Here is what to do if the weather will co-operate.
1. Wait for a relatively nice day or at least a time when it isn't snowing and get a large bucket or bowl of hot water.
2. Put the stroller outside if at all possible or at least somewhere you have room to work and no one will get too excited if you get water on the floor. (I have learned not to clean it next to the '57 Chevy - someone gets all upset and pouts.)
3. Remove everything from the storage space, pockets, trays and cupholders and put them in a plastic bag to be dealt with later.
4. Vacuum the stroller with the smallest nozzle you have and use the crevice tool for the pockets and corners of the basket. You might need to use a soft brush on the seat to loosen some of the ground in Cheerios.
5. You may need to use some gentle spot cleaner on some areas never use bleach it can make an interesting effect on the fabric.
6. If the seats are removable you can machine wash them on gentle cycle and hang them somewhere to air dry. If not you can clean them in warm sudsy water and rinse well with more warm water using a small brush to dislodge any crusty stuff.
7. Use warm soapy water to clean the rest of the stroller, the wheels, handlebar, sides, underside, canopy, frame, etc and rinse well. Leave it in a safe place to dry at least overnight.
8. Now is the time to spray the seat, inside the pockets and cup holders, the basket and anywhere the fabric folds with something like Lysol - you would be surprised at what can live there even after a good cleaning.
9. Inspect the bar that holds the child's cup holder and snack tray. Is the cover still in one piece and the tray still solid and un-cracked? I spent a fun time removing some of the foam covering the bar from my son's mouth one day. He was teething and biting on the bar and got a mouthful of the foam. He also managed to crack the snack tray. You or I couldn't bite that hard, only a teething tot could do that.
10. Now is also time to re-lubricate the wheels and the swivel if needed. The whole stroller is clean and dirt free so hubby can do his thing with the light grease and oil can.
Here is to a clean, squeak free stroller.
Strolling Mom
