Boy, I have to tell you, 4 year olds can certainly try a person's patience. He found a hose and decided to clean his sneakers. They were soaked, it is 6:30 at night and the only pair for school. So, after soaking up as much as I can with stuffed newspapers for two hours, I was not looking forward to the klunk, klunk in the dryer. Walking past the over - I realized it is a GAS oven, with a pilot light - oven stays just a little warm, no real heat. So, I put the sneakers in the oven - upside down and by 6:30am they were dry.......the look on the kids face when I pulled the sneakers out of the oven. Hey - ya gotta do what ya gotta do!