Tip Tuesday: Dirty Shoes

We wash our clothes, we wash our cars...but the item that touches the ground the most hardly gets washed. Our shoes can get filthy...but what's the best way to get them clean?

With three boys under the age of 6, I don't have time to take a rag and spot clean our shoes. I remove the laces and just throw them in the washer on cold. Yep, that's it. I use detergent to get them clean.

Once they're done, I pull them out and stuff them with newspaper (yay! a practical use of the Des Moines Register!!) so they don't lose their shape. I let them dry overnight and voila! Clean shoes!