Archive for April 26th, 2007

April 26, 2007 | Cleaning tips, Cleaning products

I’ve read lots of tips on cleaning crayon off walls, and those that didn’t use harsh chemicals never worked too well for me. But, I don’t like harsh chemicals and I don’t keep them in my house, so I have stubborn crayon marks on a few walls.

Until today. I got creative and combined a couple of tips. Turns out if you sprinkle some Borax and some baking soda on a damp sponge, it’ll take crayon off your walls! Scrub gently until the marks are gone.

Better yet, buy washable crayons. They come off with a baby wipe after just a couple rubs.  And I’m a big fan of having your child help clean up. With the baking soda and borax, or the baby wipes for washable crayons, your kids (age 18 months and up) can be involved in the clean-up - they may even think it’s fun. Regardless of whether or not their help is efficient it does teach that actions have consequences and drawing on the wall means time cleaning up.