We decided to purchase Nikwax Tech Wash, a laundry detergent specifically made for rain gear, at the recommendation of our kid’s forest school teachers. I must admit, at first I was a little stubborn (or lazy…or foolish? Skeptical?). I actually waited until Georgia started forest school to purchase, even though I’d learned about Nikwax when Bergen started over 3 years ago! We’ve now used Nikwax a handful of times since the fall, and I’ve been very impressed with how clean and refreshed our rain gear is after coming out of the wash. Today I was inspired to document the process since Georgia’s rain gear was particularly muddy after forest school. It happened to snow this morning here in Seattle, creating lots of excitement at our house, and at school. There wasn’t much accumulation, and what did accumulate melted quickly, so the kids must have switched from snow play to mud […]
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