“Mama look!” one of my 2.5 year old twins excitedly exclaimed as I came in the house, and pulled me by the hand towards the living room. Maybe he was going show me some cool toy tower he’d build? NOPE! I came in to find my kids drew ALL OVER the walls with crayon.
Ok, I thought, I’ve cleaned crayon off the walls before with a Magic Eraser*, no big deal.
Not this time. This time it required testing of different cleaning methods because they hadn’t used the washable crayons, no, they had used these super fancy wax based crayons my mom had just gotten them for Christmas.
When I say ‘them’ I mean the twins. More specifically the girl twin, Frankie, whom Freddie calls Kiki. She likes purple. Dark purple. Dark purple and pink ALL over the walls (which have some texture by the way, so they shred sponges) and Freddie running around screaming excitedly “Kiki did it, Kiki did it, LOOK MAMA” as he proceeded to keep showing me more and more places the crayon adorned the walls.
A few weeks later, and I’m still finding crayon on the walls (behind the tv, on the windows, on the toy bins, you get the picture.)
Here’s 3 ways/methods of how to get crayon off walls:
- Baking soda and water. In a shallow bowl mix 1 cup water with 4 tablespoons baking powder. Stir until well combined. Dip a washcloth or sponge into the mixture and gently scrub over the crayon in a circular motion. This method worked best for us.
- Magic Eraser. Wet magic eraser according to instructions and gently scrub. We went through three Magic Erasers and they crumbled/disintegrated (we have slightly textured walls.)
- Vinegar. In a small bowl pour a little bit of undiluted white vinegar. Dip a washcloth or sponge in the vinegar and then gently scrub over the crayon in a circular motion.
*Please note – Magic Eraser has worked on my lighter colored walls before, it can, however remove paint or lighten paint on dark walls I’ve heard.
Have you ever cleaned crayon off of a wall? Which method worked for you?
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