One Ingredient Crayon Remover!

As random as this post is... it works!  Little Bear took some creative license with the concept of "coloring book" and graffitied up his play room.  and the kitchen.  and the living room.  and the master bedroom.  and... yeah.  I learned that you really can color on carpets if you desire.

While there was no removing the crayon from the walls (thank goodness for the can of touch-up paint that we hold on to), and the carpets came clean with one run of the shampooer, the doors and white leather sofas were not such an easy clean.

After several trials and errors, I stumbled into a magical crayon remover:  almond oil!  

I wish I had better pictures for you, but it was pretty dark in the house, and by the time I was able to successfully remove all of the crayon (he's an efficient little graffiti artist...), I was too apathetic to finagle with the camera settings to get a better shot.  Maybe mommy needs photography lessons for Christmas, hint, hint :)

Before

After

It actually worked on all of the harder to clean, non porous surfaces, too (doors, tile, etc.)!  It also did a number on the scuff marks that were all over the back of the sofas from when they were moved into the house.  I was curious, so I tried different oils after I realized that the almond oil was such a good cleaner.  I had zero luck with olive, coconut and vegetable oil, though.  There really is something magic about the almond oil!

Do you have a stumbled-upon cleaning/housekeeping secret to share?