Rescuing Walls and Floors from Crayons

Toddlers and walls have been at war with one another since crayons, pencils and pens have been in existence. Parents have fretted over preventing their children from creating art throughout the house, but you can't watch your child 100% of the time. Although it seems they wait to spring into action until you blink or turn your head for a moment, there is one easy way to clean up the mess once the deed is done.

The other day my 19 month old daughter ran up to me with the biggest smile on her face. Her teeth were colored blood red, and she was licking a crayon. I felt a little relief as I noticed she had been gnawing on her art supplies, but it didn't occur to me that she had done more with it than taste it. Then came nap time. While walking down the hall to lay her down, I notice bright red lines on the walls, and on the bathroom floor.

When I began looking a little closer I began to realize she demonstrated her talents on the laminate flooring in the living room and laminate in the kitchen and bathroom, in addition to the walls in the hallway. I was frantically trying to scrub it off with Thieves Household Cleaner, and although it helped, it didn't quite clean it completely. It wasn't until I texted my husband that he reminded me of a really simply trick to wipe it up no problem.

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Enter, Mr. Clean MagicEraser Extra Power! These lightweight scrubbers help remove the nastiest, most stubborn household grime! They clean crayon off of vinyl flooring like there's no tomorrow and, with a bit more effort, remove crayons from walls. Do make sure to test a small spot on your walls, to make sure it won't rub paint off of your walls. A little bit of paint did come off of my wall, but not enough to even be noticeable. Enjoy, and please let me know how it worked for you!