What NOT to let your child put in your garbage disposal!

A few days ago, I heard a strange noise when I flipped on the garbage disposal. It sounded like it was grinding up a spoon. I have heard this noise before, so I checked in the disposal and did not find anything out of place. I figured it was probably a seed or something that got stuck in there and would eventually go away. Last night, the sound was much worse. Alan took over the inspection and initially pulled out a little plastic piece that looked like the seats of a car. I thought maybe it was a lego that had gotten dropped in there by mistake. Then, he pulled out what looked like the undercarriage of a car. Then wheels. Then little chunks of a car frame. Luckily, he was laughing at this point and was excited to find every piece of what was once a hot wheels car. Alex has recently started "helping" by putting things in the sink. We now have a stopper in the sink to catch any other items that Alex thinks need to be washed!