In this house we aren’t afraid of messes. I soak up the days when my kids are running around the backyard, digging in the dirt, splashing in the puddles and playing with the chickens. They usually find a water source – mixing dirt with water – because everything is more fun with mud, right? I grew up playing outdoors in Alaska and I truly believe that fresh air and a healthy supply of dirt will do any person good – child or adult!
But what about those clothes? What about the clothing embedded with mud, rocks and dirt? Play clothes or school clothes – I want them to come out clean with minimal effort on my part. So when Tide asked us to try out their newest formulas – Tide + Collection products I jumped at the opportunity!
The new Tide+ Collections include:
- Coldwater Clean
- Tide with Downy
- Tide with Febreze Freshness
- Tide Plus Frebreze Sport
- Tide Plus Bleach Alternative
- Tide Plus Ultra Stain Release
This last week we’ve received a ton of rain in Western Washington (surprise, surprise?) and our backyard is a muddy mess. Which translates to muddy kids who play in the muddy mess. I decided to try out the Coldwater Clean detergent on my kid’s clothing that needed some serious love.
Here are some before photos. . .
You cringing yet? There is a lot of FUN smashed into those knees. So what happens after I wash them? Let me first say that we don’t have a fancy washer and dryer. It’s ancient (you know top loading, manual knobs, etc.) and I just can’t justify replacing it until it breaks. And these clothes are NOT brand new – they are play clothes and some of them were even purchased at thrift stores – so they aren’t even close to new. . .
I used the Tide Ultra Stain Release and was pleasantly surprised when the clothes finished the spin cycle!
They came out without any signs of the party they’d just had in the backyard. I was especially surprised with the light pair of jeans on the right – I thought for sure those would be stained.
Even the shirts came clean! Now if only Tide would come up with a detergent that would strengthen the knees in little boys jeans – can you even imagine the party all moms would throw??
In addition to trying out the new Tide+ Collection, I wanted to share TWO giveaways with you!
ENTER TO WIN A FANCY NEW WASHER AND DRYER
Tide has partnered with Albertsons to give away a brand new HE washer and dryer from Albertsons! All you have to do is pick your favorite image and provide a caption to be entered! I know all of you are super creative and clever – so I’m hoping it’s a Queen Bee reader who wins!
ENTER TO WIN A TIDE PRIZE PACKAGE
And finally, I’m giving away a Tide Prize Package that includes three 10-ounce Tide samples and one full-sized Tide product. To enter – leave a comment on this post telling me what stains you have the hardest time getting out.
For a bonus entry – share this post with someone – via Facebook, Pinterest, Twitter, word-of-mouth or text message. You get the idea. Leave a separate comment telling me you shared the post. So that’s a total of two entries per person (two comments).
Giveaway ends March 10 at 9 p.m. PST. I’ll pick one random comment and email the winner!
This post is sponsored by Tide. All thoughts, opinion, content and photos of messy children are my own and are genuine (and aren’t the kids cute?).
Lequitta says
Grease from husband’s work clothes.
julie says
Leaky diaper poop stains on light colors. ugh.
Jen N. says
I have a hard time getting grease stains to come out. Also, pesky makeup foundation stains as well. I would love to win and give Tide a try! Thank you
MONIQUE BON says
I have a hard time getting out marker stains
Beth Johnson says
I shared on Facebook!
Beth Johnson says
Blood stains are my biggest challenge. Even though the #1 rule in our house is no bleeding…
Heather says
I shared on facebook. Thanks for the contest.
Heather says
Grass stains are the toughest for me!
Kristyl says
Spaghetti, meatball sandwiches, anything with marinara finds it’s way to my husband’s work pants!
Anita says
Grease from my bike chain (I’m a daily bike commuter)!
JulieB says
Shared on Facebook – Boom. Done!
JulieB says
Sock stains! Like Manly sock stains. I don’t know why they drive me nuts but I want white socks out of the washer (and to all non-believers – even bleach doesn’t work on his)!
Mirla Dejesus says
I share it with my daughter.
Mirla Dejesus says
Grease stains are the worst.
Maija says
In December we moved to this *lovely* home which was previously owned by my inlaws. (Not updated since the mid 80’s and not reasonably maintained either.) It has been brought to my attention that I cannot run the washing machine on hot/warm becauase of plumbing issues which will flood the house, but cold has always worked fine. So my bain is any stain which needs hot water to release!! 🙂
Carrie says
Ink! I don’t know what secret pockets my husband sticks pens in but it always ruins someone elses’ clothes! Grrrrr…..
Casey says
Wine and grease for sure!
sandra dee murphy says
shared on Twitter
sandra dee murphy says
grease and chocolate
Rebekka S. says
I shared on Twitter 🙂
Rebekka S. says
grease stains
Rachel Anderson says
My son bit his lip last week. I stain treated it right away but there’s a yellowed stain on the white stripe on his shirt from where the blood went. Blood and grease are the most difficult for me.
Kendra keblis says
Explosive baby poop stains
Julie W. says
I shared with my neighbor!
Julie W. says
Grease stains are definitely the worst!
Cassie says
I shared with my sister
Cassie says
Anything red is tough to get out!
Kim D says
Oil and grease stains from cooking and eating!
Linda says
Shared with my mother in law. I like to call her the Queen of Clean.
Kim Potter says
spaghetti stains.
Linda says
My son’s baseball pants are always streaked with grass stains and sometimes the occasional ketchup drips.. Who in their right mind, gives teenage boys white pants!!
Angela says
Protein stains like grass and blood are tough; but for me the worst is grease stains. I’m pretty sure my kids think their sleeves are napkins and/or tissues! 🙂
Misty says
Shared this post with all of my favorite mommy friends!
Misty says
I have the hardest time getting food stains out of my toddler twins’ clothes! Usually red foods or the juice from oranges. 😉
Jacki R. says
For me it seems that oil/grease stains are the hardest. I have to wash things 2-3 times, pre-treating the stain each time, before it comes out! In fact, this morning hubby left a shirt on the bed with a rubberband around the stain that I thought had come out, but hadn’t.
Erika says
Spaghetti stains!!
Shana E. says
Toughest stains are grease and grass.
Christin P says
Blue icing stains! (I have no idea how my daughter comes across so much blue icing!)
Christin P says
Blue icing stains! (I don’t know how my daughter comes across so much blue icing!)
Lachelle says
Oily stains from cooking or blood.
Erin elizabeth says
Dirt! My kids will find dirt everywhere and it almost impossible to get out.
Amanda says
The hardest stains for me are any kind of red juice!
Sarah Hamilton says
the food stains my 2 year old gets on EVERYTHING! I need to wrap him in a bib when feeding him!
Dorrie P. says
Grass & oil 🙁
LaureenV says
I shared this offer with my sister!
LaureenV says
Mud and grass stains are the worst.
Molly says
Greasy stains from food on my sons clothes, like from eating and spilling 🙂
Vee says
I always have a hard time removing oil stains on our clothes.
Melinda D says
I have a hard time with grass stains!
Janice says
I’m a nurse and I get into messes that you don’t even want to hear about!! Bodily fluids from every where~