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6 tricks to eliminate children's nonsense in your home

When you have children, no matter how much you watch them, they will always manage to do stupid things. If for us it's nonsense, for them, most of the time, it's art, expressionism. Here are some tips to overcome these little inconveniences.

6 tricks to eliminate children s nonsense in your home

Anti-nonsense products

Some products are very effective in fixing the nonsense of children, but also of adults. Having them at hand avoids a lot of worries.

Some products to have at home at all times:

  • Liquid glycerin.
  • Special stain glycerin soap.
  • Magic sponge.
  • Medical 90° alcohol.
  • Alcohol at 90° household or methylated spirits.
  • Turpentine essence.
  • White vinegar at 12 or 14°.
  • Cif cream.
  • Multi-purpose product.
  • Bicarbonate.
  • Percarbonate or Sommières earth.
  • Hair spray.
  • 2 in 1 shampoo.
  • Perrier.
  • Architect white eraser.

Pencil and marker on the walls

Painted walls

Whether on smooth walls or painted doors, the procedure remains the same. Using a moistened magic sponge, rub lightly concentrically on the traces of pencil or marker.

On non-smooth but painted walls, the magic sponge is useless, it will disassemble without cleaning. Using a damp dish sponge on which you have poured recurring cream (Cif) make small circles on the traces, they should be eliminated quite easily. Then rinse and finish by cleaning with a clean sponge and a multi-purpose product to remove the remaining abrasive grains.

On wallpaper

For the pencil, erase with a white architect's eraser, which is softer and more respectful of the wallpaper than the magic eraser. To remove the felt, soak a cloth in alcohol and dab the traces of felt without exceeding too much. Above all, do not rub. Take a paper towel and dab again.

If the work is not conclusive, start again with lemon juice.

Pen or marker on the couch

The seat of the sofa is the ideal height for a young child to draw, color…and of course, stick out of the sheet. It is even possible that he finds it more fun to continue his fresco on this material, whether it is leather, faux leather or fabric.

Leather and imitation

To eliminate felt on leather or faux leather, there are several solutions.

Soak a soft cloth in hairspray and dab it somewhere to check if this solution is effective. If this is the case, proceed in small parts, then finish by wiping off the lacquer residue before waxing, or treating the sofa. It is possible to use a waterproofing product for prevention, cleaning will be easier.

Glycerin soap can also work wonders. Just dampen a cloth and rub it against the soap. There is no need for it to foam, follow the traces of a pen or felt-tip pen by making small circles. Then use a damp paper towel to rinse and recover the colors. The cellulose should absorb them. Then treat the cleaned part, when it is dry.

Sofa in fabric, velvet

There too, we have several solutions discovered on the site www.ctendance.fr to overcome stains.

Fill a basin with lukewarm water. Take a nail brush, it allows a good grip. Dip the brush in water, pour shampoo 2 in 1 (Shampoo and conditioner or detangler) and brush the traces directly in all directions of the hair with ample gestures. Without rinsing, absorb excess moisture with paper towel pressing the fabric or using a quick-drying pool towel. When the velvet is dry, brush it vigorously, it will regain all its softness.

You can also use alcohol directly poured on a cloth and rub the traces.

Pen or permanent marker on furniture

We talk about indelible ink, because it resists time and holds well on supports, even on plastic. But it can be erased with certain products.

On waxed wood

On waxed wood, rubbing alcohol is used on a soft cloth. It is then necessary to pass a beeswax to feed it.

On varnished wood

On uses turpentine. It can be wiped with a cloth or even with a brush. Then, with the cloth, wipe off the traces that should easily adhere to it. We take the opportunity to give a shot of gasoline to the entire piece of furniture.

Dirty fingers on the glass

Dirty, greasy hands, tips of noses and mouths smashed on the glass, you'll notice this happens most often when you've just cleaned it. Don't panic, a simple wipe with a cloth soaked in methylated spirit degreases and shines in one go.

Stains on the carpet

Whatever the nature of the stain, the Perrier can work miracles. Pour the water over the traces and invert a glass over it. The CO2 works by removing air from the glass which sucks in moisture and stains. Wipe with a paper towel or a cloth.

You get almost the same effect with a mixture of white vinegar and baking soda. Sprinkle the traces of baking soda, spray vinegar on them and then use a glass.

Bicarbonate alone or percarbonate or even Sommières earth remove all grease stains from the carpet. Just sprinkle the carpet, let it work and then brush and vacuum to make the stain disappear.

Red fruits on the tablecloth

All hard-to-remove stains on a fabric, tablecloth, napkin, clothes, can be treated with liquid glycerin. Place under the fabric, a cotton, or white absorbent paper. Pour a little glycerine on the stain, leave to act for 20 minutes, pat the stain with a clean, dry cotton ball. The stain spreads over the cotton underneath and the one in your hand. Put some detergent on it, and run your washing machine, the stain is gone.