I want to say try olive oil. I shouldn't hurt the camera. Good luck :)

Wow. I thought those things only ever happened to me. Try Pledge Multi- Purpose Wipes, safe for electronics, glass etc. You might need to use your fingernail (covered by the wipe) to scrape at it a bit. Good luck.

I'd start with just rubbing it with a flannel receiving blanket. I've taken of crayon with flannel on other objects.

Good Luck!

I agree; a soft cloth should work. If not, try computer monitor cleaner, like iClear.

How about vinegar? It cleans crayons off of walls... it might work for the camera.

Gah! At first I thought that was a huge crack (which is what our camera has, naturally).

Try an iron on the lowest setting with a papertowel (or two) in between to absorb the wax. I've done it hundreds of times!

Mr. Clean Magic Eraser?

As mentioned previously, I'd try an oil of your choice. Works well for getting crayon of non-porous surfaces.

Your experience is exactly why I dread getting anything nice until all my children are older - maybe when they move out???

Oh my.

File this under "Guilt." Bring it up later when he's a teenager and wants to spend Mother's Day with his friends.

Yes... Mr. Clean's Magic Eraser. I'd be surprised if it didn't do the trick!

Mr. Clean's Magic Eraser! Removes crayon from everything I've tried it on....

I am sitting here and feeling so bummed for you...why would your husband do such a thing?! juuuust kidding, wish I had some suggestion to help

try the soft cloth no liquid first. Then move up to goof off or some other kind of orange oil (neighbor just used it to get pens off of walls). I personally have found the baby wipes (Costco brand) are magnificant at getting crayon, pen, highligher off of pretty much everything. When in doubt (or when he gets ahold of a sharpie--rubbing alcohol).

Now--you may only keep your camera up in high places so he can't do that one again!

That was your PSA for the day, go have some wine, you deserve it!

Use one of those eyeglass cloths (the soft blue ones) or some tissue paper.

You could also try taking said toddler and tying them upside down from the ceiling by their feet until they turn 18. Just a thought!?

i agree with the goo gone theory and it smells good too. its the bestest!!

I agree with the Goo Gone theory. A little goes a very long way, and it works well on crayon and sticker residue. Orange oil based, I think.

A new camera....?

Or Goo-Gone

Um, yeah. I think I'll be keeping that DSLR of mine in the bag until my kid hits puberty. Or maybe until she goes to college.

I lost a pair of eye glasses to my kid last fall. They're like ninjas, those toddlers.

Alcohol and soft cotton, like a nicely used tshirt. Don't use goof off - that damages plastic.

Your preshush, your preshush.

Oh no!! I would just be beyond livid. No advice for getting it off, but I would be careful if you decide to try the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser because as some previous commenters mentioned it can really make a mess of certain surfaces if you scrub too hard.

Wow! I figure everyone's already covered the removal hints, but after you get it off, maybe get some PDA screen protectors and slap one on (pain to cut into the right size tho and not too possible for the optical viewfinder). Not that I've ever gotten crayon on my lcd screen thingie, but I do sometimes throw my camera in my bag with my junk and it seems to work pretty well. :)

Baby wipes. The answer is always "baby wipes".

LOL! Irony has to count for something here. I can't stop laughing about this, although I am SO sorry it happened to you. Yeah, I would go the baby wipe way to try, and then proceed to Goo Gone once your patience and wipe inventory is exhausted. Ban the crayon!

Ah no! not the camera!

OMG. my stomach just dropped for you.

Love Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. It removes everything and won't leave a film.

A microfiber cloth will work also. Crayon is so waxy it should be easy to come off.

Most digital SLRs that plastic thing over the LCD screen on the back is designed to be a replaceable part. I don't know about Sony for sure but for Canon they're around $10 and it comes with the tool to remove the old one (OK, it's basically duct tape, but still). So even if the above suggestions don't work that's hopefully the backup plan.

Just wandered over from MamaPop - I'm so sorry about your camera!

Google it. That always seems to work unless it is something like 'ketchup on the ceiling'. That one stumped even Google. My teenager (the culprit) thought it was funny as hell. My hubby and I were not amused. Good luck!

I didn't read through ALL The comments and count- but yea, Mr. Clean Magic Eraser. It gets just about everything.

Also? I'm having a hearty laugh at all of you that think not having nice things ends when you no longer have toddlers...

Oh, I died a little seeing that picture. I vote microfiber cloth, they are safe for your camera. You could always call Sony and see what they recommend. You could do it anonymously so they will still invite you to the next swag-fest, or...tell them who you are and promise to blog about how toddler-proof their camera is. If the crayon comes off easily it could be a great selling point.

http://www.crayola.com/canwehelp/staintips/index.cfm

This is a link that you should favorite, many solutions on removal of crayola products from various materials, etc. I have utilized it on several occasions, they do not have "a pet cat" as one of the surfaces listed for marker removal, fyi.

It's probably been mentioned, but if you wouldn't use it on your plastic eye glasses, don't use it on your camera. That includes Goo Gone (contains orange oil and KEROSENE), Windex, etc.

Any eye glass cleaning kit acceptable for plastic lenses should be safe for the plastic of the camera's LCD screen and view finger.

Be wary of micro fiber cloths - I tried one that was supposed to be safe for plastic on my Dad's less-than-one-week-old eye glasses.

The cloth scratched the shit out of them.

Not sure if this has already been mentioned, but acetone (or nail polish remover with acetone) and a cloth diaper should do the trick. I work in the optical world, and it's what we use to get factory no-line bifocal marks off eyeglass lenses without damaging them.

Wow. That's a new toddler record. You've got to give him mad props for the speed in which he was able to hone in on his target of destruction.

GASP! That is terrible. I would try the Mr. Clean Eraser thing, that this is like magic. I think someone mentioned it already.

Whatever you try, good luck!

Oh Good lord, I hope you called the company first! Sometimes they have things to reccommend....

oy...after panicking and downing a good glass or two of wine, I'd call Ritz, or a good local camera place. I'd be so afraid anything wet (oil, goo-gone, etc.) might work its way into your camera's innerds, and I'd be afraid that the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser might be too harsh on that viewing screen.

I'm a really huge fan of Goo Off, but I don't know if I'd risk it on that screen. GOOD LUCK, i swear just looking at that picture puts knots in my stomach.

I'm also a big fan of google... a few years ago my friend and I were tossing a squeak toy around for my dog and a bad toss made the dog trip into an end table... which tipped a burning, bright blue candle over. The wax instantly hardened all over the (new) carpet. At my parents' house. We PANICKED. Google suggested laying paper towels over the mess, blasting it with a hairdryer, and blotting up the wax. Sounds ridiculous and it took FOREVER but it removed every last speck of wax.

Trust in the magic of google.

has Mommy been playing with the camera's too much? I once got totally consumed with an art project. I won't tell you what my 4 year old did to it, but it took more than baby oil and a soft cloth.
I love your Blog BTW.

i used to work in a physics lab where we used crayon and colored pencils to mark up all kinds of equipment. We got it all off with rubbing alcohol and kim wipes (super x-tra strength tissues)

I will swear that non acetone nail polish remover works on this stain. My 2 1/2 year old wrote with permanent marker on our new flat screen t.v. and I researched it on line and it was stated to use non-acetone nail polish remover. OH, and I am delurking for the first time (just to help you out). love your blog

heh heh heh heh. Noah's all, New toy for me? No? Mommy's toy? NO!

Bwahahaha. I'm sorry. Not laughing at the screen, cuz God that sucks. But am laughing because my mom would say that on a regular basis in our house:

"I can't have ANYTHING nice!!!"

Thanks for the flashback. Good luck!

Dude I think he wrote his name in Japanese. Cool!

If all else fails, I have a list of orphanages that would love to take a cute little Picasso! Oh, that would be my house, nevermind. ;)

Too funny, especially since mine used crayon in a similar fashion on the TV screen just the other day. I found scratching it off with your fingernail is the most effective.

Don't use oils, solvents, liquids or abrasives. just a super gentle microfiber dust cloth (found at Target or or many other stores, but who shops anywhere but Target, I don't know) and rub gently.

Happened to me! Use a Mr. Clean Sponge. Make sure you ring it out well after you wet it so that it is almost dry again. It should work - it worked for me and just made it streaky and then I use monitor wipes to clean them off. Hope it works for you!

Wow. Just...wow.

I would stay away from anything too abrasive or chemicals that will damage the screen: NO nail polish remover. NO Mr Clean Magic Eraser NO Goo Gone. Because these will get rid of the crayon BUT they will also get rid of view finder.

I would start with a flannel cloth, then with some rubbing alcohol on a Q-Tip, then a little baby oil on a Q-Tip if the first two don't work.

And calling the company cannot hurt because I am sure that you are not the first to have to deal with this. Actually, I think that every company should have a toddler user group which tests products before they are finalized. Just have a room full of toddlers with crayons, pens, toilet bowls and peanut butter. Send a camera or cell phone in at one end and see what you've got left when it comes back out. Then tweak the design.

My kid will be happy to head up that group as she is not only good at destroying electronics that her father leaves around, but is also fabulous at directing other toddlers to do the same. There is a business model in there somewhere.