Scribbles

That would be a good idea, except I don't want to encourage drawing on anything except loose paper. LOL This is quite a problem here and I hate all the tedious scrubbing it takes to clean up. (Sigh) Oh well.

they have this chalkboard paint. you can buy it at home depot or lowes. and it turns whatever wall you paint into a chalkboard! i think it's a great idea and a great way to encourage your child to "think outside of the box" and save your walls!

Wow, that is quite an interesting product that I have never heard of! At this point though, I don't want to encourage my 2 year old to color on the walls at all, until he knows when or where it's appropriate, if we were to try to the chalkboard paint idea. Only because he may still go after "unchalk-boarded" walls or attempt to color on the walls of other's home and that wouldn't be good either. I have so much trouble staying on top of to keep my stupid walls clean around here LOL.

My friend had brought that over to help clean up a little bit a while back, and it did seem to clean it up. The only problem is it took the gloss finish off the paint on the walls, and now it is streaked with dull spots. Yet, it still may be the only option to get it off and I will have to repaint when the coloring on the wall phase is over. Bummer!

Really-I had not heard of that! I will have to try it out. So do you spray and wipe, or do you pretreat it with hairspray and clean it later?

Just spray and wipe... It works wonders on sharpie marks on the wall... lol

Well, that sounds easy enough, I will defintiely have to do that. One more question-is hairspray just hairspray or does it matter if it's spritz or does it have to be aerosol?

not really sure.. lol I use the aerosol.

hi blueeyed mommy would hairspray take a nasty ink spot
out of my blouse, I tried the other spot sprays and they
didnt work.

I have heard that hairspray in fact does help remove ink stains from clothes. I have never tested that theory, but I have heard it.

It worked! Although I still have a lot of work left to do.....it removes the crayon with little effort! However, it didn't take off the ink scribbles.:( Do you have any other remedies for that??

You can try toothpaste.. Put it on and leave it for 10 minutes then wipe clean. Or baking soda. lol I have tried so many things and they all seem to work differently. Us moms have to think on our toes thats for sure.

I will try that. Another member had suggested toothpaste for the crayon removal, and it indeed did work. But I was unsuccessful in removing the ink pen markings on the walls. But I did not pretreat it, so I will try it out and see. Thanks again for all your help!!

I'm not sure but I've always kept a can of really cheap aerosal hair spray on hand that you can buy at the dollar store. Hatley...it will get ink out of clothes but you have to be careful not to let it run...blot it and repeat until it is out.

Hmmmmm...that sounds easy enough and I have a medicine cabinet full of toothpaste. Ok one silly question what kind of toothpaste-or does it matter? The gel kind, the pasty kind? This is a new one, as I have never heard of it before. I have seen quick-fixes using hairspray and tons for the Magic Eraser (although the magic eraser takes the gloss off my walls). Anything to try-I am sick of cleaning his messes!

oops...not a silly question. I find that the paste kind works best but I imagine both would work.

Well, when learning about new techniques, you cannot ask enough questions to ensure you do it right the first time, right? Thanks so much for your help. I will be trying this theory soon!

I did try the toothpaste, and it does in fact work quite well! (And leaves a nice minty aroma!! LOL) I have another problem though-my son has scribbled the walls in pen as well, and I have yet to see that come off. Do you have any other suggestions??

sure do. Cheap hair spray. spray it on & you will see the ink break up. blot it off with a paper towel and repeat until its gone. Then hide the pens.

OK, I will have to try that then. I had tried the hairspray at first just spraying and wiping, but had no luck getting it off. Yes-hide the pens.....good call, sid....LOL