Crayon in the Carpet & The Power of Baby Wipes

September 7, 2011 /

Yesterday afternoon when my oldest woke up for her nap, she wanted to color.  I was working on the computer, in our bedroom, so she gathered her crayons and coloring book, came upstairs and started coloring, so sweetly on our bedroom floor.

A few minutes later, I realized she was no longer coloring a picture and instead, she was, yes, coloring huge stripes of orange crayon on our carpet!  

Notice the small toes of the crayon culprit

I haven’t bought any carpet stain remover yet, so the only thing I had was cleaner that we use for the dog’s messes.  I’m tired of that smell, so I had to quickly think of another solution for this mess.  I then had an ‘Aha’ moment:  Baby Wipes!

The cleanup was simple, just gently rub the baby wipe in a circular motion over the crayon spots and the crayon magically disappears!

Many wipes were used for this project, as the area to be cleaned was quite large, but it was worth it to get the spots clean without chemicals and without having to go to the store.

Never underestimate the power of baby wipes.

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