Unwashable Washable Paints...

INDIANNA73

Please can someone help. My son comes home from pre-school covered in paint, i put them on a 40 wash. All ideas welcome...

twink

do they not wear aprons when painting? they should if not can you give them an old shirt to put on your little one instead

Gingham_Ribbon

What kind of paint are the using? The kind we use comes out okay. But a pinny or an old shirt is a must. Don't they provide them?

It's a shame because I bet he loves it. It'll be an expensive business if it carries on though.

Spendless

This happens at daughters nursery too. Though they wear aprons she still manages to get paint on her. I just send her in old needs to be worn before she outgrows it sort of stuff. Then if it can't be washed out, it can go in the rag-bag.

vivaladiva

Perhaps you could suggest that the nursery mixes a little washing up liquid in the paints, this is supposed to make washing out easier. But in my experience blue never comes out! :mad:

Rachie_B

try washing on a hotter wash having pre treated the garment with stardrops ,rub into stain and leaving for a little while before washing

mamaoba

lightly handwash the worst bits with stardrops as soon as you can (after she's gone to bed) before the paint sets totally bone dry if possible. You are aiming just to loosen the dye molecules so don't scrub or they'll embed deeper into the fabric. & then soak then overnight in a stardrops solution of cold water.

Next day shove in the machine with your usual washing powder, 1/2 cup washing soda and stardrops - don't wash higher than 40 as many dyes are permanently "set" by heat! You could try washing at 30. For this reason don't whatever you do iron the garments till you've held them up to the light totally dry and made sure there is no residual stain left at all or you'll NEVER get it out.

It might be a good idea to suggest that the nursery switches to a different brand of paint too! I use the company Yellow Moon for paint at work as their stuff DOES wash out and 5% of their profit can be set towards a nursery or school. The early learning centre stuff is awful but for some reason Tescos do very good washable paint for littlies .

troll35

I've always found the green an awkward colour to get out. As a childminder and sometimes volunteer at our local preschool I know that it doesn't matter how well you cover a preschooler with aprons etc they always manage to get paint all the way up their arms and down the sides of their clothes. I would recommend buying some cheap Tshirts and joggers for going to preschool in that won't bother you too much if they don't come perfectly clean. I can tell you that the staff will think it great.

I look after several preschoolers and despite telling the parents not to send them in lovely designer clothes they still do. I am not going to stop children from exploring their environment and getting mucky just because it might spoil their pristine hooch, DKNY and (yes) burberry labels.

Contains_Mild_Peril

I found red paint impossible to remove from my son's school trousers. I was really annoyed with the school for not asking the children in advance to wear suitable protective clothes, and thereafter I sent him with an old top to wear over his school clothes on any day they might get art (apparently it wasn't always the same day of the week). Parents should be forewarned so that they can send their kids with pinnies, old clothes or whatever. It should be as straightforward as being asked to take gym kit on gym days, and since some kids will manage to get paint on their clothes anyway, schools should use paint which washes out without requiring any special treatmetnt.