Andrea and the Red Crayon

I have been a mom for nearly 9 years. I have 5 children, but it wasn't until this weekend that I had a crayon run through the dryer. Pretty good, right?! Well, I still had the problem of getting it all out. I am so grateful for Google and the author over at Diary of a Doctor's Wife for sharing her experience. I'm happy to report that I successfully got most of the crayon out of the clothing. (Which, by the way, was MY clothing! It was totally MY fault that crayon was in MY pocket! I picked it up to avoid a choking baby situation and forgot to throw it away! Blergh!)

Here's what I did! I didn't even have to go to the store. All of these items were already in my house. Hooray!

1.) Boil water in your largest pot!
2.) Add regular laundry soap, 1/2 cup of vinegar, 4-6 tablespoons of Dawn dish detergent to the washing machine and set it to hot!
3.) Add boiling water to the washing machine.
4.) Add the victims of the crayon attack to the washing machine. Soak for 15 minutes.
5.) Run the wash as normal and dry as normal.

Well, my trust in the Doctor's Wife was warranted! It worked splendidly. It was a red crayon on a light colored load, but now you can hardly see the offending marks. Most were completely gone, just a little evidence remained.