Don’t reprimand your child for exploring his or her creativity. If he marks on the walls with crayons or a marker, simply pull out the “Magic Eraser”, clean up the walls, explain to them that you’d rather they use paper -but realize that the markers should’ve been stored out of reach. This past weekend my 2-year-old left some “beautiful artwork” in the front of his grandfather’s autographed, hard-copy novel. Instead of making a big deal out of it, my dad simply wrote Hugh’s name and the date underneath and considered it a keepsake. Afterall, “Pappy” had left a pen beside the book on the bedside table - what else is a 2-year-old to do with a “find” like that?
By Ashley on 06/4/06 in Children, Columns, Art With Ashley
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