sun naturally rid them of bacteria.