Thursday, January 15, 2009

One of the Many Things I Will Never Understand About Children

Why is it that a child can have a ton (and when I say ton, I mean about 20) coloring books and still feel a need to use walls, doors, etc. as a canvas for their masterpieces?? Maybe it's just my misbehaved child. The other day Ally decided to create her beautiful artwork on her closet door.

This wasn't her first masterpiece on a wall, dishwasher, computer desk, etc. so I decided the best course of action would be for her to clean it off by herself.

After a while of cleaning and complaining of how hard it was for her to clean, I sat with her and explained that it is hard for Mom to clean too and that is one of the reasons she should not be coloring on anything other than paper. Hopefully, this will be her last masterpiece (on my walls at least).

4 comments:

be you blithe and bonny said...

an Ally come clean the masterpiece Cael left in the hallway and on the fridge door?

Megan and Charlie Miller said...

Oh Canz how crazy. I can hardly wait for Abby to do something like that. I know she will! Love ya

Anonymous said...

Brayden is my little artist, I get so frustrated cleaning crayons or marker off the wall. Mckinley only had one incident thankfully.

Tricia said...

GREAT way to handle it sistah - You rock! but i gotta say, as the aunt of the art-eest, I laughed & laughed :) love & miss you tons...xxoxxoxxoxoo!

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