Pack N Play Cleaning Tutorial 

I figured. Happy I found a video for confirmation about the mat. Thank you!

i watched multiple videos on cleaning playpens, and this worked wonderfully for the actual playpen. i wish i saw the comments, but my mat is now filled with the icky water and it won’t come out. i’m looking online for replacement mats now. but thank you for helping me get the playpen clean again!

You're a genius!! Thanks for this idea!!!!!

I wish I had read the comments before I did this!!!! About 2 weeks ago I washed my daughters pac n play after watching numerous videos. Afterwards it looked amazing and I was happy. Yesterday I noticed a smell so this morning I pulled up the mattress and it was covered in mold spores. I then noticed which I hadn’t before that their was a zipper to take off the cover. I unzipped it and saw the particle board also covered in mold spores. I feel absolutely horrified that I let my daughter sleep in this. I don’t know how long it’s been since the mold began to grow. I did let it sit in the sun all day to dry after I washed it. I wish I knew what to do now because my daughter refuses to sleep in her crib but I can’t let her sleep in her pac n play now. Please, please do not do this !!!! Like I didn’t know but I feel like a horrible mama right now!!!!

PLEASE don't soak your mattress in the water without first taking out the wooden boards inside! I just watched this guy's video, ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-NGiNXnTgMJ8.html. He took out the wooden boards, and show you how to sewing it back into the mattress as well. If you soak your mattress it will ruined the mattress for good.

Cheers wee pal, saved us money in a big way.

For people saying the mat can't be washed target sells covers for the mat part.

Thank you did same cleaning method so I could pass mine down to a friend for her grand kids 🧸😍🤗😎

I did this as well from a different tutorial I found on Google, but used liquid laundry detergent instead. I had it drying outside for a few hours but when I went to take it inside, it had dried spotty. Does anyone know how to clean that?

Because of the ppl who got more stain since the wood inside of pad, i just showered the top of the pad and try to rub it with baby detergent like 1oz diluted with water. It is so much better than doing nothing. Was a good idea to bring it to the carwash but i don't agree with pad part. Maybe the plastic frame would be okay, but pad would be better with light shower with brushing with baby detergent!:)

Thank you for posting this. It gives me the confidence to know I can clean our playpen.

I have been drying mine in the sun for about 3 days now... it's still wet

So what I did because I was absolutely terrified of my mat molding is I did this with the frame of the pack and play but with the mat I sprinkled baking soda on it and then sprayed it with warm soapy water and scrubbed the crap out of it then I rinsed it off really good and then I folded it and squeezed as much water out of it as possible then I put it in front of a fan to dry

I don't have baking soda or vinegar can I just wash w/ laundry soap???

Pro tip.... The ingredients that you put in your tub should help with your drain problem as well....

My son just had a blow out in his playpen. Needless to say it needed a real wash. Within 2 minutes of filling the tub the water looked horrible. I put the water as hot as it could go and tripled the batch just so it would get as clean as possible. It's going to take forever to dry but I dont care... at least it will be clean again.

What material is the pack n play mattress?

Ruby, I just now saw your video on cleaning a pack n’play. Sorry that it has taken me this long to view your channel. I’m definitely gonna subscribe to your channel. Thank you for doing this tutorial. Have a BLESSED day🥰

I did the same a couple of years and the mat disintegrated into pieces. I guess it was a cheap wood material. Never again I let it submerge in water.

Can you use normal vinegar

How did the particle board in the mat come out? I think most of the brown you saw was coloring from that. Did it hold up? I was worried about getting it wet. Just got mine last week but directions say not to get it wet

I used this method and ended up with brown stains on the edges of pad because the boards are wood. I ended up ripping out the stitching on one edge and removed the boards. Some of them were damaged. I washed the cover separately and them the foam pads. Now I will have to sew them back together. Today, I realized an additional problem. When I tipped the pack n play sideways rusty water ran out staining the netting again. These were old pack n plays so I don't know if the design has changed so that water won't collect and stand in the middle part. I wonder if the gross water is in part because of the wood boards.

but I loved this so much

Don't do it. The board in the mat will soak up water and swell. You will loss the structural integrity of the mat. Mine broke 😒 the "dirty" water comes from the Mdf "Medium density board" in the mat "melting". If u want to wash it. U will be better off buying a replacement cover

Do not put the mat in! It’s pressed board mine broke because I did.

I am heart broken that I have ruined my mat. The cardboard inside will not dry and it is too soft now and not safe I'm afraid. I'm hoping I can order a new mat by itself. As far as the frame everything went well, I do worry about rusting so I probably will not soak often. Soaking did clean everything wonderfully but DO NOT do it if you have cardboard inside your mat! I hope this helps someone.

I just finished doing this. I wish I saw the update about not putting the mattress pad in. Mine is currently drying. damn. :(

How did it come out after drying was the mat the same still hard

Can I clean strollers this way too

Wouldn't. the padded wood thing get damaged?

Tip .. Should take the pressboard boards out of the mat they will fall apart

That would rust the pack and play ... SMH

El tapete (colchon) no se lava! Es madera prensada, se incha y se deshace, el agua caliente es lo peor, laven a seco el colchon, lo café del agua no es mugre, es la decoloracion de la madera.

how did you dry it after this wash (if it's wintertime) ???

Omg !!!!!! I put the mat in.

I have come to realize that the base mattress part of the PNP is made from particle board and probably shouldn't be submerged. How did the mattress part fair now that it's been about 4 months since this video?

PLEASE READ THE DESCRIPTION AND DON'T DO THIS. Anyone who reads this please thumb this comment (up or down doesn't matter i want people to see this before they watch the video)

Bad idea! 😬

I DID THIS LAST WEEK AND NOW MY PACK N PLAY IS DESTROYED

Yall if your mattress does not have a zipper just hand wash it yall! Do this for the large part of the pack n play.

OMG, DO NOT DO THIS! The "mattress" is made of particle board, which swells up and falls apart! I did this to a playpen of kids that I babysit! It's ruined, now I have to buy them a new one! Wow, thanks for this video! SMH

Doing this will ruin your mattress and void your warranty if you have a Graco.

PAY ATTENTION FOOLS...SHE SUNDRIED IT.