Toothpaste and Baking Soda

Thank goodness for toothpaste and baking soda.

I was working on a project today with the kids with permanent markers (I know, not my smartest moment). We were coloring along just fine and all was well until I lifted their papers and found that every mark they had drawn had seeped through onto our dining room table. We are talking about a serious amount of permanent marker on our only a year old table. My heart stopped.

I ran to the internet to see what could possibly work to take it out and found a suggestion for toothpaste and baking soda. Four applications and scrubbings later, my dining table is as good as new.

REMINDER (to myself)

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= DISASTER WAITING TO HAPPEN