I love babies,, and is there anything more fun than a messy baby? Well, cleanup stinks, but it’s without a doubt awesome to watch them have so much fun! Seriously, from eating to well-being, just about everything. I mean, don’t get me wrong, it’s almost always super cute, and I have plenty of pictures of my kids getting messy, and those are memories I’ll have forever, but cleaning them up isn’t always fun.
Don’t miss this if you have a messy baby!
Do you have a few messy baby stories? I can tell you a few, but I think showing you would be a little better than telling you. Just look at the above image; those are only a few of the many messes we deal with!
I think the worst mess was probably when Catie took Mattie and introduced her to the mud. OMG, she was covered, and since that day, I have not been able to keep her out of it. Gavin has not discovered mud yet, but I know this coming spring it’s bound to happen.
Gavin has not found mud yet, but I know this coming spring it’s bound to happen. Dennis and Marley, be ready. I can tell you one thing: this little boy is going to be a handful too. He reminds me so much of my brother when he was little, and my brother was a little, well, nuts, haha.
The worst part of the mess is the clean-up. I guess that’s with any mess! We all enjoy making the mess; it’s loads of fun, but cleaning is not so much fun. Thankfully, one of my children was super easy when it came to cleanup. She has never given me much of a problem. When Mattie got messy, she wanted me to immediately strip her down, wash her hands, and get everything off her face. She was always ready for a bath, lol.
Now there is Gavin, and, well, he’s not so easy. He screams and cries the whole time anyone tries to clean him up. I guess we should be more understanding, right? I mean, all he wants is to keep that stuff on his face for later, lol. Oh, yeah, and that leftover baby food between his fingers he was saving too.
I think it’s safe to say that we can all agree that babies are messy, but did you know that throwing and playing with food can help your child learn? Yes, science has even confirmed what kids seem to instinctively know—playing with dirt and mud is fun. However, did you know it helps soothe, calm, and even relax children? Basically, playing with mud can make kids happier!
Have you ever tossed clothing because it was too much to even mess with? According to a Dreft survey with Wakefield, 80% of moms have tossed out their children’s clothes because they felt the mess wasn’t worth washing out. I wonder if they would have felt differently had they known that playing with mud and being messy is the sign of a happy baby. I think it will definitely change my attitude a bit on the subject.
Thankfully for all these messy moments, we have a great product like Dreft to help keep our little one’s clothes looking their very best even after the worst of messes.
Did you know that Dreft has partnered with Dr. Hes, who has several great “messy baby” tips like:
- Dress your little guy or gal right and care for the fabrics they are in. When you expect a mess, be sure to dress baby in fabric like cotton. It’s easily cleaned. It’s also important to use a gentle and hypoallergenic detergent to care for your little one’s clothing, like Dreft.
- Throwing food just might be helpful. Did you know that throwing food or dropping food on the floor might just help children learn a little about physics? Yes, but I would definitely put something on the floor to protect the floor and make sure the mess is easy to clean up.
As you may already know, Dreft is the #1 baby laundry detergent choice of pediatricians, but did you know they have been a trusted brand for over 80 years? Yes, they sure have, and Dreft meets the needs of our little ones. You can rely on Dreft Active Baby detergent to help you remove 99% of those baby food stains, along with other outdoor messes. The Active and Newborn product lines are still formulated to be hypoallergenic and gentle on your baby’s skin.
This post was sponsored by Dreft.
32 comments
My messy moment was my grandsons birthday with his smash cake. He had blue frosting and cake every where.
My son got coated in spaghetti sauce.
Our messy moment was when I would give my kids veggie soup. They would get it everywhere.
One of my kids’ messiest moments was playing with flour while I was busy in baking. They got creative for making their own version of birthday cake with fruit and flour.
the first time when they say I can do it and the whole bowl of cereal ends up on the floor!
My son liked to play in his dirt pile which is messy enough but then he got into it after a rain storm.
I remember my son’s first rice cereal try. Between spitting it out everywhere and rubbing it all over. We had to take a bath.
Spaghetti was the messiest.
Spaghetti sauce is always very messy.
My grandson gets messy eating spaghetti.
Every meal time here is a messiest moment. My grandkids wear more food then they eat. I go into the kitchen one morning I made a cake the night before. My grandson had his face in the fridge he turned around and his face was covered in frosting. Asked him what he was doing his response was just looking for something to snack on. They do the funniest things
My grandchildren love playing in the mud. Dreft works great with getting out the stains and is gentle on their skin. Thank you for sharing
One of the messiest moments was the smash cake!
My nephews 1st birthday was a messy moment. He got cake everywhere.
My son got a hold of a black marker and decorated his face.
My grandson got pretty messy with his smash cake.
Leaky diaper…all over the crib.
A messy moment in our house was the first time my son ate blackberries. He was a purple/blue mess from head to toe 🙂
A messy moment was is my grandson finger paints.
A messy moment was when my grandson was finger painting.
My Niece gets messy eating spaghetti.
Pasta is very messy.
A messy moment was when my grandson got a hold of the baby oil and poured it all over the wood floor and played in it.
I remember messy pasta moment.
Pizza night at Ang and Eddies. Things got a little messy!
My grandson playing outdoors can be a messy moment.
The messiest moment I ever experienced was my oldest nieces first birthday. She had her own birthday cake and she dove into it head first! There was cake and frosting everywhere!
my daughter painted the other day and it got all over the place.
Any kind of mushy fruit is always a messy affair.
When my grandson eats spaghetti he always makes a mess.
my daughter dumped all her oatmeal out in the floor one day
Anything with pasta sauce usual ends up messy.