thursday thirteen

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My daughter at 3 years and 10 months never writes on the walls or on the floor, always on paper or drawing canvas. But my mother has lately took up a part time job of childminding our neighbor’s son who at 2, thinks he is Van Gogh and our white walls are his canvasses.

1. Toothpaste - Regular paste, not the gel type. It also cleans up permanent marker stains easily.

2. Baking Soda - Make a paste with water and use it to gently scrub the mark. You can also sprinkle baking soda on a damp sponge and rub on the area.

3. Hand Lotion - Just rub directly into crayon and wipe off with tissue or cloth.

4. Rubbing Alcohol - Saturate part of a clean cloth then rub on stains.

5. Baby Oil - Apply directly to marking, rub in then wipe off.

6. Vinegar - Soak a toothbrush in white vinegar and scrub.

7. Ammonia- Soak a section of cloth in household ammonia and scrub.

8. Artgum Eraser - Gently rub marks in circular motion. My daughter helps me erase the markings with eraser, she actually love this activity!

9. Heat - Take a hair dryer near the crayon stain and allow it to heat the wax. Then wipe heated crayon wax off with a hot, soapy cloth.

10. Powdered Dishwasher Cleaners - make a paste with water and gently scrub area. Some of them contain bleach so might not be suitable on wallpaper.

11. Powdered Household Cleaners - such as Ajax or Comet. Mix some with water or sprinkle on a damp sponge then scrub gently.

12. Shaving Cream - Apply directly to markings, rub in then wipe off.

13. Moist Baby Wipes Towelettes - The easiest! Rub then directly and the markings are gone.