Whoever said that little girls are sweet and rosy smelling has never met my four daughters. They have to have the smelliest feet the world has ever smelled. At least that is what I tell them anyway. I’m sure that there are other children that smell worse, but I really don’t plan on entering them in any contests to find out!
At a Girl Scout event I learned of a way to keep down the shoe stench is using baking soda and some mis-matched socks. I don’t know about you, but I have a few hundred socks with no mates in my basement and some of them are really cute Littlest Pet Shop or Wizards of Waverly Place socks. The cuter the sock the more fun they have with this project.
Simply fill each sock with 1/3 cup of baking soda and tie tightly with a string or a rubber band. I also tie the sock in a knot just to be sure.
Place filled socks into shoes to keep them fresh and clean! These sachets can also go into drawers or sports duffel bags.
Notice who is still in her pajamas!
Enu was home sick for the day, so I put her to work.
Ahhhh...fresh smelling shoes...okay..Fresher smelling shoes!
This makes a great rainy day or lazy day project before the hot summer heat hits your house and their shoes!
Some baking soda will ooze out of the sock if the sock is used as a weapon to hit with..not that my children would ever do such a thing…but I consider a little baking soda on the carpet deodorizer, so this works for me!
For more Baking Soda ideas check this out.
Cute! I wish we had some stinky shoes just so I could make some ;-)
Krsiten, You will have stinky shoes one day and think of me!
I did notice who was still in her pj’s. I guess she does take after her Grammy side,,,,just a little. Pj’s are what God gave us for our 1st birthday and I would not want to hurt His feelings! I wear both pairs he gave me most of the time!! Way to go Miss Elle…always try to please God!
Love,
Grammy
Just wanted to say you have a great site and thanks for posting!
Krsiten, You will have stinky shoes one day and think of me!