How to keep your kids from ruining the couch when they play with their toys

Couch covers are an easy way to ensure that your couch will stay in top condition should you have children who like to climb on the couch while playing with their toys. However, couch covers can’t help prevent general wear and tear on the couch.

The following tips will help keep your couch looking brand new for years to come:

• Routinely check couch cushions for anything that might have gotten lodged inside of them. This includes things such as food, pencils or crayons, small beads or decorative objects for vases, etc. If any of these items are discovered at customer service when attempting to remove a potential harm from the couch cover, be sure to take it back home with you so that it can be properly put away.
• Do not allow children to climb on the couch while playing with their toys. If climbing is a must, make sure that there are plush throw pillows spread across the couch so that they have a place to sit should they fall from being up high. When kids have plush surfaces to plop themselves down onto, you’ll find that they think twice about getting up into precarious positions on the couch.
• Properly maintain your couch cover by washing it as often as needed using either mild or gentle detergents and always hang it out in the sun to dry before placing back onto the couch. Couch covers made from faux suede should always be cleaned with a damp cloth rather than exposed to water directly as the structure the couch cover is made from cannot withstand being soaked.
• Do not allow your couch to collect dust. Dust will speed up the deterioration of any couch and can leave dark spots on some couch covers that are difficult if not impossible to remove. Make sure that you dust regularly and never leave wet towels lying across the couch for long periods of time as this could cause staining or mildew issues (which once again, would be very hard to get rid of).

Severe Issues with Couch Covers

• Couch covers can be wonderful things when it comes to protecting your couch against wear and tear caused by children playing on or around it but they aren’t perfect; especially when it comes to extremely active activities such as wrestling matches. While couch covers can usually protect against light play, anything beyond that could result in couch covers becoming torn or ripped.
• If your couch cover is barely able to hold up against a simple child’s pounce on the couch while playing with a toy, it may be time for a replacement couch cover or couch itself. Couches that have been shattered from being jumped on too much will find that they have lost their resale value over time and there is no guarantee that any couch purchased second hand has been adequately protected from wear and tear using couch covers.
• In cases such as these where the couch has suffered extensive damage from heavy use or roughhousing, it would probably be best not to purchase another couch but instead invest money into getting new cushioning installed onto the couch frame itself. Using couch covers in places where the couch has been damaged severely over time could result in further damage to the couch cover and will not help it retain its resale value.
• If you have a couch that is two or more years old, chances are that a new couch might be a better long term investment than spending money on couch covers. If you want your couch to hold up against heavy use from your family, make sure that when purchasing a couch second hand, it is advertised as being able to hold up under heavy wear and tear from children playing on it.

Conclusion:

Couch covers are a good way to protect couch cushions but only if the couch cover is properly maintained and replaced before it gets worn out. If your couch cover can barely hold up against light play, consider getting new couch covers or investing money into having new cushioning installed on the couch frame itself. If you have kids that like to roughhouse, don’t even bother buying couch covers as there just isn’t enough protection offered by them. Even couch covers made from durable materials such as faux suede cannot stand up against extremely heavy wear and tear over time- which is what couches experience when they’re used by multiple children for wrestling matches!